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PAST  AND  PRESENT 


GREENE    COUNTY 

ILLINOIS 


HON.    ED.    MINER 

Ex-Secretarv  Old  Settlers  Society 


ILLUSTRATED 


A  people  that  take  no  pride  in   the  noble  aehievenients  of  remote  ancestors  xuill  never 

achieve  anything  leorthy  to   be  remembered  leith  pride  by 

remote  generations."- — M.\C.\ULEY. 


CHICAGO; 

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:  DEDTCATED  TO  THE  PIONEERS  OF  GREENE  COUNTY 


PREFACE. 


HE  piiblisliers  take  pleasure  in  presenting  this  volume  to  the  public.  The 
history  is  written  by  Hon.  Ed  Miner,  and  no  better  qualified  man  could 
be  found  in  the  county  for  that  purpose.  In  addition,  our  corps 
of  writers  have  gone  to  the  people,  the  men  and  women  who- 
have,  by  their  enterprise  and  industry,  brought  this  county  to  a- 
rank  second  to  none  among  those  comprising  this  great  and  noble 
State,  and  from  their  lips  have  the  story  of  their  life  struggles.  No  more 
interesting  or  instructive  matter  could  be  presented  to  an  intelligent 
public.  In  this  volume  will  be  found  a  record  of  many  whose  lives  are  worthy  the  imitation 
of  coming  generations.  It  tells  how  some,  commencing  life  in  poverty,  by  industry  and. 
economy,  have  accumulated  wealth.  It  tells  how  others,  with  limited  advantages  for  securing 
an  education,  have  become  learned  men  and  women,  with  an  influence  extending  throughout 
the  length  and  breadth  of  the  land.  It  tells  of  men  who  have  risen  from  the  lower  walks  of 
life  to  eminence  as  statesmen,  and  whose  names  have  become  famous.  It  tells  of  those  in 
every  walk  in  life  who  have  striven  to  succeed,  and  records  how  that  success  has  usu- 
ally crowned  their  efforts.  It  tells  also  of  those,  who,  not  seeking  the  applause  of  the 
world,  have  pursued  the  "  even  tenor  of  their  way,"  content  to  have  it  said  of  them,  as  Christ 
said  of  the  woman  performing  a  deed  of  mercy — "They  nave  done  what  they  could."  It: 
tells  how  many,  in  the  pride  and  strength  of  young  manhood,  left  the  plow  and  the  anvil,  the 
lawyer's  office  and  the  counting-room,  left  every  trade  and  profession,  and  at  their  country's- 
call  went  forth  valiantly  "  to  do  or  die,"  and  how  through  their  efforts  the  Union  was 
restored  and  peace  once  more  reigned  in  the  land.  In  the  life  of  every  man  and  of  every. 
woman  is  a  lesson  that  should  not  be  lost  upon  those  who  follo%v  after. 

Coming  generations  will  appreciate  this  volume  and  preserve  it  as  a  sacred  treasure,  from 
the  fact  that  it  contains  so  much  that  would  never  find  its  way  into  public  records,  and  which 
would  otherwise  be  inaccessible.  Great  care  has  been  taken  in  the  compilation  of  the  work 
and  every  opportunity  possible  given  to  those  represented  to  insure  correctness  in  what  has 
been  written  ;  and  the  publishers  flatter  themselves  that  they  give  to  their  readers  a  work  with 
few  errors  of  consequence.  In  addition  to  biographical  sketches,  portraits  of  a  number  of 
representative  citizens  are  given. 

The  faces  of  some,  and  biographical  sketches  of  many,  will  bo  missed  in  this  volume. 
For  this  the  publishers  are  not  to  blame.  Not  having  a  proper  conception  of  the  work,  some- 
refused  to  give  the  information  necessary  to  compile  a  sketch,  while  others  were  indifferent. 
Occasionally  some  member  of  the  family  would  oppose  the  enterprise,  and  on  account  of  such 
opposition  the  support  of  the  interested  one  would  be  withheld.  In  a  few  instances  meii 
never  could  be  found,  though  repeated  calls  were  made  at  their  residence  or  place  of  business. 


May,  1905. 


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INDEX 


HISTORICAL 


PAGE. 

Geographical   i7 

Early   Settlements    20 

Organizatiom   30 

Early  Records  36 

Episodes    40 

Early    Conditions    58 

The  First  Senatorial  Election 60 

Senators  and  Representat.ves    60 

Col-nty  Officers 61 

Indians    65 

Slaves  66 

The  Whipping  Post  67 

The  Court  House 67 

Means  of  Communication   69 

The  Deep  Snow  and  Other  Events 69 

Early  I ncidents   73 

The  Old  Settlers  Association    76 

Judge  Cooper    81 

The  Celebration  82 

Township   Organization 85 

The   County   Fair r.  88 

Rural   Education   in   Greene   County 94 


pace. 

Greene  County  Court  House 97 

Assessed  Value  of  Property 100 

City  of  Carrollton   100 

City  of  Greenfield   '39 

City  of  White  Hall  150 

Roodhouse    168 

Rockbridge    1 76 

Kane    1/8 

Walkerville    184 

Wrightsville    1 85 

Eldred    185 

Berdan    '. 186 

Athensville    187 

Patterson    189 

Greene  County's  Military  Record   191 

First  Black  Hawk  War 191 

Mexican   War    196 

The  Civil  War  I99 

Soldiers'  Monument  at  Carrollton 252 

Funeral  of  General  Carlin 253 

Gen.  J.  B.  Fry  253 

Capt.  William  M.  Fry 254 


BIOGRAPHICAL 


Akers,  A.  E. 


page. 

.  627 


Baldwin.  F.   M 313 

Baldwin,  John  A 603 

Barnard,  E.  C 606 

Barrow,  A.  H O21 

Bates,  C.  T 272 

Bauer,   Phillip    489 

Bechc,  Warren    .'VM 

Belknap,  E.  A 569 

Bell.   H.   E 482 

Boehni,  John  .-\ 591 


PAGE. 

Bowman,  J.  C 413 

B.radshaw,  Charles 496 

Bradshaw,  W.  M.,  Jr 613 

Brodmarklc,    J.    B 283 

Brown,  E.  B 443 

Brown,  W.   A 537 

Bundy,  George  E 604 

Burns,  Dr.  Howard 428 

Bushnell,  Mrs.  Lodelia   628 

Callaway,  J.  T 488 

Caniplail,  W.  A 638 


Carmody,  Connor 639 

Carniody.  Michael  L 552 

Carter,  J.  W 644 

Casey.  J.  W 587 

Chapin.  Dr.  H.  A 355 

Chapin.  S.  D 378 

Chapman.  Dr.  H.  W 425 

Christy,   George    382 

Collins,  Walton  M.,  Sr 463 

Conlee,  Isaac  522 

Converse,  Dr.  Harry 368 

Converse.  Uriah   ./)t 


INDEX 


PAGE. 

Cooper.  Edmund  L 370 

Cooper.   R.    R 528 

Cox,  William 45,^ 

Crist,  Charles  H 585 

Culbertson,  David    481 

Cunningham,  G.  M 612 

Cunningham,   George  W 380 

Cunningham,   Samuel   M 302 

Curnutt,   E.  Z 380 

Damm,   Christian   388 

I  )amm,  Dieter  2S2 

1  lanforth,   George  B 457 

Darr,  G.   W 3^8 

Davis,  Dr.  R.  E 575 

Dill,  Theodore 531 

Dohni.  Jacob 558 

Dowdall.  W.  F 453 

Doyle,    C.    J 369 

Dressel,  Joseph  446 

Dressel,  Dr.  W.  E 554 

Driver,  Greene    542 

Driver,  J.  W 612 

Edmondson,  Jil.  E 378 

Edwards,  B.  F 479 

Edwards.  C.  G 563 

Edwards.  Estes  624 

Edwards.   H.   S 390 

Eldred.  E.  A 566 

Eldred,   J.   B 316 

Eldred,  John  L 274 

Eldred,   S.   \V 349 

Eldred,  William   396 

Ellis.  Alonzo   287 

Fain.    R.    G 500 

Farrelly,  J.   K.  P 420 

Fenity,  Dr.  Edward   W 560 

Fenity.  Dr.  Peter   440 

Fisher,   R.   C 494 

Fishback.    D.    M 419 

Flatt.   Daniel    458 

Flatt.  Dr.  Stephen   608 

Foreman,  Dr.  C.  B 298 

Freeh,  Frank  532 

Fry,  Gen.  Jacob 538 

Fry,    William    I\I 525 

Gano,  J.  W 414 

Gay,  Sumner   571 

Gimmy,  John   505 

Gooch.  Dr.  E.   S 633 


p.^GE. 

Gray.  Joseph   H 439 

Greene,   R.  W 296 

Greene,  S.  F.. 290 

Greene,  W.   B 297 

Greene,  W.   E 395 

Greer,  J.  F 405 

Griswpld.  A.  C 536 

Griswold,    F.    C 444 

Griswold,  Loyal  P 356 

Griswold,  Lncien  G 363 

Griswold,  O.  F 582 

Griswold.  Seth  N 28S 

Hand,  Dr.  Henry  W 35° 

Hanks,  E.  L 637 

Hannaford,  .A.  M 594 

Haven,  Victor  H 267 

Hays,  Dr.  J.  B 416 

Flenshaw,    Thomas    3S7 

Hoag,  Dr.  Arthur  E 454 

Hodges,  Charles  D .257 

Holmes,  C.  0 476 

Holnback,    C.    W 301 

Hubbard,   William   A ,389 

Hudson.  John   618 

Huff,  John   470 

Hussey.  Thomas  C 499 

Husted,  E.  M 262 

Johnson.  William  .\ 544 

Jones.    Norman   L 394 

Kesinger,  J.  L 634 

King,  D.  F 337 

Kreider,  W.  J 6or 

Lavcry,  William   469 

Lawson,  A.  J 592 

Lovelace.  A.  P 625 

Ludlum.  J.  A 580 

Lynn.  Luther   495 

MacFarland,  H.  L 601 

McConathy,   Edgar    564 

McFarland,  Leroy    471 

McGrew,  B.   F 510 

^[c>Lahan,  B.  F 615 

]^IcNabb,  James    315 

]\IcPheron,  James  A 511 

.Mann.  B.  F 581 

^Maiming".    H.    L 275 

^larsh.  F.  M 551 

Marsh.  W.   H S51 


PAGE- 

Meek,  T.  AI .336 

Melvin,  G.  W 445- 

Melvin,  Sylvester  432 

^lelvin,  T.  E 327 

Metcalf,   E.   K 277 

Metcalf ,  George  B 364 

Metcalf,   J.   A 276 

Metcalf,   Ralph    557 

Million,  John  M 520 

]\Iiner,  Edward  .  . . '. 2S4 

Morrow,  George  B 616 

^Morrow,  W.  M 617 

North,   ^Marcus    390- 

Ozlnm,   Daniel   T 526 

Parker,  T.   S 342 

Pierson,   David    268 

Pierson,   J.   H 465 

Pierson,  Oman   278 

Pierson,   Robert    299 

Pegram,  E.  B 576 

Pegram,  Dr.  E.  C 588 

Raiifety,  John  C 502 

Rafifety,    Thomas   J 477 

Rainey,  Henrj'  T 260 

Rainey,  William  C 521 

Red  wine.  Dr.  J.  W 565 

Richards.  C.  G 298 

Rives,  J.  H 642 

Robertson,  G.  W 407 

Robinson,  W.  B 408 

Robley,  Arthur   322 

Robley,  Harry  A 606 

Roodhouse,  C.  B 553 

Roodhouse,  Edward   1 472 

Ross,  Dr.  G.  W 4,37 

Ruckel,  A.  D 310 

Scott,  Walter  A 63S 

Scott,  W.  T 549 

Shannon,   S.   E 541 

Sheffield,  G.  T.  W 401 

Sheffield,  John  R 519 

Simons,  Matt  614 

Smith,  Edward   480 

Smith,  James  W 635 

Snyder,  John  466 

Starkey,  Horace  W 403 

Steelman,  Andrew  J 640 

Stock,   E.   J 573. 


INDEX 


PAGE. 

Strang,   Frank   E 415 

Strang.  \V.  H 636 

Teeple,  \V.   T 45i 

Thaxton,  T.   P 530 

Thomas,  Dr.  C.  R 503 

Tolnian,   W.  0 3/6 

Tucker,  J.  -M 4^7 

Tunison,  George  C 547 

Vcdder,   Frank  L 5^0 

Vedder,  Isaac  D^ 574 

Vosseller,  G.  S 490 

Walls,  Henry  M 6-* 


PAGE. 

Watson,  Lorenzo   -73 

Weisner,  J.  B 3^4 

West,  Charles  G 626 

White,  Alfred   454 

Whiteside,  F.  A 456 

Whiteside,  Levi  T 300 

Whiteside,  William  L 623 

Wieser,  J.  C 593 

Wilhite,  S.  F 354 

Wilkinson,  Henley  4^9 

Williams,  Frank   P 57- 

Williams,  W.  L S'-^ 

\\iiin.  William  A 596 


PAGE. 

Winn,  W.  L 326 

Withers,  Henry  C 506 

Withers,  William   598 

Witt,   George   W 308 

Wood,    Paul   W .143 

Woods,  John  C 605 

Woodson,  David  M 3.^8 

Worcester,   F.    F 45' 

Worcester,    R.    S 266 

Wyatt,  J.  E 5^7 

Wyatt,  J.  W 611 

Young,  F.  H 430 


PAST  AND  PRESENT 


OF 


GREENE  COUNTY 


GEOGRAPHICAL. 

Greene  county  lies  in  the  southern  part 
of  the  valley  of  the  Illinois  river,  near  the 
western  border  of  the  State.  It  is  hounded 
on  the  north  by  Scott  and  Morgan  counties, 
on  the  east  by  Macoupin,  on  the  south  by 
Jersey  and  on  the  west  by  Pike  and  Calhoun. 
from  which  it  is  separated  by  the  Illinois 
river.  It  contains  five  hundred  and  seventy- 
six  square  miles  of  territory.  Its  countless 
fertile  acres  are  supplied  with  splendid  run- 
ning streams,  the  more  important  of  which, 
besides  the  Illinois  river,  are  the  Macoupin, 
Apple  creek  and  others  smaller,  which,  with 
their  numerous  affluents,  drain  and  at  the 
same  time  fertilize  the  land.  Along  the 
Illinois  blufYs  on  the  west  part  of  the  county 
fine  springs  are  abundant,  and  good  water 
can  l)e  had  almost  anywhere  by  digging  not 
more  than  forty  feet.  There  are  also  min- 
eral springs  in  the  county.  The  old  precinct 
of  Mineral  Springs  in  the  northern  part  of 
the  county  received  its  name  from  the  springs 
located  there  and  which  at  one  time  attracted 
much  attention.  These  springs  were  dis- 
covered soon  after  the  first  settlement  of  the 
county  by  a  party  who  were  following  an 
Indian  trail,  and  shortly  after,  in  1825.  Gov- 


ernor Reynolds  and  a  gentleman  named 
Cook,  of  Springfield,  entered  the  land,  be- 
lieving that  the  presence  of  the  springs 
would  make  the  property  \aluable.  For 
many  years  people  suffering  with  various 
diseases  resorted  thither  from  all  parts  of 
the  adjacent  country  to  obtain  the  laenefit  of 
the  waters  and  in  many  cases  received  im- 
mediate relief.  As  many  as  two  hundred  to 
three  hundred  and  fifty  have  been  known 
to  be  encamped  there  at  one  time.  In  Octo- 
ber, 1852,  the  property  was  purchased  by 
B.  G.  Hopkins,  having  previously  been 
owned  by  Samuel  Hopkins,  .\braham  Eas- 
ton  and  others,  who  built  a  large  hotel  the 
same  year.  The  main  building  was  forty 
feet  long  by  about  thirty  feet  wide,  with  a 
commodious  "L"  in  the  rear  and  a  wing 
forty  feet  long  on  either  side  of  the  main 
building,  giving  a  total  front  of  one  hundred 
and  twenty  feet.  After  the  erection  of  this 
hotel  the  springs  rapidly  acquired  popular- 
ity, and  often  nmre  people  applied  for  board 
than  could  be  accommodated  at  the  hotel 
and  the  neighboring  dwellings  were  fre- 
quently filled.  Later  I].  McGIothlin  came 
into  possession  of  tlie  property,  but  under 
his  management  the  springs  began  to  loose 
their  popularity  and  the  ownership  passed 


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TAST    AXD     PRESENT    OF    GREENE    COUNTY. 


to  C.  G.  Siniomh.  In  1862,  while  still  occu- 
pied by  JNIcGlothlin,  but  owned  by  Simonds, 
the  hotel  was  burned  to  the  ground.  The 
property  now  belongs  to  E.  C.  Lee.  That 
the  waters  of  these  springs  had,  and  ha\e, 
pronounced,  medicinal  properties  goes  with- 
out saying.  Dropsy,  rheumatism,  kidney 
complaints,  dyspepsia  and  sore  eyes  are 
prominent  among"  the  ailments  they  have 
been  known  to  cure.  Then  just  northeast  of 
Greentield  are  the  Greenfield  Springs,  which 
are  impregnated  with  iron,  magnesia,  cal- 
cium and  other  ingredients,  which,  for  de- 
bilitated persons,  act  as  a  tonic  and  assist 
nature  in  its  work  of  rejuvenating  the  sys- 
tem. Many  persons  who  have  visited  Sar- 
atoga and  the  Sulphur  Springs  of  Virginia 
consider  the  Greenfield  Springs  their  ecjual 
in  e\'ery  regard.  An  effort  was  made  at  one 
time  to  establish  a  watering  place  but  it  was 
unsuccessful. 

Oil  the  farm  belonging  to  the  Malichi 
Carmo(h-  heirs  in  the  northeast,  corner  of 
CarroUton  township  is  another,  spring  which 
is.  or  was  at  one  time,  a  natural  font  of  heal- 
ing, and  in  earlier  years  they  were  fre- 
quented, especially  on  Sunday,  by  large  num- 
bers of  citizens  where  they  spent  the  day. 
drinking  the  waters  and  quietly  resting  in 
shade  of  the  sturdy  oaks  that  abounded. 
Another  similar  spring  is  located  on  the 
farm  of  Thomas  Lunneen,  southeast  of  Car- 
roUton just  beyond  the  city  limits,  which 
was  much  resorted  to  in  former  years. 

In -the  matter  of  timber  Greene  county 
is  abundantly  supplied,  although  of  late  years 
the  consumption  has  perceptibly  increased, 
and  many  predict  that,  on  account  of  the 
increasing  \'alue  of  lands,  the  forests  must 
continue  to  gi\-e  way  fur  them  and  conse- 
quently a  timber  famine  may  ensue  before 
manv  vears  shall  ha\'e  elapsed.     Among  the 


trees  that  are  indigenous  to  the  latitude  of 
Greene  county  we  may  mention  the  bass, 
red  maple,  sugar  maple,  liimc}'  locust,  per- 
simmon, white  ash,  white  and  red  elm,  Cot- 
tonwood, black  and  white  walnut,  shellbark 
hickory,  and  post,  swamp,  white,  black,  red, 
pin  and  shingle  oaks. 

As  an  agricultural  region  Greene  county 
does  not  take  a  back  seat  for  any  of  the 
galaxy  of  counties  that  go  to  make  up  our 
great  commonwealth.  The  surface  of  the 
county  is  generally  rolling,  but  in  the  west- 
ern tier  of  townships  in  the  neighborhood 
of  the  ri\-er  and  the  bluffs  that  line  it  it  be- 
comes broken  and  hilly;  the  valleys  of  the 
smaller  streams  being  from  one  hundred  to 
two  hundred  feet  below  the  level  of  the  up- 
lands. As  the  county  proceeds  eastward  it 
is  of  a  milder,  gentler  form,  rising  and  fall- 
ing in  graceful  undulations.  The  bluff  lands 
are  well  adapted  to  the  cultivation  of  fruits 
as  well  as  w'heat  and  other  cereals,  and  the 
soil  is  rich  and  fertile.  The  prairie  lands  are 
covered  with  rich  black  alluvial  loam,  char- 
acteristic of  the  prairies  of  northern  and 
southern  Illinois,  the  fertility  of  which  is 
not  surpassed  by  any  land  in  the  world. 

Several  lines  of  railroads  cross  the  coun- 
ty, each  having  several  stations  within  its 
border,  thus  bringing  the  cities  and  towns 
of  the  countv  into  direct  communication 
with  the  markets.  The  Chicago  &  Alton 
railroad,  the  second  and  final  sur\'ey  of 
which  started  from  Jersey\-ille  in  Jersey 
county,  in  September,  1856,  enters  the  north 
line  of  the  county  at  section  5,  township  12, 
range  11,  and  passes  through  the  city  of 
CarroUton.  White  Hall  and  Roodhouse  and 
the  villages  of  Berdan  and  Kane.  The  Kan- 
sas City  branch  of  this  road  leaves  the  main 
line  at  Roodhouse  and  running  west  crosses 
the  Illinois  ri\-cr  at  Pearl,  on  its  wav  to  Kan- 


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sas  City.  The  Rock  Island  and  &  St.  Louis 
branch  of  the  Chicago.  Burhngton  &  Quincy 
railroad  enters  the  county  from  the  north 
on  section  2,  township  12,  range  12.  passing 
about  a  mile  west  of  Roodhouse  to  White 
Hall,  where  it  crosses  the  Chicago  &  Al- 
ton railroad,  thence  running  southeasterly 
through  Wrights,  Greenfield.  Rockbridge 
and  Medora,  passing  from  the  county  on 
the  south  line  of  township  10,  range  10.  The 
Litchfield.  Carrollton  &  Western  railroad 
(now  Litchfield,  Carrollton  &  St.  Louis), 
running  from  Litchfield  to  Columbiana,  en- 
ters the  county  at  Fayette  on  the  eastern  line 
and  passes  througli  Greenfield,  Daum,  Car- 
rollton and  Eldred,  which  is  now  its  western 
terminus.    ■ 

The  geological  features  of  this  county, 
according  to  Professor  Worthen,  are  by  no 
means  so  varied  as  those  presented  in  the 
adjoining  county  of  Jersey,  for  the  reason. 
as  he  says,  that  the  disturbing  influences 
that  have  elevated  the  Devonian  and  Silu- 
rian beds  above  the  surface  in  that  county 
did  not  extend  into  this,  and  consequently 
we  don't  find  any  beds  exposed  here  below 
the  carboniferous  limestones.  Professor 
Worthen  gives  the  following  vertical  section 
of  the  several  formations  in  the  county 
which  will  illustrate  their  thickness  and  rela- 
tive position :  Quaternary  deposits,  allu- 
vium, loess  and  drift,  one  hundred  to  one 
hundred  and  twenty  feet ;  coal  measures,  one 
hundred  and  fifty  to  one  hunilred  and  sixty 
feet ;  St.  Louis  limestone,  eight  to  forty  feet ; 
Keokuk  limestone,  one  hundred  to  one  hun- 
dred and  twenty-five  feet;  Burlington  lime- 
stone, one  hundred  and  twenty  to  one  hun- 
dred and  fifty  feet:  and  Kinderhook  group, 
fifty  to  sixty  feet." 

The  principal  alluvial  deposits  in  this 
countv  are  those  forming  the  bottom  lands 


on  the  Illinois  river,  a  belt  from  three  to  five 
m'dcs  in  width  and  extending  the  whole 
length  of  the  county  on  the  west  from  north 
to  south.  These  lands  are  exceedingly  fer- 
tile and  amongst  the  most  valuable  and  pro- 
ductive farming  lands  in  the  state,  the 
greater  portion  being  prairie  and,  adjacent 
to  the  river  bluffs,  sufficiently  elevated  to  be 
out  of  reach  of  overflow  from  the  river, 
while  those  bordering  on  this  stream  which 
were  for  so  long  subject  to  overflow,  are 
now  being  reclaimed  by  means  of  dikes  and 
ditches,  so  that  when  the  government  dam 
at  Kampsville  shall  have  been  removed  or 
lowered,  as  has  been  ordered  by  the  govern- 
ment, many  thousands  of  acres  of  the  best 
and  most  productive  lands  in  America  will 
be  added  to  swell  the  wealth  of  the  county. 
Belts  of  heavy  and  valuable  timber  occupy 
some  portions  of  these  bottom  lands  and 
skirt  the  small  streams  Ijy  which  they  are 
intersected. 

The  coal  measures  of  this  county  com- 
prise about  one  hundred  and  fifty  feet  in 
thickness  of  sandstone,  shales,  and  thin 
bands  of  limestone,  including  three  seams 
of  coal,  and  comprise  all  the  strata  from  the 
horizon  of  coal  No.  6  to  the  base  of  the 
measures  as  they  are  developed  in  this  por- 
tion of  the  state.  The  general  thickness  and 
relative  position  of  these  strata  may  be  seen 
from  the  subjoined  general  section,  which 
was  compiled  from  many  local  sections  in 
various  parts  of  the  county :  Compact  brown 
limestone,  two  to  four  feet;  bituminous 
shale,  one  foot ;  coal  No.  6,  six  feet ;  shaly 
clay  and  nodular  limestone,  three  to  four 
feet :  shale,  fifteen  to  twenty  feet ;  bituminous 
shale,  two  to  three  feet ;  coal,  No.  5,  two  to 
three  feet ;  arenaceous  shale  and  sandstone, 
twenty-five  to  thirty  feet;  bituminous  shale 
passing  to  coal   No.   3,  two  to  three  feet; 


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sandstone  and  shale,  forty  to  fifty  feet ;  coal 
No.  I,  two  to  three  feet;  nodular  steel  gray 
limestone,  four  to  six  feet;  shale  and  sand- 
stone, conglomerate,  fifteen  to  twenty  feet. 

In  the  hluff  of  Hodge's  creek  on  tlie 
nortlieast  quarter  of  section  36,  township 
10,  range  10,  just  on  the  county  line  hetween 
Greene  and  JMacoupin,  is  found  the  only 
outcrop  of  Belleville  or  No.  6  coal  in  the 
county.  In  1864  Thomas  Rice  owned  and 
operated  this  bank,  the  seam  varying  in 
tliickness  from  four  feet  to  seven  feet. 

A  few  years  since  Ellis  Briggs,  of  Rood- 
hnuse,  sunk  a  shaft  for  coal  in  connection 
with  his  mill  site  and  at  the  depth  of  some 
three  hundred  feet  struck  a  good  vein  of 
coal,  but  on  account  of  the  water  was  unable 
to  mine  it  in  paying  quantities.  Quite  an 
extensi\-e  mine  is  located  east  of  Roodhouse, 
and  is  furnishing  large  supplies  of  good  coal. 


EARLY  SETTLEMENTS. 

To  the  isolated  dwellers  of  the  territorv 
of  Illinois  at  the  beginning  of  the  war  of 
181J  the  aspect  of  affairs  was  far  from 
Iiopeful.  While  immigration  had  expanded 
the  settlements  and  scattered  them  over  a 
wide  territory ;  they  were  very  weak.  Along 
the  western  border  of  the  Wabash  river  a 
few  impro\'ements  had  been  made,  and  a 
number  of  settlements  existed  in  southern 
Illinois,  but  the  Wood  river,  near  Alton,  was 
the  northern  frontier.  There  was  a  little 
hamlet  at  Chicago,  and  a  few  French  vil- 
lages in  the  northern  part  of  the  state,  liut 
altogether  the  wiiole  territory  contained  but 
twelve  thousand  people. 

Tiie  prospect  of  an  Indian  war  caused 
nnich   alarm.      The  people  were  poor,  and 


almost  entirely  without  forts  or  other  pro- 
tection, and  the  prices  of  guns,  rifles  and 
powder  liad  advanced  so  that  a  good  rifle 
sold  for  fifty  dollars ;  so  that  a  war  with  the 
Indians  was  dreaded  as  a  terrible  calamitv. 
The  English  had  stirred  up  the  Indians  to 
the  most  bitter  hatred  against  the  American 
settlers,  and  the  old  prophet,  Tecumseh,  had 
sworn  to  drive  e\'ery  pale-face  Ijeyond  the 
Ohio  river.  The  government  was  petitioned 
to  send  a  body  of  soldiers  for  the  protection 
of  the  colonists,  but  in  the  weak  condition 
of  the  federal  resources  the  request  could 
not  be  granted.  Being  compelled  to  defend 
themselves,  a  body  of  volunteer  mounted 
soldiers  was  (irganized  in  Goshen  settlement 
in  181 1,  and  they  were  called  the  Rangers, 
Colonel  Judy,  of  Aladison  county,  was  at 
the  head  of  one  of  the  companies.  One  of 
the  camps  was  at  Fort  Russel.  nead  Ed- 
wardsville. 

For  several  ^•ears  these  brave,  determined 
men  rode  over  the  bare  and  silent  prairies 
for  hundreds  of  miles,  hurrying  to  the  de- 
fense of  a  threatened  settlement,  or  chasing 
a  squad  of  fleeing  savages.  They  were  al- 
most constantly  in  the  saddle,  rarely  slept 
under  a  roof,  were  independent  of  civiliza- 
tion for  food  or  comforts  and  exercised  al- 
most superhuman  vigilance  in  keeping  the 
red  men  at  bay.  Although  rough,  warlike 
men,  these  Rangers  did  not  fight  from  love 
of  bloodshed  or  from  a  distaste  for  a  quiet, 
settled  life.  As  they  scouted  over  the  state, 
they  kept  their  eyes  open  for  eligible  points 
for  making  new  settlements.  The  attrac- 
tions of  Greene  county,  the  beauty  and  rich- 
ness of  its  prairies,  the  extent  of  its  wooded 
lands,  the  beauty  and  clearness  of  its  streams 
were  first  brought  to  the  attention  of  those 
at  a  distance  through  the  agency  of  these 
men.      Among  the  members  of   this  band 


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■\vho  were  so  pleased  with  the  soil  ami  topo- 
graphical features  of  the  county  as  to  make 
it  their  home  later  were  John  W.  Huitt, 
Samuel  Thomas,  Oman  Beenian,  Thomas 
McDow,  Hiram  Huitt,  John  Greene,  Wil- 
liam Greene,  Thomas  Carlin,  Jacoh  Linder, 
John  Johnson,  Martin  Wood,  Young  Wood, 
Davis  Carter  and  Wiley  Greene.  Of  all  the 
Illinois  Rangers  not  one  remains.  John  W. 
Huitt.  the  last  to  go,  ha\ing-  died  in  Car- 
rcllton. 

Upon  the  organization  of  the  county  in 
1821.  Thomas  Carlin,  of  the  ahove  list,  was 
elected  the  first  sherift.  He  was  succeeded 
in  September,  1822,  hy  Young  Wood,  also 
of  the  above  list.  Mr.  Wood  was  re-elected 
in  1824.  1826  and  1837. 

A  majority  of  the  first  settlers  of  Greene 
county  came  here  from  the  south,  Kentucky, 
Tennessee.  Virginia  or  the  Carolinas.  Some. 
however,  were  from  New  England  and  the 
middle  states,  and  these  two  diverse  elements 
being  amalgamated  made  one  of  the  best 
combinations  possible  for  the  task  before 
them — subduing  a  wilderness  and  establish- 
ing comfortal)le  homes  for  themselves  and 
posterity. 

While  there  may  have  been  people  in 
Greene  county  as  early  as  181 3  or  1S14  there 
remains  no  trace  of  them.  In  1815.  in  the 
spring,  Daniel  Allen  ami  three  sons,  and 
James  and  Paul  Ilarriford  came  to  the 
northern  part  of  what  is  now  Jersey  county, 
near  the  southern  line  of  Greene,  and  made 
a  settlement.  In  the  later  part  of  1816 
Daniel  Allen,  Sr.,  and  two  of  his  sons,  Dan- 
iel and  James,  moved  from  their  first  loca- 
tion a  little  west  and  north  into  what  is 
now  Greene  county  and  settled.  John  Allen, 
a  grandson  of  Daniel,  also  settled  in  Kane 
township.  Thu>  the  Aliens  are  the  first 
known  settlers.    Durintr  the  vear  1816  Sam- 


uel Thomas,  who  had  passed  through  this 
county  on  his  way  back  and  forth  after  the 
Indians,  when  he  was  in  the  Ranger  service, 
came  to  Greene  county,  and.  crossing  the 
Macoupin  creek,  selected  a  place  on  which 
he  intended  to  locate  and  make  him  a  home. 
He  cut  and  stacked  a  large  quantity  of  prai- 
rie hay,  and  made  some  other  preparations 
towaril  taking  up  his  residence.  Then  he 
returned  to  his  home  on  Wo(h1  rhcr.  but 
scarcely  liad  he  gotten  out  of  sight  ere  the 
redskins  swooped  down  on  his  site,  set  fire 
to  his  hay  and  destroyed  all  trace  of  his 
labors.  Pie  and  his  wife  tarried  in  the  Wood 
river  settlement  two  years  longer,  and  in 
the  summer  of  181 8  he,  in  company  with 
John  Huitt  and  Thomas  Carlin,  set  out 
again  for  Greene  county,  where  in  .\ugust 
the  trio  came  to  Macoupin  creek,  crossing 
which  they  ascended  the  bluffs  where  a  beau- 
tiful panorama  spread  out  to  their  vision. 
Here  Mr.  Thomas  selected  a  spot  for  a 
home,  in  section  33,  township  10,  range  12, 
and  at  once  began  work  to  establi.sh  his 
claim.  A  beautiful  grove  and  a  clear  spring 
were  among  the  attractions  that  decided  him 
in  this  choice  of  location.  He  killed  a  deer, 
cut  a  Iiee  tree  and  carved  his  name  on  the 
bark  of  a  monster  forest  oak  as  evidence  that 
he  claimed  the  land.  He  also  built  a  cabin 
and  made  some  other  preparations,  and  re- 
turned to  Wood  river  for  his  wife  and  house- 
hold effects,  and  with  these  loaded  upon  an 
ox-cart  he  arri\ed  at  his  new  home,  and  on 
the  9th  day  of  Xovember,  1818,  became  tb.e 
first  settler  in  Greene  county  north  of  Alacou- 
pin  creek.  Thomas  Carlin  came  on  further 
north  and  settled  on  a  fine  piece  of  land,  in- 
cluding that  on  which  the  city  of  Carrollton 
now  stands,  and  in  the  late  winter  of  1818 
or  spring  of  1819  he  built  and  occupied  a 
cabin  which  stood  in  the  southern  portion 


PAST  AND  PRESENT  OF  GREENE  COUNTY. 


of  the  present  corporation  of  tlie  city. 
Tiiomas  Allen,  in  1818,  located  in  what  is 
now  White  Hall  township,  his  settlement 
being  among  the  first  in  that  part  of  the 
connty,  where  he  died  in  April,  1874. 
IMathew  Dayton  also  came  into  the  connty 
in  181 8  and  the  next  year  made  a  settlement 
in  what  is  now  \\'oodville  township,  where 
he  continned  to  live  until  October.  1872. 
when  death  claimed  him.  In  the  early  win- 
ter of  this  year  (1818)  James  Stone  and 
wife  became  settlers.  They  settled,  first  on 
lands  west  of  Carrollton  which  now  belong 
to  the  \Vards.  From  there  they  removed  to 
\Voodville  township  and  I(~>cated  on  the 
northeast  ([uarter  of  section  6,  township  9, 
range  12,  which  land  he  afterward  entered. 
Mr.  Stone  died  in  1854.  About  this  time 
Lnthur  and  Calvin  Tunnell  came  into  Greene 
county  and  made  a  permanent  settlement. 
Lnthur  located  in  Linder  township  and  Cal- 
vin in  Carrollton  township  on  the  farm  at 
present  owned  by  Jackson  Tunnell.  Both 
of  these  early  residents  became  prominent 
in  the  afifairs  of  the  county. 

Dr.  H.  Clay  Thaxton,  a  Virginian,  came 
west  in  1818  and  settled  in  the  Apple  creek 
bottom.  When  the  land  was  open  for  entry 
be  entered  eighty  acres  in  section  20  of  what 
is  now  \\^rights  township.  William  Speaks 
came  to  Greene  in  1818  and  with  him  came 
the  Aliens  and  Morrows,  his  relatives.  They 
hailed  from  Tennessee  and  located  in  White 
Hall  township,  where  they  arrived  too  late 
in  the  winter,  to  build  a  house,  so  they 
camped  out  by  the  side  of  a  log,  and  while 
enduring  the  inclemency  of  the  winter  thus 
unpriitectecl,  a  son  was  born  U>  Mrs.  Speaks. 
Such  privations  were  the  pioneer  settlers  fre- 
quently called  to  endure.  Air.  Speaks  died 
of  cancer  of  ihe  face  at  Greenfield.  So  far 
as  the  writer  has  been  able  to  learn  the  fore- 


going comprise  all  the  pioneers  who  made 
settlement  in  the  county  in  181 8. 

In  1819  William  and  Zacharia  Allen  be- 
came citizens  of  the  county,  W^illiam  locat- 
ing at  what  is  now  known  as  Belltown  on 
Apple  creek,  where  he  died  in  1875,  and 
Zacharia  making  a  settlement  at  the  same 
time  on  section  3,  township  11,  range  12, 
Thomas  Rattan,  accompanied  by  Levi 
Reader,  made  a  settlement  north  of  Apple 
creek  in  1819,  but  after  living  there  a  short 
time  he  removed  to  Carrollton,  where  he 
kept  the  first  tavern.  This  settlement  north 
of  Apple  creek  attracted  others  and  John 
Allen  and  Isaac  Hill  located  there  during 
this  year.  Thomas  Hall,  a  native  of  North 
Carolina,  came  to  the  state  in  18 18.  and 
after  a  year  spent  at  the  \\'ood  river  settle- 
ment, in  1 819  came  to  Greene  and  located 
on  the  northwest  quarter  of  section  1,2.  town- 
ship 10,  range  12,  where  he  died  March  18, 
1854.  Benjamin  Ogle  also  made  a  settle- 
ment about  the  same  time  south  of  the  pres- 
ent county  seat,  in  Carrollton  township. 
Abraham  Clark  had  entered  the  land  and 
sold  it  to  Ogle.  William  Costley,  his  son 
William  Costley,  Jr.,  afterwards  kno\Mi  as 
Alajor,  and  Robert  Means  came  to  the 
neighborhood  south  of  Alaconpin  creek  in 
Kane  township  in  1819.  where  they  made  a 
settlement.  The  elder  Costley  died  the  fol- 
lowing year.  His  son,  who  was  for  many 
years  a  well  known  and  influential  citizen 
of  the  county,  died  in  1869.  John  Greene 
also  settled  south  of  Macoupin  creek  in  this 
year,  locating  on  secti<~in  20,  township  9, 
range  li,  where  he  remained,  prominent  in 
the  affairs  of  the  county  till  his  death.  Fran- 
cis Bell,  Joel  Johnson,  Rol;ert  \\'hittaker, 
Thomas  Allen.  Flam  Bowman,  Jesse  Mor- 
row, Martin  and  Young  Wood  and  Captain 
James  Whitlock  all  settled  in  Greene  county 


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^3 


in  1819.  Mr.  liell  locatcil  with  his  family 
<m  Apple  creek  prairie,  north  of  the  creek. 
He  was  a  native  of  Tennessee  ami  dieil  in 
Tallnla.  Illinois,  in  1866.  Joel  Johnson  set- 
tlcil  ni)on  a  farm  in  section  21  of  Linder 
township.  Rohert  W'hittakcr  seltled  and 
made  an  impro\ement  in  what  is  nnw 
Wriglits  township,  and  Whillaker  creek  is 
named  for  him.  Thomas  Allen,  one  of  the 
prominent  lignres  of  the  early  settlement, 
located  in  what  is  now  Xew  Providence,  or 
Belltown,  where  he  huilt  a  mill  and  resided 
until  his  death  in  1833.  ]-".lam  Bowman 
came  to  the  county  a  young  man  from  Ohio. 
married  here  and  removed  to  California 
where  he  became  wealthy.  Two  of  his  sons 
became  quite  popular  on  the  Pacific  slope. 
Young  Wood  was  at  one  time  sherifif  of 
Greene  county.  Captain  James  W'hitlock 
settled  in  what  is  now  Kane  township  where 
lie  entered  nine  hundred  acres  of  land.  In 
1830  he  started  for  California  and  died  of 
cholera  on  the  passage.  Cyrus  Tolman  came 
to  Greene  county  in  1820  and  located  upcin 
one  hundred  and  twenty  acres  of  land  near 
White  Hall,  where  he  resided  several  years, 
when  he  removed  to  Jerse)-  county,  where 
he  died  in  1876.  He  was  a  member  of  the 
first  grand  jury  empaneled  in  Greene  county. 
Ransom,  Jesse  and  Edward  Flatt  came  to 
Greene  the  same  year,  1820,  and  permanent- 
ly settled  on  land  in  PlutUlale  township. 
John  Drum  Incatcd  in  Carrolllon  in  1S20. 
where  he  lived  several  years,  then  removed 
to  Rubicon  township,  where  he  ilied  many 
years  ago.  Benjamin  Smith  emigrated  from 
Connecticut  to  Alton,  Illinois,  in  1818,  and 
in  1820  removed  to  (ireene  county  and 
made  a  settlement  on  section  12,  White  Hall 
township.  Charles  Kitchen,  who  afterward 
became  a  Baptist  preacher,  in  com])an\-  w  iih 
Lewis  Roberts  and  John  Thompson,  came 


into  the  cuuniy  in  this  year  and  settled  in 
what  is  niiw  White  Hall.  William  and  An- 
drew Kinkead  were  ainong  the  earliest  set- 
tlers in  Rockbridge  township  in  1820.  \\'il- 
liam  died  in  1876.  The  place  .if  their  settle- 
ment for  many  years  was  known  as  Kin- 
kead's  i)oint,  an  angle  of  timber  projecting 
into  the  ])rairie  at  that  place.  Daniel  Hen- 
derson also  came  this  year  and  made  him- 
self a  home  on  section  7  in  what  is  now 
Wrights  township,  where  he  resided  until 
his  death.  During  this  year,  1820,  Carroll- 
ton  township  received  a  nvunl.er  of  promi- 
nent settlers,  .nmcmg  them  James  and  An- 
drew J'inkcrton,  Peler  Dmlgsnn.  Martin 
Bowman  and  William  I'inkerton,  who  made 
permanent  improvements  and  long  resided 
in  the  county,  being  largely  identified  with 
its  growth  am]  develi.pment.  .\11  have  passed 
to  the  'i>ev(iml."  Thomas  Lorton,  who 
died  in  18^13,  was  another  pioneer  who  came 
to  this  conntv  in  1820  from  Cumberland 
countv,  Kentucky,  inirchased  land  and  built 
a  cabin  on  section  8,  Wrights  township, 
which  he  continued  to  occujjy  until  his  death. 
David  Carter  was  a  native  of  Tennessee  and 
came  to  Greene  county  w  ith  his  family  from 
Edwardsville,  and  located  in  what  is  now 
Bluffdale  township,  whence  he  removed  to 
Walkerxille.  where  he  died  in  1847.  Elijah 
Little  and  a  man  by  the  name  of  Swanson 
came  to  (ireene  this  year  and  settled  within 
the  territorv  now  eml)raceil  in  Patterson 
township. 

Jn  1820  (ieorge  W.  Clendennen.  a  \'ir- 
ginian,  settled  in  Woodville  township,  tak- 
ing up  a  farm  on  the  section  where  he  lived 
until  1841,  when  death  called  him  hence.  He 
was  prominently  identified  with  county  af- 
fairs and  was  the  first  justice  of  the  peace  in 
his  townslii]). 

William    Polls,    b)hn    Dodgson,    Robert, 


_VST    AXD    PRESENT    Ul-     Gjn'FFNE    COUXTV. 


^        ion  Bainesi.  Tames  Cald- 

Crane  all  came  to  Greene 

i  a^_^c■  ir^^  ^.^-iied  homei.     Caldwell  and 

— :-r  ^— •■'-  T'^e^-  rzbr:?  e^FT  of  Carrollron 

e  Baines  made 

_   .    :"eek  in  AMme 

\nisi^  irhere  thex  continned  ihear 
-  -tijce  -mml  dcafh.  AAlHiam  Potts  located 
3  secrion  33.  TiMrire  Hall  lOTmshipu  wlwre 
:  died  in  1862.  Dodgson  came  to  Greene 
mntr  direct  from  England  and  made  hi< 
r5t  sertleroent  in  Carroll  ion  township.  He 
ied  in  this  conntj  in  1 S4S. 
Tl>e  jear  18.21  hrcnglit  qiroe  a  number  of 
x-£5aons  TO  Gi^ene's  *^5i  settlers."  Da\Sd 
[odg-es  settled  on  Apple  creek  prairie  where 
?  kept  a  5iare  and  bmli  a  milL  He  aiter- 
ard  wejt  to  Galeia,  where  he  died.  Mr. 
[ot^es  (.as  noted  dsewbere  in  this  history) , 
as  the  groom  in  tlie  first  marriage  that  oc- 
rrred  in  the  conntr  after  its  organization, 
crdsa  Wentworth  was  the  bride,  and  John 
Hen.  a  jusnoe  of  the  peace,  perfoTmed  the 
-e--  nv  on  May  ^i.  1821.    Darid  Heaton 

"tin  Btin  made  a  seiilement  this  year, 
.  _.  -in  Wrights  township,  where  he  lived 
ff  many  years,  and  Bort  in  Rnhicon  town- 
rip,  where  he  made  improTemerts.  Charles 
r^<>ry,  Avho  became  prominentlT  identified 
I  connty  and  state,  made  a  settlement  in 
iTnte  Hall  township  this  year  (i8:!i), 
here  he  resided  imtil  1845.  "»'hen  he  -was 
illed  hence  by  death.  James  H,  \Mtiteside 
ime  into  the  countv^  from  what  is  now  Jex- 
y  ccnnty.  where  he  had  lived  ance  1817. 
id  settled  on  Apple  creek  prairie  in  White 
[all  town^p,  where  l^e  ~  -•  - --^-^  to  reside 
atil  Ms  deatiii  in  i8t  _  ■  iersoo,  a 

rcaninent  and  well  knc-^v:^  c  ::en  in  ccxontv 
ad  state,  cast  his  loi  among  the  pioneers  of 
reene  connty  in  18.21,  coming  bene  from 


tiie  siate  of  Xew  York.  He  se)ecied  a  fann 
north  of  Carrollian,  where  he  resided  several 
years  and  then  removed  to  CarroDton,  where 
he  engaged  in  the  mercantDe,  milling  and 
banking  bnanes.  He  established  the  first 
hank  in  the  connty,  which  is  now  the  Greene 
Ccmnty  Xaticaial  Bank  and  is  snccessfnlly 
candnctedTjy  Ms  sons  and  grandsons.  He 
died  May  8,  1891,  fnll  of  years  and  honor. 

Rev,  C,  J,  Gardiner,  Richard  RobleTi-, 
.\5ahd  Xorth,  John  Morfoot,  Richard  Ward 
and  John  Johnson  arrived  in  the  connty 
abont  the  same  time  in  1S21.  Morfoot  and 
Ward  located  in  CarroHton  township.  Rev. 
Gardiner  settled  in  Kane  township,  where  he 
lived  to  a  ripe  old  age.  Rohley  mnade  a  set- 
tlement nnder  the  Mnffs  in  what  is  now 
Bhiffdale  town^fip,  Xorth  made  a  home  on 
a  ferm  in  sectian  8  in  what  is  now  \Miite 
Hall  townsMp.  Johnson  settled  in  Under 
township  on  a  part  of  section  3,  which  he 
had  entered.  He  was  a  veteran  of  the  war 
of  i8i3  and  a  natiA-e  of  Xordi  Carolina.  He 
died  in  this  connty. 

In  181 S  Ward  Eldred  and  a  consin  came 
to  iMs  county  from  their  home  in  Xew  York 
state.  haA-ing  made  the  joTimey  om  foot,  in 
search  of  a  hcane.  They  remained  one  win- 
ter and  returned  to  the  east.  In  1821  Wil- 
ham,  El:33  and  AA'ard  Eldred  canae  to  this 
county,  making  settlements  west  of  CarroM- 
ton  and  becoming  permanent  residents. 
.\3e3iander  King.  Thccnas  Meek,  -\hsa3<an 
Frame.  AMlliam  Hudson.  Redmond  Strick- 
land and  Darid  Williams  also  journeyed  lo 
Greene  counts-  in  182 1  and  joined  the  other 
settlers.  \Mlliani5  located  on  section  11  in 
eastern  part  of  Kane  townsMp,  and  died  in 
Xovenber.  1838.  King  settled  in  what  is 
now  Linder  township  and  died  at  a  ripe  old 
age  in   1872.     Medc   Frame  and  Hudson 


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I 'AST    AXD    PRESENT    OF    GREENE    COUNTY. 


rollton  and  opened  a  cabinet  and  carpenter 
shop;  also  located  farms  and  became  prom- 
inently identified  with  the  development  of 
the  county.  Brannan  settled  in  Wrights 
township,  where  he  resided  until  his  death. 
IMartin  came  from  Kentucky  and  took  up  a 
residence  in  W'oodville  township  and  died 
there. 

The  pioneers  who  sought  homes  in 
Greene  county  in  1825  were  Ephraim  Nix, 
Henry  Cook  and  John  Barnett,  who  made 
a  settlement  in  the  eastern  part  of  Linder 
township  and  are  now  all  numbered  with 
the  dead.  George  Meldrum  located  in  Lin- 
der township  this  year  with  his  family,  where 
he  continued  to  reside  until  death  claimed 
him  in  1841.  Joseph  Buck  sought  the 
northwestern  part  of  the  county,  Patterson 
township,  for  a  home,  and  Charles  Gooding 
settled  in  Carrollton,  where  he  died  in  1834. 

In  1826  the  influx  of  home  seekers  was 
larger,  embracing  the  following :  William 
Lee,  Isaac  and  Alfred  Wood,  David  Miller, 
Absalom  Clark  and  Joshua  Clark,  his  son, 
William  and  Thomas  Einley,  James  jNIiller, 
Thomas  Piper,  Benjamin  B.  Thompkins. 
John  N.  AMiitlock,  Jordan  Howard,  Frank- 
lin Witt,  Elisha  Brown  and  Thomas  Sharp. 
Jordon  Howard  settled  with  his  father  in 
Carrolllon  this  year  and  died  here  in  a  few 
years  since,  honored  and  revered.  Sharp 
located  in  Athensville  township.  Brown  in 
Patterson  township.  Witt  took  up  his  abode 
in  Kane -township  and  took  active  interest 
in  the  affairs  of  county  and  state,  serving  as 
representative  and  senator  in  the  general  as- 
sembly. He  died  in  1851.  Whitlock  was 
from  Tennessee  and  settled  in  Rockbridge 
township,  where  he  died.  Tompkins  made 
a  settlement  on  section  28  in  Kane  town- 
ship and  died  there  in  1878.  Pi]ier  was  the 
first  settler  in  Rubicnn  townsliip.  taking  up 


his  residence  on  section  10.  where  he  died. 
The  Finleys  also  settled  in  Rockbridge  town- 
ship. The  Clarks  founded  homes  in  Carroll- 
ton  township,  on  the  lands  now  owned  by 
Jackson  Tunnell.  where  Absalom  paid  the 
debt  of  nature.  Joshua  also  died  in  the 
county.  The  Woods  opened  up  farms  in 
Rockbridge  township,  where  Alfred  died  at 
an  early  day.  ]\Iiller  settled  at  the  same  time 
in  the  same  township.  Stout  was  a  Pennsyl- 
vanian  by  birth  and  came  here  from  Ohio 
and  made  a  home  in  Linder  township.  Lee 
settled  in  Carrollton  township. 

Among  the  early  settlers  who  made 
Greene  county  their  residence  in  1827  we 
note  Lemuel  Stubblefield,  who  came  here 
from  Randolph  county,  Illinois,  and  settled 
in  White  Hall  township.  He  was  a  native 
of  North  Carolina  and  died  in  Greenfield  in 
1859.  Thomas  Grace  located  in  Patterson 
township  this  vear.  Andrew  Flamilton,  a 
native  iif  England,  came  with  his  wife  (nee 
Kinkead)  and  settled  near  the  present  site 
of  Greenfield.  They  died  at  the  home  of 
their  daughter,  Mrs.  John  Hardcastle,  in 
Linder.  Jeremiah  Hand  settled  in  Rock- 
bridge township.  Isaac  Landiss  was  also 
a  settler  at  this  time,  locating  a  home  in 
Linder  township,  where  he  resided  many 
-\-ears,  thence  removing  to  Carrollton,  where 
he  died.  His  widow  is  still  living  in  Car- 
rollton. William  Gough  came  this  year  and 
made  a  home  on  section  15  in  Linder  town- 
ship, where  he  died  many  years  ago. 

In  1828  Leonard  Brace,  a  New  Yorker, 
came  west  and  settled  on  land  now  included 
in  the  town  of  Carrollton,  but  died  soon  after 
making  the  location.  This  year  also  came 
John  Russell,  who  was  one  of  the  most  tal- 
ented men  in  this  section  of  the  county  at 
that  time.  He  settled  under  the  bluff  west  of 
Carrollton  at  Bluft'dale.     His  son.  Spencer 


PAST    AXn     PRESEXT    OF    GREEXE    COUXTV. 


G.  Russell,  still  resides  on  the  old  homestead 
■where  his  father  died.  Mr.  Spencer  was 
accomplisheil  in  hclles-leltrcs  ami  his  writ- 
ings attracted  attention  in  the  literary  world. 
He  edited  and  published  the  first  newspaper 
in  the  county,  the  Bachtcoodsiiiaii,  in  1838- 
1839.  Probably  the  production  that  gained 
nil  re  universal  recognition  than  any  other 
of  his  writings  was  his  "\'enenious  Worm." 
written  in  1820  for  a  little  paper  calleil  the 
Coliiiiihiiiii.  This  article  was  extensively 
copied  and  iiuhlishcd  in  several  languages, 
and  found  a  place  in  the  stanilard  school 
readers  of  those  and  later  days.  Inasmuch 
as  this  famous  production  lias  suffered  some- 
what since  its  first  publication,  in  copying, 
errors  in  typography,  etc.,  the  writer  of  the 
Past  and  Present  feels  justified  in  giving  it 
here,  just  as  it  was  printed  at  that  time, 
verbatim  et  ijunctuation.  from  a  cop_\'  fur- 
nished by  his  son.  Spencer  G.,  from  the 
original  publication.  Some  of  the  publica- 
tions have  for  the  caption  of  this  article: 
"The  Worm  of  the  Still."  some  have  the 
"deadly  cova"  instead  of  the  "deadly  coya," 
etc. 

"The  Yenemous  Worm" 
"Out  venoms  all  the  worms  of  Xile." 
(  Shakcsf^iWc. ) 

"Who  has  not  heard  of  the  rattlesnake 
or  copperhead  ?  An  unexpected  sight  of 
either  of  these  re])tiles  will  make  even  the 
lords  of  creation  recoil.  J)Ut  there  is  a  spe- 
cies of  worm  found  in  various  parts  of  this 
state,  which  conveys  a  i)oison  of  a  nature  so 
deadly,  that  when  compared  with  it,  the 
venom  of  the  rattlesnake  is  harmless. 

"To  guard  our  readers  against  this  foe 
to  humankind,  is  the  object  of  the  present 
communication. 


"The  worm  \aries  much  in  size.  It  is 
frc(|uently  an  inch  through;  but  as  it  is 
rarely  seen,  exccj)!  when  coiled,  its  length 
can  hardly  be  conjectured.  It  is  of  a  dvdl 
lead  color,  and  generally  li\es  near  a  spring, 
or  small  stream  of  water,  and  bites  the  un- 
fortunate people  who  are  in  the  habit  of 
going  there  to  drink.  The  brute  creation  it 
never  molests.  They  avoid  it  with  the  same 
instinct  that  leaches  the  animals  of  Peru  to 
shun  the  deadly  coya. 

"Several  of  these  reptiles  have  long  in- 
fested our  settlement,  to  the  misery  and  dis- 
truction  of  many  of  our  citizens.  I  have, 
heretofore,  had  frequent  opportunities  of 
being  the  melancholy  spectator  of  the  effects 
produced  by  the  subtle  poison  which  this 
worm  infuses.  The  eyes  of  the  patient  be- 
come red  and  fiery,  his  tongue  is  swollen  to 
an  immoderate  size,  and  obstructs  his  utter- 
ance, and  delirium  of  the  most  horrid  char- 
acter f|uickly  follows:.  Slon:et;nics  in  his 
madness  he  attempts  the  destruction  of  his 
dearest  friends.  If  the  sufferer  has  a  fam- 
ily, his  weeping  wife  and  helpless  infants 
are  not  infrecjuently  the  objects  of  his  frantic 
fury.  In  a  word,  he  exhibits  to  the  life,  all 
the  detestable  passions  that  rankle  in  the 
bosom  of  a  savage ;  and  such  is  the  spell  in 
which  his  senses  are  bound  that  no  sooner 
is  the  unha])py  patient  recovered  from  the 
])an:xysnis  of  insanity  occasioned  by  one 
bite,  than  he  seeks  out  his  destroyer  for  the 
sole  purpose  of  being  bitten  again. 

"I  have  seen  a  good  old  father,  his  locks 
as  white  as  snow,  his  steps  slow  and  trem- 
bling, beg  in  vain  of  his  only  son  to  quit  the 
lurking  place  of  the  worm.  My  heart  bled, 
when  he  turned  away,  for  I  knew  the  hope 
fondly  cherished,  that  his  son  would  be  to 
him  tha  staff  of  his  declining  years,  had 
supported  him  through  many  a  ■iorrow. 


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PAST    AXD     TRESKXT    OF    GREENE    COUNTY 


"Youths  of  America!  would  you  know 
tlie  name  of  this  reptile?  It  is  the  worm  of 
the  still.  John  Russell." 

Others  who  came  into  the  county  at  this 
'ime  (1828)  were  William  Halhirt  ami  his 
brother  John.  They  made  a  hcmie  in  Bluff- 
tlale  township.  On  Thursday  night.  Mav 
30.  1874,  John  Halbirt  was  murdered  in 
his  bed.  A  young  man  named  Clark  E\-ans, 
who  it  was  known  had  called  at  the  old  gen- 
tleman's cabin  for  a  drink  of  wa'ter  the  even- 
ing before,  was  suspicioned  of  having  com- 
mitted the  dastardly  deed  and  a  posse  at 
once  started  in  pursuit,  stimulated  by  a  re- 
ward i>t  fi\e  hundred  dollars  offered  by 
Amos  Halbirt,  a  son  of  the  deceased.  On 
Tuesday,  May  6.  he  was  captured  by  John 
Jones,  deputy  sheriff,  about  two  miles  south- 
cast  of  Manchester  and  brought  to  Carroll- 
ton  where,  after  preliminary  examination, 
he  was  lodged  in  jail,  the  keeper  at  that  time 
being  Esquire  Halbirt,  a  brother  of  the  mur- 
dered man.  Evans  endeavored  to  implicate 
others  in  the  crime  but  failed  and  finally 
confessed  that  he  alone  was  the  assassin. 
On  Sunday  night,  the  23d  of  June,  a  masked 
mob  broke  down  the  doors  of  the  jail  where 
E\-ans  was  confined,  took  him  out,  conveyed 
him  to  tlie  Apple  creek  bottom  north  of  Car- 
rollton  and  banged  him  to  a  limb  of  a  tree 
near  the  roadside,  where  he  was  found  and 
cut  down  the  next  morning. 

John  Stevens,  a  \"irginian,  made  a  set- 
tlement on  section  9,  township  9,  range  11, 
where  he  lived  until  his  demise  in  1853.  He 
was  a  Baptist  minister.  Henry  Brook  settled 
about  three-(|uariers  of  a  mile  west  of  Car- 
rollton,  where  he  lived  many  years.  Robert 
Scroggins,  with  his  family,  first  settled  in 
Woodville  township,  where  he  lived  for 
some  time :   thence  be  went   to   Carrollton 


township,  and  subsecpiently  to  Kane  town- 
ship, where  he  resided  for  four  years,  then 
removed  to  the  American  bottom.  A\'illiam 
Thomason  came  into  the  county  from  Ten- 
nessee and  made  a  home  first  in  township  9, 
range  12.  but  later  removed  to  Bluffdale 
township.  In  1847,  after  spending  a  winter 
in  Texas,  be  removed  to  Woodville  town- 
ship, where  he  died.  James  Ashlock  located 
on  section  22  in  Under  township,  where  he 
died  April  12,  1862.  David,  Joel  and  Eri 
Edwards,  three  brothers  from  Vermont, 
came  in  this  year  and  after  a  short  stay  in 
the  neighborhood  of  Carrollton  settled  on 
section  28  in  Rubicon  township,  where  they 
lived  and  died — David  in  1856:  Joel  in 
1859;  and  Eri  in  1866.  William  ^lason 
came  this  year  and  located  upon  a  farm  near 
Rockbridge,  but  finally  settled  in  Kane  town- 
ship, where  he  died  in  1870. 

In  1829  James  Curnutt  entered  the 
county  and  made  a  home  in  Rockbridge 
township,  but  later  he  removed  to  Rubicon, 
where  he  died  in  1857.  R.  Stoddard  settled 
in  Athensville  township  and  David  Hahn 
made  a  home  in  Pattersoii  where  he  contin- 
ued to  live  for  many  years.  Ichabod  \'alen- 
tine,  Howard  Finley,  Joe  Grizzle  and  Her- 
rod  Grizzle  all  settled  in  the  town  of  Rock- 
bridge. Louis  J.  Ballard  came  from  Ten- 
nessee and  made  a  home  in  Wrights  town- 
ship, where  he  died  in  1878.  W'illiam  H. 
Goode  opened  a  farm  in  Wrights  township 
and  lived  there  until  1856,  when  he  removed 
to  Davis  countv,  Iowa,  where  he  died  in 
1874.  William  Winn  located  in  this  year 
about  four  miles  west  of  Carrollton,  where 
he  died  March  7,  1866.  J.  Harvey  Weisner 
came  from  Tennessee  and  located  in  Rock- 
bridge township.  He  was  a  North  Caroli- 
nian and  died  in  Greenfield  in  1884.  ^lar- 
vel  ISIorris  made  a  home  on  section  26,  town- 


PAST    AXl)     rklCSF.XT    OF    (".Rl'.l-.XE    COIXIA' 


29 


shii)  9,  range  12,  near  Kane,  where  he  iheil. 
John  Reynolds,  a  native  cif  \"irginia,  made 
a  temporary  settlement  in  Carrollinn  town- 
ship this  year,  but  afterwards  moved  to 
Rockbridge  township  and  from  there  to 
\\'oodville  township  in  1838,  where  he  died 
March  15,  1858.  Elder  Stephen  Coonrod, 
with  his  family,  settled  on  section  33  in 
Rubicon  township,  where  he  resided  until 
his  death  in  1872,  of  smallpox.  Willis  Hard- 
wick,  with  his  family,  settled  in  W'oodville 
tiiwnshii),  about  two  miles  south  of  the  jires- 
ent  village  of  that  name,  where  he  and  Irs 
w'ife  died  at  an  advanced  age. 

In  1830  the  following  became  residents: 
John  Wood,  Solomon  Dixon,  Isham  Adcock, 
David  Griswold,  William  Askins,  John  j\Ia- 
son,  G.  H.  Iloi^kins,  Leonard  Carriger, 
Mc:scs  Wilder,  I'elcr  M.  l^rown  and  David 
I.  linnvn.  \\'(iih1  rcmnxcd  here  from  Ken- 
tucky and  settled  in  what  is  now  W'oodville 
township.  Dixon  found  a  home  in  Rock- 
bridge, where  he  ]i\cd  until  1870.  when  he 
emigrated  to  Kansas,  where  he  died ;  Adcock 
took  up  his  residence  in  Rluffdale  township; 
Griswold  settled  on  section  9  in  White  Hall 
township;  Askins  in  Rubicon  township;  Ma- 
son and  Hopkins  found  homes  in  Athens- 
ville  township,,  where  Mr.  Hopkins  died  in 
1866;  Carriger  located  in  Patterson  town- 
ship; Wilder,  an  old  revolutionary"  veteran, 
settled  in  Rockbridge  townshii).  lie  re- 
turned to  Tennessee  in  183J  and  died  there 
in  1839. 

Among  those  who  caiue  to  Greene  coun- 
ty and  found  homes  between  1830  and  1846 
are  the  following:  Joseph  Aultrim,  John 
Armstrong,  George  W.  .\llen,  Mrs.  Marga- 
ret Askins,  W.  S.  ("..  Allen.  Jacob  .\ndrew, 
William  W.  Andrews,  James  Allen,  X.  J. 
Andrews.  Dr.  C.  .\rmstrong,  Thomas  S. 
Allen,  .\lonzo  .\llen,  Thomas  K.  Anderson, 


J.  H.  Amos,  E.  W.  .Mien.  Rev.  Hugh  Barr, 
Manoah  Boslic,  Williatu  Blair,  R.  M. 
Booker.  John  Booth.  J.  L.  Benear.  J.  B. 
Brodmarkle,  Daniel  Bowman,  W.  P.  P>ur- 
roughs,  William  Batty,  Henry  Brodmarkle, 
W.  H.  Benear.  W.  T.  Berry,  L.  S.  Bushnell, 
Henry  Black.  John  W.  Black,  Mahala  Black, 
Martha  E.  Black,  W.  A.  Black,  Mrs.  Mary 
Pirace,  ¥.  M.  Bridges,  Absalom  Bradley, 
Mary  Bowman.  Emily  Bowman.  Sanuiel 
Bowman,  J.  V.  Ballinger,  George  L.  Bur- 
russ,  Basil  Brown,  A.  Beebe,  Henry  Bech- 
doldt,  George  Barnett,  Thomas  Braiuian,  J. 
E.  Bridges.  Alfred  Barrow,  Milo  Beebe,  P. 

A.  Brown,  D.  W.  Burroughs,  X.  A.  Boring, 
R.  W.  Brown,  ^Irs.  Louisa  Brown,  Samuel 
Gulp,  Dr.  AL  A.  Cooper.  W.  J.  Caldwell,  Eli 
Cooper,  Saiuuel  D.  Cooper.  ( i.  W.  Collister, 
L.  Coats.  John  S.  Coats.  J.  C.  Clark,  X.  W. 
Corrington,  O.  P.  Cory.  Josejih  1.  Carr. 
George  Christy,  B.  G.  Culver.  William  AL 
Cato,  B.  Crabtree,  David  Crist,  S.  P.  Cam- 
eron, Houston  Caiuiedy.  A.  J.  Canncdy.  W. 
y[.  Collins.  W.  T.  Cooper,  Joseph  T.  Cam- 
eron, A.  M.  Cunningham.  Luman  Curtis, 
Thomas  Davis,  Dr.  C.  A.  Davis,  \\'.  S.  M. 
Dryden,  Mrs.  David.son.  Robert  L.  Doyle, 
John  Doyle,  Jr.,  George  W.  Davis,  W.  R. 
Davis,  Mrs.  Jane  Dodgson.  Arthur  Davis, 
Harvey  Dayton,  A.  J.  Davidson,  .\sbury 
Da\is,  Greene  Dri\er,  Aliles  Drum.  James 
Dowdall.  Hiram  Dixon,  Elon  .\.  b'.ldred. 
Charles  H.  Eldred,  George  L.  Evans.  E.  L. 
Edwards,  William  H.  Ellis,  J.  B.  luislow. 

B.  E.  Edwards,  T.  J.  Enslow,  Jehoshaphat 
Eldred,  Ed  Elatt,  William  Finley,  Peter 
Eelter,  J.  E.  Ferguson,  Julia  l"ry,  Gilbert 
Fuller,  A.  J.  R.  Field.  William  W.  Feller, 
Joseph  Gerish,  Silas  D.  Grifiiths.  Milton 
(iuthrie,  Catherine  H.  Guthrie.  Julia  E. 
Guthrie,  James  X.Guthrie,  John  W.Guthrie, 
Harriet    Grirfm,    .\bram   Geery,    S.    Grapp. 


PAST  AND  PRESENT  OF  GREENE  COUNTY. 


L.  P.  Griswold.  Enos  Grandy.  C.  J.  Gardi- 
ner, Jr.,  J.  H.  Hinton,  Samuel  Higbee,  R. 
B.  Hill,  Gideon  Hutchens,  Abigail  T.  Hop- 
ping. CharJes  D.  Hodges,  Edmund  Hodges, 
Joseph  Hartsook,  W.  L.  Huitt,  J.  J.  Huitt, 
J.  M.  Hinton,  A.  C.  Hinton,  W.  L.  Halbert, 
H.    C.    Halbert,    W.    H.    Hudson,    E.    U. 
Husted,    Abram   Hei-ring,;  E.    A.    Husted, 
Mrs.  Lovena  Hicks,  John  S.  C.  Hooper,  El- 
kanah  Hutchens,  James  Irwin,  Henry  Jayne. 
Ervin  Johnson.  David  Johnson,  Amos  Jack- 
son, T.  M.  Johnson,  John  Jones,  S.  ^^'.  John- 
esse,  Lucien  King,  Ben  King,  Nat  Kendall, 
\\'.   L.   Kinkead,  John   R.   Keach,  E.   Ker- 
gher,  John  Kaser,  Lucy  Kaser,  :\Iichael  Kin- 
ser,  'SI.   F.   Keeley,  Charles  King,  ^^'illiam 
Lewis,  .\lex.  Logan,  Adam  Lee,  Lee  Mor- 
ris, A.  W.  Lynn,  Cornelia  H.  Leonard,  Rev. 
Thomas  Lippencot,  L.  R.  Lakin,  Elizabeth 
Lemen,  John  M.  Linder,  Ischam  Linder,  Jr., 
A,  H.   Lesles,  W.  A.   McCracken,  W.   M. 
^laberry,  J.  G.  ^Mitchell,  M.  Morrow,  James 
]\Ietcalf,  J.  H.  :\Iormon,  William  Mormon, 
M.    L.    Mitchell,    A.    K.    Mitchell,    L.    ^Ic- 
Adams,    Josiah    :\Iason,    P.    McConnothy, 
]Mrs.    M.    :\IcCracken,    Thomas   A.    Mcln- 
tvre,  Lucius  S.  Norton,  J.  B.  Nulton,  \\"\\- 
liam  Nettles,  H.  P.  Nash,  Josiah  Ogle,  W. 
\\'.  Odon,  B.  F.  Ozburn,  W.  B.  Pegram,  C. 
Pegram,    Amos    Prentiss,    Elizabeth    Page, 
Reuben  Page,  J.  W.  Piper,  J.  G.  F.  Powell, 
Alvin  Pegram,  W.  H.  Pegram,  H.  L.  Par- 
ker, J.  L.  Pope,  AV.  P.  Parker,  Colonel  N. 
]\I.  Perry.  A.  L.  Perry,  J.  j\L  Perry  ,Thomas 
L.    Parker,    Samuel    Pope,    Rev.    J.    Rives, 
Joseph    Roberts,    Alex.    Robinson.    J.    H. 
Rix-es.  John  C.  Raffety,  A\' illiam  M.  Raffety, 
R.    G.    Robinson,    \A'.    B.    Robinson,    Jesse 
Robards,  Mrs.  C.  Robley,  J.  D.  Roodhouse, 
John    T.    Rawlings,    Jesse    Ridings,    J.    B. 
Reeve,  W.  C.  Reynolds,  Volney  K.  Roun- 
tree,  J.  H.  Scroggins,  Martin  Stout,  William 


Stringer.  Cynthia  A.  Short.  J.  H.  Short, 
Orphy  Shepherd,  Sam  Spruance,  Alfred  L. 
Shull,  Dr.  Samuel,  L.  T.  Smitherman.  W. 
W.  Stringer,  Charles  L.  Scandret  Jr.,  Wil- 
liam H.  Strong.  J.  F.  Simpson,  W.  T.  Scan- 
dret. C.  H.  Sanders,  John  Spencer,  William 
L.  Sweeten,  Henry  R.  Spencer,  William 
Short,  R.  G.  Seeley,  William  S.  Short,  R. 

A.  Short,  F.  L.  Short,  Benjamin  Scott,  J. 
P.  Smith,  David  A.  Thompson,  Hy  Tuni- 
scn,  Sr.,  Jacob  Tunison,  Dan  Teaney,  H. 
Tunison,  John  A.  Tucker,  Gilla  Ann 
Thomas.  ALatilda  A.  Thomas,  Catherine  M. 
Thomas,  W.  D.  Thomas.  Hubbard  Taylor, 
George  Taylor,  Isaac  C.  Tunison,  J.  S. 
Twitchell.  Harvey  Trimble,  William  Thom- 
ason.  William  L'nderwood,  Peter  Van  Ars- 
dale,  James  \'allentine,  James  Vangiezen, 
C.  H.  Varble,  Nancy  J.  Varble,  James  Var,- 
ble,  William  Vandaver,  Joseph  Vensel,  Dr. 

B.  C.  Wood,  John  H.  Waller,  D.  M.  Wood- 
son, L.  E.  Worcester,  John  Wright,  Greene 
Weaver,  Sandy  A\'iggins,  A.  J.  Wright, 
Thomas  Wright.  G.  L.  Williams.  A.  B. 
Wood.  Dicy  Witt,  James  F.  \\'alker,  James 
A.  Wood,  W.  D.  Wells,  John  H.  Waller, 
John  AA'aggoner,  J.  M.  P.  Washburn,  John 
T.  Williams.  Balaam  AA'hite,  Ira  AMiite, 
AA'illiam  Yates. 


ORGANIZATION. 


In  the  winter  of  1820-21  the  matter  of 
organization,  which  had  been  the  theme  of 
discussion  for  some  time  among  the  early 
settlers  whene\-er  they  would  meet  at  shoot- 
ing matches,  horse  races,  hunting  frolics, 
husking  bees,  etc.,  was  presented  to  the  leg- 
islature of  A'andalia.  Shadrack  Bond  was  at 
that  time  governor;  Elias  K.  Kane,  secre- 


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tary  of  state:  Joliii  TliDinas.  treasurer;  Jolin 
McLain.  speaker  of  tlie  house: James  Lemon, 
Jr..  speaker  of  the  senate:  and  Thomas  Rey- 
nolds, clerk  of  the  house. 

In  January.  1821,  the  following"  h\\\  was 
introduced  in  the  house : 

An  act  establishing  the  county  of  Greene. 

Section  i.  Be  it  enacted  by  the  people 
of  the  state  of  Illinois  represented  in  the 
general  assembly,  that  all  that  tract  of  coun- 
try within  the  following  boundaries,  to-wit : 
Beginning  at  the  southeast  corner  of  town- 
ship Xo.  7  north,  in  range  Xo.  10  west  of 
the  third  principal  meridian:  thence  north 
between  ranges  9  and  10  to  the  northeast 
corner  of  township  12  north;  thence  west 
along  the  line  between  townships  12  and 
13  to  the  middle  of  the  Illinois  river:  thence 
down  said  river  to  its  iunctimi  with  the  Mis- 
sissippi river:  thence  down  the  middle  of  the 
^Mississippi  river  to  a  pi^int  parallel  with  the 
southwest  corner  of  township  Xo.  6  north 
in  range  10  west;  thence  north  with  the 
range  line  between  10  and  1 1  to  the  township 
line  between  6  and  7 ;  thence  east  with  said 
township  line  to  the  place  of  beginning,  shall 
constitute  a  separate  county  to  be  called 
Greene. 

Section  2.  Be  it  further  enacted,  that 
for  the  purpose  of  establishing  the  seat  of 
justice  for  said  county,  the  following  per- 
sons shall  be  commissioners,  to-wit:  Thomas 
Rattan.  John  Allen.  Esci..  Thomas  Carlin, 
John  Greene  and  John  Huitt,  Sr. ;  and  the 
said  commissioners,  or  a  majority  of  them, 
shall,  at  some  convenient  time,  between  the 
passage  of  this  act  and  the  first  day  of 
March  next,  meet  at  the  house  of  Isaac 
Pruitt.  in  said  county,  and  proceed  to  fix 
the  permanent  seat  of  justice  of  said  county, 
and  give  the  same  some  appropriate  name; 
provided  the  owner  or  owners  of  the  land 


whereon  the  said  seat  of  justice  is  aljout  to 
be  fixed,  give  to  the  county  commissioners 
of  the  county  a  good  deed  of  conveyance,  in 
fee  simple,  for  not  less  than  twenty  acres  of 
land,  for  the  use  of  the  county.  If  the  owner 
or  owners  of  said  land  refuse  or  neglect 
to  give  the  same,  then  to  fix  the  seat  of  jus- 
tice on  the  next  suital)Ie  place  where  the  said 
owner  or  owners  will  give  the  quantity  of 
land  aforesaid,  and  in  all  cases  the  said  com- 
missioners shall  take  into  consideration  the 
situation  and  geography  of  the  country,  and 
the  future  population  of  the  county,  to  have 
the  same  as  near  the  center  of  the  county  a.s 
practicable. 

Section  3.  Be  it  further  enacted,  that 
the  said  commissioners,  or  a  majority  of 
them,  shall  make  a  report  of  their  proceed- 
ings to  the  next  county  commissioners'  court 
of  the  county  and  ha\e  the  same  recorded  on 
the  records  of  said  county. 

Section  4.  Be  it  further  enacted,  that 
all  that  tract  of  country  within  the  following 
boundaries,  to-wit :  Beginiiing  at  the  south- 
west corner  of  township  7,  north  of  range 
9,  west  of  the  third  principal  meridian; 
thence  east  to  the  southeast  corner  of  town- 
ship 7  north  in  range  6  west ;  thence  north 
to  the  northeast  corner  of  township  12 
north:  thence  west  to  the  northwest  corner 
of  township  ij,  in  range  7  west:  thence 
along  the  jjrairic  hctwecn  the  waters  of  San- 
gamon and  Manvaisterre  to  the  head  of  Bal- 
ance creek ;  thence  down  said  creek  to  the 
Illinois  river;  thence  down  the  said  river 
to  the  northw-est  corner  of  said  county,  shall 
be  attached  to  said  county,  and  shall  consti- 
tute and  be  a  part  of  said  county  for  all 
purposes  until  otherwise  disposed  of  by  the 
general  assembly  of  the  state. 

Section  5.  Be  it  further  enacted,  that 
s;iid   county,   and    the  attached   part   of   the 


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PAST    AND    PRESENT    OF    GREENE    COUNTY 


same,  he  and  compose  a  part  of  the  first 
judicial  circuit  of  this  state,  and  the  inhabi- 
tants of  the  same  shall  be  entitled  to  all  the 
privileges  of  other  counties  of  this  state. 

Section  6.  Be  it  further  enacted  tliat 
the  commissioners  appointed  to  perform  the 
services  required  by  this  act  shall  be  al- 
lowed out  of  the  county  funds,  dol- 
lars for  each  day's  labor  and  attendance  in 
performing-  said  services. 

John  McLean, 
Speaker  of  the  House  of   Representatives. 
James  Lemon,  Jr., 
Speaker  of  the  House. 
Shadrach  Bond. 
Approved  I)y  the  Council  of  Revision  20th 
January.  1821. 

It  will  lie  seen  that  the  limits  of  Greene 
county  were  made  to  include  the  territory 
now  known  as  Greene  and  Jersey  counties, 
while  to  this  was  temporarily  attached  what 
afterward  became  Macoupin,  Scott  and 
Morgan  counties.'  The  county  was  named 
in  honor  of  General  Nathaniel  Ch-eene,  the 
Revolutionary  hero. 

Meanwhile,  as  soon  as  the  discussion 
concerning  the  organization  of  a  county  was 
initiated  sharp  and  alert  land  owners  began 
to  lav  plans  for  securing  the  county  seat 
near  their  property.  Prominent  among  the 
locations  spoken  of  for  the  seat  of  govern- 
ment was  Mount  Pleasant,  the  first  town 
laid  out  in  the  county. 

"This  place,"  says  W.  A.  Tunnell  in  an 
article  to  the  CarroUton  Press,  published  in 
i860,  was  located  on  a  beautiful  mound  in 
the  midst  of  as  fine  a  country  as  ever  occu- 
pied a  place  on  the  map  of  the  globe,  in  the 
prairie,  just  where  a  cool  shady  grove  or 
point  of  timber  had  found  its  way  up  the 
east  side,  nearlv  to  its  summit.    From  this 


elevated  spot  the  eye  delighted  to  range 
over  the  surrounding  prairie  to  the  north, 
the  west  and  the  south,  where  the  sides  of 
the  mound  sloped  gracefully  down  to  the 
horizon  or  to  the  dark  groves  of  small  trees 
waving  in  the  soft  breeze  and  enlivened  by 
the  twittering  notes  of  the  countless  merry 
little  birds.  The  deep  cool  shade  afforded  a 
delicious  retreat  to  the  wearied  huntsman  as 
he  reposed  on  the  moss-covered  logs  beneath 
their  dark  green  foliage.  These  gentle  slopes 
shone  in  the  bright  sunshine,  beneath  a  clear 
sky,  like  some  enchanted  spot  clothed  with 
all  the  gaudy  colors  of  the  rainbow.  It  is 
probable  that  the  sun  in  all  his  wanderings 
has  seldom  shone  on  a  lovelier  spot  of  earth 
since  the  day  when  the  flaming  sword  was 
placed  at  the  gates  of  Eden. 

"This  mound,  at  present  deprived  of 
every  vestage  of  its  primitive  beauty  except 
its  elevation,  is  situated  perhaps  a  mile  and 
a  half  west,  and  a  mile  south  of  CarroUton. 
The  public  lands  of  this  district,  if  my  infor- 
mation is  correct,  were  offered  for  sale  in 
the  month  of  January,  1820.  (1S21  is  the 
correct  date — Editor  Past  and  Present.) 
This  desirable  spot,  of  which  we  have  been 
speaking,  had  attracted  the  attention  of  more 
than  one  person  wIkt  had  an  eye  for  the 
I:eautiful  in  nature,  and  when  the  settlers 
all  met  in  Edwardsville  to  purchase  their 
lands,  more  than  one  felt  a  sensation  of  un- 
easiness growing  out  of  apprehensions  that 
some  more  fortunate  person  than  himself 
would  become  the  purchaser  of  the  iui>un(l. 
"The  principal  contestants,  however,  were 
John  Evans  and  Robert  Hobson,  the-  former 
an  immigrant  from  Ireland,  and  the  latter 
from  England,  both  reported  to  be  men  of 
wealth.  A  compromise  was,  however, 
effected  between  the  two,  l>y  which  :Mr.  Hob- 
son  paid  Air.  Evans  fifty  dollars  and  became 


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tlic  purchaser  n\  the  ijniperty  witlnuil  an 
opposing  l)i(l.  He  immediately  marked  out 
a  town  on  tlic  spot  and  called  it  'Mount 
Pleasant," erecting  a  dwelling  and  storehouse 
opened  a  stock  of  goods  suitahle  to  the  de- 
mands of  the  country,  offered  inducements 
to  others  to  make  their  homes  in  the  new 
town  and  in  general  manifested  a  commend- 
able degree  of  energy,  enterprise  and  busi- 
ness talent.  The  first  persons  who  accepted 
the  invitation  to  settle  in  the  ])lace  were 
Ansel  Hubbard,  a  blacksmith  ;  Elijah  Wood- 
man, also  a  blacksmith;  and  ()li\cr  Hangs, 
whose  occupation  1  have  I'drgdtten. 

"When  Greene  county  was  about  being 
organized,  the  people  and  friends  of  !\Iount 
Pleasant  made  a  strong  effort  to  procure  the 
countv  seat  at  that  place,  which,  however, 
failed  as  I  have  previou.sly  stated.  Mr.  1  lob- 
son  died  aliout  the  same  time,  and  the  little 
place  that  had  shown  such  fair  promise  of 
becoming  a  respectable  inland  inwn  fell 
into  a  decline  from  which  it  never  recovered. 
Another  point  which  was  deemed  by  some 
an  eligi1)le  site  for  the  seat  of  justice  was  a 
wooded  mound  on  what  is  now  called  the 
'Boston  Farm/  a  mile  or  so  southeast  of  the 
court  house  (now  owned  and  occupied  by 
Thomas  Lunneen,  Sr. — Editor  Past  and 
Present).  It  was  urged  in  its  favor  that  it 
was  nearer  the  center  df  the  county  than  its 
competitors,  but  the  fad  that  it  was  covered 
with  timber  was  deemed  an  insuperable  ob- 
jection. But  the  man  who  held  the  key  to 
the  situation  was  Thomas  Carlin.  He  was 
born  near  Shelby ville,  Kentucky,  in  1786. 
His  parents  were  genuine  Kentuckians,  and 
their  son  was  brought  up  to  love  adventure 
and  inured  h>  .-ill  the  hardships  of  a  back- 
woodsman's life.  In  1803  the  family  re- 
moved to  ]\Iis.souri  and  the  next  year  the 
young  man's  father  died.    Mr.  Carlin  served 


as  a  Ranger  during  the  war  and  was  amiing 
the  lirst  to  settle  in  Greene  county  north  of 
the  Macoujiin  creek.  His  miitber,  a  very 
wiirthv  wiinian,  his  stepfather,  Mr.  .'^awige, 
and  his  i\\n  broihers,  James  and  Willi.am 
Carlin,  came  with  him.  The  latter  was  the 
father  of  General  William  I'assmore  Carlin, 
of  the  United  States  Army,  and  Thomas  J. 
Carlin,  ex-circuit  clerk  of  Greene  county. 
All  of  these  gentlemen  have  held  impurtant 
official  po.sitions  in  the  county.  In  1814 
Thomas  Carlin  owned  a  ferry  across  the 
]\nssissii)|ii  ri\-er  near  where  Edwardsvillc 
Junction  is  now  situated,  and  while  living 
there  he  married  ^liss  Rebecca  Huitt,  sister 
of  John  Huitt,  spoken  of  elsewhere.  Mr. 
Carlin  was  a  man  of  medium  height,  not 
heavily  built,  but  jiossessed  of  a  pair  of  pow- 
erful shoulders.  His  hair  and  full  beard 
were  sandy,  and  his  cheery  face  was  always 
llorid  and  full  of  blood.  He  was  a  man  of 
iron  ncr\e.  much  natural  shrewdness  and 
.skill  in  dealing  with  his  fellowmen,  admired 
and  regarded  as  a  friend  by  every  one.  He 
was  from  the  first,  and  for  many  years  per- 
hajis,  the  most  popular  man  in  the  region 
and  was  universally  regarded  as  a  natural 
leader.  ]fis  honesty  is  spoken  of  as  beyond 
reproach,  and  when  be  was  register  of  lands 
at  Ouincv  his  scjuare  dealing  was  repeatedly 
rem.-irked.  While  he  held  this  office  he  fre- 
(|uenlly  drove  a  team  of  two  heavy  horses 
liefore  a  wagon  load  of  gold  and  silver — 
proceeds  of  land  sales — through  the  lonely 
regions  between  Ouincy  and  Carrollton, 
often  in  the  night,  entirely  alone  and  unat- 
tended; he  did  not  know  what  fear  meant. 
He  was  elected  first  sheriff  of  the  county, 
held  various  other  local  offices,  was  chosen 
state  senator,  and  finally,  in  1838,  was  called 
to  the  gulxM-natorial  chair.  He  died  Feb- 
ruarv   13,    1852,  at  his  home  in  Carrollton 


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PAST    AND    PRESENT    OF    GREENE    COUNTY. 


on  the  land  which  lie  had  entered  more  than 
tliirty  years  before. 

"In  tlie  struggle  with  such  a  man  for  the 
county  seat  Robert  Hobson  suffered  from 
e\-ery  disadvantage.  He  had  money  but  in 
every  other  regard  his  cause  was  very  weak. 
He  was  an  immigrant  fresh  from  England, 
and  that  was  sufficient  to  win  for  him  the 
hatred  of  all  natix'e  Americans.  The  war 
with  England  had  ended  but  a  few  years 
before  and  hatred  for  Britain  and  the  British 
still  rankled  in  the  hearts  of  all  the  sons  of 
Revolutionary  fathers.  The  situation  of 
Mount  Pleasant  was  a  beautiful  one  but  had 
its  site  been  doubly  enchanting  and  had  it 
possessed  every  advantage  over  the  rival 
location,  Thomas  Carlin's  personal  poptUar- 
ity  would  have  carried  everything  before  it. 
Few  natives  would  have  courted  a  struggle 
with  him.  liut  a  foreigner,  and  particularly 
an  Englishman,  could  hope  for  nothing  but 
defeat.  But  besides  this  it  was  urged  against 
Mount  Pleasant  that,  although  its  site  was 
l)eautiful.  the  mound  upon  which  it  was  pro- 
l>osed  to  build  the  town,  was  far  too  small 
to  furnish  eligible  building  lots  for  the  capi- 
tal of  a  great  county.  Moreover  Mount 
Pleasant  w'as  some  distance  west  of  a  direct 
road  from  Alton  to  Jacksonville,  and  from 
the  center  of  the  county.  Few  then,  except 
the  circle  of  personal  friends  with  whom  'Sir. 
Hobson  was  surrounded,  had  anv  dijubt 
what  would  be  the  decision  of  the  commis- 
sioners appointed  by  the  legislature  to  locate 
the  county  seat. 

"The  first  movement  that  was  made  to- 
ward perfecting  the  organization  of  the 
count}-  was  the  meeting  of  the  commission- 
ers appointed  by  the  general  assembly  to 
select  a  place  for  the  county  seat.  These  gen- 
tlemen assembled  at  the  residence  of  Isaac 
Pruitt,  one  of  the  most  substantial  members 


of  the  settlement.  He  had  entered  land  a 
few  miles  west  of  Carrollton,  and  built  a 
cal>in  very  near  the  present  position  of  David 
Black's  residence.  Thence,  after  some  pre- 
liminaries, they  rode  to  the  land  of  Thomas 
Carlin.  The  commission  was  a  representa- 
ti\-e  body.  Thomas  Rattan  had  been  a  pio- 
neer all  his  life  and  was  an  excellent  business 
luan  and  money  maker.  He  was  reared  on 
Rattan's  prairie,  in  ]\Iadison  county,  whither 
his  parents  had  come  among  the  earliest  set- 
tlers. Here  he  entered  land,  but  soon  left  it, 
and  for  some  time  owned  and  managed  a 
ferry  at  Carlisle,  where  he  was  very  suc- 
cessful in  a  financial  point  of  \'iew.  Subse- 
quently he  sold  his  land  in  Madison  county 
and  made  a  settlement  in  Greene  county, 
north  of  Apple  creek,  as  has  been  previously 
mentioned.  Here  Cyrus  Tolman  and 
Charles  Gregory,  afterward  opulent  farmers, 
were  in  his  employ.  ]\lr.  Rattan,  soon  after 
the  organization  of  the  countv.  moved  to 
Carrollton  and  kept  the  first  hotel  there.  He 
was  short  and  heavy,  but  a  thorough  man  of 
btisiness.  John  Allen  was  from  Kentucky, 
and  was  a  cousin  of  Zachariah  Allen,  men- 
tioned elsewhere.  John  Greene  was  a 
brother  of  William  Greene  and  father  of 
Singleton  F.  Greene,  afterward  sheriff  of  the 
county,  and  the  oldest  native  of  Greene  now 
living.  (Singleton  F.  Greene  died  in  Jan- 
uary. IQ05.  He  is  said  to  have  been  the  first 
white  child  born  in  the  cnuntv  south  of  ^Nla- 
coupin  creek — Editi:)r  Past  and  Present). 
John  Huitt,  Sr..  was  the  father  of  John 
\\'.  Huitt  and  had  followed  his  son  to  this 
county.  He  was  a  Georgian  and  an  upright 
man  of  good  mind. 

"Thomas  Carlin  was  also  one  of  the 
commissioners,  but  as  he  was  interested  in 
the  result  he  refused  to  act  in  the  matter. 
After  some  consultation  it  became  evident 


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tliat  t!ie  CDmmissiiiners  were  un;uiimi>us  that 
tlie  court  house  sliould  he  built  on  the  land 
of  Mr.  Carlin.  They  were  standing  near  the 
east  side  of  the  public  square  when  they 
reached  that  decision.  Whereupon  John 
Allen  paced  fifty  yards  to  the  west,  drove  a 
stake,  and  said :  'Here  let  the  court  house 
he  built.'  And  so  it  was  decided.  The  town 
was  immediately  laid  out.  and  named  in 
honor  of  Charles  Carroll,  i)f  Carrollton, 
Maryland. 

"Up  to  the  lime  the  decision  of  the  com- 
missioners was  made  known  not  a  house  was 
Ixiilt  in  Carrollton.  Thomas  Carlin's  resi- 
dence was  about  half  a  mile  south  of  the 
square;  Michael  Headrick  lived  a  mile  or 
more  west,  and  others  lived  at  similar  dis- 
tances. Immediately  after  their  conclusion 
was  known  houses  began  to  be  put  up. 
Thomas  Rattan  appears  to  be  entitled  to  the 
honor  of  completing  the  first  building  in  the 
new  town.  It  was  a  log  structure  and  stood 
at  the  northeast  corner  of  the  square,  on 
the  lot  now  occupied  by  the  \\'.  P.  Mormon 
block.  The  second  building  was  Jacob  Fry's 
residence.  John  \\".  Skidmore  very  soon 
erected  a  building  east  of  the  square.  The 
first  brick  building  put  up  in  the  new  town 
stood  on  the  east  side  of  the  square  just 
north  of  the  alley.  The  first  frame  house  in 
Carrollton  is  said  to  have  been  a  dwelling 
house  erected  on  the  east  side  of  the  square 
by  Cyrus  Tolman  and  Charles  Gregory. 
The  town  was  surveyed  in  the  autumn  of 
1 82 1  by  Gershom  Flagg,  of  Madison  county, 
father  of  Hon.  W.  C.  Flagg,  the  eminent 
agriculturist. 

"February  6,  1821.,  an  act  of  the  legisla- 
ture was  approved,  providing :  'That  on  the 
first  Monday  of  April  ne.xt  an  election  shall 
be  opened  and  held  at  the  place  des.gnated 
for  holding  the  courts  of  the  several  counties 


formed  during  tiie  present  session  of  the 
general  assembly,  at  which  time  there  shall 
l)e  elected  in  each  of  the  new  counties,  one 
sheriff,  one  coroner  and  three  county  com- 
missioners.' 

"The  next  evidence  of  the  practical  orga- 
nization of  the  county  was  a  session  of  the 
circuit  C'lurt.  The  county  was  attached  to 
the  first  judicial  circuit,  and  on  the  26th  day 
of  .\pril.  1821.  the  first  term  of  the  court 
was  held  by  John  Reynolds,  one  of  the 
judges  of  the  supreme  coiu't  of  the  sl.Ui', 
and  who  afterward  l>ecame  governor.  No 
suits  were  on  the  docket  and  nothing  was 
transacted  except  to  organize  a  grand  jury, 
who  retired  and  afterward  brought  in  two 
indictments  for  misdemeanors.  The  officers 
of  the  court  were  Samuel  Lee.  clerk,  and 
Thomas  Carlin,  sheriff.  The  following 
named  persons  were  sworn  in  as  grand 
jurors,  viz:  John  Finley  (foreman),  Mar- 
tin Wood,  Thomas  Gilleland,  Nathaniel 
Wass,  Cyrus  Tolman,  Isaac  Pruitt,  James 
;Mcl'adden,  John  Morfoot,  Walter  iMcl'ar- 
land,  Hugh  Jackson,  Jacob  F'ry,  Charles 
Gregory,  Willis  Webb,  William  Costley, 
Christian  Link,  John  Costley.  William 
A\'el3b,  and  Phillip  Fry.  Of  that  number 
Colonel  Fry  alone  survives.  (Colonel  Jacob 
Fry  died  full  of  years  and  honor  at  his  beau- 
tiful home  just  south  of  IMacoupin  creek. — 
Editor  Past  and  Present.)  The  descendants 
of  many  of  them  are  names  to  be  found 
among  the  most  respectable  citizens  of  the 
county.  The  court  met  in  a  small  building 
on  the  west  side  of  the  square ;  and  as  there 
was  no  grand  jury  room  the  jury  met  on  the 
prairie  for  consultation  and  discussion.  Gen- 
eral Fry  acted  as  constable.  For  the  first 
ten.  vears  the  court  was  presided  over,  in 
the  order  here  stated,  by  John  Reynolds, 
J(jseph   Phillips,   Thomas   Reynolds    (after- 


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PAST    AND    PRESENT    OF    GREENE    COUNTY. 


ward  g-ovcni(>r  of  the  state  of  Missouri), 
John  York  Sawyer,  Samuel  D.  Lockwood. 
Stephen  T.  Logan  succeeded  Judge  Lock- 
wood  in  1835;  Wilham  Brown  succeeded 
Judge  Logan  in  1836;  James  B.  Thomas 
suceeded  Judge  Brown  in  1837,  and  Wil- 
liam Thomas  succeeded  Judge  Jesse  B. 
Thomas  in  1838.  Afterward  by  a  reorgani- 
zation of  the  judiciary  of  the  state  by  the 
legislature  of  1841,  Judge  Thomas  and  the 
other  circuit  judges  were  legislated  out  of 
office  and  circuit  court  duties  were  assigned 
to  the  judges  of  the  supreme  court.  Judge 
Lockwood  returned  to  the  circuit  and  con- 
tinued to  hold  courts  until  the  first  election 
of  circuit  judges,  under  the  constitution  of 
1848.  when  David  M.  Woodson  was  elected 
to  the  office  in  September  of  that  year. 
Judge  Woodson's  services  in  this  capacity 
were  so  eminently  satisfactory  that  he  was 
re-elected  twice,  serving  for  eighteen  consec- 
utive years  and  declining  a  re-election  in 
1865.  Charles  D.  Hodges  was  chosen  his 
successor,  and  six  years  later  Cyrus  Epler 
was  elected  to  the  position.  Judges  Lyman 
Lacv,  A.  G.  Bur,  George  W.  Herdman,  O. 
P.  Thompson,  R.  B.  Shirley  and  James 
Creighton  ha\-e  followed  on  the  Ijench  in 
Greene  countv  since." 


EARLY  RECORDS. 


In  the  record  of  the  first  meeting  of  the 
commissioners  court  of  Greene  county  is 
the  following:  "Be  it  remembered  that  the 
county  of  Greene  having  been  established  by 
an  act  of  the  general  assembly  of  the  state 
of  Illinois,  and  John  Allen,  John  Brown  and 
Seymore  Kellogg,  having  been  duly  elected 
county  commissioners  for  said  county,  and 


having  taken  the  several  oaths  required  by- 
law before  Samuel  Lee,  Jr.,  clerk  of  the  cir- 
cuit court  of  said  ciumty,  wherefore  a  special 
term  of  the  county  commissioners  court  for 
the  county  of  Greene  is  begun  and  held  at 
Carrollton,  the  seat  of  justice  for  said  coun- 
tv, on  the  first  day  of  ]\Iay  in  the  year  of 
our  Lord  one  thousand  and  eight  hundred 
and  twenty-one. 
Present, 

John  Allen, 
Jehu  Broavn, 
Seymore  Kellogg, 

Commissioners. 

Samuel  Lee  being  appointed  clerk  of  the 
court,  took,  in  open  court,  an  oath  to  support 
the  coi^stitution  of  the  United  States  and  of 
the  state  of  Illinois,  and  the  following  oath, 
to-wit :  I,  Samuel  Lee,  Jr.,  being  appointed 
clerk  of  the  county  commissioners  court  of 
Greene  county,  do  solemnly  swear  that  I 
will  trulv  and  faithfully  enter  and  record  all 
the  orders,  judgments  and  proceedings  of 
the  said  court,  and  that  I  will  faithfully  and 
impartially  discharge  and  perform  all  the 
duties  of  my  said  office  according  to  the  best 
of  mv  ability  and  understanding  according 
to  law  ;■'  and  also  took  the  oath  required  by 
an  act  entitled  "an  act  to  suppress  dueling." 

An  thereupon  the  said  Lee  delivered  to 
the  court  his  bond,  with  Jacob  Linder  and 
Thomas  Rattan  his  securities, for  the  faithful 
performance  of  the  duties  of  his  office,  which 
bond  is  approved  by  the  coiut. 

On  application  of  John  Wilkins,  it  is 
ordered  that  license  be  granted  him  to  keep 
a  tavern  at  his  place  of  residence,  on  the 
Piasa  creek  in  said  county,  upon  his  entering 
into  bond,  with  Samuel  ^^'hite  as  security, 
in  the  sum  of  one  hundred  dollars,  condi- 
tioned as  the  law  directs,  and  paying  five 


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dollars  tor  the  use  of  the  county  and  the 
clerk's  fees.  (Bond  entered  into  and  tax 
paid  the  clerk  in  court. ) 

On  application  of  Thomas  Rattan,  it  is 
ordered  that  license  be  granted  him  to  keep 
a  tavern  in  the  town  of  Carrollton,  upon  en- 
tering into  bond  as  the  law  directs  with  A.. 
S.  Harbin,  his  security,  in  the  sum  of  one 
hundred  dollars,  and  paying  a  tax  of  seven 
dollars  for  the  use  of  the  county  and  clerk's 
fees. 

It  is  ordered  by  the  court  that  the  follow- 
ing rates  for  tavern  keepers  of  the  county 
be.  and  the  same  are  hereby  allowed  and 
established,  to  wit : 

For  each  meal  of  victuals' $0.25 

For  lodging  in  a  bed  per  night l2!/2 

For  keeping  a  horse  with  corn  or  oats  and 

hay  or  fodder  per  night  or  12  hours 37^2 

For  keeping  a  'horse  without  hay  or  fodder, 

per  night,  or  twelve  hours l8fi 

For   each   feed  for  a   horse 12^ 

For  French  brandy,  or  wine,  per  pint 50 

For  gin,  or  rum,  per  half  pint 25 

For     apple     brandy,     peach     brandy,     cherry 

bounce  or  cordial,  per  half  pint 18^ 

For  whiskey,  per  half  pint 12^ 

The  commissioners  who  were  appointed 
by  an  act  of  the  general  assembly  of  the 
state  of  Illinois  to  fix  the  permanent  seat  of 
justice  for  Greene  county,  returned  into 
court  this  report,  together  with  the  deed  in 
said  report  mentioned,  which  were  received 
and  approved  by  the  court,  whereupon  it  is 
ordered  that  the  said  deed  be  filed  and  that 
the  said  report  be  spread  upon  the  records  of 
this  court,  and  which  is  in  words  and  figures 
following,  to  wit : 

Be  it  known  that  we.  Thomas  Carlin, 
Thoinas  Rattan.  John  Allen,  John  Greene 
and  John  Muitt.  Sr..  commissioners  ap- 
2)ointed  to  fix  the  permanent  seat  of  justice 


for  Greene  county,  by  an  act  of  the  general 
assembly  of  the  state  of  Illini^is,  entitled  "an 
act  establishing  the  county  of  Greene,"  ha\e 
met  at  the  house  of  Isaac  Pruitt,  as  required 
in  said  act,  and  after  examining  the  most 
eligible  situation  in  said  county,  giving  due 
weight  and  attention  to  the  considerations 
set  forth  and  recjuired  in  said  act  as  to  the 
present  and  future  population,  situation, 
geography,  etc.,  of  the  county,  are  of  the 
opinion  that  a  point  eighty-eight  poles  south 
from  the  northeast  corner  of  section  N^o. 
twenty-two,  in  township  X'o.  ten  north,  in 
range  Xo.  twelve  west  (tf  the  third  principal 
meridian  is  the  most  suitable  place  for  the 
said  seat  of  justice,  and  accordingly  and  in 
pursuance  of  said  act,  have  fixed  the  perma- 
nent seat  of  justice  for  the  said  county  of 
Greene  at  the  point  or  place  above  described, 
the  same  being  on  the  line  between  section 
X'o.  twenty-two  and  section  Xo.  twenty- 
three.  Thomas  Carlin,  the  owner  of  said 
land,  whereiin  the  said  seat  of  justice  is 
fixed,  having  executed  a  deed  to  the  county 
commissioners  of  the  county  as  required  in 
said  act,  for  twenty-two  acres  and  three- 
fourths  of  an  acre  of  land,  which  is  bounded 
as  follows,  to-wit :  Beginning  eighty-eight 
poles  south  of  the  northeast  corner  of  sec- 
tion Xo.  lwcnt_\--two  above  described,  thenci; 
running  east  ten  poles,  thence  north  ten 
poles,  thence  west  ninety  poles,  thence  south 
forty-three  poles,  thence  east  eighty  poles  to 
the  line  between  sections  twenty-two  and 
twenty-three,  thence  north  twenty-three 
poles,  thence  east  ten  poles,  thence  north  to 
the  first  corner  mentioned  after  the  place  of 
beginning,  and  have  given  to  the  said  seat 
of  justice  the  name  of  Carrollton. 

All  of  which  is  respectfully  submitted  to 
the  comitv  C(jmmissioners  of  said  countv  at 


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PAST    AND    PRESENT    OF    GREENE    COUNTY. 


their  next  term.    Given  onr  hands  this  20th 
day  of  l<'el)ruary,  in  the  year  1821. 
John  Allen, 
Thomas  Ratt.\n, 
Thomas  Carlin, 
John  Greene, 
John  Huitt. 

Ordered  that  the  clerk  he  authorized  to 
procure  two  oi!rcial  seals,  one  for  the  circuit 
court  and  one  for  the  county  commissioners 
court  of  Greene  county.  Ordered  that  the 
twenty  lots  owned  by  the  county  in  the  town 
of  Carrollton,  be  offered  fur  sale  on  the  12th 
dav  of  June  next,  at  a  credit  of  six  and 
tweh-e  months.  And  it  is  further  ordered 
that  a  notice  of  such  sale  be  inserted  in  the 
Edwardsville  Spectator  for  four  weeks  suc- 
cessi\-ely. 

Ordered  that  the  clerk  be  authorized  to 
procure  one  cjuire  of  blanks  for  the  use  of 
the  court. 

Ordered  that  Seymore  Kellogg  be  rec- 
ommended to  the  governor  of  the  state  as  a 
suitable  person  to  fill  the  office  of  justice  of 
the  peace. 

Ordered  that  the  court  be  adjourned  until 
court  in  course. 

John  Allen^ 
Jehu  Brown, 
Seymoke  Kellogg. 

John  W'ilkins,  who  was  granted  license 
to  keep  a  tavern  at  this  the  first  term  of  com- 
missioners court,  had  his  stand  on  the  state 
road  about  one  mile  south  of  Delhi — now 
in  Jersey  county — and  is  still  remembered 
In'  many  of  the  older  residents,  wdio  were 
accustonncd  to  travel  the  state  road  between 
Jacksonville  and  Alton.  Perley  Silloway, 
one  of  the  early  sheriffs  of  Jersey  county, 
married    his    daughter.     Mr.    Sillowav    re- 


moved from  Jersey  county  to  Virden,  where 
he  died  many  years  ago. 

The  regular  June  term  of  the  commis- 
sioners court  was  held  June  4,  all  the  com- 
missioners being  present.  The  county  was 
at  this  time  divided  into  nine  military,  or 
as  thev  were  called,  company  districts,  and 
elections  were  ordered  in  each  district  for 
military  officers. 

The  fallowing  were  appointed  to  super- 
intend the  election : 

Dist.  I .  John  D.  Gellham,  John  \\'addle 
and  Samuel  Kinkead. 

Dist.  2,  Gershom  Patterson,  \A'illiam 
Adair  and  Nathaniel  Rowden. 

Dist.  3,  John  Greene,  Walker  Daniels 
and    Harrison  Higgins. 

Dist.  4,  Joel  Meacham,  James  Caldwell 
and  Absalom  Clark. 

Dist.  5,  John  Dunn,  Young  ^^'ood  and 
Phillip  Fry. 

Dist.  6,  James  McNeary,  Alvin  Coe  and 
William  Potts. 

Dist  7,  Samuel  Scott.  Benjamin  Buchan- 
nan  and  Peter  Shephard. 

Dist.  8,  Moses  Nash,  Thomas  Arnet  and 
Elisha  Kellogg. 

Dist.  9,  Jedediah  Webster,  Samuel  Atch- 
ison and  Joseph  Smith. 

Those  familiar  with  the  names  will  read- 
ily see  that  the  numbering  of  the  districts 
began  in  the  southern  portion  of  the  county. 
District  i  was  near  the  north  line  of  ]Madi- 
son  county ;  district  2  included  what  is  now 
Jersey ville;  district  3  near  Kane;  district  5 
about  Carrollton:  districts  8  and  9  in  ]Mor- 
gan  county ;  and  so  on. 

The  court  during  the  remainder  of  the 
year  was  mainly  occupied  in  appointing  con- 
stables, in  appointing  road  viewers  and  act- 
ing on  their  reports,  etc.  During  this  year 
action   was   taken    with    reference  to   main 


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roads  from  CarmlltDii  n<irlh,  south,  west 
and  southwest,  liesides  <nher  less  important 
highways.  Tlie  road  most  traveled  then  was 
that  leadint;-  In  ni  Carmllton  to  Alton. 
Starting  from  the  sontliwest  i)art  of  town,  it 
led  west  to  the  site  of  Mnunl  I'leasant.  tlience 
south  by  east  past  the  impnivenicnt  nf  Sam- 
uel Thomas  to  the  ford  i>f  the  Macmipin. 
about  one  hundred  yards  west  of  the  present 
bridge,  thence  on  southward.  North  of 
Mount  Pleasant,  or  the  ".Mdtind"  as  it  is 
now  known,  the  road  led  to  the  Manvais- 
terre  settlement  by  way  of  the  farms  since 
owned  by  Lucius  S.  Eldred.  David  Wright, 
Aljsalom  Bradley  and  so  on.  The  reason 
for  this  route  was  three  fold:  It  followed  a 
ridge  of  the  prairie;  it  avoided  timber  to  a 
considerable  extent,  and,  most  important  of 
all,  it  led  to  a  number  of  fine  springs,  which 
were  an  essential  of  good  camping  places. 

During  the  summer  the  first  courthouse 
was  built.  It  was  a  frame  structure  situated 
on  the  west  side  of  the  square  on  the  lot  now 
occupied  by  Mrs.  Carrie  McCill  as  a  milli- 
nery shop.  It  cost  about  seven  luindrcd  dol- 
lars. It  stood  with  its  side  to  the  street  and 
is  said  not  to  ha\c  presented  a  very  hand- 
some appearance.  In  later  years  it  was  cut 
assunder,  turned  around  and  fitted  n|)  and 
used  for  store  rooms. 

The  jail  was  built  cirly  in  the  next  year, 
John  Dee  and  Henry  T.  Garden  being  the 
contractors.  It  stood  on  the  lot  now  occu- 
pied by  Ed.  D.  Johnson  as  a  livery  stable. 
It  was  built  of  heavy  logs,  and  tlie  door  was 
very  heavy  and  driven  full  of  heavy  nails. 
The  proposals  for  bids,  which  were  made 
December  20,  1821.  provided  that  the  size 
should  be  twenty-two  feet  by  twelve  feet, 
that  it  should  be  one  story  high,  have  two 
floors  and  a  partition  in  the  middle.  The 
logs  were  retjuired  to  be  of  white  oak.  ten 


inches  thick  ;  the  roof  to  be  shingled,  and  the 
windows  pmtected  Ijy  iron  liars.  It  cost 
two  hundred  and  forty  dollars.  A  stray  pen 
of  posts  and  rails  was  erected  about  the  same 
time  for  ten  dollars  by  Baynard  White. 

At  this  time  there  was  no  taxrililc  real 
estate  in  the  county.  It  had  just  l.ieen  sold 
bv  the  g(_)vernment.  and  the  conditions  under 
which  it  was  purchased  expressly  provided 
that  it  should  be  free  from  taxation  for  five 
vears.  The  revenue  for  county  purposes 
was  therefore  derived  exclusively  from  per- 
sonal property,  the  tax  for  years  never  ex- 
ceeding one-half  of  one  per  cent,  on  the  val- 
uation, from  tines  and  from  licenses  to  tav- 
ern kee])ers,  ferrymen  and  peddlers. 

In  December.  i8ji.  we  find  recorded  the 
following  action  of  tlie  commissioners  con- 
cerning ferries.  License  was  granted  John 
Evans  to  operate  "the  ferry  commonly 
known  as  Simon's  ferry."  This  was  across 
the  Illinois  river,  near  the  mouth  of  Macou- 
])in  creek.  It  landed  its  passengers  on  the 
other  side  at  a  ])i.inl  near  where  Hardin,  in 
Calhoun  county,  is  located.  He  was  also 
licensed  to  manage  Jacoway's  ferry  across 
the  Illinois  river  near  the  present  location  of 
Grafton,  in  Jersey  county.  At  this  same  ses- 
sion permission  v.as  granted  to  Lewis  Wil- 
liams and  David,  his  brother,  to  carry  pas- 
sengers, etc.,  across  Macoupin  creek,  south 
of  Carrollton,  at  the  point  where  the  new- 
iron  bridge  which  was  recently  constructed 
by  the  present  Ixiard  of  supervisors,  was 
erected  to  take  the  ])lace  of  the  old  wOoden 
co\-ered  structure  that  was  built  by  Thomas 
Rattan  and  had  stood  for  many  years  as  a 
land  mark  to  travelers  who  journey  by  stage 
on  the  old  "state  road"  from  Jacksonville  to 
Alton.  Isaac  N.  Piggott  also,  at  this  meet- 
ing, received  license  to  run  a  ferry  across  the 
Mississipi)i  river  at  a  point  between  Grafton 


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;uk1  Alton.  The  rates  to  be  charged  at  these 
ferries  were  fixed  by  the  commissioners  as 
follows:  Carriage  drawn  by  more  than  four 
oxen  or  horses,  including  team,  one  dollar 
and  twenty-five  cents;  carriage  tlrawn  In- 
four  oxen  or  horses,  one  dollar;  carriage 
drawn  by  less  than  four,  or  more  than  one, 
ox  or  horse,  seventy-five  cents;  carriage 
drawn  by  one  horse,  fifty  cents ;  man  and 
horse,  twenty-five  cents;  footman,  twelve 
and  one-half  cents;  led  horse,  six  and  one- 
fourth  cents ;  cattle,  each,  six  and  one-fourth 
cents ;  sheep,  each,  two  cents ;  hogs,  each, 
two  cents. 

The  first  marriage  in  the  county,  accord- 
ing to  the  records  in  the  county  clerk's  office, 
took  place  May  6,  1821,  the  contracting  par- 
ties being  David  Hodges  and  Miss  Louisa 
\\'entworth,  the  ceremony  being  performed 
by  John  Allen,  a  justice  of  the  peace.  Mr. 
Hodge  was  well  known  in  the  county  and 
for  a  long  time  kept  a  store  on  Apple  creek 
prairie.  The  record  further  shows  that  in 
Octor>er  of  this  same  year  David  Miller  and 
Miss  ^biurning  Finley  were  united  in  mar- 
riage bv  Rev.  Aaron  Smith.  ^Miss  Finley 
was  the  adopted  daughter  of  John  Finley, 
mentioued  elsewhere.  He  found  her,  an  in- 
fant, on  his  dc;or-step  one  morning,  and  as 
the  waif  looked  sad  and  sorrowful,  he  named 
the  foundling  "Mourning"  Finley. 

The  first  deed  we  find  recorded  in  the 
books  of  the  county  is  a  mortgage  dated  May 
12,  1 82 1,  in  which  Richard  Wilhelm  con- 
veys to  Elizabeth  Leamon  the  east  half  of 
the  northwest  quarter  of  section  24,  tc^wn- 
ship  7.  range  7,  to  secure  the  payment  of 
one  hundred  dollars.  The  land  is  now  in- 
cluded in  Jersey  county. 

The  first  deed  to  land  within  the  present 
liiuits  of  Greene  county  is  that  whereby,  in 
1822,  Robert  Hobson  sells  to  Elijah  Wood- 


man the  land  on  which  Mount  Pleasant  was 
to  have  been  built.  This  land  is  now  owned 
by  Mrs.  Mary  B.  Perry  and  Miss  Emily 
Bowman,  of  Carrollton,  and  Mrs.  Ben 
White,  of  St.  Louis. 


EPISODES. 

Li  Clement  L.  Clapp's  history  of  Greene, 
written  twenty-six  years  ago,  I  find  two  epi- 
sodes of  1 82 1  which  I  deem  of  sufficient  in- 
terest to  demand  a  place  in  "Past  and  Pres- 
ent." 

THE   LOST    CHILD. 

Air.  Clapp  says:  "During  the  early  sum- 
mer of  1 82 1  the  whole  county  was  stirred 
with  feeling  by  a  protracted  search  for  a  lost 
child.  The  following  very  graphic  and  ac- 
curate account  of  the  thrilling  incident  is 
from  the  pen  of  W.  A.  Tunnell,  Esq.,  of 
whom  mention  has  elsewhere  been  made,  and 
will  ser\e  two  valuable  purposes,  in  giving  a 
very  complete,  vivid  and  accurate  account  of 
the  whole  affair,  and  at  the  same  time  in  paint- 
ing a  striking  and  correct  picture  of  life  and 
the  condition  of  the  county  about  the  time 
of  its  organization.  'The  late  Airs.  Alfred 
Hinton  was  visiting  her  cousins,  the  chil- 
dren of  James  Pruitt.  She  and  one  of  the 
older  girls  started  out  to  the  woods  in  search 
of  "greens"  for  dinner,  when  little  Matilda, 
without  knowledge,  followed,  and  unable  to 
keep  near  them,  Ijecame  bewildered  and  lost. 
She  was  found  very  near  the  spot  where 
English's  Mill  was  afterward  located.  The 
lost  child  is  still  living  in  the  person  of 
Airs.  Hiram  Parr,  who  resides  about  three 
miles  west  of  AMiite  Hall  in  this  county. 
(Airs.  Parr  died  in  1882. — Editor  Past  and 


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Present.)  Mr.  Anderson  Headrick.  well  re- 
members that  a  religious  meeting  at  his 
fatlier"s  house  was  broken  up  by  the  an- 
nouncement that  the  child  was  lost.  Judge 
Alfred  Hinton  was  one  of  the  company  who 
started  from  Madison  county  to  aid  in  the 
search.  But  read  the  affecting  tale  as  it  fell 
fi  om  the  facile  pen  of  Mr.  Tunnell : 

"Early  in  the  spring  of  1820.  one  Major 
Pruitt.  erected  his  log  cabin  in  the  edge  of 
Apple  creek  prairie,  three  miles  northwest 
I'f  where  Bell's  mill  now  stands.  He  was 
one  of  a  numerous  famih-  of  that  name  who 
had  previously  settled  in  Madison,  and  a 
portion  of  whom  had  come  to  Greene  when 
it  had  been  explored  and  its  fertile  lands,  its 
beautiful  prairies  and  its  shady  groves  began 
to  attract  attention.  The  country  was  at 
that  time  sparsely  settled,  a  few  hardy  pio- 
neers had  scattered  themselves  over  a  large 
extent  of  territory,  isolated  from  the  more 
])opulous  districts,  and  with  brave  hearts 
and  strong  arms,  engaged  like  a  band  of 
brothers  in  a  common  cause  against  the 
dangers  and  distresses  incident  to  their  ex- 
posed condition.  The  savage  still  lingered 
on  the  hunting  ground  of  his  fathers;  his 
wigwam  sent  up  its  blue  smoke  among  the 
tall  trees  on  the  Ixinks  of  the  Illinois;  his 
footprints  had  scarcely  faded  from  about  the 
doors  of  the  white  man's  cabin.  The  forests 
teemed  with  venomous  serpents  and  fero- 
cious beasts.  It  was  only  during  the  previous 
year  that  the  white  man's  rifle  first  broke  the 
silence  of  the  primeval  forest.  The  hillsides 
and  the  little  valleys  reaching  from  the  prai- 
rie down  toward  the  southwest  where  the 
ravines  fell  into  Apple  creek  were  clothed 
with  a  luxurious  growth  of  vegetation,  so 
rich  and  dense  that  with  its  accumulated 
weight  it  sank  down  into  a  tangled  and  con- 
fused mass  of  briars,  thorns,  nettles,  grape 


vines,  pea  vines  and  every  imaginable  kind 
of  vine  or  shrub  bearing  fruits,  flowers  or 
thorns.  But  there  were  few  evils  which  our 
fathers  were  unable  to  turn  to  some  good 
account,  and  they  found  something  for 
which  to  \x  thankful,  even  in  those  dark 
brambles,  from  which  they  obtained  many 
valuable  substitutes  for  those  vegetables  usu- 
ally grown  in  our  kitchen  gardens  and 
feasted  on  their  simple  dish  of  salads  plucked 
from  the  dark,  cool  shades  of  the  forest, 
with  as  sweet  a  relish  as  ever  an  epicurean 
partook  of  his  dainties  from  beyond  the  sea, 
pouring  out  their  souls  in  thanks  to  God  for 
so  Ix)unti  fully  supplying  them  with  a  provis- 
ion so  nicely  adapted  to  their  wants. 

"Major  Pruitt  was  the  father  of  several 
children,  of  whom  Matilda  was  the  young- 
est. She  was  a  bright  eyed  little  girl  of 
scarce  three  summers ;  the  very  center 
around  which  clustered  the  fondest  affec- 
tions and  the  liveliest  sympathies  of  the 
family  circle.  When  with  blooming  cheek 
and  laughing  eye  she  played  and  prattled 
around  the  hearthstone  of  the  humble  cabin, 
all  eyes  were  turned  to  catch  the  fascinating 
smile  that  dimpled  on  the  cheek  of  child- 
ish innocence.  But  when  the  hand  of  sick- 
ness seized  her  delicate  frame,  a  heavy  gloom 
hung  over  the  anxious  household,  and  a 
deep  stillness  pervaded  the  lonely  cabin.  Oft, 
in  the  late  hours  of  the  night,  her  aching 
head  reclined  on  the  patient  arm  of  the  kind 
father,  as  with  slow  and  silent  steps  he  paced, 
the  dimly  lighted  cabin,  while  the  weary 
mother  'caught  her  short  hour  of  rest.'  Oft 
had  the  anxious  parents  sat  for  weary  hours 
beside  her  bed,  watching  her  fitful  slumbers 
and  administering  the  cooling  draughts  of 
water  or  the  remedy  that  was  expected  to 
return  their  darling  child  to  health  and 
cheerfulness. 


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"These  alternations  of  sickness  and 
liealth  touched  cvevy  sympathetic  cord 
\ihralinj;-  in  the  hearts  of  the  fond  parents 
and  their  dutiful  children,  and  to  them  there 
was  no  ohject  in  the  world  so  dear  and  so 
essential  to  their  happiness  as  their  dear  little 
daughter  and  sister.  It  was  on  a  Monday 
ahout  the  middle  of  May,  while  Mrs.  Pruitt 
was  prostrated  on  a  hed  of  sickness  and  the 
duties  of  the  household  devolved  upmi  her 
daughters,  that  cue  of  them,  accompanied 
by  a  cousin  near  the  same  age,  left  their 
carding"  and  simining  and  went  into  the 
woods  to  procure  from  the  rich  vegetation 
materials  for  the  coming  dinner.  The  sun 
shone  brightly-  from  the  clear  sky,  the  earth 
was  richly  arrayed  in  her  dark  robes  of 
green,  fairly  bespangled  with  bright  and 
beautiful  flowers.  The  sparkling  dew,  the 
l)almy  air,  the  waving  groves,  the  babbling 
hnxiks  that  danced  with  joy  along  their  way, 
the  gentle  slopes — moss-grown  or  carpeted 
\'i-ith  new  grown  grass — all  contrilnited  to 
make  up  a  picture  at  once  so  lovely  and  so 
enchanting  that  our  young  friends  uncon- 
sciously lingered  in  the  cool  shade,  enjoying 
the  grateful  breeze  that  played  beneath  the 
out  spreading  branches  and  listening  to  the 
melodies  of  the  happy  birds  until  the  morn- 
ing was  far  advanced  and  the  sun,  now  ap- 
proaching the  meridian,  admonished  them 
that  their  presence  was  needed  at  the  house. 
"When  dinner  was  announced  the  family 
drew  around  the  taljle,  but  the  place  of  Ma- 
tilda was  vacant.  'Where  is  Matilda?'  was 
asked  and  repeated  several  times,  but  no  one 
could  answer.  ^Irs.  Pruitt  called  to  her 
husband  and  saiil :  'When  the  girls  went 
into  the  woods  this  morning  Matilda  cried 
to  go  with  them  and  I  told  her  to  go  out 
\vhere  you  were  shearing  sheep  and  stay 
Avith  you  till  they  came  back.'    'Then  I  fear 


she  is  lost,"  replied  the  father,  'for  I  ha\-e 
not  seen  her.'  'Matilda  is  lost,'  crieil  the 
children,  and  in  a  moment  all  was  excite- 
ment. The  family  were  soon  running  hither 
and  thither  as  if  scarcely  knowing  what  they 
did.  The  name  of  Matilda  soon  resounded 
through  the  forest,  but  no  voice  responded. 
The  dark  brought  upon  its  bosom  no  tiny 
voice  to  gladden  the  troubled  heart  or  re- 
lieve the  hitter  anguish  of  the  bereaved  par- 
ents. When  death  has  done  its  work  and 
torn  the  tender  infant  from  its  mother's 
arms,  she  calmlv  gives  herself  to  grief  and 
seeks  relief  in  tears ;  many  comforts  press 
their  suits  and  consolation  finds  its  way  into 
her  heart.  But  from  the  agony  of  the  par- 
ents, produced  by  this  awful  shock,  there 
was  no  escape :  their  suspense  was  more  ter- 
rible than  death  itself.  Visions  of  poison- 
ous serpents,  prowling  wolves  and  screaming 
panthers  stole  across  their  minds  and  in 
imagination  they  beheld  the  great  black  bear 
already  winding  his  leisurel}-  way  across  the 
hill  in  the  direction  of  the  wandering  child. 
No  time  must  be  lost — every  moment  the 
child  was  wandering  farther  from  home  and 
the  difficulty  of  finding  her  increased.  Run- 
ners were  at  once  dispatched  to  different 
parts  of  the  neighborhood  for  assistance  and 
soon  the  whole  settlement  was  on  the  qui 
z'izr.  Before  night  many  men,  armed  with 
guns,  and  carrying  trumpets  or  horns,  came 
loping  into  the  woods  and  engaged  in  the 
search.  They  pressed  on  vigorously  to  re- 
cover the  child,  if  possible,  before  the  close 
of  the  day.  Apprehensions  that  she  must 
suffer  the  horrors  of  the  night,  unrescued,  in 
that  dark  wilderness  of  danger,  pressed 
heavily  upon  their  minds  and  grated  on  their 
nerves,  stimulating  them  to  increased  exer- 
tion. There  were  no  privations  they  would 
not  sutler,  no  obstacles  they  would  not  op- 


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pose  and  no  effort  tliey  woultl  luH  make  to 
restore  her  to  her  parents  before  the  coming 
darkness  placed  it  out  of  tlieir  power.  But 
the  evening  sun  itill  glided  down  the  west- 
ern skv ;  liis  last  rays  lingered  for  a  moment 
on  the  distant  hills,  then  vanished  an<l  left 
the  world  in  night.  With  blazing  faggots 
to  dispel  the  darkness,  they  urged  their  toil- 
some way  through  the  dense  foliage,  as  if 
determined  to  take  no  rest  and  spare  no 
effort  until  the  object  of  their  search  should 
be  accomplished.  Hunger  and  fatigue 
])rcsse(l  their  calls  in  vain,  those  strong 
limbs,  inured  to  toil,  and  those  stout 
hearts,  accustomed  to  self-support,  flagged 
not,  but  gathered  new  support  from  each 
■opposing  obstacle.  During  the  long  night 
those  torches  lighted  every  hill ;  tiie  savage 
l;easts,  amazed,  forsook  their  revels  and 
crept  to  some  securer  spot;  the  timid  bird, 
aft'righted.  twittered  from  its  perch  to  some 
more  distant  place,  and  the  voice  of  man, 
l)efore  unheard  among  these  rugged  hills, 
now  echoed  down  the  narrow  vales,  inspir- 
ing strength  and  courage  to  pursue  the 
search. 

"Dov.n  the  deep  valleys  and  up  the  steep 
hillsides,  through  the  entangled  brushwood, 
with  an:<ious  hearts  and  unabated  strength, 
they  urged  their  way  until  the  morning's 
glimmering  light  arose  and  ushered  in  the 
day.  Then,  at  the  sound  of  a  trumpet,  came 
men  from  all  the  woods  around,  in  tattered 
garments,  drenched  with  dew ,  to  take  the 
first  refreshment  since  the  search  began. 
They  spent  an  liour  rehearsing  what  was 
past  and  planning  for  the  future,  then 
mounting  their  faithful  steeds,  urged  them 
once  more  into  the  thorny  brushwood,  or, 
on  foot,  pressed  through  the  thickest  bram- 
bles. 

"During  the  night   men   had  been   dis- 


patched to  Madison  county  for  further  aid 
and  instructed  to  rouse  the  settlers  on  their 
wav.  Xo  sooner  was  the  intelligence  re- 
ceived that  their  aid  was  wanted  than  these 
men  leajjcd  from  their  beds,  snatched  their 
rilles.  mounted  their  hi>rses  and  galloped  ofif 
to  assist  in  the  search.  As  they  arrived  and 
mingled  with  those  alrcad_\-  on  the  ground. 
the  growing  numlier  swelled  the  long  e.K- 
tending  line,  which,  taking  in  a  wide  range, 
increased  the  chances  of  success. 

"The  sad  news  spread  as  if  by  magic  and 
men  came  pouring  in  from  many  miles  away. 
The  woods  were  closely  scanned  in  every  di- 
rection, no  spot  of  ground  was  left  un- 
searched  and  when  the  day  had  gone  and 
left  no  tidings  of  the  lost  child,  it  was  a 
matter  of  the  gravest  suriirise  that  she  had 
not  been  found.  But  the  search  did  not 
close  with  the  day:  after  taking  refresh- 
ments, the  lalwrs  of  the  previous  night  were 
repeated,  its  cares,  its  anxieties  and  its  disap- 
pointments again  experienced,  and  men 
toiled  long  and  patiently  till  morning  came. 
With  the  morning  canie  a  host  of  friends 
from  Madison  county.  They  were  greeted 
with  a  wild  shout  of  joy.  It  was  the  first 
time  since  the  sun  shown  on  this  fair  land 
that  the  voices  of  so  many  white  men  had 
echoed  through  the  wild  woods  of  (ireene 
countv.  .\nd  never  did  men  enter  more 
fully  into  all  the  feelings  or  sympathize 
more  heartily  with  their  bereaved  friends. 
They  banished  all  care  of  home,  of  their 
business  and  of  their  families,  and  entered 
upon  the  search  with  all  the  zeal  ami  deter- 
nnnation  that  could  have  been  expected  of 
men  whose  lives  depended  on  their  efforts. 

"The  day  soon  became  dark  and  dreary. 
The  north  wind  moaned  through  the  sway- 
ing trees.  .\  murky  darkness  hung  over  the 
forest  and  deadened  its  echoes.     Xo  sound 


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was  heard  save  the  voices  of  men,  the  sigh- 
ing- of  the  wind  or  the  rustling  of  the 
brandies.  Distant  objects  were  unseen  or 
fell  upon  the  eye  in  undistinguishable  con- 
fusion, anti  the  line  defining  the  horizon  was 
shut  out  from  view.  A  cold,  gloomy  vapor 
shrouded  the  groves,  and  men  drew  their 
thick  coats  around  them  and  quickened  their 
step,  the  better  to  resist  the  chilling  blast. 
It  may  be  imagined,  then,  with  what  anxiety 
they  sought  the  tender  child,  then  roaming 
in  some  unknown  part  of  the  forest,  clad 
onlv  in  a  thin  'slip'  of  check  cotton,  worn 
as  a  protection  against  the  heat  prevailing 
when  she  was  lost,  when  now  the  piercing 
winds  caused  the  teeth  to  chatter,  though 
wrapped  in  jeans  or  blankets.  They  labored 
most  assiduously  during  the  day ;  many  be- 
came weary  and  discouraged  with  the  length 
and  fruitlessness  of  the  search  and  almost 
dispaired  of  its  successful  termination.  But 
the  report  of  a  rifle  came  feebly  up  through 
the  dark  vapors  from  a  ra\-ine  below,  bring- 
ing the  welcome  news  that  some  traces  of 
the  missing  child  were  discovered. 

"Her  footprints  appeared  neatly  pressed 
in  the  loose  sand,  where  she  had  walked 
along  the  dry  bed  of  the  stream.  ^len  gath- 
ered around  and  examined  them  with  the 
most  intense  interest,  and  with  shouts  of 
joy,  rushed  through  the  woods  in  e\'ery 
direction,  elated  with  the  hope  of  finding 
her  before  night.  The  same  little  tracks  were 
soon  afterward  found  in  various  places, 
where  fallen  trees  had  1)een  consumed  by 
fire,  leaving  a  soft  bed  of  ashes,  in  which 
she  had  delighted  to  walk,  as  there  were  no 
briars  or  thorns  to  wound  her  feet.  These 
<lisco\-eries  so  animated  those  in  search  for 
her  that  they  forgot  the  fatigues  they  had 
imdergone,  and  leaped  for  joy:  everywhere 
thev   were  seen  moving  on   with  life   and 


spirit,  galloping  over  the  hills  or  groping 
through  masses  of  grapevines  until,  with 
painful  forebodings,  they  discovered  that  in 
several  places  the  little  footprints  were  ac- 
companied Ijy  those  of  a  liear.  Apprehen- 
sions were  now  felt  that  she  had  been  de- 
stroyed liut  the  search  was  continued  with 
unabated  A'igor  until  near  night,  when  some 
one  in  the  company  had  the  good  fortune 
to  kill  the  bear.  A  post  mortem  examination 
reliev(;d  all  apprehensions  and  cjuieted  all 
fears  entertained  on  his  account. 

"During  the  night  the  dark  clouds  moved 
away,  and  the  morning  came  bright  and 
beautiful  as  ever  dawned  on  those  green 
hills.  A  flood  of  mellow  light  came  down 
among'  the  branches  and  dispelled  the  vapors 
of  the  previous  day.  Sweet  strains  of  music 
floated  on  the  passing  breeze  that  played 
among  the  trembling  leaves.  The  face  of 
nature  glowed  in  smiling  radiance  and 
serenity  unusual  for  the  season,  and  even 
on  those  grave  countenances,  marked  b}-  the 
lines  of  care  and  anxiety  induced  by  the 
labors  of  three  days'  search,  there  shown  a 
lirighter  ray  of  hope  and  a  smile  of  satisfac- 
tion at  the  prospect  of  success. 

"^^'hilst  all  were  assembled  on  that 
morning,  ]\Iajor  Pruitt  stood  among  them, 
bearing  on  his  countenance  traces  of  the 
deepest  sorrow.  He  had  spoken  but  seldom, 
and  those  few  words  bore  evident  marks  of 
mental  suffering.  His  friends  gathered 
around  him  to  ofYer  consolation  and  learn  his 
wishes  in  regard  to  plans  of  the  day.  He 
stepped  upon  a  fallen  tree,  and  in  a  sad  but 
firm  voice,  addressed  them  substantially  as 
follows:  'j\Iy  neightors  and  friends:  No 
e\-ent  in  my  humble  life  ever  placed  me  under 
so  great  and  lasting  obligations  to  others  as 
the  present.  The  deep  and  abiding  interest 
you  have  manifested  in  my  present  unhappy 


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evmilition  and  the  tcmler  sympathy  shown 
toward  my  lost  child,  impress  themselves 
upon  my  heart  too  deeply  to  be  ever  effaced 
b\-  the  hand  of  time.  I  return  you  my  heart- 
felt thanks  for  the  kind  assistance  and  the 
generous  sympathy  you  have  so  freely  ex- 
tended to  me  during-  the  last  few  days  of 
sorrow  and  bereavement.  The  alacrity  with 
which  you  flew  to  my  aid  and'  the  untiring 
energy  and  perseverance  with  which  you 
have  prosecuted  this  prolonged  and  laborous 
search  have  cheered  me  through  the  darkest 
hours  of  bitterness  and  enabled  me  to  endure 
the  most  painful  suspense  and  the  deepest 
sorrow.  Happy  would  I  be  if  I  could  dis- 
pense with  your  aid  now.  This  day  will 
probably  crown  our  efforts  witli  success: 
then  with  what  joy  will  your  wives  and  chil- 
dren, who  in  their  lonely  cabins  have  so  long 
and  anxiously  wished  your  return,  greet 
you  Avhen  you  meet  them  at  the  door  and 
tell  them  the  poor  little  wanderer  is  found 
at  last.  Your  wives  will  shed  tears  of  joy, 
anil  your  children  clap  their  little  hands  and 
shout :  "I'm  glad,  O,  I'm  glad."  "  As  he 
brought  his  brawny  hands  together,  tears 
gushed  from  the  eyes  of  those  standing 
around  and  for  a  few  moments  all  were 
silent.  The  search  was  renewed  with  all  the 
spirit  and  eagerness  manifested  on  the  day 
of  its  commencement.  There  were  many 
noble  men  engaged  in  that — old  settlers  of 
prominence  and  respectability,  whose  influ- 
ence was  powerfully  felt  by  the  younger  and 
less  considerate,  who  sometimes  ventured  to 
express  their  opinion  that  all  chances  of  find- 
ing the  child  were  hopeless,  and  the  search 
must  of  necessity  be  abandoned.  Xor  is  it 
wonderfid  they  should  entertain  such  senti- 
ments, as  their  impatience  increased  under 
the  labor  and  hardships  that  accumulated 
from   dav   to   dav.     I^roniincnt   among   the 


friends  of  Major  Pruitt  was  one  Waiter  Mc- 
Earland.  He  had  taken  a  deep  interest  in 
evervthing  relating  to  the  search  from  its 
commencement,  and  from  what  we  can 
learn  of  him  he  was  a  man  of  energy  and 
determination  not  easily  discouraged  by  ad- 
verse circumstances,  nor  diverted  from  any 
object  he  had  set  his  heart  upon.  He  was 
alwavs  consulted  when  any  plan  of  opera- 
tion was  being  discussed  and  his  advice  was 
received  with  much  respect. 

"He  manifested  a  considerable  amount  of 
shrewdness  in  all  that  related  to  frontier 
life,  and  frequently  pushed  his  researches 
far  in  advance  of  his  comrades,  roaming  the 
wild  woods  alone.  Thus  it  was  on  Thurs- 
day morning,  the  morning  of  the  fourth  day 
of  the  search,  ^Ir.  McFarland  found  himself 
alone  in  a  grove  of  giant  oaks  overshadow- 
ing the  bluffs  of  Ajijile  creek  in  the  neigh- 
bruiiood  of  Bi;enian"s  old  mill.  The  deep 
shade  of  the  thick  grove  had  kept  the  earth 
destitute  of  vegetation ;  it  was  carpeted  only 
with  a  light  covering  of  short  grass.  He 
looked  around  him,  admiring  the  beauty 
and  seclusion  of  the  place.  It  was  indeed 
a  lovely  spot,  cool  and  shady,  fanned  by  a 
gentle  breeze,  and  enlivened  with  the  notes 
of  countless  little  birds.  'Just  such  a  spot,' 
thought  he,  'as  I  would  like  to  find  ^Matilda 
in,  and  why  may  I  not  find  her  here?'  "She 
has  wandered  through  briars  and  thorns, 
her  feet  are  lacerated  and  give  her  pain  at 
every  step.  She  is  exhausted,  and  would 
love  such  a  place  as  this  in  which  to  lie  down 
and  go  to  sleep.  We  have  searched  the 
woods  thus  far  and  have  not  found  her,  she 
must  be  somewhere  in  this  shady  grove.' 
.\nd  as  he  thus  mused  a  presentitnent  came 
over  him  that  she  w-as  near.  His  step  quick- 
ened, he  went  peering  about  in  every  direc- 
tion as  if  in  a  state  of  excitement,  occasion- 


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ally  listening-  attentively  to  catch  any  sounds 
that  might  come  from  the  woods  around; 
suddenly  his  pulse  became  ciuick,  perspira- 
tion ran  from  his  brow,  his  heart  beat  audi- 
bly, a  trepidation  came  over  him,  and  he  sat 
dew  n  and  buried  his  face  in  his  hands  for  a 
few  moments.  'Well,  this  is  singular.'  said 
he.  Tt  is  strange;  what  can  cause  it?  It 
certainly  means  something."  After  becom- 
ing somewhat  calmer  he  proceeded  to  the 
foot  of  the  bluff,  and.  upon  examining  a 
small  pond  in  the  creek  bottom,  discovered 
where,  in  the  soft  earth,  a  little  child  had  laid 
down  to  drink  from  the  pond.  , 

"There  even  the  prints  of  her  toes  in  the 
mud,  and  her  finger  marks  in  the  edge  of  the 
water  which  was  yet  turbid,  showing  that 
she  could  not  be  far  away.  He  stood  as  if 
confined  to  the  spot,  and  closely  gazed  in 
every  direction,  but  was  unable  to  discover 
the  child,  '^^'ell,  I  felt  a  presentiment  she 
was  in  that  lovely  gro\-e,'  said  he,  "and  now 
its  certain  she  is  somewhere  near.  I  have  a 
proof  that  I  was  right  in  thinking  she  was 
near;  why  should  it  be  so?  I  can  not  tell, 
but  if  that  presentiment  means  anything,  she 
is  in  that  grove,  and  I  need  go  nowhere  else 
to  look.'  Thus  reasoning"  he  turned  l)ack, 
and  passing  a  little  to  the  right  of  where  he 
came  down,  proceeded  nearly  to  the  summit 
of  the  l)luft's,  when  his  attention  was  ar- 
rested by  the  rustling  in  the  leaves,  and  a 
little  s(|uirrel  ran  chattering  high  up  the 
stem  of  a  mag'nificent  oak,  and  disappeared 
among  its  thick  foliage.  He  walked  around 
the  tree,  peering  through  its  tliick  branches 
to  catch  a  glimpse  of  the  scjuirrel.  which  still 
evaded  his  sight.  It  occurred  to  him  that 
he  had  seldom  seen  so  grand  a  tree.  Its 
great  size,  its  immense  height,  the  great 
spread  of  its  branches,  and  the  beautiful  sym- 
metry of  its  shape,  at  once  marked  it  as  the 


'King  of  the  forest.'  His  eyes  ran  down 
along  the  large  and  tapering  trunk  to  the 
ground.  He  started  with  silent  wonder;  his 
rifle  dropped  from  his  hand ;  there,  wrapped 
in  sleep  and  motionless  as  if  in  death,  lay 
the  lost  child. 

"No  language  can  describe  the  joy  he 
felt  at  finding  her  still  alive.  He  raised  her 
softly  in  his  arms  and  called  her  name.  She 
startled,  stared  wildly  and  strangely  around, 
and  drew  to  him  as  if  for  protection.  Pres- 
ently she  looked  imploringly  in  his  face, 
while  large  tear  drops  gathered  in  her  eyes, 
and  said  :  'I  want  to  go  to  my  mother.' 
The  touching  appeal  melted  the  strong  man 
to  tears,  and  when  he  had  fully  discovered 
the  extent  of  her  wretched  condition  his 
heart  o\'erflowed  with  sympathy.  Her 
scanty  clothing  was  torn  in  tatters,  her  neck 
and  shoulders  blistered  with  the  heat  of  the 
sun,  her  feet  and  ankles  lacerated  and  swol- 
len, and  her  flesh  everywhere  pierced  with 
briars  and  thorns  that  still  remained  sticking 
in  the  wounds.  She  had  subsisted  alone  on 
the  green  leaves  of  the  wild  sorrel.  ]\Ir. 
McFarland  gave  her  a  part  of  a  biscuit, 
which  she  instantly  devoured  and  pleaded 
for  more.  He  soon  remembered  that  there 
were  others  in  the  woods  to  whom  the  child 
was  dear,  and  who  would  greatly  rejoice  to 
see  her.  He  therefore  discharged  his  gun 
twice  in  cpiick  succession.  As  the  last  re- 
port rang  through  the  forest,  and,  reverbe- 
rated among  the  hills,  dying  away  in  the  dis- 
tance, there  came  back  the  wild  shouts  of 
a  hundred  voices  and  a  response  of  a  hun- 
dred guns,  and  soon  a  hundred  horsemen 
came  dashing  o\er  the  hills,  leaping  logs  and 
ditches,  waving  their  hats  and  shouting  in 
a  frenzy  of  enthusiasm.  Such  a  scene  as 
followed  utterly  baffles  all  powers  of  de- 
scription ;  it  was  a  scene  of  most  tumultuous 


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jov.  Men  sent  up  sImuI  after  shout,  threw 
up  their  hats,  clapped  their  hantls,  leaped, 
laughed  and  cried  at  the  same  time.  Those 
who  had  dismounted  soon  sprang;  again  into 
their  saddles,  and.  with  Majnr  I'ruitt  at 
their  head,  carrying  the  child  in  liis  arms, 
galloped  off  to  the  house  of  the  sick  mother, 
still  filling  the  woods  with  their  joyful 
shouts.  She  was  in  transports  of  joy,  and 
while  the  family  were  gathered  around  the 
little  girl  in  the  cabin,  the  men  outside  rode 
amund  the  hduse.  tiring  guns,  shouting, 
laughing  and  talking.  TIk  ise  who  were  pres- 
ent declare  that  they  had  never  heard  so 
manv  guns  tired,  or  so  much  shouting  on 
any  other  occasion.  After  the  tumult  hatl 
partially  abated,  jjrovisions  were  brought  out 
and  the  friends  of  the  good  old  ^vlajor  par- 
took of  a  comfortable  dinner  and  departed 
for  their  homes. 

"How  many  anxious  mothers  came  frona 
the  doors  of  their  lonely  cabins,  to  inquire  of 
the  passers-by  if  the  lost  child  had  been 
found  and  thanked  God  for  the  good  news, 
we  can  not  now  tell,  but  we  are  sure  that  they 
were  not  few.  By  this  time  it  was  known  in 
St.  Clair  county  that  the  child  was  lost,  and 
General  Samuel  Whitesides  hastily  collected 
a  company  of  men.  and  hurried  on  to  assist 
in  finding  her.  They  met  their  ^Madison 
coimty  friends,  from  whom  they  learned  that 
she  was  recovered,  and  they  all  returned  to 
their  homes,  spreading  the  glad  tidings  to 
all  the  settlers  on  their  way.  by  shouting  and 
firing  their  guns.  M'rs.  Pruitt  was  a  woman 
of  frail  constitution  and  feeble  health  and 
such  was  the  shock  upon  her  tender  frame 
that  during  the  time  her  child  was  lost,  she 
never  closed  her  eyes  in  sleep  or  took  a  mor- 
sel of  food.  She  lingered  for  a  short  jieriod, 
but  her  days  were  soon  numbered  and  she 
sank  into  her  gra\e." 


THE     FIRST     ROBBERY    OF    NOTE. 

During  the  early  history  of  the  coimty, 
the  ])ioneers  had  the  utmost  conhdence  in  one 
another.  Nearly  ever_\-  one  had  more  or  less 
money  with  him  to  be  used  in  purchasing 
lands,  and  m.any  were  possessed  of  several 
thousands  of  dollars.  This  was  all  in  gold 
and  siher.  and  altliough  \ery  hea\y  and  in- 
convenient to  handle,  the  absence  of  l)anks 
made  it  necessary  to  keep  it  at  hand.  Chil- 
dren ])la\ed  with  the  siher  pieces  on  the 
caljin  lloor.  The  mone_\-  was  kept  in  saddle- 
bags, boxes,  sacks  and  in  any  other  conven- 
ient receptacle.  \"erv. little  effort  was  made 
to  eonce;d  it  and  it  was  secured  l)y  no  heavy 
iron  bars  or  wakeful  guards.  For  several 
years  this  mutual  confidence  was  not  abused 
but,  in  1821,  a  little  later  than  the  incident 
of  the  lost  child,  a  violent  roblsery  took  place 
in  the  southern  ])art  of  the  cinmty.  In  the 
southwest  corner  of  L(.)fton's  prairie  there 
lived  a  family  named  Dixon,  considerably 
advanced  in  years.  They  were  English  jieo- 
])le  and  were  beliexed  to  have  a  large  sum  of 
money  in  their  possession.  One  night  a 
number  of  men  came  to  the  lonely  house  of 
the  worthy  old  couple  and  with  threats  and 
manifestations  of  violence  commanded  Mr. 
Dixon  to  deliver  his  money.  The  old  man 
had  no  alternatixe  but  obedience,  and  the 
robbers  esca])ed  with  twebe  hundrerl  dol- 
lars. .\n  alarm  was  at  once  raised  and  a 
company,  headed  by  Judge  John  G.  Lofton, 
started  in  pursuit.  Mr.  Dixon  recognized 
two  of  the  ])arty  as  Robert  Sinclair  and 
William  B.  Whitesides.  The  latter  was  a 
very  prominent  man  in  Madison  county, 
having  served  as  its  sheriff,  and  the  former 
was  also  a  citizen  f)f  that  region.  They  were 
overtaken  near  Alton,  and  Whitesides  and 
Sinclair  were  brought  to  Carrollton  for  trial. 


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PAST    AXD    PRESENT    OF    GREENE    COUNTY. 


Sinclair  was  found  guilty  and  sentenced  to 
state's  prison.  Either  while  out  on  bail,  or 
when  in  charge  of  the  sherifif,  he  managed  to 
slip  away  and  reach  a  very  fast  race-horse 
near  the  present  (1879)  David  Black  farm. 
Mounting  this  he  sped  away  to  the  south- 
west with  the  sheriff  in  hot  pursuit.  But  the 
superior  blood  of  the  steed  gave  him  the  ad- 
vantage and  he  made  good  his  escape.  He 
was  afterward  heard  of  in  Arkansas,  where 
he  arose  to  some  distinction  and  became  a 
member  of  the  territorial  legislature. 

The  celebrated  Thomas  H.  Benton,  then 
a  rising  young  lawyer,  appeared  for  the  peo- 
ple in  this  case.  The  people's  witnesses  were 
William  Dixon,  John  G.  Lofton.  James 
Barnes,  Thomas  G.  Lofton,  \\'illiam  David- 
son, Ezekiel  Gilham,  John  Finley.  \\'illiam 
Prickard.  Henry  Hopkinson,  Charles  Geer 
and  Joab  \\'hite.  Whitesides  also  escaped 
the  just  punishment  of  his  crime.  On  the 
jury  which  tried  him  was  a  strong  friend  of 
his,  Charles  Kitchen,  who,  it  is  said,  hung 
the  jury.  This  caused  delay  which  White- 
sides  continued  to  prolong  by  the  departure 
and  death  of  witnesses,  until  finally  the  death 
of  Mr.  Dixnn  left  the  state  without  testi- 
mony, and  the  case  was  dropped.  This 
robbery  created  a  profound  sensation 
throughout  this  part  of  the  state  and  for  ten 
years  later  it  was  still  a  matter  of  common 
talk. 

THE    SILVER    MINE    EXCITEMEXT. 

At  a  very  early  period  in  the  history  of 
the  eastern  part  of  Greene  county,  there  was 
one  James  Rawlings  who  settled  in  the  edge 
of  the  timber  on  the  north  side  of  Taylor's 
Prairie  and  about  a  half  a  mile  nurth  of  the 
present  village  of  Rockbridge.  About  the 
year    1826    it    was    whispered    around    the 


neighborhood,  among  a  circle  of  confidential 
friends,  that  a  few  miles  farther  up  the  ]\Ia- 
coupin  creek  there  was  a  place  that  bore  the 
appearance  of  an  ancient  silver  mine  of  very 
respectable  richness.  A  number  of  pits  from 
which  mineral  had  been  dug  and  large 
mounds  of  earth  formed  from  the  clay  from 
the  pits  were  said  to  be  visible.  [Moreover, 
it  was  understood  that  some  person  had  ac- 
tually discovered  a  furnace  at  which  the 
siher  had  been  separated  from  the  ore :  while 
others  pretended  to  have  seen  specimens  of 
considerable  richness,  -picked  up  on  the  hill- 
side near  the  old  mine,  and  it  was  repre- 
sented that  the  hills  and  points  throughout 
the  neighborhood  bore  unmistakable  evi- 
dence of  rich  deposits  of  silver.  No  man 
was  perhaps  more  deeply  interested  with  the 
recital  of  these  stories  than  James  Rawlings, 
and  visions  of  wealth  occupied  his  midnight 
dreams  and  haunted  his  waking  hours. 
Whether  reposing  quietly  by  his  own  fireside 
or  driving  the  plow  or  chasing  the  wild  deer 
over  the  plain,  it  was  all  the  same  to  him.  his 
active  imagination  constantly  held  up  to  his 
view  untold  mines  of  wealth  lying  just  be- 
neath the  surface,  inviting  the  diligent,  the 
energetic  and  the  enterprising,  who  are  ever 
awake  to  their  own  interest,  to  dig  them  out 
and  fill  their  coffers.  He  was  one  of  those 
who  believe  there  is  a  crisis  in  the  aft'airs  of 
men  which,  taken  at  its  ebb,  leads  on  to  in- 
evitable success,  and  a  silent  monitor  within 
his  breast  seemed  to  sav :  ''Seize  then  the 
golden  moment  ere  it  flies."  It  is  ^•ery 
natural  that  any  good,  kind-hearted  man, 
about  to  become  the  possessor  of  a  fortune  so 
ample  as  to  insure  him  an  independence  for 
a  lifetime  and  afford  not  only  all  the  lux- 
uries his  wishes  might  require,  but  untold 
sums  besides,  should  desire  to  make  his  near- 
est relatives  and  favorite  friends  happy  par- 


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ticipants  of  liis  good  fortune.  Tliis  desire, 
so  cliaracteristic  of  a  good  lieart.  induced 
Mr.  Rawlings  to  communicate,  in  a  letter  to 
his  father,  tlie  venerable  Roderick  Rawlings. 
a  pious  minister  of  the  gospel,  residing  some 
five  miles  north  of  the  present  site  of  White 
Hall,  the  particulars  of  the  important  dis- 
covery which  was  about  to  be  made  in  which 
he  expressed  the  sanguine  l^elief  that  a  little 
labor  and  expense  of  exploration  and  pur- 
chase of  the  land  on  which  mineral  deposits 
might  be  found  would  he  rewarded  by  a  for- 
tune sufficient  to  make  life  easy  ever  after- 
ward. He  closed  by  affectionately  inviting 
his  beloved  father  to  co-operate  with  him  in 
securing  the  prize  and  participate  in  its 
enjoyments. 

Upon  receiving  the  letter  the  good  old 
man  very  sagely  took  the  subject  under  con- 
sideration. He  meditated  upon  it  during  the 
night,  consulted  the  "old  lady"  in  the  mcirn- 
ing  and  at  last  arrived  at  the  conclusion  lliat 
it  was  best  to  proceed  in  the  matter  with 
great  circumspection ;  it  should  be  kept  a 
profound  secret,  at  least  for  the  present. 
Rut  after  further  reflection,  he  was  con- 
vinced of  the  wisdom  of  confiding  the  whole 
subject  to  two  or  three  confidential  friends, 
w  hose  services  would  be  valuable  in  assisting 
himself  and  son  to  make  the  discovery  of  tiie 
precise  spot  where  the  mineral  was  situated. 
the  proper  numbers  of  the  land  to  which  it 
belonged,  and  to  test  any  mineral  that  might 
be  found  in  order  to  ascertain  whether  it  was 
valuable  or  base  metal.  There  was  no  man 
within  the  circle  of  his  acquaintance  in  whom 
he  could  more  implicitly  confide  and  who  was 
better  qualified  to  distinguish  between  real 
silver  ore  and  other  combinations  of  min- 
eral substances  than  John  Allen,  Esq.  He 
had  poured  over  many  volumes  of  geology, 
mineralogy,  metallurgy,  etc.     He  also  pos- 


sessed a  retentive  memory,  a  quick  discern- 
ment and  a  great  amount  of  patience  and 
perseverance  in  his  investigations  of  scien- 
tific subjects  and  withal  was  a  man  of  good, 
sotmd  sense,  unerring  judgment  and  great 
prudence  in  all  his  undertakings.  The  elder 
Rawlings  determined  to  lay  the  matter  be- 
fore him,  without  reserve,  for  his  considera- 
tion and  approval  and  endeavor  to  secure  his 
services  in  maturing  his  plans  and  testing 
the  mineral,  that  might  be  found  on  arriving 
at  the  premises.  Mr.  Allen  did  not  enter  into 
the  enterprise  with  as  much  assurance  of 
success  as  his  elderly  friend,  but  expressed 
his  willingness  to  be  one  of  the  company, 
and  lend  the  expedition  any  service  in  his 
power. 

He  rationally  concluded  that  if  the  enter- 
prise proved  a  failure,  the  loss  attending  the 
exploration  would  be  but  trifling,  and  in  case 
of  its  ultimate  success  it  might  prove  profita- 
l)le  to  all  parties.  John  Allen  was  a  son  of 
Thomas  Allen,  of  Allen's  Mill,  and  Thomas 
was  a  brother  of  Zachariah  .Mien.  Xow  the 
family  of  Zachariah  Allen  was  so  numerous 
(consisting,  besides  his  wife  and  four  daugh- 
ters, of  seventeen  sons  and  himself),  and 
had  been  so  instructed  in  their  training,  that 
among  them  might  be  found  a  man  fitted  for 
almost  any  purpose  desired.  Air.  Rawlings 
was  on  good  terms  with  the  family,  and  they 
were  esteemed  relatives  of  his  friend  and 
present  advisor;  therefore  it  was  determined 
to  direct  their  attention  toward  that  family 
for  further  assistance.  But  upon  visiting 
them  they  found  them  busily  engaged  in 
their  young  corn,  running  nearly  a  dozen 
plows  and  an  equal  number  of  hoes.  This 
was  deemed  a  discouraging  circumstance,  for 
it  seemed  very  rational  to  conclude  that  men 
so  busily  engaged  and  so  pleasantly  and 
profitably  employed  would  not  very  readily 


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forsake  tlieir  work  to  engage  in  an  enter- 
prise which  was  at  best  only  an  experiment. 
But  soon  it  was  discovered  that  one  of  the 
younger  sons,  named  George,  was  not  just 
then  engaged  in  the  crop. 

In  fact  he  was  the  very  one  of  the  large 
family  best  suited  for  their  purpose.  From 
childhood  he  had  manifested  a  fondness  for 
study;  he  had  read  many  scientific  works 
on  various  subjects;  and  for  the  last  year  or 
two,  while  engaged  in  teaching  school  in 
tlie  neighborhood,  had  frequently  improved 
his  leisure  hours  in  the  practice  of  surveying. 
With  his  compass  and  some  of  the  larger 
pupils  to  carry  the  chain,  he  had  marked  out 
on  a  small  scale  whole  states  and  territories, 
establishing  base  lines  and  meridians,  and 
finishing  with  the  sub-division  of  townships, 
sections,  etc.,  making  the  proper  entries  in 
his  books  with  as  much  care  and  precision  as 
if  he  were  surveyor-general  in  the  employ 
of  the  general  government.  Being  then  a 
young  man,  of  active  imagination,  easily 
inflamed  with  a  \o\'e  of  whatever  was  new 
and  romantic  and  viewing  the  proposed  ex- 
peditii'in  in  the  light  of  a  very  pleasant  recre- 
ation, in  which  he  would  be  afforded  an 
opportunity  of  exercising  his  skill  at  sur- 
veying, of  which  at  that  time  he  was  \-ery 
fond,  he  was  easily  persuaded  to  unite  with 
his  reverend  friend,  Mr.  Rawlings,  and  his 
esteemed  cousin.  'Squire  Allen,  in  their 
search  for  the  hidden  treasure.  The  com- 
panv  was  now  complete,  notwithstanding  the 
fact  the  services  of  some  person  skilled  in 
searching  for  ores  were  as  indispensable  as 
those  of  a  surveyor  or  metallurgist,  the 
company  was  already  in  the  possession  of 
siich  an  individual  in  the  person  of  the  ven- 
erable Mr.  Rawlings.  He  had  already  ac- 
quired an  enviable  reputation  as  one  particu- 
larlv  skilled  in  the  art  of  pointing  out  the 


precise  spot  where  water  might  be  obtained 
by  digging,  and  he  unhesitatingly  declared 
his  readiness  to  detect  the  presence  of  min- 
eral deposits  with  equal  facility.  For  this 
purpose  he  supplied  •  himself  with  a  brass 
"rod,"  being  a  piece  of  brass  wire  three  feet 
in  length,  which,  being  wound  once  around 
a  stick  in  the  middle,  formed  an  eye  or  loop 
the  size  of  the  stick ;  the  ends  crossed  each 
other  at  the  loop,  and  extended  out  at  an 
angle  of  forty  or  forty-five  degrees.  A  small 
buckskin  sack  was  tied  by  a  string  to  the 
loop,  after  the  stick  had  been  removed,  and 
was  filled  with  some  mysterious  substance 
supposed  to  possess  the  power  over  silver 
ores  that  the  magnet  does  over  steel.  The 
manner  of  using  this  instrument  will  be  de- 
scribed hereafter. 

It  has  perhaps  but  seldom  occurred  that 
so  much  has  been  accomplished  in  a  single 
day  toward  organizing  a  company  for  an 
object  of  so  much  moment  to  those  con- 
cerned. The  comprehensive  ability  dis- 
played by  the  Rev.  Mr.  Rawlings  in  his 
selection  of  men  so  eminently  fitted  for  their 
respective  duties  reflects  much  credit  upon 
his  discrimination. 

But  the  primitive  simplicity  of  his 
method  of  detecting  the  presence  of  valuable 
ores  outstrips  even  science  itself,  in  bringing 
to  view  the  treasure  sought,  before  she  could 
get  her  boots  on  for  the  expedition.  The 
little  company  felt  such  a  lively  interest  in 
the  result  of  this  noved  expedition  which 
^vas  to  be  undertaken  very  early  on  the  suc- 
ceeding morning,  that  they  reluctantly  sep- 
arated for  the  night,  with  mutual  injunctions 
and  promises  to  keep  their  designs  a  pro- 
found secret.  Scarcely  had  the  faint  glow  of 
the  morning  twilight  arisen  beyond  the  east- 
ern hills,  when  our  eager  little  company  of 
adventurers  had  shaken  off  the  unconscious- 


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ness  of  slumber  and  sallied  forth  to  hreatlie 
the  morning'  air  and  complete  their  prepara- 
tions for  the  coming  adventure.  The  house- 
hold were  also  busy  with  their  ample  prep- 
arations for  an  early  breakfast.  Xo  time 
was  to  be  lost,  for  at  the  hour  of  sunrise  the 
parties  were  to  be  on  the  ground,  ready  for 
a  start.  W'e  deem  it  unnecessary  to  dwell  on 
the  minutia  of  the  morning's  preparation. 
Those  who  have  witnessed  such  scenes  can 
readily  apprehend  the  hurrv  and  confusion 
with  which  such  hasty  preparations  were 
performed,  when  all  manifested  such  interest 
in  the  enterprise,  and  the  parties  were  so 
eager  to  be  on  the  ground  at  the  appointed 
time.  All  along  the  low  lands  the  rich  mass 
of  vegetation  was  still  dripping  with  the 
morning  dew  ami  the  light  floating  vapors 
forming  themselves  in  sinuous  clouds,  hov- 
ering over  the  winding  little  streams,  shut- 
ting out  the  light  that  shot  across  them  from 
the  opposite  hills,  when  our  gallant  little 
company,  now  increased  in  numbers  to  six 
or  seven  persons,  drew  up  their  reins  on  the 
north  bank  of  Apple  creek,  reconnoitered 
the  ford  for  a  moment  and  plunged  boldly  in 
and  emerged  on  the  opposite  bank.  "It  is 
very  well,"  observed  'Squire  .\llen,  "that 
our  young  surveyor  has  filled  his  portmanteau 
so  liberally,  for  if  its  ends  had  not  stood  out 
pretty  nearly  in  a  horizontal  line,  he'd  got 
his  instruments  wet."  "And  lost  his  books, 
also,"  suggested  Mr.  Roderick  Rawlings. 
"But  worse  than  all  he'd  a  spoiled  his  din- 
ner," said  a  third.  "Xo  doubt,  gentlemen, 
you  think  I'm  poorly  mounted,"'  retorted 
George,  "but  soon  we'll  be  among  the  thick 
brush  and  grape  vines,  when  you  will  dis- 
cover that  I  can  easily  pass  through,  while 
you  will  be  compelled  to  walk  and  lead  your 
horses."  "We  do  not  think  you  are  very 
badly  mounted,"  replied  Mr.  Rawlings,  "but 


we  do  think  the  surveyor  and  chief  engineer 
of  so  respectable  a  company  as  ours  ought 
to  ride  a  large  horse  to  support  the  dignity 
of  his  office."  "As  to  that,"  replied  the  sur- 
veyor, "many  great  men  have  been  content 
to  go  on  foot  and  some  have  rode  donkeys, 
while  others  very  finely  mounted  have  never 
become  famous  in  any  respect.  I  have 
observed  that  men  of  very  refined  taste  in 
regard  to  riding  fine  horses  seldom  rise  al)o\-c 
the  dignity  of  a  country  jjarson  in  these  back- 
woods." A  loud  liurst  of  laughter  followed 
this  sally,  in  which  the  whole  party  joined 
most  heartily,  but  it  was  observed  that  the 
Rev.  Mr.  Rawlings  was  not  so  far  carried 
away  with  this  cachination  as  to  lose  the 
jxnver  of  s])eech  and  sagely  remarked,  after 
the  mirth  had  partially  subsided,  that  it  was 
"a  happy  circumstance  that  a  man  might  be 
sharp  enough  to  make  an  excellent  survc)-or, 
even  though  he  should  ne\cr  rise  to  the 
dignity  of  a  p;u'son." 

Thus  did  our  happy  company  make  the 
wild  woods  glad  with  their  merry  laugh,  as 
they  passed  along  near  the  borders  of  the 
bottom  land  that  stretched  away  to  the  east- 
ward, until  crossing  W'hitaker  creek,  when 
they  ascended  to  the  hill  tops  to  contend  with 
the  "thick  brush  and  grapevines,"  to  which 
the  young-  surveyor  had  alluded,  when,  to 
their  increased  merriment,  thev  saw  his  pre- 
diction verified  by  the  simultaneous  dis- 
mounting of  about  one-half  of  the  company. 
Sometimes  on  horseback,  sometimes  on  foot, 
they  groped  along  for  three  or  four  miles, 
which  brought  a  handsome  little  prairie  to 
\iew.  "Do  you  know  what  prairie  this  is, 
'Squire?"  asked  John  Allen.  "The  Wal- 
trijjs.  Thaxtons  and  Starkies  live  just  along 
there."  he  continued,  pointing  out  the  direc- 
tion with  his  hand.  "I  think  some  of  the 
\\'altrips  lived  on  our  side  of  Api)le  creek 


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one  winter,"'  said  George.  "Yes,"  replied 
the  'Squire,  "Old  Billy  \\'altrip.  and  old 
Billv  Thaxton  and  his  son  Larkin.  spent  the 
winter  of  'ly-'jo  in  a  camp  quite  near  my 
house,  and  moved  over  here  in  the  spring." 
"I  should  have  been  i^leased,"  said  George, 
"to  have  passed  nearer  their  houses  to  see 
what  kind  of  improvements  they  have." 
"W'e  thought  it  best  to  keep  at  a  distance 
lest  our  appearance  should  alarm  the  women 
and  children,"  replied  the  'Squire,  "seeing 
such  a  company  armed  and  equipped,  they 
might  conclude  there  were  Indians  in  the 
neighborhood." 

The  truth  is  that  the  leaders  of  our  little 
company  were  so  circumspect  in  planning 
their  mo\-ements  that  they  had  purposely 
avoided  the  settlement  lest  the  imposing  ap- 
pearance they  made  should  induce  a  belief 
on  the  part  of  the  settlers  that  they  were  out 
on  some  improper  business.  They  seemed 
fearful  their  designis  would  be  understood 
l)y  some  one  who  luight  throw  obstacles  in 
the  way  of  their  success;  they  chose,  there- 
fore, to  follow  the  skirt  of  timber  along  the 
south  side  of  Bear  creek,  toward  the  east, 
rather  than  strike  boldly  across  the  prairie 
through  the  settlement,  toward  the  point  of 
their  destination. 

However,  they  gradually  directed  their 
course  more  to  the  south,  as  they  proceeded, 
until  at  length  they  found  themselves  on  the 
summit  of  the  highlands  dividing  the  waters 
of  Ajjple  creek  from  those  of  Macoupin. 
They  involuntarily  reined  up  their  horses,  as 
the  far-reaching  prairie — running  back  to 
the  horizon — fell  on  their  vision  from  the 
southwest,  and  in  silent  wonder  gazed  upon 
the  beauty  and  grandeur  of  the  scene.  To 
the  north  of  the  narrow  strip  of  timber  along 
Bear  creek,  appeared  like  a  mere  hedgerow 
dividing  String  prairie  from  another  prai- 


rie, which  reached  back  far  enough,  appar- 
ently, to  support  Apple  creek  timber,  which, 
like  a  long  line  of  blue  clouds  lying  ali:>ng  the 
horizon,  put  an  end  to  the  view  in  that  direc- 
tion. To  the  east  there  was  no  limit  to  the 
range  of  vision  but  the  horizon,  though  in 
that  direction  a  herd  of  half  a  dozen  nimble 
deer  went  leaping  across  the  prairie  with  that 
freedom  which  they  derived  from  a  con- 
sciousness of  perfect  security  \\hile  taking 
their  daily  exercise.  A  long  line  of  beauti- 
ful green  timber,  gently  waving  in  the  west- 
ern breeze,  stretched  from  a  point  two  miles 
south  of  them  away  to  the  eastward  as  far  as 
the  eye  could  reach.  There  was  a  peculiar 
richness  in  the  appearance  of  the  dark  green 
foliage  probably  produced  by  the  reflection 
of  the  sun's  rays  from  the  upper  branches  of 
the  timber,  contrasting  finely  with  the  shaded 
recesses  below. 

Our  company  proceeded,  leaning  to  the 
southeast,  as  if  to  enter  the  timber  one  or 
two  miles  above  the  point  to  the  south.  "I 
think  I  see  a  cabin  in  that  timber,"  observed 
one  of  the  company.  "  'Squire  Allen,  do  you 
know  whether  that  timber  has  any  settlers  in 
it?"  "I  take  that  to  be  Kinkead's  Point," 
said  i^Ir.  Allen.  "I  have  been  told  that  some 
of  the  Kinkeads  settled  some  where  in  this 
part  of  the  county  about  five  years  ago  this 
spring.  I  know  'Squire  Kinkead  and  Cap- 
tain Kinkead  very  well,  but  I  ha\e  never 
been  at  their  house.  The  point  where  they 
live  is  called  Kinkead's  Point,  and  I  think 
that  is  the  place."  "It  appears  strange  to 
me,"  observed  one,  as  tiiey  came  near  the 
timber,  "that  there  is  not  a  string  of  settle- 
ments along  this  timber.  If  this  is  Kin- 
kead's Point,  old  Fighting  Jack's  horse  mill 
is  somewhere  near,  and  people  coming  to  the 
mill  and  seeing  such  a  beautiful  country  un- 
occupied would  make  it  known  to  others  if 


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they  did  not  want  a  place  tliemseKes." 
"That  is  all  very  true,  l)ut  men  are  too  scarce 
yet  to  settle  all  the  pretty  country  places," 
remarked  the  'Squire,  "but  there  is  probably 
already  a  considerable  settlement  in  this 
timber.  Somewhere  to  the  cast,  I  think,  you 
would  find  another  settlement,  not  more  than 
three  or  four  miles  from  this.  The  space 
between  will  soon  be  filled  up,  and  there 
will  be  a  line  of  settlements  all  along  the 
timber."  "The  man  that  bought  old  Jimmy 
Purnell,  I  believe,  li\-es  in  Kiiikead's  Point," 
remarked  one.  "1  heard  them  saying  in 
town  the  other  day  that  old  Jimm_\-  had  run 
oft  and  after  a  day  or  two  returned,  and  told 
the  man  he  lived  with  that  he  had  been  three 
miles  up  the  point  to  the  east,  laying  mit  a 
town,  that  it  was  the  prettiest  place  for  a 
town  in  the  whole  country.  He  said  there 
was  a  nice  little  stream  running  along  the 
east  side  of  it  and  when  he  brought  his  lots 
into  market  the  people  woidd  desert  Carroll- 
ton  and  Mount  Pleasant  to  buy  lots  in  his 
town.  He  told  Sam,  I  believe  that's  what  he 
called  his  master's  name — "  "Samms," 
suggested  'Squire  .Mien.  "Perhaps  that  is 
the  name,"  rejoined  the  other — "anyway  he 
told  him  that  if  he  wouldn't  be  angry  with 
him  for  running  off  he  wmdd  give  him  a 
corner  lot  for  a  grocery."  "i'oor  Jimmy," 
exclaimed  ?ilr.  John  .\llen,  "the  last  time  I 
saw  him  he  had  a  gash  cut  in  his  head  where 
somebody  had  struck  him  with  the  handle  of 
an  old  iron  shovel  for  merely  coming  into 
his  house  one  cold  night  just  before  bed  time. 
Every  winter  I  think  of  Jimmy  Purnell,  and 
expect  every  time  a  cold  spell  comes  to  hear 
of  his  being  frozen  to  death."  "You  arouse 
my  sympathies."  said  I\Ir.  Rawlings.  "Pray 
how  did  it  come  that  he  was  cold  ?  I  had 
not  heard  of  that.''  "Don't  you  know  him." 
said  'Squire  .\Ilcn.     "Xo.   I  never  saw  him. 


Init  I  think  1  have  heard  of  him:  isn't  he  a 
crazy  man?"  asked  the  other.  "Yes,  he 
labors  under  an  aberration  of  mind,  at  times, 
and  is  perhaps  never  entirely  sane,  yet  he  is 
a  man  who  seems  to  have  been  well  educated 
and  is  \-ery  shrewd  and  read\-  in  answering 
questions  and  sometimes  appears  very  ration- 
al in  conversation.  He  has  lived  about  from 
house  to  house  for  three  or  four  years  u])on 
the  bounty  of  the  settlei;s,  and  though  not 
generally  troublesome,  some  have  abused 
him,  and  not  long'  since  the  county  took  him 
in  charge  and  hired  him  out  to  ]\Ir.  Samms. 
The  people  frequently  g;ivc  him  clothes  and 
sometimes  money,  hut  he  nc\cr  kejn  any 
clothing  only  what  he  had  on,  and  the  money 
he  would  give  to  the  first  boy  he  found.  I 
hope  he  will  find  a  good  home  with  Mr. 
Samms  and  be  well  taken  care  of." 

The  foregoing  conversation  closed  as 
the  party  drew  up  their  reins  on  the  bank 
of  the  deep  and  narrow  raxine  which  sersed 
to  convey  the  writer  that  accumulated  on  the 
prairie  iluring  the  rainy  sca.son  through 
Kinkead's  Point  down  to  Taylor's  creek, 
some  five  miles  farther  to  the  south.  Along 
the  steep  banks  of  the  rax'ine  might  occasion- 
ally be  found  a  little  spring  issuing  from 
the  black  mould  that  co\-ered  the  surface  of 
the  narrow  bottom  to  the  depth  of  four  or 
five  feet.  Our  party  was  not  long  in  search- 
ing out  one  of  these  springs  in  the  midst  of 
a  grove  of  wide  spreading  walnuts,  where 
they  spread  their  saddle  blankets  on  the 
stunted  growth  of  vegetation  beneath  the 
thick  shade  and,  taking  from  their  port- 
manteaus a  small  supply  of  shelled  corn  and 
oats,  fed  their  horses,  using  their  blankets 
as  a  manger.  Then  seating  themselves  on 
the  ground  they  took  their  dinner  in  the 
simple  and  primeval  style  of  the  genuine 
backwoodsman. 


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During  dinner  conversation  flowed  freely 
around  the  little  circle,  each  relating  in  his 
turn  the  incidents  of  his  past  experience  in 
hunting  excursions  and  camp  life.  It  was 
a  suliject  the  old  settlers  love  to  dwell  upon, 
to  the  recital  of  which  they  listened  with 
undivided  attention.  When  tlinner  was  over 
and  an  hour  had  been  spent  in  resting  their 
horses,  they  again  mounted  and  proceeded  in 
a  lively  mood  to  make  their  way.  over  hills 
and  ravines,  through  brush  and  brambles, 
frequently  interwoven  with  grape  vines.  The 
sun  had  already  passed  the  meridian  and 
would  soon  be  declining  in  the  west :  the 
whole  party  seemed  to  feel  some  apprehen- 
sion that  night  would  be  upon  them  before 
they  had  reached  the  point  of  their  destina- 
tion. However,  keeping  their  spirits  up,  they 
pressed  forward  through  all  obstructing  ob- 
stacles, as  if  determined  to  make  the  best  of 
the  time  allotted  them.  So  wild  w'as 
the  appearance  of  the  woods  around  them, 
so  like  an  uninhabited  wilderness,  that 
our  party  despaired  of  seeing  any  in- 
dication of  the  habitation  of  man.  For 
them  there  was  nothing  inviting  in  those 
sharp  ridges,  steep  hillsides  and  the  numer- 
ous narrow  and  deeply  cut  ravines  that  so 
frequently  interrupted  them  in  their  march. 
They  were,  therefore,  exceedingly  anxious 
to  escape  from  these  annoyances  by  getting 
out  in  the  prairie  again.  But  at  the  very 
time  when  least  expecting  it,  the  sharp  bark 
of  a  dog  fell  on  their  ears.  At  the  same  time 
I\Ir.  Rawlings  was  observed  to  turn  his 
horse's  head  to  the  right  about,  with  the 
exclamation.  "There's  a  house!  halt  a  min- 
ute, gentlemen !"  He  continued  :  "We  must 
scatter  out  a  little  in  passing  this  house ;  let 
only  two  go  together  and  afterward  two 
more,  until  we  shall  met  at  a  point  over 
bevond  the  cabin.      If  we  all   go   in  com- 


pany the  people  will  think  some  A-ery  im- 
portant movement  is  on  foot  and  they  will 
arouse  the  whole  neighborhood;  whereas, 
bv  passing  only  two  at  a  time  we  will  get 
through  without  exciting  suspicion.''  This 
mode  of  passing  the  house  of  Thomas  Finley 
recjuired  a  greater  length  of  time  than  was 
desirable,  for  after  passing  the  house,  a 
small  prairie — perhaps  a  mile  in  width — 
must  be  crossed,  and  when  two  of  the  com- 
pany had  started  across  it,  so  fearful  were 
the  others  of  showing  themselves  in  all  their 
force  that  the  starting  of  the  next  couple  was 
delayed  until  the  first  had  passed  out  of  sight. 
But  at  length  they  had  again  assembled  on 
the  south  side  of  the  prairie,  only  to  plunge 
again  into  the  forest,  where  after  slowly 
working  their  way  for  two  or  three  hours, 
o\-er  ever)'  variety  of  uneven  ground,  cross- 
ing Taylor's  creek  and  a  great  number  of 
smaller  streams,  they  found  themselves  at 
length  entering  the  north  side  of  another 
prairie,  at  the  southwest  side  of  which  ap- 
peared a  long  string  of  timber  reaching  far 
to  the  east  and  a  short  distance  to  the  west 
seeming  to  unite  with  that  from  which  they 
had  just  emerged. 

As  the  beautiful  little  prairie,  almost  as 
even  as  a  floor  and  adorned  with  millions  of 
small  opening  flowers  just  bursting  into  life 
from  among  the  rich  growing  herbage  with 
all  the  freshness  of  spring,  opened  out  before 
them,  exclamations  of  surprise  and  admira- 
tion were  heard  from  each  member  of  the 
party  as  they  continued  to  gaze  around  them. 
It  was  indeed  a  lovely  sight,  very  unlike  any 
they  had  witnessed  on  the  more  undulating 
prairies  farther  to  the  north.  The  sun  was 
descending  low  in  the  west,  shedding  a  flood 
of  golden  light  along  the  groves  to  the  south 
and  east,  the  tall  tree  tops  w-aving  in  the 
e\ening  breeze,  and  the  dark,  deep  shadows 


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below,  presented  a  most  Ijeautiful  variety  of 
light  and  shade;  and  an  impressive  silence 
like  the  stillness  of  midnight  prevailed,  ex- 
cept as  the  merry  lark,  perched  on  the  wav- 
hig  top  of  some  tall  flower  stalk,  poured 
forth  her  song  for  a  moment  and  flittered 
away  to  another  perch  more  remote  from  the 
intruder.  As  they  proceeded  Mr.  Rawlings 
recognized  the  spot  they  had  been  admiring 
as  Taylor's  prairie,  and  rising  in  his  stirrups 
and  passing  his  hand  along  in  the  direction 
of  the  long  line  of  timber  in  the  foreground, 
he  said :  "Gentlemen,  I  think  we  are  draw- 
ing near  the  end  of  our  day's  journey;  that 
thick  timber  running  along  there  is  the  ^la- 
coupin  timber  and  this  is  Taylor's  prairie. 
Just  over  there  in  that  point  is  where  Jimmy 
lives ;  we  will  reach  there  by  sunset.  I  think 
we  will  stay  with  him  to-night,  and  make 
all  necessary  preparation  for  an  early  start 
in  the  morning.  I  am  anxious  to  see  what 
will  come  of  this  singular  adventure." 
"Yes,"  replied  'Squire  Allen,  "It  would  be 
pleasant  to  know  that  we  were  on  the  road 
to  a  splendid  fortune;  but  if  our  explorations 
should  prove  a  signal  failure  and  thus  ex- 
pose us  to  the  ridicule  of  our  friends,  I  am 
not  in  a  hurry  to  find  it  out :  notwithstanding 
it  might  be  pleasant  enough  for  one  who  has 
the  faculty  of  enjoying  it,  to  engage  in  a 
hearty  laugh  now  and  then,  even  if  it  were  at 
his  own  expense.  But  as  we  are  fully 
equipped  with  everything  necessary  for 
camping  out,  I  shall  prefer  spending  the 
night  in  the  camp ;  it  is  entirely  unnecessary 
to  trouble  our  friends  with  keeping  us  when 
we  are  so  well  prepared  to  keep  ourselves." 
"That  is  very  true,"  rejoined  the  other,  "we 
will  camp,  then,  somewhere  near,  and 
Jimmy  can  come  to  our  camp  and  spend  two 
or  three  hours  after  night :  we  will  get  what 
information  we  can  from  him  and  make  ar- 


rangements fur  tomorrow.  I  hope  we  will 
get  an  early  start  in  the  morning,  for  I  want 
to  make  as  satisfactory  a  survey  of  the  min- 
eral region  tomorrow  as  possible,  and  if  we 
get  a  late  start  we  may  have  to  spend  a  day 
longer  on  the  ground  as  a  consequence." 

As  ^Ir.  Rawlings  finished  speaking,  a 
dull,  low  sound  fell  upon  their  ears,  much 
resembling  the  low  tones  of  distant  thunder. 
At  this  time  the  two  friends,  between  whom 
the  above  conversation  w-as  passing,  were 
riding  l>eside  each  other,  and  Mr.  Rawlings 
perceiving — as  he  thought — that  Mr.  .\llen 
was  deceived  in  reference  to  the  sound,  said : 
"  'S(|uirc.  I  supposed  you  were  more  familiar 
with  that  kind  of  thunder  than  you  seem  to 
lie."  "You  may  depend  upon  it  there  is  no 
rain  there."  "P)Ut  the  reign  of  industry," 
replied  Mr.  Allen,  "the  kind  of  reign  that 
produces  Iwth  food  and  clothing,  and  what 
is  better  than  all,  it  is  a  reign  of  our  own 
making."  "It  is  surprising  what  a  train  of 
reflections  may  be  produced  in  the  head  of  a 
philosophic  man  by  the  hum  of  a  spinning 
wheel,"  replied  the  surveyor,  "but  great 
minds  often  perceive  great  efifects  proceeding 
from  very  small  causes."  "If  George  will 
show  us  the  silver  mine  tomorrow."  replied 
Mr.  Allen,  "we  will  be  prepared  to  admit 
the  justness  of  his  remarks."  The  laughter 
that  followed  these  sallies  had  scarcely  sul)- 
sided  when  the  party  halted  in  front  of  the 
rickety  fence  that  enclosed  the  cabin  of 
James  Rawlings,  and  his  wife  answered  the 
summons  of  her  father-in-law^  by  appearing 
at  the  door.  After  mutual  inquiries  concern- 
ing the  health  of  the  respective  families,  the 
Rev.  Mr.  Rawlings  learned  from  his  daugh- 
ter-in-law that  his  son  was  not  at  home  but 
would  return  some  time  during  the  evening. 

P'pon  receiving  this  intelligence  it  was 
decided  to  proceed  half  a  mile  further  and 


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canip  near  the  JMacoupin  creek.  "Tell  James 
to  come  down  to  our  camp  when  he  comes 
home,"  said  Mr.  Rawlings  to  her,  as  he 
raised  his  rein  to  ride  off,  while  she  resumed 
her  spinning.  Proceeding  to  the  creek  the 
party  erected  their  tent,  and,  after  taking 
their  supper,  lay  down  on  their  blankets  to 
await  the  arrival  of  James  Rawlings,  but 
as  the  time  passed  away  and  he  did  not  ap- 
pear, the  elder  Rawlings,  accompanied  by 
Squire  Allen,  set  out  to  .visit  the  house,  and 
finding  him  then  at  home,  they  proceeded 
immediately  to  discuss  their  plans  of  opera- 
tions for  the  morrow,  and  receiving  assur- 
ance from  the  younger  Air.  Rawlings  that  he 
would  lie  prompt  at  their  camp  at  sunrise  in 
the  morning,  to  accompany  them  on  the  ex- 
pedition, they  returned  to  their  camp,  and 
soon  the  whole  party  were  buried  in  sleep. 
But  whether  it  was  that  calm,  quiet,  gentle 
sleep  that  wraps  the  soul  in  deep  uncon- 
sciousness of  all  events  transpiring  in  the 
outer  world,  or  that  wakeful,  restless, 
dreamy,  fitful  slumber  fraught  with  trouble, 
dreads  and  doubts,  dangers  and  perplexities, 
that  lifts  the  sleeper  up  the  winding  way 
that  leads  to  some  high,  craggy  peak,  or  frt)m 
giddy  height  impels  him  down  the  unfath- 
omed  depth  of  some  profound  abyss,  let 
those  decide  who  have  roamed  aliroad  in 
search  of  treasures. 

Very  early  the  next  morning  the  inmates 
of  the  camp  were  astir,  feeding  their  horses, 
preparing  breakfast,  and  packing  up  their 
equipage,  ready  to  be  off  as  soon  as  James 
Rawlings  should  make  his  appearance.  As 
the  first  rays  of  the  sun  peered  through  the 
thick  forest  that  lined  the  banks  of  the 
stream,  they  stood  in  front  of  the  camp  fire, 
bridle  in  hand,  ready  to  mount  and  pursue 
their  journey  at  a  moment's  notice.  As  the 
sun  crept  higher  up  in  the  eastern  sky  and 


sent  down  his  glowing  rays  to  wipe  away 
the  heavy  dewdrops  from  the  grass  and  wild 
flowers,  many  anxious  glances  were  cast 
along  the  narrow  path  that  led  to  the  house 
of  Mr.  Rawlings,  but  he  came  not.  The 
morning  was  wasting  away,  the  sun  rising 
higher  up  in  his  course  and  the  air  growing 
warmer  around  them;  the  dew  had  fled 
from  the  rich  foliage,  and  the  lark  com- 
menced her  song  for  the  day,  but  still  Mr. 
Rawlings  did  not  appear. 

By  this  time  the  patience  of  the  party 
had  reached  its  culminating  point,  and  sev- 
eral voices  at  once  exclaimetl :  "Let  us  be 
off,  it  is  useless  to  stay  here  and  await  the 
motions  of  Jim  Rawlings,"  and  reining  up 
their  horses,  they  prepared  to  ride  off.  "Gen- 
tlemen," cried  Rev.  Mr.  Rawlings.  "If  you 
can  have  patience  to  wait  only  a  few  mo- 
ments longer  I  will  ride  out  that  way  and 
see  if  he  is  coming;"  and,  putting  spurs  to 
his  horse,  he  was  soon  out  of  sight.  On  and 
on  he  went,  unwilling  to  turn  back.  He 
constantly  applied  his  heels  to  his  horse's 
sides,  endeavoring  to  increase  his  speed,  until 
he  reached  the  house  of  his  son,  and  to  his 
surprise  and  even  astonishment,  found  him 
sitting  astride  of  a  shaving-horse,  putting  a 
piece  of  hickory  into  the  shape  of  a  yoke  for 
one  of  his  horses.  "Why,  James,  what  are 
you  doing  there?"  cried  he,  "we  have  been 
waiting  these  three  hours  for  you  at  the  creek, 
looking  for  you  every  moment.  The  boys 
were  just  going  to  lea\e  ym.  and  I  begged 
them  to  wait  till  I  could  come  and  see  what 
you  are  about.  Come  now,  don't  spend  an- 
other moment ;  be  on  your  horse  in  an  instant 
or  they  will  be  gone."  "I  can't  go  just  yet," 
replied  the  other,  rather  sheepishly,  "A  gen- 
tleman is  to  be  here  in  a  few  minutes  with 
^vhom  I  have  some  business  that  must  \x 
attended  to  without  delay;  it  will,  however, 


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detain  me  but  a  short  time.  Tell  the  l)oys  I 
will  meet  them  at  Coops  creek  by  noon,  and 
if  they  can't  wait  they  can  go  on  up  there." 
After  receiving  instructions  fmm  his 
son  as  to  how  they  should  find  tlie  wa}-  to 
Coops  creek,  the  reverend  gentleman  hurried 
back  to  communicate  the  result  of  his  hasty 
visit  to  his  son's  home.  The  party  was  in 
motion  immediately,  with  Mr.  Rawlings  and 
'Squire  Allen  at  its  head :  their  route  lay 
along  the  Macoupin  bluffs.  A  string  of  lakes 
and  marshes  stretched  along  their  way  on  the 
left,  and  beyond  them  was  the  heavy  timber 
bordering  on  the  Macoupin  creek.  Coops 
creek  is  a  small  stream,  rising  fifteen  or 
twenty  miles  back  in  the  country,  and  flow- 
ing in  a  northwesterly  direction  empties  its 
waters  into  the  Macoupin  on  the  south  side, 
just  before  that  stream  crosses  the  line  now 
separating  the  counties  of  Greene  and  Ma- 
coupin. Just  at  the  point  where  it  issues 
through  the  Macoupin  bluffs,  stands  a  wall 
of  perpendicular  rock,  quite  conspicuous 
within  the  range  of  vision  from  that  place. 
It  was  at  this  place  that  James  Rawlings 
proposed  to  meet  the  parties  at  noon.  The 
distance  being  found  less  than  was  antici- 
pated, they  arrived  at  the  spot  about  eleven 
o'clock,  dismounted,  fed  th'eir  horses,  and, 
while  some  prepared  dinner,  others  explored 
the  country  in  the  immediate  vicinity  to  as- 
certain whether  anything  indicative  of  the 
existence  of  silver  could  be  found.  Along 
the  banks  of  the  stream  were  found  gneissoid 
stones,  mica,  slate,  etc..  in  considerable 
abundance,  together  with  other  stones  not 
common  in  the  country.  These  our  party  took 
for  favorable  indications  of  something  richer 
and  after  dinner  made  a  more  thorough  ex- 
amination of  the  premises.  Mr.  Rawlings 
drew  the  mystic  rod  from  his  saddle  bags, 
and.  climbing  to  the  top  of  the  cliff,  pro- 


ceeded to  satisfy  himself  in  regard  to  the 
existence  of  silver  ore  at  that  point,  which  he 
considered  the  most  favorable  for  making 
observations.  The  manner  of  using  the  rod 
was  something  like  the  following:  Taking 
the  ends  between  the  thumb  and  finger,  and 
turning  the  bow  down  horizontally  forward, 
he  walketl  slowly  ;uul  carefully  forward,  ob- 
serving the  leather  sack  at  the  bow  or  loop 
as  an  angler  would  watch  his  cork  on  his 
fishing  tackle  to  see  when  it  was  drawn 
down  by  the  fish  on  his  hook.  Mr.  Rawlings 
knew,  or  at  least  thought,  that  whene\'er  he 
passed  over  a  spot  where  silver  was  depos- 
ited, its  attraction  for  the  contents  of  his 
buckskin  sack  would  bring  it  suddenly  down 
toward  the  earth  and  show  as  clearly  as  any- 
thing could  just  where  the  precious  metal 
was  to  be  found.  After  perambulating  that 
elevated  position  for  some  time  with  only 
partial  success,  he  descended  to  the  plain  and 
examined  in  like  manner  the  debris  along  the 
foot  of  the  bluffs,  as  also  some  other  points 
jutting  into  Macoupin  lx)ttom,  but  received 
no  very  satisfactory  assurance  that  anything 
like  silver  existed  in  the  neightorhood. 

Not  yet  discouraged  our  little  company 
again  mounted  their  horses  and  struck  boldly 
across  Macoupin  bottom;  James  Rawlings 
had  not  yet  joined  them,  nor  did  they  expect 
or  desire  him  to  do  so.  In  truth  his  charac- 
ter for  veracity  seemed  to  have  suffered 
with  some  members  of  the  company,  and 
they  did  not  desire  to  see  him  during  the 
expedition.  After  crossing  to  the  north 
bank  of  the  Macoupin  they  directed  their 
course  along  its  northern  bank,  soon  arriving 
at  the  furnace  and  all  the  evidences  of  min- 
ing operations  mentioned  by  the  young  Mr. 
Rawlings  in  his  letter  to  his  father.  There 
were  se\eral  mounds  of  earth  overgrown 
with   briars,    voung  cottonwood   and    svca- 


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more,  and  at  their  base  were  the  pits  from 
which  they  had  been  taken.  Immediately  on 
the  banks  of  the  creek  stood  the  dilapidated 
furnace,  with  coals,  ashes,  and  lumps  of  min- 
eral lying  around.  They  were  not  only  sur- 
prised but  greatly  pleased  to  find  the  repre- 
sentations of  the  younger  Rawlings,  in  his 
letter  to  his  father,  correct.  His  inexplica- 
ble conduct  in  the  morning  had  thrown  a 
shadow  of  doubt  over  their  minds,  and  they 
had  viewed  his  assertions  with  reference  to 
the  silver  mine  with  distrust;  but  now  the 
evidence  was  before  them  that  he  had  ad- 
hered ti)  the  truth  without  exaggeration.  But 
still  his  conduct  was  as  much  a  mystery  as 
ever.  After  ha\-ing  written  to  his  father 
and  induced  him  to  take  so  much  trouble  to 
come  from  home  to  examine  the  spot,  why 
did  he  not  accompany  the  party  ?  This  was 
a  mystery  none  could  solve.  No  doubts  were 
now  entertained  about  the  existence  of  some 
kind  of  mineral  about  these  ancient  mines. 
J\Iany  specimens  were  to  be  found  of  good 
size  and  apparent  richness  lying  around  on 
the  surface,  and  the  truthful  brass  rod  of 
INIr.  Rawlings  clearly  indicated  that  below 
the  surface  large  quantities  might  be  found 
by  digging.  For  some  reasons,  unknown  to 
the  writer  at  this  day,  no  analysis  was  made 
to  test  the  value  of  the  mineral  found;  nor 
were  the  services  of  the  surveyor  called  into 
requisition  at  that  time.  The  party  were 
probably  satisfied  with  their  discovery  with- 
out pushing  their  investigations  further.  The 
day  was  fast  hastening  away,  and  they  mani- 
fested a  wish  to  return  home  and  were  soon 
on  their  way.  On  their  return  they  seemed 
quite  as  desirous  of  passing  the  settlements 
unobserved  as  on  their  jciurney  out.  They 
arrived  in  the  vicinity  of  their  respective 
residences  late  in  the  afternoon  of  the  follow- 
inof  dav,  and  scattering  out  in  different  direc- 


tions, rode  slyly  along  the  by-ways,  behind 
the  farms  and  entered  their  cabins  under  the 
shade  of  night. 

The  men  comprising  this  company  were 
blessed  with  good  conversational  powers; 
they  were  remarkable  for  sociability  and  the 
easy  manner  in  which  they  entertained  their 
friends,  and  possessed  of  a  freedom  of 
speech  that  at  all  times  made  them  pleasant 
and  communicative  companions,  but  it  is  a 
remarkable  fact  that  they  always  showed  a 
disinclination  to  dwell  upon  the  subject  of 
their  visit  to  the  silver  mine.  When  that 
subject  was  introduced  in  their  presence, 
they  instantly  became  taciturn  and  seemed 
to  know  less  about  it  than  any  one  .else.  They 
showed  a  desire,  as  long  as  any  of  them 
lived,  to  keep  the  matter  secret,  in  which 
they  partially  succeeded  for,  notwithstand- 
ing the  fact  thatj  eighty-four  years  have 
passed  since  this  expedition,  it  has  been 
known  to  very  few  persons. 

This  is  no  highly  work  of  the  imagina- 
tion, no  fancv  sketch,  but  has  the  merit  of 
being  true  in  every  important  particular. 


EARLY  CONDITIONS. 

During  1821  the  first  settlement  was 
made  at  Kinkead's  Point,  which  was  for  a 
long  time  a  landmark  in  the  county.  Before 
roads  were  laid  out  or  fences  built  the  pio- 
neers in  going  from  the  jNIacoupin  to  the 
INIauvisterre  would  first  steer  for  Kinkead's 
Point,  then  for  a  similar  landmark  further 
on,  and  so  on.  The  first  settler  at  this  point 
was  Andrew  Kinkead.  He  was  followed 
very  shortly  by  his  son,  William  Kinkead, 
who  was  well  known  in  the  county  as  'Squire 
Kinkead.     Martin  Burt  also  erected  a  cabin 


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at  about  the  same  time.  Two  or  three  years 
later  James  Kinkead,  another  son  of  the 
original  settler,  arrived.  Every  one  knew 
him  "with  his  blue  hunting  shirt  fringed 
with  red  and  encircled  by  a  belt,  to  which  a 
sword  was  suspended,  and  wearing  a  tall 
hat  with  a  featiier."  As  he  commanded  a 
company  he  was  prominent  at  the  musters  at 
Carrollton.  Very  soon  after  Kinkead's  Point 
was  settled  John  Finley,  better  known,  how- 
ever, as  "Figliting  Jack,"  erected  a  horse 
mill  south  of  the  present  site  of  Greenfield." 
Although  very  loosely  constructed,  it  was  a 
great  convenience  for  the  dwellers  for  sev- 
eral miles  around.  Men  and  boys  visited 
this  mill  from  beyond  Carrollton,  riding  on 
their  sacks  of  corn  and  leading  horses 
enough  to  turn  the  mill.  Strange  as  this 
may  seem  this  mill  was  supplied  with  neither, 
wheel  nor  cog.  At  an  elevation  of  six  feet 
from  the  ground,  a  numljer  of  arms  were 
passed  horizontally  through  the  driving 
shaft.  They  were  of  equal  length  and  their 
outer  ends  were  deeply  notched  for  the  re- 
ception of  a  rawhide  l)and,  twisted  like  a 
rope.  This  was  passed  around  tlie  end  of 
the  arms  or  spokes,  resting  in  tlie  notches 
and  thence  to  the  "trundle,"  being  crossed, 
however,  between  the  latter  and  the  driving 
wheel,  to  prevent  slipping.  To  the  same 
shaft  that  carried  the  arms  was  attached  a 
long  lever,  to  which  the  horse  or  horses  were 
fastened.  This  was  all  the  gearing  belong- 
ing to  the  mill,  and  from  its  great  simplicity 
it  was  easily  repaired  when  out  of  order.  A 
few  hickory  withes  usually  secured  any  part 
that  needed  attention.  John  Finley  and  his 
sons  afterward  entered  the  site  of  the  Rock- 
bridge mills.  The  old  gentleman  settled  on 
the  bluff  south  of  tlie  creek,  and  his  son 
made  a  home  in  Taylor's  prairie  just  north 
of  Rockbridsre, 


Concerning  the  settlements  east  of  Car- 
rollton, soon  after  the  organization  of  the 
county,  an  article  in  the  Carrollton  Press  of 
i860,  written  by  Mr.  Tunnell,  has  the  fol- 
lowing: "The  first  improvement  made  east 
of  Carrollton  was  matlc  in  1818  or  1819  by 
]\lartin  Wood,  who  is  now  living  near 
Athens,  this  county.  (^^Ir.  Wood  died  many 
years  ago. — Editor  Past  and  Present.)  It 
is  now  the  residence  of  Luman  Curtins,  a 
farmer  well  known  to  every  man  in  the  coun- 
try about  Carrollton.  (Mr.  Curtins  continuecl 
to  hve  on  this  place  until  his  death  in  1895. 
and  some  years,  after  it  was  sold  by  the  heirs 
to  Longmeyer  Brothers,  who  now  reside 
thereon. — Editor  Past  and  Present).  "S'oung 
Wood  was  a  brother  of  Martin.  By  an  un- 
fortunate accident,  while  young,  he  was 
severely  burned,  disfiguring  his  face  and  dis- 
abling his  hands  to  such  a  degree  as  to  render 
them  useless  but  for  the  skill  acquired  by 
long  practice  in  using  them,  and  which  en- 
abled him  to  write  quite  legibly  and,  indeed, 
to  attend  to  most  kind  of  business  with  a 
readiness  and  dispatch  really  surprising.  He 
was  for  a  long  time  sheriff  of  Greene  county 
and  occupied  at  an  early  day  rather  a  promi- 
nent i)(>sition  in  politics.  He  died  many 
years  ago.  His  cabin  was  on  the  place 
known  as  the  Tiu-pin  farm,  and  stood  just 
where  Turpin's  house  now  stands.  Passing 
thence  eastward  and  northward  over  to  a 
piece  of  very  muddy  land  to  the  place  now 
occupied  In-  Mr.  Hinton.  you  would  find  the 
cabins  of  John  Dunn  and  Davidson  James. 
To  reach  the  ne.xt  cabin  you  would  travel 
eastward  as  far  as  the  next  sixteenth  section, 
perhaps  four  or  fi\e  miles,  to  where  John 
Cooper  had  settled,  about  the  spot  where 
Father  Boyd  resided  a  few  years  ago.  The 
John  W.  Huitt  place  was  settled  by  Thomas 
r'inley,  who  was  well  known  by  the  early 


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PAST    AND    PRESENT    OF    GREENE    COUNTY. 


settlers.  He  afterward  resided  tor  man}' 
years  near  Greeiifreld  and  remox-ed  from 
there  to  Texas.  Mr.  Headd  and  Mr.  Brogh- 
ton  improved  the  land  now  occupied  bv  Mr. 
Ballenger.  near  Do\er.  One  Mv.  Blaney 
soon  became  its  occupant,  however,  but  be- 
fore he  had  moved  into  the  cabin,  after 
Headd  and  Broghton  had  left  it,  one  Levi 
Reynolds  took  shelter  under  its  roof,  and  re- 
maining there  along  for  a  time,  took  provis- 
ions and  water,  and  probably  whiskey,  to 
the  corps  of  surveyors  engaged  in  the  neigh- 
borhood." 


THE     FIRST     SENATORL-VL     ELEC- 
TION. 

In  1822  occurred  the  most  remarkable 
election  of  which  we  have  any  record  in  this 
region.  It  was  the  first  election  for  senator 
and  representative  in  the  general  assembly 
since  the  organization  of  the  county.  This 
senatorial  district  then  consisted  of  Greene 
and  Pike  counties,  the  latter  then  including 
"all  the  military  district  lying  between  the 
Illinois  river  and  the  Mississippi,  from  the 
mouth  of  the  former,  to  the  north  line  of  the 
state.  Thomas  Carlin  and  Rev.  Isaac  N. 
Piggott  were  the  opposing  candidates.  The 
late  D.  M.  Woodson,  in  a  centennial  address 
which  he  delivered,  said  of  these  candidates : 
"Carlin  was  a  man  of  great  nerve  and  energy 
and  undaunted  courage.  His  personal  popu- 
larit}-  was  great,  for  he  had  been  reared 
among  the  pioneers  of  Illinois,  had  served  as 
a  Ranger  and  shared  with  them  their  hard- 
ships and  perils.  Piggott  was  at  that  time 
a  Methodist  preacher.  He  possessed  strong 
native  talent,  was  a  forcible  speaker,  also 
personally  popular  and  a  powerful  opponent. 
Mr.  Piggott's  house  was  south  of  the  I^Ia- 


coupin.  a  short  distance  west  of  Kane.  The 
canvass  was  prosecuted  with  the  utmost 
vigor,  for  each  candidate  was  aware  that  he 
was  contesting  with  a  foeman  worthy  of  his 
steel.  Each  was  aspiring  and  ambitious,  and 
neither  was  at  all  oblivious  of  the  honor  of 
being-  elected  the  first  legislator  from  the  dis- 
trict. The  candidates  and  their  friends  la- 
bored diligently  with  all  the  arts  then  known 
to  politics.  ]\Ir.  Piggott  made  frequent 
speeches  to  the  citizens  of  the  district,  and 
both  tra\^eled  all  over  the  region,  shook 
hands  with  every  one  and  made  as  much  use 
as  possible  of  the  influence  of  their  friends. 
The  result  of  the  election  was  so  much  in 
doubt  that  each  claimed  to  be  the  success- 
ful candidate,  and  in  some  way  each  of  them 
secuixd  a  certificate.  With  these  they  pre- 
sented themselves  at  the  senate  and  claimed 
seats.  That  body  promptly  decided  that 
there  had  been  no  election  and  sent  the  con- 
testants back  to  fight  the  battle  over  again. 
Excitement  was  now  at  fever  heat,  and  prob- 
ably a  more  heated,  earnest  canvass  in  so 
thinly  populated  district  was  never  known 
before.  The  result  was  a  clear  victory  for 
Mr.  Carlin,  and  from  the  legislature  he 
stepped,  some  years  later,  into  the  governor's 
mansion.  Mr.  Piggott  died  in  1874,  eighty- 
two  vears  of  age." 


SENATORS  AND  REPRESENTA- 
TIVES. 

From  that  time  Greene  county  has  been 
represented  in  the  senate  by  John  Allen, 
Thomas  Rattan,  James  Turney,  Franklin 
^Vitt,  Manoah  Bostick,  Alfred  W.  Cavalry, 
Linus  E.  Worcester,  R.  H.  Davis,  G.  W. 
Herdman,  F.  M.  Bridges.  J.  K.  Farrelly  and 
George  W.  Witt. 


PAST    AND     PRESENT  OE    GREEXE    COUNTY.                       6r 

The  several  representatives  from  the  Cliarles  D.  Hinlges,  Alexander  Witt,  Alex- 
county  have  been  Thomas  Rattan,  John  ander  King,  Benjamin  Baldwin,  Giles  H. 
Allen,  Franklin  Witt,  Samuel  C.  Pierce,  Turner,  James  H.  Pursley,  Nathaniel  M. 
William  Goode,  Charles  Gregory,  Lewis  W.  Perry,  Henry  C.  Withus,  Thomas  H.  Boyd, 
Link,  Dr.  Cyrus  A.  Davis,  William  Lane,  Jerome  B.  Nulton,  Lucien  King,  F.  M. 
alias  William  Mitchell,  Calvin  Tunnell,  Re-  Bridges,  Oman  Pierson,  J.  S.  Carr,  E.  A. 
velle  W.  English,  David  AL  Woodson,  Al-  Doolittle,  F.  :M.  iMshback,  N.  L.  Jones,  G. 
fred  W.  Cavalry,  Joshua  C.  Winters,  Alfred  B.  Metcalf,  W.  \'.  Rhoadcs,  J.  K.  Farrelly 
Hinton,  Josiah  Caswell.,  William  P.   Witt,  and  G.  W.  W'hL 


COUNTY  OFFICERS. 

Date  of  Commission.  Office.  Names. 

February   12,   1S2J County  Judge   John  G.  Lofton. 

April    14,    1821 Sheriff   Thomas  Carlin. 

April   14.   1821 Coroner    Jacob  Waggoner. 

July   2,    1821    Surveyor Robert  .•Vvcry. 

August   II.   1821 Recorder John  G.  Lofton. 

June  27,  1822 County  Judge    A.  Bowman. 

-August  22,  1S22   County  Judge    .Abram  Bowman. 

September  5,   1822   Sheriff   Young  Wood. 

September  5,   1822   Coroner   Christian  Link. 

January    13,    1823 Recorder   Samuel  Lee,  Jr. 

t'ebruary    17,   1823 County  Judge    A.  M.  Cavarly. 

May  7,  1S23 Surveyor   Robert  .Avery. 

September  2,   1824 Coroner  Christian  Link. 

December   30,    1824 Sheriff   Young  Wood. 

January  6,    1825 Surveyor   William  Scott. 

January    18,    1825 Public   Administrator John  .Allen. 

January   18,    1825 County  Judge    A.  M.  Cavarly. 

September  26,  1826 Coroner  Christian  Link. 

December  5,   1826 Sheriff   Young  Wood. 

March  29,  1827 County  Judge    John  Brown. 

October    13,    1827 Surveyor   Robert  .Avery. 

December  14.  1827 Public   .Administrator Samuel  C.  Pierce. 

September   11,  1828 Sheriff   Jacob  Fry. 

September   11,  1828 Coroner  Peter  Fronk. 

January   23.    1829 Surveyor   Samuel  Smith. 

January  23,    1829 Public   .Administrator Samuel  C.  Pierce. 

February  17.  1830 Recorder   W.  B.  Whittaker. 

.August  30,  1830 Coroner  P.  N.  Rampy. 

.August  .30,  1830 Sheriff   Jacob  Fry. 

September  28,   1830 Recorder   John  W.  Skidmore. 

January   28,    1831 Recorder   Joint  Evans. 

February  10,  1831 Public   .Administrator William  Carlin. 

September  5.  1832 Sheriff   Jacob  Fry, 

September  5,  1832 Coroner   J.  N.  Whitlock. 

.August   16,   1S34 Coroner   John  Whitlock. 

.August   16,   1834 Sheriff   Jacob  Fry. 

January   24,    1835 Surveyor   Job  Collins. 

February  12,  1835 County  Judge    Lewi?  W.   Link. 

.August   13,   1835 Recorder   David  Pierson. 

.August   13,   1835 Survevor   Job  Collins. 

.August  18.  1836 Sheriff   Jacob  Fry. 

August  18,  1836 Coroner   James  G.  Berry. 

.^September   11,  1837 Countv  Judge    D.  M.  Woodson.  <- 

October    17,    1837 Sheriff   Young  Wood. 

.August  24,   183S Surveyor   J.   M.   Hurd. 


PAST  AND  PRESENT  OF  GREENE  COUNTY. 

Date  of  Commission.  Office.  Names. 

A.ugust  24,   1838 : .  . .  Coroner  John  N.  \\  hitlock. 

August  24,   1838 Sheriff         John  D^Fry. 

'August   17,   1839 County  Judge  Calvin  Tunnell. 

August  17,   1839 Recorder   Charles  Lancaster. 

August  17,   1839 Surveyor   C  C    Dodge. 

August  17,   1840 Sheritf    Hugh  Jackson. 

^uo-ust  17    1840 Coroner  John  N.  VVhitlock. 

August  7,  1841 Recorder   J.  D    Fry 

August  8,  1842 Sheriff   Hugh  Jackson. 

August  8,  1842 Coroner  James  Hopkins. 

August  25,  1843 County  Judge  M.  S.  Link. 

August  25,  1843 Recorder   John  D.  Fry. 

August  25,   1843 Surveyor   C.  C .  Dodge. 

August  26,   1844 Coroner  J.  IS.  Whitlock. 

September  3,   1844 Sheriff   Hugh  Jackson. 

May  21,  184s Public   Administrator John  S.  Fry. 

August'27,  1846 Sheriff   Hugh  Jackson. 

August  27,  1846 Coroner   Richard  Ellis. 

August  27,  1S46 Recorder   Abrair  Spencer. 

January  24,  1847 Public   Administrator John  S.  Fry. 

August  9,  1847 Recorder   Abran.  Spencer. 

August  9,  1847 Surveyor   W.  H.  Ellis. 

August    18,    1847 County  Judge  M.  S.  Link. 

August  17,  1848 Sheriff    Z.   A.    Morrow 

August  23,   1848 Coroner  Jame^  Medford. 

November  13,  1849 Clerk  County  Court F.  P.  Vedder. 

November  13,  1849 Surveyor   W.  H.  Ellis. 

November  13,  1849 Coroner  R.  R.  Nichols. 

November  13,  1849 County  Judge  M.  S.  Link. 

September  4,  1848 Clerk  Circuit  Court William  Carlin. 

November  20,  1850 Sheriff   William  Halbut. 

November  20,  1850 Coroner   M.  Dulaney. 

November  10,  1851 Survevor   Samuel  Heaton. 

November  23,  1852 Sheriff   Z.   A.   Morrow. 

November  23,   1852 Coroner  M.  Dulaney. 

November  23,  1852 Clerk  Circuit  Court Abram  Spencer. 

November  16,  1853 County  Judge  C.  D.  Hodges. 

November  16,  1853 County  Justice L.  E.  Worcester.. 

November  16,  1853 County  Justice Thomas  Short. 

November  16,  1853 County  Clerk F.  P.  Vedder. 

November  16,  1853 Surveyor   S.  Heaton. 

November  16,  1853 School   Commissioner Joe  Pierson. 

November  13,  1854 Sheriff   Hugh  Jack5on. 

November  13,  1854 Coroner M.  Dulaney. 

November  13,  1855 Surveyor   Samuel    Heaton. 

November   17,   1856 .Circuit  Clerk Abram  Spencer. 

November   17,   1856 Sheriff   Lemuel   Patterson. 

November   17,   1856 Coroner  M.   Dulaney. 

November  17,  1S57 County  Judge  C.  D.  Hodges. 

November  17,  1857 County  Justice  L.'  E.  Worcester. " 

November  17,  1857 County  Justice  Thomas  Short. 

November  17,  1857 County   Clerk F.  P.  Vedder. 

November  17,  1857 County   Treasurer    William  L.  Greene. 

November  17,  1857 School  Commissioner Joseph  Pierson. 

November  30,   1858 Sheriff   Jordan  Lakin. 

November  30,   1858 Coroner  A.  Headrick. 

March    2,    1859 County  Judge  Thomas  H.  Boyd. 

November   18,   1859 County    Justice L.  T.  Whiteside. 

November   18,   1859 Surveyor   Henry  Bonfoy. 

November   18,   1859 County  Treasurer  W.  L.  Greene. 

November   18,   1859 School  Commissioner S.  F.  Corrington. 

November  15,  i860 Circuit  Clerk James  S.  Vedder. 

November  15,  i860 Sheriff   Jacob   Bowman. 

November  15,  i860 Coroner  .A.  Headrick. 

November   14,   1861 Coroner J.  E.  Bridges. 

November   14,   1861 County  Judge   Thomas  H.  Boyd. 

November   14,   1861 County  Clerk W.  A.  Davis. 

November   14,   i86r Surveyor   Henry  Bonfoy. 


PAST  AND  PRESENT  OF  GREENE  COUNTY.         6^ 

Date  of  Commission.  Office.  A'ames. 

December  6,  lS6l County   Justice John  Ruyle. 

December  6,  i86r County   Justice Roliert  Greene. 

November   13,   1862 Sheriff   W.  L.  Greene. 

November  13,   1862 Coroner  John  D.  Jack. 

November  20,   1863 Coroner Parham  Thaxton. 

November  20,   1863 Surveyor   L.  M.  Dyer. 

November  20,   1863 School  Commissioner S.  F.  Corrington. 

November  20,   1863 County  Treasurer  M.    L.   Andrews. 

December  8,  1864 Circuit   Clerk   Thomas  J.  Carlin. 

December  8,  1864 Sheriff   George  W.  Coonrod. 

November  17,   1S65 County  Judge  Thomas  H.  Boyd. 

November  17,   1865 Surveyor    Samuel  Heaton. 

November  17,   1865 County  Clerk George  W.  Davis. 

November  12,   1866 County  Judge  A.  Hinton. 

November  12,   1866 Coroner    Thomas  Wright. 

November  12,   i866 Sheriff   S.  Foster  Greene. 

November  20,   1867 Surveyor Jay  C.  White. 

November   17,  1868 Circuit  Clerk  Thomas  J.  Carlin. 

November   17,   1868 Sheriff   James  S.  Vedder. 

November   17,  1868 Coroner    Henry  Nash. 

December   2,    1869 County  Judge  John  Ruyle. 

December   2,    1869 Associate  Justice  F.  M.  Fis'hback. 

December   2,    1869 Associate  Justice  J.  H.  Rives. 

December   2,    1869 County   Clerk George  W.  Davis. 

December   2,    1869 County   Treasurer    X.  J.  .Andrews. 

December   2,    1869 Surveyor    J.   C.  White. 

December   2,    1869 Superintendent   Schools.  ...  C.  .A.  Worley. 

December  3,  1870 Sheriff   F.  M.  Bell. 

December  3,   1870 Coroner    H.  P.  Nash. 

November   16,   1871 ;( County  Treasurer .A.  IM.  Browning. 

November  16,   1871 .,  Surveyor  J.  C.  White. 

November  20,   1872 Circuit  Clerk  Thomas  J.  Carlin. 

November  20,   1872 Sheriff   X.  J.  ,\ndrcws. 

November  20,   1872 States  Attorney  J.  J.  Fitzsimons. 

March  21,  1873 Superintendent   Schools.  . .  .  John   Jones. 

November  17,  1873 County  Judge  L.  E.   Worcester.  ^ 

November  17,  1873 County   Clerk L.  R.  Lakin. 

November  17,  1873 County    Treasurer Joseph  Rickart. 

November  17,  1S73 Superintendent   Schools.  ...  Mrs.   Kate  Hopkins. 

January    17,    1874 County  Commissioner C.  W.  Brace. 

January    17,    1874 County-Commissioner J.  F.  Ballinger. 

January    17,    1874 County  Commissioner vV.  H.  Barron. 

Novem1)er  21,   1874 County  Commissioner John  H.  Greene. 

November  21,   1874 Sheriff   F.  M.  Bridges. 

November  27,  1874 Coroner    H.  P.  Nash. 

August  21,   1874 States  .Attorney Henry  C.  Withers. 

NoveiTiber  26,   1875 County    Treasurer Richard  H.  Short. 

November  26,   1875 County  Commissioner W.   B.  Robinson. 

November  26,   1875 County  Commissioner George  H.  .Amos. 

November  26,   1875 Surveyor  Jay  C.  White. 

November  27,  1876 States  -Attorney James  R.  Ward. 

November  29,   1876 Sheriff   John  Jones. 

November  29,   1876 Coroner    .\.  Hcadrick. 

Deceml)er  I,  1876 County   Commissioner William  M.  Morrow. 

December    12,    1876 Circuit  Clerk  J.  H.  Short. 

December  I,   1877 County  Judge  L.  E.  Worcester.  1^ 

Deccinber   i,   1877 County   Clerk L.  R.  Lakin. 

December   i,   1877 County    Treasurer W,  D.  Gullett. 

December   I,   1877 Superintendent   Schools.  ..  .D.  F.  King. 

December  i,  1875 County  Commissioner George  TI.  Amos. 

December  l,  1875 Surveyor   J.  C.  White. 

November  27,   1876 States  .Attorney  James  R.  Ward. 

November  29,   1876 Sheriff   John  Jones. 

November  29,   1876 Coroner    .A.   Hcadrick. 

December  i,  1876 County  Commissioner William  M.  Morrow. 

December  12.  1876 Circuit  Clerk  J.  H.  Short. 

December  I,  1877 County  Judge  L.  E.  Worcester.  " 

Decemljer  I,  1877 County   Clerk L.  R.  Lakin. 


64  PAST    AND    PRESENT    OF    GREENE    COUNTY. 

Date  of  Commission.  Office.  Karnes. 

December  I,  1877 County  Treasurer W.  D.  GuUett. 

December  I,  1877.  .♦. Superintendent  Schools David  F.  King. 

December  I,  1877 County   Commissioner S.  F.  Greene. 

November  25,   1878 County  Commissioner W.  AI.  Alaberry. 

December  2,  1878 Sheriff   John  Jones. 

December  i,  1882 County  Judge  L.  R.  Lakin. 

December  i,  1882 County   Clerk John  Jones. 

December  i,  1882 Sheriff   \V.   Al.   Morrow. 

December  i,  1882 Treasurer  R.  A.  Short. 

December  i,  1882 Superintendent  Schools W.  J.  Roberts. 

December  l,  1882 Coroner  George  W.  Thompson. 

December  i,  1882 County  Commissioner W.  P.  Gilmore. 

December  3,  1883 County  Commissioner James  H.  Smith. 

December  I,  1884 Circuit  Clerk  A.  Connole. 

December  i,  1884 Coroner    George  N.  Thompson. 

December  i,  1884 States  Attorney   D.   F.   King. 

December  l,  1884 Surveyor   J.  C.  White. 

December  I,  1886 County   Judge L.  R.  Lakin. 

December  I,  1886 County  Clerk John   Jones. 

December  I,  1886 Sheriff    J.  G.  F.  Powell. 

December  i,  1886 County  Treasurer W.  AI.  Morrow. 

December  I,  1886 Superintendent   Schools.  . .  .  Laura  Hazle. 

December  3,  1888 Circuit  Clerk  Thomas  J.  Raffety. 

December  3,  1888 States  Attorney Thomas  Henshaw. 

December  3,  1888 Coroner    A.    Headrick. 

December  3,  1888 Surveyor   J.   C.  White. 

December  3,  1893 Public   Administrator W.  L.  Armstrong. 

November  26,   1890 County   Judge J.  C.  Bowman. 

November  26,   1890 County  Clerk M.  J.  Carmody. 

November  26,   1890 Sheriff   J.  G.  Pennel. 

November  26,   1890 Treasurer  W.  K.  Withers. 

November  26,   1890 Superintendent   Schools.  ...  W.   A.  Hubbard. 

December  6,   1893 Public  Guardian W.  C.  Scanland. 

January  31,  1894 Public   Administrator F.   M.   Roberts. 

December  6,  1897 Public  Guardian W.  C.  Scanland. 

December  3,  1892 Coroner    James  Squire. 

December  3,  1892 States  Attorney Thomas  Henshaw. 

December  3,  1894 Circuit  Clerk J.  A.  Pellett. 

December  3,  1894 County   Judge John  C.  Bowman. 

December  3,  1S94 Superintendent    Schools.  . .  .  H.  T.  White. 

December  3,  1894 Sheriff   R.  G.  Robinson. 

December  3.  1894 Treasurer  J.  G.  Pennel. 

December  3,  1894 County  Clerk W.  A.  Hubbard. 

December  3,  1892 Surveyor   T.  G.  Capps. 

December   3,    1896 Circuit  Clerk  T.  J.  Raffety. 

December   3,    i8g6 States  Attorney D.   J.    Sullivan. 

December   3,    1896 Coroner    James  Squire. 

December   3.    1896 Surveyor   T.   G.   Capps. 

August  27,  1898 Superintendent    Schools.  . .  .  F.  E.  Bell. 

December  i,  1898 County   Judge D.   F.   King. 

December  I,  1898 County    Clerk W.  A.  Hubbard. 

December  I,  1898 Sheriff Isaac  Coulee. 

December  i,  1898 Treasurer  M.  G.  Sisson. 

December  I,  1898 Superintendent    Schools.  . .  .  F.  E.  Bell. 

November  30,  1900 Circuit   Clerk    E.  Z.  Curnutt. 

November  30,  1900 States  Attorney E.  W.  Painter. 

November  30.  1900 Coroner    J.   A.   Cravens. 

November  30,  1900 Surveyor   T.  G.  Capps. 

December  13,  igor Public  Guardian William  Lavery. 

November  22,   1902 County  Judge   D.  F.  King. 

November  22,   1902 County  Clerk Isaac   Coulee. 

November  22,   1902 Sheriff Paul  W.  Wood. 

November  22,    1902 Treasurer  Thomas  D.  Doyle. 

November  22,    1902 Superintendent    Schools.  ...  L.   K.  Jones. 

November  22,  1902 Public   Administrator Ed.  Miner. 

November  28.   1904 Circuit  Clerk E.  Z.  Curnutt. 

November  28,   1904 States  Attorney E.  W.  Painter. 

November  28,   1904 Coroner J.  A.  Cravans. 

November  28,   1904 Surveyor  '. T.  G.  Capps. 


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INDIANS. 

The  earliest  settlers  found  on  the  banks 
of  the  Macoupin  a  large  tribe  of  Indians, 
who  remainetl  for  some  time,  taking  advan- 
tage of  tlie  immense  quantity  of  game  which 
abounded  in  this  region.  They  were  friendly 
to  the  whites  and  were  frequently  to  be  seen 
at  their  cabins  to  the  terror  of  the  feminine 
portion  of  the  families.  Indians  in  greater 
or  less  numbers  were  frequent  visitors  of  the 
county  for  se\-eral  years,  but  were  never  in 
any  way  hostile  to  the  settlers.  Many  of  the 
pioneers,  however,  retained  their  feeling  of 
hate  for  the  savages,  aroused  during  the  war, 
and  the  determination  to  kill  the  tirst  one  of 
them  that  was  left  alone,  was  often  ex- 
pressed. 

The  Indians,  however,  were  not  on  the 
best  terms  with  each  other,  but  they  usually 
refrained  froni  any  outbreak  of  personal 
violence.  If  a  white  man  passed  near  one 
of  them  in  the  woods,  the  Indian  often 
seemed  desirous  of  avoiding  a  meeting,  but 
if  the  jjarties  happened  to  be  proceeding  in 
such  direction  as  to  render  such  a  meeting 
inevitable,  the  red  man  would  walk  briskly 
up  to  the  wiiite  man  and  taking  his  hand  in 
both  of  his  own,  shake  it  cordially,  calling 
him  "Good  man,  good  man.  Me  Potta- 
watomie Indian"  (  or  Kickapoo,  as  the  case 
might  be).  "Me  good  Indian — Kickapoo  no 
good  Indian:  Kickapoo  steal  white  man's 
hogs."'  In  fact,  both  the  tribes  annoyed  the 
settlers  by  killing  their  hogs. 

About  this  time  a  band  of  Indians 
camped  on  the  Macoupin  in  the  east  part  of 
the  county.  They  had  with  them  their 
squaws  and  came  for  the  purpose  of  killing 
some  of  the  game  with  which  that  region 
abounded.  They  had  not  been  long  in  camp 
before  some  of  their  enemies  near  Carrollton 


determined  that  they  should  be  driven  away. 
The  dwellers  in  the  county  had  no  objection 
to  the  presence  of  the  red  man  but  as  others 
were  determined  to  eject  them  they  con- 
cluded to  accompany  the  expedition.  Gen- 
eral Fry  led  the  company,  and  among  those 
from  the  county  were  John  W.  Huitt,  the 
two  Taylors  and  Messrs.  Alexander  and 
Foster.  Arriving  at  the  Indian  camp  they 
found  it  entirely  deserted  by  the  braves,  who 
were  all  absent  in  pursuit  of  deer  or  turkey 
or  other  game.  The  wigwams,  the  fire  and 
the  squaws  with  their  pai)])ooses  were  alone 
to  be  found.  In  order  to  call  in  the  busy 
hunters,  and,  at  the  same  time  to  occujjv  the 
time,  the  party  set  up  a  mark  and  began  fir- 
ing at  it  with  their  rifles.  The  quick-repeated 
rcijorts  produced  the  desired  effect,  for  the 
terrified  savages  soon  came  rushing  in.  pant- 
ing and  covered  with  perspiration  and  ex- 
pecting to  find  their  wives  and  children  bru- 
tally massacred. 

They  were  much  delighted  to  discover 
that  they  were  unduly  frightened,  and, 
awaiting  the  arrival  of  the  chief,  entered  into 
a  friendly  contest  in  marksmanship  with  the 
pale- faces.  The  keen  eye  and  steady  nerve 
of  the  Indians  gave  them  the  victory  and 
they  did  not  hesitate  to  manifest  their  satis- 
faction at  such  results  by  loud  and  boister- 
ous rejoicing.  At  last  the  chief  arrived  and 
to  him  the  white  men  kindly  but  firmlv  com- 
nuinicated  their  desire  that  he  and  his  people 
should  quit  the  county.  They  asked  the 
privilege  of  remaining  until  the  sun  should 
pass  over  their  heads  three  times,  which  lie- 
ing  granted,  they  promised  to  go.  and  in  the 
course  of  two  or  three  days  had  disappeared. 
This  was  about  the  last  a])pearance  of  Indians 
in  this  county,  though  an  occasional  wanderer 
was  seen,  even  down  to  a  quite  recent  period. 
On  the  way  home  from  this  expedition  the 


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party  came  across  a  dressed  deer  and  a  num- 
ber of  skins  belonging-  to  the  savages,  and  a 
few  proposed  that  they  appropriate  them; 
but  the  sense  of  lionor  of  the  majority  of 
them  ruled,  and  the  flesh  and  pelts  were  un- 
disturbed. Soon  night  overtook  the  party; 
those  from  the  town  were  anxious  to  push 
on,  but  Mr.  Huitt  and  his  friends  concluded 
to  camp  till  morning.  They  passed  a  very 
comfortable  night  and  reached  home  during 
tlie  next  morning,  feeling  fresh  and  well, 
while  those  who  had  pushed  on  walked  till 
nearly  daybreak  before  reaching  their  own 
roofs. 

SLAVES. 

Possibly  some  reader  may  be  surprised 
to  know  that  negro  slaves  were  owned  in  this 
county  during  the  first  years  of  its  organi- 
zation, yet  such  is  the  fact.  Early  in  the 
history  of  the  county  a  man  named  Pullam 
came  to  Illinois  from  Kentucky.  He  settled 
on  the  Barr  place,  a  short  distance  west  of 
the  property  known  as  the  David  Wright 
property;  he  brought  with  him  twenty  ne- 
groes. After  remaining  here  some  time  and 
learning  that  the  laws  of  the  state  did  not 
permit  the  owning  of  slaves,  he  sold  out. 
Bayman  White  bought  his  improvements 
and  he  sold  to  one  Pepperdine.  Mr.  Pullam 
took  all  his  negroes  south  with  him  except 
one,  "Old  Strap,"  and  he  remained  here  for 
several  years.  During  the  latter  part  of  his 
life  he  was  an  expense  to  the  county,  and 
this  explains  the  following  entry  in  the  rec- 
ords of  the  commissioners  court  which  has 
been  a  puzzle  to  many :  "Ordered,  that 
Robert  B.  Scott  be  allowed  four  dollars  for- 
keeping  'Old  Strap."  "  Thomas  Rattan  also 
brought  negroes  to  this  county  with  him,  but 
upon  arriving  on  free  soil  he  set  them  at 
libertv,  but  he  was  ^o  kind  a  master  that 


they  preferred  to  remain  with  him.  Mr. 
Rattan  was  emphatically  a  man  of  business 
and  always  carried  on  a  great  deal  of  work. 
He  hence  had  a  large  number  of  negroes  in 
his  familv  nearly  all  the  time.  They  ate  at 
the  same  table  with  himself  and  family  and 
his  guests,  the  colored  part  of  the  house  be- 
ing placed  on  one  side  of  the  talile  and  the 
white  folks  on  the  other  side. 

The  last  record  we  have  of  the  posses- 
sion of  slaves  is  found  in  the  records  of 
deeds  in  the  recorder's  office.  There  we  find 
mention  of  the  following  deeds :  One  dated 
December  7,  1835,  by  which  James  H.  Cra- 
vens and  wife  deed  to  James  G.  Berry,  John 
H.  Marmon  and  John  C.  Berry,  in  consid- 
eration of  the  sum  of  three  hundred  dollars 
the  following  property :  "A  negro  boy  slave 
called  and  known  by  the  name  of  Jonathan, 
about  fifteen  years  of  age,  of  a  light  com- 
plexion, about  five  feet  four  inches  high; 
also  a  negro  woman,  Tener,  atout  eighteen 
years  of  age,  of  a  dark  complexion :  also 
Tener's  child,  named  Margaret,  about  two 
years  old,  of  a  light  complexion,  and  all 
other  increase  wdiich  said  negro  woman, 
Tener,  may  have  from  and  after  this  date; 
said  negroes  are  at  this  time  in  the  state  of 
Kentucky  in  possession  of  Lewis  Grimes." 
On  September  18,  1848,  we  find  recorded  a 
bill  of  sale,  whereby,  for  the  sum  of  one 
thousand  one  hundred  dollars  Larkin  Rat- 
tan conveys  to  Thomas  Rattan  "one  equal 
and  undivided  half  of  all  my  right,  title  and 
interest  in  the  following  slaves,  to-wit: 
Charlotte,  aged  forty-three  years;  Bill,  aged 
fourteen  years;  Mary,  aged  twelve  years; 
George,  aged  about  eleven  years ;  Louisiana, 
aged  about  eight  years;  Gunn  Iowa,  aged 
about  five  years,  and  another  slave  boy, 
name  unknown,  about  two  years." 

In  this  connection  it  may  be  interesting 


PAST  AXD  PRESENT  OF  GREENE  COUNTY. 


to  notice  how  the  name  "Nigger  Lick"  hap- 
pened to  be  apphed  to  a  stream  in  the  east- 
ern part  of  the  county.  It  is  said  that  a 
company  of  negro  slaves  fleeing  from  their 
masters  camped  on  the  Ijank  of  this  stream. 
They  were  followed  and  tracked  to  their 
hiding  place.  At  the  camp  the  pursuers 
found  a  negro  woman  lying  by  the  fire,  the 
smoke  of  which  had  guided  them  to  her.  By 
means  of  threats  they  persuaded  her  to  point 
out  the  location  where  the  rest  of  the  runa- 
ways could  be  found.  Proceeding  in  the 
direction  she  indicated  they  soon  came  upon 
the  negroes  near  a  bold,  gushing  spring  that 
came  up  through  a  fissure  in  a  solid  sand 
stone  just  large  enough  to  admit  a  man's 
hand.  A  basin  holding  about  ten  gallons 
had  been  excavated  from  the  top  of  the  rock, 
either  by  the  water  or  by  artificial  means. 
The  water  rises  in  the  center  of  this  basin 
and,  running  over  the  sides,  flows  off  in  a 
brisk  current.  Close  l)y  the  stream  was  a 
salt  deposit,  where  the  deer  often  resorted, 
drawn  by  the  saline  taste.  This  fact,  with 
the  incident  above  related,  gave  to  the  stream 
the  name  of  "Nigger  Lick,"  which  it  has 
since  borne. 

THE  WHirn.VG  POST. 

During  the  early  history  of  the  county 
there  stood  in  the  court  house  park,  three 
whipping  post.s,  and  we  are  informed  that 
these  were  used  as  instruments  of  punish- 
ment several  times.  Two  of  these  posts  were 
situated  near  the  northeast  corner  of  the 
yard,  and  the  other  in  the  southwest  corner. 
Among  the  culprits  who  received  corporal 
punishment  wliile  closely  embracing  these 
posts  was  Thomas  Anderson,  who  had  been 
convicted  of  stealing  a  horse.  As  lie  was 
brought  out  upon  the  square  a  crowd  of  men 


antl  Ijoys  gathered  around,  and  a  large  com- 
pany of  ladies  assembled  on  the  second  story 
piazza  of  a  house  situated  very  near  where 
the  Hotel  Pierson  now  stands.  Sheriff  Young 
Wood  had  charge  of  the  prisoners,  assisted 
by  his  deputy,  Jacob  Fry.  The  convict  was 
ordered  to  remove  his  shirt,  and  then  his 
hands  were  drawn  up  as  high  as  possible  and 
fastened  to  the  top  of  the  post  and  his  feet 
to  the  bottom.  Then  as  he  buried  his  face 
between  his  upstretched  arms  the  sheriff 
coolly  grasped  a  heavy  rawhide  with  his 
distorted  hand  and  commenced  slowly  to  lay 
the  heavy  blows  upon  the  bare  shoulders  of 
the  sufferer.  The  deputy  mentioned  stood 
by  and  called  out  as  each  blow  was  given, 
"one,  two,  three,"  etc.,  until  fifty  long  heavy 
welts  were  traced  upon  the  culprit's  back, 
horizontallv  and  vertically,  checking  his 
flesh  into  squares  like  those  of  a  chess  board. 
After  the  punishment  was  over  the  \ictim 
declared  to  the  bystanders  that  his  keenest 
suffering  arose  from  his  knowledge  of  the 
fact  that  the  ladies  witnessed  his  disgrace. 

THE    COURT    HOUSE. 

In  January,  1823,  Alorgan  county  was 
organized,  thus  cutting  off  the  northern  por- 
tion of  the  territory  attached  to  Greene 
county.  At  the  time  of  its  organization 
^lorgan  county  included  Scott  and  Cass 
counties,  but  these  were  soon  cut  off. 

In  1829  the  territory  now  constituting 
Macoupin  county  was  separated  from  Greene 
county,  and  by  act  of  the  general  asseml)ly 
erected  into  a  separate  organization. 

By  referring  to  the  records  of  the  cminty 
commissioners  court  we  find  that  at  this  time 
their  attention  was  mostly  occupied  in  caring 
for  the  poor  and  laying  out  roads  and  county 
imprcnements.      The  first  court  house  was 


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not  finished  nntil  1824,  and  ^^larch  2-].  1830, 
the  contract  was  let  for  the  erection  of 
the  sqnare  hrick  edifice  that  stood  for  sixty 
years  nntil  replaced  by  the  present  structure. 
The  proceedings  of  the  commissioners  give 
in  full  the  bond  entered  into  by  Thomas 
Rattan  for  the  erection  of  the  building  for 
the  sum  of  seven  thousand  dollars  to  be  paid 
in  yearly  installments  of  one  thousand  dol- 
lars each.  The  edifice  was  to  be  forty-six 
feet  long  and  forty-four  feet  w  ide  and  to  be 
built  of  durable  materials.  The  contract  did 
not  provide  for  dressing  the  stone  for  the 
foundation,  and  the  citizens  of  CarroUton 
raised  the  necessary  amount  by  voluntary 
contributions.  It  was  furnished  with  five 
outside  doors,  three  on  the  east  and  one  each 
on  the  north  and  south  sides;  these  doors 
were  double,  and  the  windows  were  all  sup- 
plied with  blinds.  The  first  floor  contained 
one  large  court  room  and  two  small  offices. 
The  court  room  was  entered  by  the  middle 
east  door  or  by  either  the  north  or  the  south 
door.  The  floor  was  of  brick  except  that  of 
the  bar,  which  was  of  wood  and  considerably 
elevated.  This  important  part  of  the  court 
room  was  situated  in  the  western  part  of  the 
first  floor  and  towering  above  it  was  the 
judge's  bench.  Opening  out  of  the  court 
room  and  also  communicating  with  the  out- 
side by  doors  on  the  east,  in  the  northeast 
and  southeast  corners  of  the  Ijuilding.  were 
the  otfices  of  the  circuit  and  the  county  clerk. 
Although  small,  these  rooms  were  ample  for 
the  purpose  and  were  sometimes  found  large 
enough  to  contain  the  bed  of  the  clerk,  who 
made  the  department  at  once  his  office  and 
bed  chamber.  Up  stairs  there  was  one  long 
room  used  by  the  grand  jury  and  as  a  public 
hall.  There  were  also  two  rooms  above  for 
the  accommodation  of  the  petit  juries.  The 
edifice  when  finished  in   1832  was  the  pride 


OF    GREENE    COUNTY. 

of  the  county  and  it  was  universally  admitted 
at  the  time  to  be  the  finest  court  house  in  the 
state. 

Thomas  Rattan,  the  builder,  was  one  of 
the  most  active,  energetic  men  of  business 
ever  in  the  county.  He  first  lived  north  of 
Apple  creek.  When  the  county  was  estab- 
lished he  moved  to  CarroUton  and  kept  the 
first  hotel  in  the  town.  He  was  soon  found 
on  his  farm  again,  north  of  Apple  creek, 
where  he  erected  an  ox  mill  and  ground 
grists  of  corn,  principally,  for  his  neighbors. 
During  this  time  he  was  elected  to  the  legis- 
lature and  was  repeatedly  sent  to  the  gen- 
eral assembly  of  the  state.  Beside  the  court 
house  he  built  the  Macoupin  bridge  and  the 
Turpin  and  Erisman's  mills.  He  removed 
to  Texas  and  died  there,  November  11.  1854, 
In  the  commissioners'  records  we  find  the 
following  order  passed  June  9,  1824,  from 
which  may  be  formed  an  idea  of  the  amount 
of  taxes  compared  with  the  revenue  of  the 
present  day :  "Ordered,  that  Jacob  Linder, 
treasurer  of  the  county,  be  allowed  sixty- 
eight  dollars  for  assessing  the  tax  for  the 
present  year."  The  first  statement  of  the 
financial  condition  of  the  county  was  made  in 
December,  1825,  by  Young  Wood,  sheriff. 
It  will  be  noted  that  it  deals  in  figures  ridi- 
culously small  when  compared  with  those  of 
the  present  day.  The  following  is  the  report 
in  full  as  it  stands  upon  the  records : 

Amount  of  county  tax   for   1824 $561  4,?'  2 

Amount  of  delinquent  tax  for  1824 t6  50 

Total  tax  for  year   $5-44  93'/4 

Tax   for   1825 ?  555  25 

Fines  assessed  by  circuit  court  1825 290  00 

Fines  assessed  and  paid  in  by  justices  of 
the  peace    9  00 

854  25 
Add  taxes  of   1824 544  9,S'-' 

Amount   of   Sheriff's   debits    $1-399  iSji 


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Orders  paid   $78/59  short  intervals  until  Januarv.  1831.     As  one 

SheriflF's  commission  on  taxes  ^  n                        ',              ',              ,   •          . 

,    o           .    ,/             .        o       ,/       o         ,/  snow  tell  upon  another  and  was  driven  be- 

of  1824-23  at  7'/i  per  cent..  .     82  S1I4        870  lOJi  ' 

fore  the  cold  wind  it  soon  accumulated  in 

Due  County $5-9  oS^:;  man)'  places  to  a  depth  of  from  seven  to 

Amount  of  orders  on  treasury  up  to  the  ^^^.^{^.^   ^^^^     ^^^^   ^^.,^^1^   ^^,^1^    ^^.^^^   covered 

tirst  day  of  this  term,  estimating  specie  .                                    ,      r                ■       -          i  •  i 

claims  as  double  their  amount  in  State  ^^'th  a  white  mantle  five  or  Six  teet  thick. 

paper  $61939^  Fences   and   small   buildings   were   entirely 

hidden,  windows  were  darkened,  and  great 

The  entire  revenue  of  the  county   (in-  distress  was  caused   to  the  inhabitants,   as 

eluding  the  tax  on  real  estate  which  had  been  well  as  to  stock  and  game.     The  sun  would 

entered  five  years)    for  the  year  1830  was  occasionally  melt  the  top  of  the  snow,  and 

$1,846.47;  in  1840  it  was  $8,641.58:  in  1850,  then  a  cold  night  would  freeze  it  into  an  al- 

$15,034.78;  in   i860,  $48,299.62;  in   1870,  most  impenetrable  crust.   For  years  before  the 

$98,410.94.  weather  had    been    very    mild    until    after 

'  Christmas,  sometimes  continuing  all  winter 

ME.\N.s  OF  COMMUNICATION.  SO  wami  that  the  cattle  would  brou.se  and 

feed   with   liut   very   little   care    from   man. 

During  the  early  history  of  the  county  Many  farmers  had  not  gathered  their  corn 

the  Illinois  river  was  of  great   value  as  a  and  were  compelled  to  go  to  the  field  and 

means  of  communication  with  the  outside  dig  down  beneath  four  or  five  feet  of  snow 

Avorld.     Farmers  built  flat  boats  and  floated  to  secure  the  grain  to  preserve  the  li\es  of 

their  produce  and  stock  to   St.   Louis  and  their  families  or  stock.     Being  unable  to  go 

sometimes  to  a  more  southern  market;  ca-  to  mill,  a  great  deal  of  corn  was  broken  in 

noes   and   keel   boats  coming  up   the   river  a  wooden  mortar,  so  that  it  could  be  eaten, 

brought  many  of  the  conveniences  and  lux-  Many  suffered  from  lack  of  clothing  and 

uries  which  could  not  be  procured  in  other  from  the  airy  con.struction  of  their  cabins,  as 

ways.      The  first   steamboat   passed   up  the  this  was,  to  the  most  of  them,  the  first  inti- 

river  in   1826,  and  then  the  stream  became  mation   that   they   were   living  in   a   region 

more  valuable  to  the  county.     The  jwpula-  where  extreme  cold   weather  was  possible, 

tion  had,  in  the  meantime,  been  increasing  The  deer  and  other  game  suffered  severely ; 

and  large  quantities  of  merchandise  from  the  jirairie    chickens    and    rabbits    were    easily 

markets  were  demaniled.     These  nearly  all  caught,  and  the  deer,  in  running  over  the 

were  brought  up  by  river  and  distributed  to  snow  would  often  cut  through  the  crust  and 

Carrollton  and  other  points  in  the  county,  be  unable  to  extricate  themselves,  and  thus 

which  method  of  deli\-ery  continued  until  the  jjecame  an  easy  prey  to  mankind  or  wolves, 

completion  of  the  railroad  from  St.  Louis  to  This  "deep  snow"  is  one  of  the  events 

Jacksonville  through  the  county.  most  deeply  impressed  upon  the  memory  of 

the  "old  settler"  and  it  is  used  as  a  base  line 

THE  DEEP  SNOW  .xND  OTHER  E\ENTS.  from  wliicli  to  calculate  time  in  both  direc- 
tions.    Only  those  who  came  to  the  county 

Tn  the  latter  part  of  Xovember.    1830.  before  "the  deep  snow"  are  deemed  genuine 

snow  commenced  to  fall  and  continued  with  "old  settlers."  altlKnigh  since  the  establish- 


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meat  of  the  old  settlers'  society  this  rule  is 
not  rigidly  enforced.  Many  interesting  inci- 
dents of  this  year  are  related.  Mr.  Tunnell 
states  that  in  October,  1830.  Elisha  Cheaney 
and  his  wife  lay  sick  at  Mr.  George  Wright's 
residence  at  "White  Oak  Springs"  east  of 
Carrollton.  Mr.  ^^'rig■ht  and  Mr.  Norris  set 
up  with  them  in  turns  every  night  until 
February,  when  Mrs.  Cheaney  died.  The 
snow  had  already  lain  on  the  ground  for  over 
two  months,  and  as  the  winter  was  excess- 
ively cold,  the  task  of  wading  two  or  three 
miles,  frequently  at  night,  and  sitting  up  all 
night  with  the  sick,  could  not  have  been  a 
pleasant  one.  About  the  time  of  the  lady's 
death  a  rain  fell  which  filled  the  ravines  and 
rendered  the  snow  soft  and  yielding.  It  was 
then  Mr.  Wright  set  out  very  early  to  obtain 
lumber  with  which  to  build  a  cof¥in  for  the 
deceased.  But  to  tra\'el  a  few  miles  required 
a  great  deal  of  time,  and  after  a  laborious 
day's  tramp,  he  returned  h(^me  without  ha\'- 
ing  accomplished  his  errand.  He  and  Mr. 
Norris  then  cut  two  boards  from  a  log 
^vith  a  whip  saw,  when  night  compelled  them 
to  retire.  Hearing  that  Dr.  Throckmorton 
had  commenced  building  a  house  at  a  place 
called  Mt.  Airy,  two  or  three  miles  distant, 
Mr.  Wright  set  out  early  the  next  morning 
with  the  hope  of  getting  some  lumber  from 
him.  Although  the  soft  snow  was  deep  and 
heavy,  and  the  low  grounds  covered  with 
water,  in  many  places  three  feet  deep,  he 
made  the  best  of  present  trouljles  and  pushetl 
boldly  on.  He  succeeded  in  obtaining  only  a 
portion  of  the  lumber  necessary  and  cc^m- 
pleted  the  coffin  with  a  board  ripped  from 
the  bottom  of  a  wagon  bed.  The  next  day 
Mr.  Wright  conveyed  the  corpse  to  the  bury- 
ing ground  in  a  wagon  drawn  by  oxen  wad- 
ing "up  to  their  bellies  in  snow,"  and,  though 
the  distance  was  not  s'reat.  the  dav  was  con- 


sumed in  going  and  coming.  He  and  his 
friend  Norris  continued  tii  wait  on  the  sick 
man  until  "plow  time,"  when  he  had  so  far 
convalesced  as  to  dispense  with  their  serv- 
ices. Similar  tales  are  told  in  every  neigh- 
borhood, and  the  memory  of  the  deep  snow 
is  faithfully  preserved.  Until  the  latter  part 
of  February,  when  the  sn(3w  went  oft'  with 
a  great  freshet,  the  ground  was  not  seen. 

Another  event  which  was  used  as  a  base 
from  which  to  calculate  time  was  the  "high 
water  of  1844."  In  June  of  that  year  the 
Illinois  river  overflowed  its  Imnks  and  ex- 
tended quite  to  the  bluffs  on  the  Greene 
county  side,  from  the  mouth  of  the  Ma- 
coupin creek  to  the  northern  line  of  the 
county,  higher  than  was  ever  known  by  the 
citizens  of  this  county,  before  or  since.  The 
state  convention  for  nominating  state  offi- 
cers was  held  at  this  time,  and  delegates  and 
others  from  Greene  county  were  conveyed 
thither  on  two  steamboats  lashed  together, 
the  first  installment  taking  passage  at  Graf- 
ton, and  the  second,  which  include:!  those 
from  Carrollton  and  vicinity,  at  the  bluffs 
opposite  Newport. 

The  summer  which  followed  the  "deep 
snow"  was  a  very  wet  one  and  at  its  close, 
on  the  1 2th  of  September,  came  a  biting- 
frost  which  nipped  the  corn  in  the  fields  and 
rendered  it  valueless  for  bread  or  seed.  The 
succeeding  winter  w-as  a  very  severe  one.  and 
in  the  spring  following  seed  corn  was  a 
scarce  article.  It  was  at  this  time  that 
southern  Illinois  received  the  name  of 
"Egypt,"  because  the  people  of  the  northern 
counties  had  to  go  into  the  south  part  (^f  the 
state  for  corn. 

Greene  county  had  been  in  existence  ten 
vears  before  a  murder  occurred  within  its 
borders.  In  September,  1831,  the  first  hu- 
man life  was  violentlv  taken  since  the  organ- 


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izatii)!!  iif  the  eniintv.  There  was  in  lluisc 
tlays,  (III  the  Maccuipin.  a  distillery  where 
those  whii  lined  the  fruit  of  the  still  were 
in  the  habit  of  gathering-  and  indulging  their 
appetites.  Among"  thnse  freqnenters  of  the 
place  was  John  Lofton,  who  was  the  fatlier 
of  a  \-crv  Iiright  little  Inn',  nanieil  Samuel. 
One  Satiu"(la\-  the  distiller  sent  this  hov  on 
horse])ack  to  Mills'  store  on  the  Mississii)])i 
river,  to  collect  about  fifteen  dollars  due  him. 
The  boy  started  ofif  with  permission  to  stay 
over  night  with  some  friends  at  Gellham's 
Mound  if  he  wished.  He  was  successful  in 
prosecuting  his  business  and  started  home 
with  the  money.  As  he  was  ])assing  Car- 
rolTs  tanyard  he  was  accosted  bv  an  old  ac- 
(|uaintance,  an  Irishman,  known  as  James 
Sulli\an,  thnugh  I'atrick  Cavanaugh  was  af- 
terward leaiaied  to  be  his  true  name. 

Cavanaugh  was  a  man  about  forty  years 
of  age  who  had  been  working  for  various 
persons  in  various  parts  of  the  county.  Tic 
asked  the  boy  to  allow  him  to  ride  with  him 
on  the  hnrse.  To  this  the  lad  consented, 
and  lifting  himself  out  of  the  saddle,  took 
the  place  behind  in  order  that  he  might  give 
Cavanaugh  the  easier  seat.  As  they  rode 
along  Samuel  related  the  day's  experience 
and  displayed  the  money  he  had  collected. 
After  a  time  Cavanaugh  turned  the  horse  off 
the  road  into  a  wood.  The  boy  objected 
to  this  and  became  somewhat  frightened, 
but  Cavanaugh  proceeded  until  he  reached  a 
secluded  spot,  whereupon,  dismounting  and 
picking  up  a  club,  he  knocked  the  little  fel- 
low senseless.  After  Cavanaugh  had  pos- 
ses.sed  himself  of  the  money,  the  boy  showed 
signs  of  returning  consciousness,  upon  which 
his  brutal  assailant  completed  his  work  and 
murdered  him.  lie  then  turned  the  horse 
loose  and  i1ed  the  country.  Young  Lofton's 
parents   were   imt    uneasv   about    his    failure 


to  return  until  Wednesday  or  Thursday  of 
the  next  week.  Search  was  then  instituted 
and  on  the  latter  day  the  vultures  guided 
them  to  the  spot  where  bis  body  lay.  On 
Friday  an  inquest  was  held  by  coroner  1'.  X. 
Rampey.  The  horrible  brutality  of  the  out- 
rage cast  a  gloom  o\er  the  whole  cnunty, 
and  a  large  reward  was  offered  fur  the  ap- 
])rehension  of  the  murderer. 

The  next  spring  a  citizen  of  the  county 
took  some  produce  to  Xew  Orleans  in  a  flat- 
boat.  In  that  city  he  saw  Cavanaugh  and 
recognized  him.  He  enticed  him  into  a 
saloon  and,  when  they  were  about  to  drink, 
proposed  as  a  health,  "Here's  Imping  we 
may  meet  in  (ireene  onmty.  Illinois."  These 
words  almost  paralyzed  the  murderer,  and 
he  dropped  the  glass  from  his  hands.  Me 
was  ]iromptly  arrested,  secured  and  taken  t<i 
(ireene  county,  where  the  case  against  him 
was  .so  clear  and  he  was  so  completelv  with- 
out money  and  friends,  that  he  was  promptly 
convicted  and  .sentence<l  to  be  hung.  He 
sul)se(|uently  made  a  full  circuiustantial  con- 
fession. The  gallows  for  his  execution  con- 
sisted merely  of  a  frame  supporting  the 
beam  from  which  the  noose  was  suspended. 
It  was  erected  about  a  mile  northwest  of 
Carrollton  on  the  land  that  C.  W.  Keely  now 
owns.  On  the  day  appointed  for  the  execu- 
tion an  imtnense  concourse  of  people  gath- 
ered at  the  coutity  seat.  Every  one  in  range 
of  twenty  or  thirty  miles  who  could  possibly 
leave  home  was  present,  and  the  roads  were 
thronged.  CaA-anaugh  was  placed  in  a 
wagon  seated  upon  his  cofilin,  and  sur- 
rounded by  a  guard  appointed  for  the  oc- 
casion, of  whom  the  late  Judge  .\lfred  Hin- 
ton  was  one.  Before  they  had  proceeded  far 
the  prisoner  signified  a  desire  to  walk,  which 
was  granted.  At  the  gallows  the  ceremonies 
were  brief.     Jricnh   I'ry,  sberilT,  had  charge 


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of  the  executicin  and  a  Catholic  priest  oticred 
the  condemned  man  the  consolations  of  re- 
hgion.  He  was  placed  in  a  wagon  immedi- 
ately nnder  the  beam,  the  noose  adjusted  and 
the  wagon  driven  from  under  him.  The 
body  was  afterward  cut  down  and  buried 
under  an  oak  tree  in  a  corner  of  the  field, 
where  the  bones  lie  today.  Just  about  the 
time  the  execution  was  consummated  a  re- 
markably heavy  rain  storm  set  in.  and  there 
were,  doubtless,  in  Carrollton  that  day  more 
wet  people  than  at  any  time  before  or 
since.  The  ladies  of  the  aristocracy  of  those 
days  wore  immense  paper  bonnets  of  various 
hues  and  plentifully  a(k)rned  with  riblxms; 
the  effect  upon  them  was  magical  and  they 
were  soon  ruined.  The  worthy  dames  were 
obliged  to  cast  them  aside  and  the  roads 
leading  to  Carrollton  were  strewn  with  the 
^vrecks  of  their  head  gear,  which  did  not 
disappear  for  weeks. 

It  is  further  related  concerning  the  above 
incident,  that,  some  years  after,  a  traveling 
expounder  of  the  science  of  phrenology 
stoppei.1  at  Carrollton  to  gi\-e  lectures  and 
delineations  of  character,  and  that  the  late 
George  Wright,  anxious  to  test  the  profes- 
sor's skill,  dug  into  the  grave  of  Cavanaugh. 
and  taking  up  his  skull,  presented  it  to  the 
phrenologist.  He  examined  it  carefully  and 
proceeded  to  describe  the  man  whose  frame 
it  once  formed  a  part,  as  a  person  of  intel- 
lectual habits,  gentle  temper,  very  kind 
hearted,  very  just.  etc.  \\'hen  told  that  the 
skull  was  taken  from  the  grave  of  a  con- 
fessed murderer,  the  delineator  collapsed  and 
lectured  no  more  in  Carrollton. 

In  1833  the  county  was  stricken  with 
the  scourge  of  Asiatic  cholera  so  severely 
that  in  the  space  of  a  few  weeks  there  were 
some  fifty  deaths  from  this  disease.  Of  these 
thirtv-two  died  in  Carrollton,   two  or  three 


along  the  Illinois  river,  a  few  at  White  Hall, 
and  others  in  other  parts  of  the  county. 
Business  was  almost  entirely  suspended  in 
\-arious  towns,  and  grass  grew  in  the  busiest 
street  in  tl-.e  county.  Many  of  the  inhabi- 
tants of  the  county  were  panic-stricken,  and 
would  not  leave  their  bouse  for  fear  of  suf- 
fering from  the  infection.  Eifty  deaths  may 
seem  a  small  nuiuber  to  produce  so  much 
commotion,  but  it  should  Ije  remembered 
that  there  were,  at  that  time,  less  than  eight 
thousand  people  in,  the  whole  county  from 
Alton  to  Roodhouse. 

The  fall  of  1836  is  made  memorable  by 
the  event  known   as   the   "sudden   freeze." 
This  was  occasioned  by  a  remarkable  current 
of  cold  air  passing  from  the  northwest  to 
the  southeast  directly  over  Greene  county. 
Its  width  extended  over  the  entire  central 
portion  of  the  state.     Its  velocity,  as  near  as 
can  now  be  determined,  about  thirty  miles 
per  hour.     It  was  felt  at  Jacksonville  about 
noon  and  was  in  Lebanon.  Ohio,  just  above 
Cincinnati,    at    nine    o'clock    that    evening. 
Mr.    Washington    Crowder,    a    resident    of 
Sangamon  county,  was  married  on  the  21st 
day  of  December,    1836,  and  distinctly  re- 
members going  for  his  license  the  day  be- 
fore ;  so  that  this  circumstance  fixes  the  day 
beyond  a  doubt      He  was   on   hi:   way  to 
Springfield  on   the  afternoon  of   the  20th. 
and,  when  a  few  miles  below  the  city,  had 
a  fair  view  of  the  landscape  in  every  direc- 
tion.     He  saw  in  the  northwest  a  heavy, 
black  cloud  rapidly  approaching  him.  accom- 
panied l>y  a  terrific,  deep,  bellowing  sound. 
Closing  the  umljrella  he  was  carrymg  over 
him  to  protect  him  from  the  falling  rain,  he 
was   in   the   act   of   drawing  his   reins   taut, 
when  the  wave  came  over  him.     At  that  in- 
stant the  snow  and  slush  under  his  horses 
feet  turned  to  ice.  while  his  coat,  wet  with 


PAST  AXD  PRESENT  OF  GREENE  COUNTY. 


the  rain,  became  instantly  as  stitY  as  a  Ixianl. 
He  went  on  to  Springfield  when  he  found 
liis  clothing  frozen  to  the  saddle,  and.  being 
unable  to  dismount,  was  compelled  to  call  an 
assistant,  who  carried  man  and  saddle  to  the 
fire  to  thaw  them  apart.  He  obtained  his 
license,  returned  the  same  day  and  was  mar- 
ried the  next.  The  wave  passed  over 
Greene  county  about  one  or  two  o'clock,  and 
came  so  suddenly  that  chickens  and  small  an- 
imals were  frozen  in  their  tracks.  Several 
inciies  of  snow  had  fallen  in  a  short  time  be- 
fore, but  on  that  day  it  was  quite  warm, 
with  light,  spring-like  showers,  and  tlie 
whole  earth  was  covered  with  slush  and  wa- 
ter. The  change  was  so  sudden  and  the 
wind  so  strong  that  the  water  in  the  ponds 
in  the  road  froze  in  waves,  sharp-edged  and 
pointed,  as  the  gale  had  1)lo\\  n  it. 

One  old  settler  rememliers  the  day  as 
warm  and  sliowery  during  tlie  forenoon ;  but 
about  two  o'clock  in  the  afternoon  it  grew 
dark  as  if  a  rainstorm  was  coming,  and,  in 
an  instant,  the  strong  wind,  with  tlie  icy 
blast,  came  antl  all  was  frozen.  Hurrying 
around  to  sa\-e  some  stock  that  he  was  fat- 
tening, he  was  able  to  get  ]>art  of  it  under 
shelter,  but  most  of  the  animals  sutYered  se- 
verely. The  creek  was  about  bankful  of  wa- 
ter, and  ;is  his  horses,  wagons,  etc..  were  on 
the  north  side,  and  his  house  on  the  south 
side,  he  was  anxious  to  get  all  near  the  house 
that  he  might  take  better  care  of  them.  The 
next  morning  early,  with  his  brother  and 
some  other  help,  he  went  to  the  creek  to  get 
the  animals  across,  but  the  horses,  not  being 
shod  and  the  ice  smooth,  they  cut  the  ice  in 
pieces  to  get  a  track  wide  enough  for  a  wag- 
on, and  with  poles  punched  it  to  one  side 
and  then  drove  through  the  water.  The 
ice  had  frozen  in  the  short  time  between  two 
o'clock  1).  ni.  and  nine  o'clock  the  next  morn- 


ing fully  six  inches  thick.  He  also  found 
raccoons,  opossums  and  other  animals  fro- 
zen to  death.  Walking  across  the  logs  they 
were  suddenly  chilled,  and.  falling  oflf,  they 
were  unable  to  move  again.  Travel  was  al- 
most entirely  suspended,  and  the  whole  coun- 
try had  the  appearance  of  a  vast  field  of  ice. 
When  it  was  absolutely  essential  to  venture 
out,  the  unshod  horses  were  unable  to  make 
any  progress  and  \ery  little  use  was  made 
of  them.  This  remarkable  event  fixes  the 
date  of  many  occurrences  in  the  history  of 
the  county.  It  is  yet  vividly  rememl)ered 
by  the  residents  of  that  date,  who  relate 
many  interesting  reminiscences  concern- 
ing it. 

To  the  best  of  our  information  there  is 
onlv  one  person  left  in  Carrolhon  wlio  wit- 
nessed and  remembers  the  events  of  which 
we  have  written,  and  that  person  is  James  C. 
Ashlock,  who  has  been  a  resident  of  the 
county  for  more  than  seventy-five  years,  and 
as  a  coincident,  Mr.  Ashlock  came  into  our 
office  while  the  above  was  being  written  and 
vouches  for  the  accuracy  of  the  statements. 
At  that  time  he  was  living  on  his  father's 
farm  fi\e  miles  east  of  Carrollton.  and.  al- 
though he  did  not  witness  the  Cavanaugh 
execution,  he  did  witness  the  tremendous 
down])our  of  rain  and  the  crowds  of  men  and 
women  returning  home,  the  women  mostly 
bareheaded,  having  left  their  i)aper  bonnets 
strewn  by  the  roadside.  And,  further,  Mr. 
Ashlock  afterward  removed  the  gallows  up- 
on which  Cavanaugh  ex])ired,  that  he  might 
plow  over  the  site. 

EARLY    IXCIDE.XTS. 

The  county  records  show  the  original 
townshi])s  of  the  county  to  have  been  :  Otter 
Creek.  Maquapin.  Center.  Apple  Creek,  Dia- 


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PAST  AND  PRESENT  OF  GREENE  COUNTY, 


moiul  Grove  and  JNIaiu'aisterre.  In  1832 
the  precincts  were  quite  differently  named. 
]\Iaquapin.  Otter  Creek  and  Apple  Creek  re- 
main, l)ut  we  lia\e  in  addition  Eastern.  Car- 
rollton,  Piasa  and  Mount  Airy.  The  fol- 
lowing table  of  election  returns,  as  we  find 
it  in  the  records,  will  show  the  vote  of  the 
county  and  its  precincts  in  1838.  It  seems 
that  in  that  fall,  by  a  clerical  error  in  the  re- 
turn of  votes  to  the  secretary  of  state,  the 
nuniljer  of  votes  cast  for  Stephen  A.  Doug- 
las, for  representative  in  congress,  was  incor- 
rectly stated,  whereupon  the  "Little  Giant" 
appeared  before  the  county  commissioners 
and  asked  that  a  correct  return  be  made. 
The  court  therefore  ordered  the  clerk  to 
make  return  to  the  secretary  of  state  as  fol- 
low s  : 


Precincts  Stephen  A 

Douglas 

Mount    Airy 85 

Jerseyville    8o 

Richwoods     74 

Camden     25 

Wilmington    70 

Piasa     36 

Eastern     84 

Apple   Creek    95 

Lortons   Prairie    .  .  186 

Kane     40 

Otter  Creek  4 

Bhiffdale    12 

CarroUton     568 


It  will  be  noted  that  at  this  time  Carroll- 
ton  contained  more  than  one-third  of  the 
population  of  the  county. 

In  1836  a  financial  excitement  captured 
the  people  of  the  county  which  manifested 
itself  in  the  rage  for  laying  out  towns. 
Everywhere  along  the  river  and  highways, 
and  even  in  remote,  out-of-the-way  places, 
towns  were  laid  out  and  beautifully  execut- 
ed plats  were  drawn  and  printed  and  adorned 
the  walls   of   public   buildings,    while   post- 


JohnT. 
Stevens 

36 
85 

Jobn 
Stevens 

47 

74 

13 

59 

48 

45 

145 
46 

42 
63 
254 

67 

ers  and  handbills  were  freely  circulated  an- 
nouncing frequent  sales  of  corner  lots,  each 
setting  forth  the  great  inducements  offered 
bv  the  location  for  the  investment  of  money. 
Each  of  these  paper  towns  aspired  at  no  dis- 
tant day  to  become  a  place  or  city  of  com- 
mercial importance.  In  each  lot  was  hidden 
a  wealth  to  the  purchaser  which  was  sure  to 
develop  itself  in  time.  We  find  on  the  rec- 
ords of  the  county  forty-two  town  plats. 
Among  the  projected  towns  which  have  not 
yet  reached  the  height  of  their  projectors' 
aiubitions  may  be' mentioned  :  Randolph, 
Hartford,  Philadelphia,  Pittsburgh,  Tener- 
iffe,  Salisbury,  Delaware,  Concord,  Nor- 
walk,  Columbiana,  Rivesville,  Centerville, 
Bloomfield,  Homer,  Shipping  Point  and  Al- 
bany. 

The  state  banks  issued  floods  of  paper, 
prices  rose  enormously  and  speculation  was 
rife.  Men  of  foresight  kept  out  of  debt, 
but  soon,  when  the  collapse  came,  those  who 
invested  heavily  in  corner  lots  were  ruined 
and  in  their  fall  carried  down  many  a  wor- 
thy man's  earthly  all. 

In  1838  the  county  received  a  great  ac- 
cession to  its  treasury.  The  legislature  in 
1837  passed  an  act  to  inaugurate  the  most 
gigantic  system  of  internal  improvement 
that  the  most  visionary  enthusiast  could  con- 
ceive of.  By  that  act,  entitled  "An  act  to 
establish  and  maintain  a  general  system  of 
internal  improvements,"  in  force  February 
2~.  1837,  before  the  population  of  the  state 
amounted  to  one  million  inhabitants,  there 
was  appropriated  $10,300,000  to  improve 
rivers  and  l)uil(l  railroads.  One  hundred 
thousand  dollars  was  to  improve  the  Great 
Wabash  river;  $100,000  the  Illinois  river; 
$100,000  the  Rock  river;  $50,000  the  Kas- 
kaskia  ri\-er,  and  $50,000  the  Little  \\'abash 
river.      There  was  appropriated  to  improve 


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tlie  great  mail  mute  between  St.  Louis  ami 
\iiicennes,  $250,000;  to  build  a  railroad 
from  Cairo  to  the  terminus  of  the  Michigan 
canal,  $3,800,000:  for  a  railroad  from  Alton 
to  Mount  Carmel,  and  to  Equality,  in  (ial- 
latin  county,  $i,6oo,ooo;  to  the  Xorthern 
Cn>ss  Railroad  from  Ouincy  to  the  Indiana 
state  line.  $1,800,000:  for  a  railroad  from 
Peoria  to  Warsaw.  $700,000:  for  a  branch 
of  the  Central  Railroad,  $600,000:  for  a 
railroad  from  Alton  to  the  Central  Railroad, 
$600,000 ;  for  a  railroad  from  Belleville  to 
Mount  Carmel.  $150,000;  and  for  a  railroad 
from  Bloomington,  McLean  county,  to 
Mackinaw.  $350,000.  All  of  that  large 
amount  was  borrowed  on  the  credit  of  the 
state.  It  was  doubtless  supposed  that  the 
rejirescntatives  in  the  legislature  from  those 
sections  of  the  state  in  which  the  vast 
amount  of  money  was  to  be  ajipropriated 
would,  of  course,  not  oppose  tiie  measure: 
but  from  those  counties  lying  outside  of  the 
line  of  the  contemplated  railroads,  it  was 
feared  there  might  be  suff.cient  opposition 
to  defeat  the  scheme.  Hence  it  was  jiro- 
posed.  no  doubt  with  a  view  of  fjuieting  op- 
])osition.  to  donate  a  certain  amount  of 
money  in  cash  to  those  counties — in  other 
words,  to  bribe  the  members  to  support  the 
bill.  Accordingly  the  act  in  one  of  its  sec- 
tions made  this  provision  :  "That  there  shall 
be  appropriated  the  sum  of  $200,000  of  the 
first  money  that  shall  be  obtained  under  the 
])rovisions  of  this  act  to  be  drawn  by  the  se\- 
eral  counties  in  a  ratable  proportion  as  to  the 
last  census  made,  through  which  there  is  no 
railroad  or  canal  to  be  made  at  the  expense 
or  cost  of  the  state  of  Illinois,  which  said 
money  shall  be  cxi)ende(l  in  the  improxe- 
nient  of  roads,  constructing  bridges  and 
other,  works."  The  representatives  from 
Greene  countv  were  Franklin   Witt,  Cxrus 


A.  Davis  and  Revelle  W.  luiglish.  The 
bribe  could  not  seduce  them  from  the  path  of 
duty ;  they  voted  against  the  bill,  as  did  the 
senators.  General  James  Turney  and  John 
Allen.  The  sum  of  $30,250  was  Greene 
county's  portion  of  the  $200,000.  The  com- 
missioners' court,  through  agents  a])pointed 
for  that  purpose,  loaned  the  uK^ney  out  in 
\iolation  of  law.  With  a  portion  of  it, 
howc\cr,  the  bridges  spanning  Apple  creek 
and  Macoupin  were  built.  Another  ])ortion 
was  appropriated  toward  improving  the 
road  from  Carrollton  and  White  Hall  to  the 
mouth  of  Apple  creek  by  throwing  up  em- 
bankments through  the  river  bottom  and 
bridging  lakes,  of  which  work  not  a  vestige 
now  remains.  The  Macoupin  and  Apple 
creek  l.iridges  were  alxnit  the  only  permanent 
benefit  the  county  ever  rcccised  from  the 
fund.  It  was  another  manifestation  of  the 
same  spirit  that  originated  the  movement 
which  brought  about  the  dixTsion  of  the 
coutUy. 

Jersey ville  was  a  new  town,  and  those 
interested  in  her  prosperity  thought  that 
nothing  wnuld  do  more  to  give  an  upward 
impulse  to  the  [jrice  of  lots  than  the  location 
of  a  court  house  in  that  village.  If  a  new- 
county  were  formed  from  the  southern  half 
of  Greene  county.  Jerseyx'ille  would  become 
the  county  seat  and  thus  rapidly  grow.  It 
is  also  said  that  some  points  north  of  Car- 
rollton favored  the  movement  in  the  hojie 
that  the  county  seat  of  Greene  county  might 
thereby  be  moved.  To  these  argtmients  was. 
added  the  more  substantial  and  cogent  rea- 
son that  the  county  was  too  large  for  con- 
venience or  effective  organization.  .\n  ef- 
fort was  made  to  divide  the  county  in  1836, 
but  although  the  bill  passed  the  general  as- 
sembly, it  was  rejected  by  the  people.  The 
northern  and  southern  portions  of  the  conn- 


76  PAST    AND    PRESENT 

ty  voted  for  the  division,  but  the  central 
district  was  opposed  to  the  measure.  The 
vote  taken  August  5,  1839,  stood  as  follows : 

For  erection  of  Jersey  county 1J39 

Against  erection  of  Jersey  comity 714 

JMajority   for    5J5 

During  the  year  1837,  Nathaniel  Graves, 
a  prominent  citizen  of  Pike  county,  commit- 
ted a  deliberate  murder.  He  was  arrested 
and  brought  before  the  circuit  court  of  that 
•county,  and  brought  In-  change  of  venue 
from  that  county  to  Greene  county,  where 
the  trial  took  place  before  Judge  Jesse  B. 
Thomas  in  June,  1838.  The  case  was  one 
of  the  most  important  that  had  engaged  the 
attention  of  the  court  for  many  years,  and 
Stephen  A.  Douglas,  Thomas  H.  Benton  and 
other  distinguished  advocates  were  em- 
ployed upon  it.  Every  device  known  to  law 
was  employed  to  clear  the  prisoner  but  with- 
out avail,  and  he  was  sentenced  to  be  hanged 
on  W'ednesda}-.  October  3,  1838.  The  pris- 
oner was  remanded  to  jail,  and  to  all  ap- 
pearances devoted  himself  to  making  prep- 
arations for  death.  The  jail  then  in  use  by 
the  county  was  the  plain  stone  structure  now 
■owned  by  the  city  of  Carrollton  and  used 
for  a  city  prison,  and  was  considered  cjuite 
■secure.  The  time  wore  on  until  the  Sunday 
before  the  day  appointed  for  the  execution. 
The  prisoner  was  visited  by  his  father  and 
other  friends,  and  appeared  resigned  to 
death.  At  night  he  divided  what  money  he 
had  among  the  guards,  saying  he  would  have 
no  more  use  for  it.  The  ne.xt  morning 
Graves  and  a  young  man  named  Thurston. 
who  had  been  serving  out  a  jail  sentence, 
Avere  gone;  a  small  hole  had  been  dug  under 
the  floor  and  so  out.  But  it  was  a  very 
small  hole,  and  manv  who  saw  it  felt  confi- 


OF    GREENE    COUNTY. 

dent  tiiat  no  man  ever  crawled  through  it. 
It  was  quite  generally  suspected  that  money 
was  used  with  some  one  to  assist  him  to  es- 
ca])e.  Graves  was  never  recaptured  and  so 
eltected  a  most  remarkable  escape  from  the 
gallows.  Thurston  afterward  returned  and 
related  the  adventures  of  himself  and  Graves 
in  making  their  escape  from  the  county :  Init 
he  \\ould  never  tell  by  what  means  they 
made  their  escape  from  the  jail.  Graves  was 
afterward  heard  of  in  JMississippi,  where  it 
is  thought  he  died. 

In  1838  Amos  H.  Squires  was  appoint- 
ed treasurer  of  the  county.  He  had  occu- 
pied positions  of  trust  before,  ami  was  re- 
garded by  all  as  one  of  the  most  upright 
and  substantial  men  of  the  county.  Two  or 
three  years  after  his  appointment,  having 
about  three  thousand  dollars  in  his  hands, 
he  absconded  and  for  a  year  or  more  he  could 
not  be  found.  At  last  he  was  apprehended 
and  brought  to  trial  in  the  April  term  of 
1844.  at  which  time  the  county  brought  an 
action  for  debt  against  him  and  his  bonds- 
men, Alfred  Hinton,  John  W.  Scott,  W'ylie 
Wilder,  William  Rainey  and  Young  Wood. 
The  suit  was  successful  and  the  county  ob- 
tained a  verdict  of  three  thousand  and  thirty- 
eight  dollars  and  forty-eight  cents.  A  new 
trial  was  granted  and  the  case  taken  to  Jer- 
sey county.  The  final  result  was  that  by 
means  of  some  technicality.  Squires  escaped 
punishment  and  the  county  pocketed  the  loss. 


THE  OLD  SETTLERS  ASSOCIATION 

In  the  issue  of  the  Carrollton  Gazette  for 
September  30,  1871,  the  following  invita- 
tion was  published :  Old  Settlers  Meet- 
iXG. — .\s  the  matter  has  been  so  often  spoken 


PAST  AND  PRESEXT  OP  GREENE  COUNTY. 


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of  in  tlie  papers  and  by  a  large  number  of 
tbe  old  settlers  of  Greene  county  and  it 
wmild  seem  appropriate  tbat  sucb  a  meeting 
should  Ije  held  on  my  farm,  a  cordial  invi- 
tation is  hereby  extended  to  all  citizens  who 
were  residents  of  the  county  before  the  'deep 
snow'  to  assemble  in  the  grove  one-quarter 
of  a  mile  south  of  my  residence  (it  being  on 
the  south  end  of  the  first  eighty  acres  of  land 
settled  in  this  county)  on  Saturday,  Octo- 
ber _>i,  1 87 1,  at  ten  o'clock  a.  m.  The  ob- 
ject of  the  meeting  will  be  to  organize  an 
'Old  Settlers  Association'  for  Greene  coun- 
ty, and  to  listen  to  addresses  appropriate  for 
the  occasion.  Should  the  weather  ]irove  un- 
favorable for  an  outddor  meeting  at  that 
time.  I  am  requested  to  say  that  the  meeting 
will  be  held  at  the  court  house  in  Carrollton 
instead  of  the  grove  on  m}'  ]3remises.  As 
this  matter  has  been  so  generally  agreed 
u]>on  by  our  citizens,  it  is  expected  that  a 
large  and  interesting  meeting  will  be  held 
and  that  all  will  give  special  heed  to  this  the 
first  meeting  of  the  old  settlers. 
"Respectfully. 

"S.\MrEL  Thomas." 

The  2 1  St  of  Octoljer  was  a  bright,  pleas- 
ant day  and  about  one  hundred  and  fifty  old 
settlers,  together  with  a  large  concourse  of 
younger  persons,  assembled  in  the  beautiful 
Thomas  grove,  southwest  of  Carrollton. 
This  wood  is  located  on  the  south  end  of  the 
first  eighty  acres  of  land  entered  by  Mr. 
Thomas  in  t8i8.  and  selected  as  a  squat- 
ter's claim  S(ime  time  i)rc\iiius.  .\t  aljout 
eleven  o'clock  the  Carrollton  cornet  band 
played  an  old-time  selection  and  the  com- 
pany was  called  to  order  by  David  Pierson. 
Es(|.  Colonel  Jacob  Bowman  was  chosen 
chairman  and.  on  taking  the  chair,  invited 
Rev.  C.  J.  Gardiner  to  offer  prayer.    This 


venerable  gentleman  kneeled  upon  the  grass 
and  leaves  in  front  of  the  speakers'  stand 
and.  while  the  many  aged  heads  were  bowed, 
a  solemnity  was  manifested  befitting  the 
occasion,  and  words  appropriately  impress- 
ive were  uttered,  invoking  the  blessing  of 
God  upon  those  whd.se  lives  had  been  so  long 
spared  in  His  mercy  and  beseeching  a  con- 
tinuance of  divine  favor.  The  chair  then 
suggested  that  the  appointment  of  a  com- 
mittee on  permanent  organization  would  be 
in  order;  whereupon  Messrs.  David  Pierson, 
Esq.,  Thomas  Black.  C.  J.  Gardiner,  Jordan 
Howard  and  T.  J.  Short  were  chosen.  On 
motion  Hon.  D.  M.  Woodson,  Judge  A. 
Hiiiton.  I'eter  Hobsiin,  Isham  Linder  and 
.Martin  ISnwman  were  selected  as  a  commit- 
tee (in  resiilutions.  At  this  point  the  chair- 
man. th;ui  whom  there  is  none  more  skilled 
in  the  management  of  a  dinner  party,  re- 
marked that  the  committee  would  need  some 
litttle  time  in  which  to  prepare  their  reports 
— that  the  gixid  wix'es  and  daughters  were 
present  with  bountifully  ladened  baskets — 
that  the  hour  had  arrived  and  that  tables 
would  lie  s])read  upon  the  green,  and,  while 
the  band  struck  up  another  good  old  tune 
the  meeting  adjourned  for  dinner. 

The  dinner  was  bountiful  in  quantity, 
dainty  in  preparation  and  the  best  in  quality, 
and  was  thoroughly  enjoyed  by  all.  After 
an  intermission  of  an  hour,  the  band  ren- 
dered another  selection,  whereu])on  Colonel 
Bowman  called  the  meeting  again  to  order 
and  asked  for  the  report  of  the  committee 
on  permanent  organization.  David  Pierson, 
I'.sq..    chairman,    presented    the    following: 

"Your  committee  would  respectfully  rec- 
ommend— 

"1st.  That  a  society  be  formed  to  be 
<lenominated  "Old  Settlers  Society  of 
Greene  County. 


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PAST  AND  PRESENT  OF  GREENE  COUNTY. 


"2nd.  That  the  officers  consist  of  a 
president,  ten  vice-presidents,  a  secretary 
and  a  treasurer. 

"3d.  That  the  following  persons  be 
chosen  as  such  officers :  President,  Captain 
Richard  Robley,  of  Bluffdale;  vice  presi- 
dents, Samuel  Thomas,  Judge  Alfred  Hin- 
ton.  General  Jacob  Fry,  Major  J.  C.  C. 
Parks,  Anthony  Potts,  Peter  Hobson,  Mar- 
tin Bowman,  Rev.  C.  J.  Gardiner,  Judge 
Thomas  J.  Short  and  David  Pierson ;  secre- 
tary, H.  L.  Clay;  treasurer.  Colonel  Jacob 
Bowman." 

Remarks,  consisting  in  the  main  of  in- 
teresting personal  reminiscences  by  Samuel 
Thomas,  Judge  Hinton,  Major  Parks,  Gen- 
eral Fry,  Hon.  D.  M.  Woodson  and  others 
followed  and  occupied  the  time  until  quite 
late.  In  the  course  of  some  general  re- 
marks Judge  Isham  Linder,  Judge  Hinton, 
Thomas  Black,  Jonas  Ward,  David  Pierson 
and  others  it  was  ascertained  that  Mr.  Mar- 
vel Morris  and  Judge  Linder  had  been  resi- 
dents of  the  state  longer  than  any  one  else 
present,  the  former  for  sixty-two  years  and 
the  latter  for  sixty-one  years.  Captain 
Richard  Robley  was  the  oldest  man  present, 
he  having  been  born  in  1790. 

On  the  I  ith  of  November,  at  a  meet- 
ing held  at  the  court  house  at  CarroUton,  as 
per  resolutions  passed  at  the  first  meeting, 
Messrs.  D.  ]M.  Woodson,  Isham  Linder,  Dr. 
J.  B.  Samuel,  Alfred  Hinton  and  T.  W. 
Vigus  were  appointed  a  committee  to  draft 
a  constitution  and  by-laws  for  the  organiza- 
tion. The  meeting  then  adjourned  to  hear 
the  report  of  this  committee  January  8, 
1872.  at  which  time  the  report  of  the  com- 
mittee was  considered  and  a  constitution 
adopted. 

The  constitution  provided,  among  other 
things,  that  the  society  shall  consist,  first,  of 


all  persons  who  at  any  time  prior  to  the  year 
1830  were  residents  of  Illinois,  and  such  per- 
sons, upon  signing  the  constitution,  shall 
be  designated  as  senior  members ;  and  sec- 
ond, all  persons,  residents  of  Illinois,  who 
shall  have  resided  in  the  county  of  Greene 
since  1845,  such  persons,  upon  signing  the 
constitution  shall  be  designated  as  junior 
members.  The  rights,  privileges  and  im- 
munities of  the  senior  and  junior  classes 
shall  be  held  in  common,  without  distinc- 
tion or  preference;  and,  third,  honorary 
members,  who  may  be  received  by  vote  at 
any  regular  meeting  of  the  association.  The 
constitution  further  provides  that  the  asso- 
ciation shall  hold  its  annual  meetings  at 
some  convenient  place  in  the  county,  to  be 
selected  by  the  president  of  the  association, 
on  the  last  Wednesday  of  August  of  each 
year ;  that  the  association,  by  a  vote  of  a 
majority  present  at  a  regiilar  meeting,  may 
expel  any  member  for  habitual  intoxication, 
or  grossly  immoral  conduct;  that  every 
member  of  the  association,  on  signing  the 
constitution,  shall  furnish  the  secretary, 
either  orally  or  in  writing,  a  statement,  giv- 
ing time  and  place  of  birth,  the  year  in  which 
he  became  a  resident  of  Illinois  and  of 
Greene  county,  and  shall  pay  to  the  treasurer 
fifty  cents  and  annually  thereafter  fifty  cents, 
which  shall  constitute  membership  for  him- 
self and  wife,  and  the  money  thus  paid  shall 
be  used  to  defray  the  contingent  expenses  of 
the  association  anil  for  no  other  purpose. 

The  election  w'hich  followed  the  adoption 
of  the  constitution  resulted  in  the  choice  of 
the  following  officers :  President,  Samuel 
Thomas :  vice-president,  Alfred  Hinton ; 
secretary.  H.  L.  Clay;  treasurer,  Jordan 
Howard  :  precinct  vice-presidents — John  W. 
Huitt.  CarroUton;  James  W.  Gregory, 
White  Hall;  Isham  Linder,  Greenfield;  N. 


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M.  Perry,  Kane;  John  Roodliouse,  Rood- 
house  ;  Martin  Thorp,  Fayette ;  Richard  Rob- 
ley,  Biuffdale ;  George  L.  Burriss,  Eastern ; 
Jesse  C.  C.  Parks,  Blount  Airy;  L.  J.  Patter- 
son, Xorthwestern ;  Perry  McConnathy, 
Mineral  Springs;  I'erry  Clendennin,  W'ood- 
ville;  Michael  Kinser,  Walkerville ;  Michael 
W'altrip.  Xew  Providence. 

The  second  regular  meeting  of  the  asso- 
ciation was  held  on  the  fair  grounds  and 
was  addressed  by  Hon.  D.  M.  Woodson, 
Dennis  Davis  of  Missouri  and  Judge  Cyrus 
'J'olman.  In  1873  addresses  were  delivered 
hy  Rev.  H.  A.  Guild,  Colonel  J.  C.  Winters 
and  Everett  Griswold.  The  meeting  of 
1874  was  perhaps  the  largest  and  most  inter- 
esting of  any  held  by  the  society  up  to  that 
time.  Dr.  S.  H.  Culver,  of  White  Hall,  Dr. 
B.  C.  Wood  of  Carrollton,  Hon.  X'ewton 
Cloud  of  Morgan,  and  Hon.  D.  M.  Wood- 
son of  Carrollton  made  addresses.  Music 
was  furnished  by  a  volunteer  choir. 

The  death  of  Samuel  Thomas,  Heman 
Goodrich,  Titus  \^igus,  Jesse  C.  C.  Parks 
and  Everett  Griswold  were  cited  and  appro- 
priate resolutions  passed.  In  1875  'ibout 
three  thousand  five  hundred  persons  attended 
the  annual  meeting  and  listened  to  addresses 
by  Hun.  W.  C.  Flagg,  of  Madison  county. 
Rev.  B.  B.  Hamilton,  of  ^\'hite  Hall,  and 
Jhm.  Joseph  Morton  of  Morgan  county. 
The  death  of  Dr.  J.  B.  Samuel  was  re- 
ported. In  1876  the  address  was  delivered 
by  Rev.  B.  B.  Hamilton,  of  White  Hall,  as 
was  also  the  address  of  1877,  on  which  latter 
occasion  the  death  of  the  following  settlers 
was  mentioned :  .Anthony  Potts,  aged  sev- 
enty-eight years ;  Edward  Flatt,  aged  eighty- 
nine  years;  David  M.  Woodson,  aged  sev- 
enty-one years ;  ^^■.  C.  Rainey,  aged  seventy- 
nine  years;  William  Webb,  aged  eighty-five 
years;  Mrs.  David  Wooley,  aged  eighty-one 


years;  Mrs.  Mary  A.  \\'altrip,  aged  fifty- 
two  years;  Mrs.  Elizabeth  Pinckard.  aged 
eighty  years.  In  1878  Major  N.  M.  Knapp 
of  Winchester  addressed  the  society.  The 
obituary  record  for  the  year  included  the 
names  of  Airs.  Eliza  \'osseller,  Mrs.  Sarah 
Gregory,  J.  \\'.  Gregory,  Joseph  Cox,  Mrs. 
Sarah  Crist,  Sarah  \\'altrip  and  William 
Griffin. 

.\t  this  meeting  Alfred  Hinton  was 
elected  president  and  Dr.  C.  Armstrong  and 
Ed  Miner  secretaries  and  Jortlan  Howard 
treasurer. 

The  ninth  annual  meeting,  held  on  the 
last  \^■ednesday  in  August,  1879,  '^^as  ad- 
dressed by  Hon.  Joseph  (iillespie,  of  Ed- 
wardsville.  The  obituary  roll  showed  that 
thirteen  of  the  old  pioneers  had  died  since 
the  last  meeing.  It  was  stated  that  three 
thousand  people  attended  this  meeting. 
Da\id  Pierson  was  elected  president;  Ed 
Miner,  secretary:  F.  M.  Bridges  assistant 
secretary;  J.  E.  Price,  treasurer. 

The  ne.xt  meeing,  August  28,  1880,  was 
a  good  one  not  withstanding  the  extreme  dry 
weather  and  the  dusty  condition  of  the  roads. 
Rev.  Elisha  J.  Palmer  antl  Hon.  Judge  Burr 
and  Ex-Mayor  Brown  of  St.  Louis  were  the 
.speakers  on  this  occasion.  The  report  of 
the  obituary  committee  showed  that  death 
had  claimed  twenty-seven  of  the  members 
since  the  last  annual  gathering.  The  officers 
elected  were  David  Pierson.  president;  Ed 
Miner,  secretary;  T.  D.  Price,  assistant  sec- 
retary ;  J.  E.  Brace,  treasurer. 

The  eleventh  annual  meeing  in  .August, 
1 88 1,  was  largely  attended  notwithstanding 
the  dust  and  heat.  The  old  settlers  were  en- 
tertained with  addresses  by  Rev.  B.  B.  Ham- 
ilton and  Hon.  James  W.  English.  The 
obituary  roll  contained  the  names  of  fifty- 
four  of  the  members  of  the  societv  deceased 


So 


PAST    A\D    PRESENT    OF    GREENE    COUNTY. 


since  the  last  meeting.  Rev.  B.  B.  Hamilton 
was  elected  president;  Ed  ^liner.  secretar}-; 
L.  D.  Price,  assistant  secretary,  and  Jordan 
Howard,  treasurer. 

On  the  occasion  of  the  twelfth  annual 
reunion,  August,  1882,  Rev.  B.  B.  Hamilton, 
of  White  Hall,  called  the  meeting  to  order. 
Hon.  George  E.  Warren  and  representative 
John  N.  English,  of  Jerseyville.  were  the 
speakers.  Twenty-six  names  were  added  to 
the  list  of  those  who  entered  upon  their  last 
sleep  since  the  1S81  meeting.  Officers 
elected  were  Dr.  C.  Armstrong,  president ; 
Ed  Miner,  secretary ;  Jordan  Howard,  treas- 
urer. 

The  old  settlers,  at  their  next  reunion  in 
1883,  were  delightful!}-  entertained  with  an 
address  by  Rev.  John  D.  Johnson,  of  Athens- 
ville,  who  in  addition  to  his  speech  sang  in 
good  voice  the  following  ballad  : 

THE  MUSICIAN'S  HARP. 

Years  have  come  and  passed  away, 
Golden  threads  have  turned  to  gray, 
Golden  ringlets  once  so  fair. 
Have  changed  to  silvery  hair. 
Soon  I'll  launch  upon  the  tide — 
Onward  glide  with  noiseless  oar, 
Seeking  for  a  brighter  shore. 

Chorus. 

Bring  to  me  my  harp  again, 
Let  me  hear  its  gentle  strain, 
Let  me  hear  its  chords  once  more, 
Ere  I  pass  to  yon  bright  shore. 

Oh,  those  chords  of  magic  power, 
Take  me  back  to  childhood's  hour, 
To  the  cot  beside  the  sea 
Where  I  knelt  at  mother's  knee; 
But  that  mother,  she  is  gone. 
Calm  she  sleeps  beneath  the  stone, 
While  I  wander  here  alone, 
Sighing  for  a  better  home. 

Chorus. 


Soon  I'll   be   amongst  the  blest. 
Where  the  weary  are  at  rest. 
There  with  those  that's  gone  before, 
Singing  praises  ever  more, 
Now  my  boat  is  on  the  stream, 
I  can  see  the  waters  gleam. 
Soon  I'll  with  the  angels  roam. 
Dear  old  tide,  I'm  going  home. 

Chorus. 

Obituary  roll  at  this  meeting  showed 
twenty-seven  deaths.  Officers  elected  were 
Dr.  C.  Armstrong,  president;  Ed  Miner, 
secretary ;  N.  J.  Andrews,  assistant  secre- 
tary; Jordan  Howard,  treasurer.  The  Dun- 
can sisters'  quartette  of  White  Hall  furnished 
delightful  vocal  music,  and  a  resolution  of 
thanks  was  tendered  them  by  the  association. 

^^^ednesday.  August  24,  1884,  was  the 
date  of  the  next  reunion  and  a  most  enjoya- 
ble time  was  had;  the  old  settlers  were  out 
in  greater  numbers  than  usual  and  the  young 
settlers  also.  Judge  Henderson  and  Hon. 
James  \\'.  English  made  the  addresses.  The 
officers  chosen  at  this  time  were  Edwin 
Wooley,  president;  Ed  Miner,  secretary; 
Jordan  Howard,  treasurer.  Death  roll  num- 
bered thirty-six. 

The  fifteenth  reunion,  August,  1885, 
was  attended  by  the  largest  gathering  of  any 
yet  held.  The  audience  was  entertained  with 
short  speeches  and  reminiscences  by  Hon  J. 
W.  English,  Nathaniel  Miner  and  M.  Slaten 
of  Jerseyville.  B.  B.  Hamilton  and  J.  C. 
Winters  of  White  Hall,  and  Senator  R.  H. 
Davis  of  Carrollton.  Thirty-six  deaths. 
Officers  chosen  :  Edwin  Wooley,  president ; 
Ed  ]\liner,  secretary;  Jordan  Howard,  treas- 
urer. 

The  si.xteenth  reunion  was  a  most  enjoy- 
able one  and  was  attended  by  a  large  con- 
course of  the  old  pioneers.  Hon.  George  E. 
Warren,    of   Jerseyville,    was    the    speaker. 


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Obituary  roll  showed  thirty-eight  deaths. 
Orticers  selected  :  Joshua  C.  Winters,  presi- 
dent:  ImI  Miner,  secretary:  Jordan  Howard, 
treasurer. 

On  August  31,  1887,  occurred  the  sev- 
enteenth annual  reunion.  Elder  J.  A.  Berry, 
of  the  Christian  church,  Carrollton,  delivered 
the  address.  Thirty-seven  deaths  reported. 
Officers,  same  as  last  year. 

The  1888  meeting  was  not  smaller  in 
point  of  numbers  and  enthusiasm  than  any 
preceding.  .Shdrt  addresses  were  made  by 
a  number  of  the  i)ld  settlers,  and  the  Duncan 
sisters'  quartette,  of  Wliite  Hall,  furnished 
charming  vocal  selections.  Sixty-two  deaths. 
Officers :  Singleton  F.  Greene,  president ; 
Ed  Miner,  secretary:  Jordan  Howard,  treas- 
urer. 

.\ugust  28.  1889.  was  the  date  of  the  next 
annual  gathering.  .Addresses  were  made  by 
Hon.  James  H.  Matheny,  of  Springfield,  and 
Rev.  John  D.  Johnson,  of  Athensville.  Obit- 
uan,-  roll  showed  twenty-four  deaths.  Offi- 
cers same  as  last  year. 

In  i8fjo.  on  account  of  its  being  ])resi- 
dential  cam])aign  year  and  the  big  soldiers' 
reunion  in  the  county,  no  meeting  was  held. 

The  twentieth  annual  meeting  was  held 
on  the  29tli  of  July,  1891,  and  was  addressed 
Iiy  Hon.  C.  .\.  Walker,  of  Carlinvillc,  and 
Major  Giller.  of  White  Hall,  Obituary  list, 
thirty-four.  Officers  elected :  Dr.  Clinton 
Armstrong,  president:  Ed  Miner,  secretary: 
Thomas  D.  Price,  treasurer. 

The  meeting  of  1892  was  a  most  enjoya- 
ble one  and  the  old  settlers  were  entertained 
bv  addresses  by  Rev.  .\.  J.  Bruner,  E,  .\. 
Giller  and  J.  C.  Winters,  .\mong  the  oldest 
persons  on  the  platform  were  Edmund  E. 
Cooper,  of  Greenfield,  and  X'athaniel  Miner, 
of  Jersevvillc,  the  former  being  ninety- four 
and    the   latter    ninctv-thrce    vears    of   age. 


Deaths  reported,  fifty-three.  Officers  same 
as  last  year. 

On  Se])teniber  13,  1893,  occurred  the 
next  meeting,  which  was  hekl  in  the  court 
house  park,  and  was  one  of  the  best  held. 
Colonel  W.  T.  Dowdall,  of  Peoria,  and 
Judge  J.  C.  I'ownian,  of  Carrollton,  were  the 
speakers.  The  obituary  roll  showed  that 
one  hundred  of  the  old  settlers  had  passed 
away  since  the  last  meeting.  Officers  elected  : 
E.  M.  Husted,  president:  James  McXabb, 
secretary :  J.  D.  Price,  treasurer. 

The  twenty-third  annual  reunion  was  also 
held  in  the  court  house  park  on  September 
24.  1894.  and  was  a  rousing  meeting.  Hon. 
.\.  X.  Yancey,  of  Cairlinnlle,  and  Hon, 
Henry  T.  Rainey  made  the  addresses.  Sixty- 
six  deaths  reported  since  the  last  meeting. 
Officers  same  as  last  year. 

The  twenty-fourth  and  last  meeting  of 
the  association  held  at  the  county  seat 
occurred  on  September  25,  1895.  It  was 
held  in  the  court  house  park  and  was 
addressed  by  Thomas  Henshaw  and  Judge 
D.  F.  King.  Sixty-five  deaths  reported. 
Officers  elected:  E.  M.  Husted,  ])resident: 
James  AlcXabb,  secretary:  J.  H.  Price, 
treasurer.  Since  diis  date  September  25, 
1895.  no  meetings  of  the  original  society 
have  lieen  held,  whether  because  of  apathy 
on  the  part  of  those  who  should  have  been 
the  most  interested,  or  otherwise,  I  do  not 
know. 

JUDGE  COOPER. 

On  Saturday  evening.  September  2. 
1899,  in  response  to  a  call  issued  by  Mayor 
Metcalf  of  Greenfield,  a  large  number  of 
citizens  met  in  the  city  park  of  that  city  for 
the  purpose  of  making  arrangements  to  prop- 
erly  celebrate   the   one   hundredth    anniver- 


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versary  of  the  bir.th  of  Judge  Edmund  L. 
Cooper.  Hon.  G.  B.  Metcalf  presided  and 
George  \\'.  Cunningliam  was  chosen  secre- 
tary. At  this  meeting  it  was  unanimously 
decided  to  hold  the  celebration,  and  the  date 
of  its  observance  fixed  on  September  24, 
1899,  that  being  the  one  hundredth  anniver- 
sary of  Judge  Cooper's  birth.  The  commit- 
tee of  arrangements,  appointed  by  the  chair, 
consisted  of  W.  G.  Secor,  W.  T.  \\'ilhite, 
R.  R.  Cooper.  T.  G.  Capps,  A.  Y.  Collins 
and  H.  G.  Russell.  This  committee  luet  and 
B.  F.  F'iper  was  added  to  their  number.  The 
South  Side  park  was  chosen  as  the  place  for 
the  celebration  and,  in  accordance  with  the 
expressetl  wish  of  Judge  Cooper,  it  was 
decided  to  make  the  public  exercises  of  the 
celebration  of  a  religious  nature,  to  be  con- 
ducted after  the  fashion  of  the  old  time  camp 
meeting.  The  date  of  the  celebration  being 
Sunday  made  the  religious  all  the  more 
appropriate.  The  committee  held  the  final 
meeting  on  Saturday  evening,  September 
23,  and  ciimpleted  its  work,  and  adopted  the 
following  program : 

Centennial  Celebr.ation 

Sunday,  September  24TH,  1899, 

In  Honor  of  the  iooth  Anniversary  of 

THE  Birth  of 

Judge  Edmund  L.  Cooper. 

PROGRAM. 

10:00  o'clock — Music  by  bnnd. 

Welcome  .Address  Mayor  E.  K.  Metcalf 

Song United  Church  Choir 

Invocation    Rev.  A.  Wright 

Song   United  Choirs 

Biography  H.  G.  Russell 

Song   United  Choirs 

Sermon  Rev.  Dr.  A.  A.  Kendrick,  Alton 

Music  Band 

I  -.30  o'clock — Music  Band 


Report    of   committee   on   old    settlers'   organization. 

Song   United  Choirs 

Address — "Reverence  of  Age" H.  G.   Russell 

Music  Band 

Short  Addresses. 

THE    CELEBR.\TI0N. 

Sunday,  September  24,  1899,  dawned 
dark  ami  foreboding.  Gray  clouds  cov- 
ered the  sky  and  a  damp  coolness  prevailed 
for  a  few  hours,  which  gave  every  indica- 
tion of  rain  and  cast  a  gloomy  shadow  over 
the  day's  prospects.  The  sun  broke  through 
for  a  short  time,  however,  before  the  open- 
ing hour  arrived  and  smiled  approvingly 
upon  the  gathered  crowd,  but  soon  hid  his 
face  behind  a  veil  of  clouds  and  left  us  in 
doubt  the  rest  of  the  day.  But  the  somewhat 
unfavorable  weather  outlook  apparently  had 
but  slight  efifect  upon  the  attendance  or 
the  success  of  the  meeting.  The  crowd 
numbered  fully  three  thousand  during  the 
afternoon,  and  we  must  say  that  it  was  the 
most  quiet  and  attentive  gathering  of  similar 
size,  in  attendance  upon  an  outdoor  meet- 
ing, that  we  have  ever  witnessed.  And  this 
opiniiin  was  expressed  by  several  of  the 
elderly  attendants. 

The  morning's  exercises  were  opened 
by  a  selection  by  the  band  (a  paraphrase  of 
"Nearer  My  God  to  Thee"),  after  which 
Dr.  F.  A.  Clement  called  the  assemblage  to 
order.  Mayor  E.  K.  Metcalf  delivered  the 
address  of  welcome  in  a  brief  and  pointed 
manner,  well  befitting  the  occasion.  After 
a  song  by  the  united  choirs  Rev.  A.  Wright 
invoked  the  divine  blessing  upon  the  head 
of  the  venerable  guest  of  honor  and  the 
people  assembled.  Following  another  song 
by  the  choirs,  H.  G.  Russell  read  a  compre- 
hensive biography  of  Judge  Cooper,  of 
which  the  following  is  a  synopsis : 


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"He  was  born  in  Orange  connty.  \"ir- 
g-inia,  September  24.  1799.  His  parents 
were  of  English  descent,  a  sturdy  rugged 
stock,  known  for  its  industry,  hardy  man- 
hood and  upright  living.  His  father  was 
born  in  1777,  while  the  Revolution  was  rag- 
ing and  the  British  soldiers  were  devastat- 
ing our  land.  On  X'ovember  22.  1822. 
Judge  Cooper  married  a  lady  six  years  his 
senior.  Miss  Mary  M.  Perry,  of  Christian 
county.  Kentucky.  In  1836  he  settled  with 
his  family  in  Greene  county,  one  and  a  half 
miles  west  of  W'rightsville.  where  he  reared 
his  family  and  laid  the  foundation  of  a  com- 
fortable fortune.  He  left  the  farm  in  1856 
and  took  up  his  residence  in  Greenfield, 
where  for  a  number  of  years  he  engaged  in 
mercantile  pursuits  until  1880,  when  he. 
with  his  wife,  returned  to  the  country  and 
made  a  home  with  their  daughter.  Mrs. 
Emeline  Cunningham,  where,  in  1887,  ]\Irs. 
Cooper  died  at  the  age  of  ninety-four.  In 
1893  Mr.  Cooper  returned  with  his  daugh- 
ter, ^Irs.  Cunningham,  to  Greenfield.  Nine 
children  were  bom  to  Judge  and  Mrs. 
Cooper,  four  of  whom  survive.  They  are 
A.  A.  Cooper,  of  Kansas  City,  Missouri ; 
E.  M.  Cooper,  of  Girard,  Illinois;  R.  R. 
Cooper:  and  Mrs.  E.  Cunningham. of  Green- 
field. Twenty-nine  grandchildren,  eighty- 
three  great-grandchildren,  and  eighteen 
great-great-grandchildren,  making  one  hun- 
dred and  thirty-four  cions  of  a  noble  stock, 
came  to  shower  their  richest  benedictions 
upon  the  father  of  five  generations.  He  was 
a  de\oted  member  of  the  Baptist  church  for 
seventy-six  years. 

"After  running  the  gauntlet  of  a  hun- 
dred years  in  the  open  view  of  a  critical 
world,  that  irrreproachable  character  stands 
forth  unscarred,  fuller  and  rounder  from  the 
conflict  it  survives  and  shines  forth  with  a 


truer  luster  and  more  benignant  glory  on 
each  succeeding  day.  Although  these  years 
lie  heavily  upon  him.  he  calmly  sits  in  the 
gathering  twilight  of  life's  evening  jjeace- 
fully  awaiting  the  Master's  call." 

On  this  occasion  Rev.  Dr.  A.  A.  Ken- 
drick,  of  Upper  Alton,  formerly  president 
of  Shurtleff  College,  delivered  an  able  and 
instructive  sermon. 

Referring  to  Judge  Cooper,  the  reverend 
speaker  said:  "A  noted  infidel,  alwut  the 
time  Judge  Cooper  was  born,  said  "in  fifty 
years  Christianity  will  be  dead",  but  thank 
Gotl.  under  our  go\ernment  it  has  come  to 
stay,  and  in  the  present  gathering  we  can 
say  with  our  voice  'it  is  not  dead." 

"Probably  the  century  now  closing  will 
be  the  last  one  that  our  venerable  friend  will 
see.  His  centennial  da\-.  which  we  are  to- 
day celebrating,  will  mark  as  brilliant  an 
epoch  as  has  preceded  or  that  perhaps  will 
follow.  We  are  making  history,  and  we 
are  writing  it.  We  are  nearing  a  remote 
period  that  has  sometimes  been  supposed  to 
be  pre-historical.  It  may  be  that  we  shall 
finally  be  able  to  understand  it  all  as  we  dig 
into  the  mounds  and  tombs;  as  we  decipher 
the  monuments  and  learn  the  history  of  the 
pyramids ;  as  we  unearth  buried  cities,  res- 
urrect buried  states  and  dead  nations.  Only 
sixty  generations  of  men  have  been  recorded 
who  have  lived  as  long  as  Judge  Cooper. 
His  life  constitutes  one-twentieth  of  the 
Christian  era,  the  seventy-five  years  of  his 
membership  in  the  Baptist  church  consti- 
tutes a  little  less  than  one-twentieth  of  the 
time  of  churches." 

The  morning's  exercises  were  closed  by 
the  singing  of  "Auld  Lang  Syne,"  during 
which  the  audience  arose  to  its  feet  and 
gave  the  Chautauqua  salute — the  waving  of 
handkerchiefs    to    the    venerable    guest    of 


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hdnor,  wlio  occupied  a  seat  in  the  center  of 
the  platform.  It  was  a  tender  act  of  love 
and  reverence  on  the  part  of  the  audience 
and  the  warm  tears  of  memory  were  seen 
coursing  down  many  cheeks  during  the 
touching  incident. 

At  I  130  o'clock  the  audience  again 
assembled,  having  been  largelv  augmented 
by  those  who  had  been  late  in  arri\'ing, 
owing  to  the  threatening  weather,  and  after 
the  rendition  of  that  beautiful  collection  of 
religious  airs  called  "Refuge,"  by  the  band, 
Mayor  Metcalf  called  the  meeting  to  order, 
and  the  report  of  the  committee  on  old  set- 
tlers' permanent  organization  was  read  and 
adopted  as  follows : 

"Jl'/icrcas.  It  has  pleased  Almighty  God 
to  permit  our  beloved  friend  and  brother. 
Judge  Edmund  L.  Cooper,  to  live  one  hun- 
dred years,  and  that  God  has  been  kind  and 
good  in  giving  us,  the  citizens  of  Greenfield 
and  surrounding  country,  the  opportunity  to 
participate  in  this  service  here  today,  and 
feeling  that  •  we  would  not  have  our  mem- 
ories wander  from  this  eventful  day  and  be 
forgo'lten,  but  that  we  may  cherish  these 
pleasant  memories  in  the  future  as  we  do 
today,  lie  it 

"Rcsolz'cil,  That  we  organize  perma- 
nently and  that  we  hereafter  gather  annu- 
ally in  the  city  of  Greenfield,  Illinois,  on  such 
a  day  as  the  officers  of  this  association  may 
hereafter  select,  and  that  this  organization 
shall  beknowai  as  the  Greenfield  Old  Settlers' 
Association  and  consist  of  a  president,  vice- 
president,  secretary,  and  treasurer,  who  shall 
be  elected  for  one  year." 

The  following  officers  were  electetl : 
President,  W.  T.  \Mlhite:  vice-president,  E. 
A.  Belknap;  treasurer,  John  Parks;  secre- 
tary, Thornton  G.  Capps. 

This  on  this  memorable  centennial  occa- 


sion the  Old  Settlers  Association  was  re- 
\'ived  and  continues  to  hold  its  annual  meet- 
ings. 

The  first  annual  meeting  of  the  associa- 
tion after  the  centennial  was  held  in  Green- 
field on  September  6,  1900,  in  the  city  park. 
In  the  meantime  Judge  Cooper,  in  whose 
honor  the  first  meeting  was  held,  had  passed 
away,  his  death  occurring  iMarch  22.  1900. 
At  this  meeting  H.  G.  Russell  delivered  the 
address  of  welcome,  and  Dr.  F.  A.  Clement 
read  a  list  of  those  pioneers  who  were  pres- 
ent at  the  first  meeting  but  who  had  since 
been  called  to  their  reward. 

Rev.  J.  W.  Davidson  delivered  the  mem- 
orial sermon  which  was  an  able  effort.  This 
concluded  the  morning  service,  and  at  i  130 
in  the  afternoon  the  society  reconvened  and 
the  election  of  officers  was  had.  which  re- 
sulted in  the  following  persons  being  cho- 
sen :  President,  F.  A.  Clement ;  vice-presi- 
dent. W.  G.  Secor ;  treasurer,  P.  J.  Gladden ; 
secretary,  C.  J.  Doyle.  Henry  C.  \\'ithers 
and  Ed  Miner,  of  Carrollton,  addressed  the 
assemblage  in  the  afternoon.  The  names  of 
one  hundred  and  forty-five  persons  were  re- 
ported who  were  over  fifty  years  of  age. 

The  third  annual  meeting  was  held  Sep- 
tember 24,  1901,  and  was  largely  attended. 
The  election  of  officers  resulted  in  choice  of 
the  following:  President.  George  B.  j\let- 
calf;  vice-president,  R.  R.  Cooper;  secre- 
tary, G.  R.  Sheffield;  treasurer,  E.  X.  ^Ic- 
Pheron.  Adtlresses  were  made  by  Rev.  F. 
P.  Witherspoon.  W.  B.  Otwell,  J.  Xick 
Perrin  and  J.  K.  Farrelly.  The  oliituary 
roll  showed  that  thirty-six  of  the  old  pio- 
neers had  "passed  over"  since  the  last  annual 
gathering. 

The  fourth  meeting  was  held  September 
24,  1902.  and  was  addressed  by  Colonel  J. 
S.   Felter.  of   Springfield  and   Hon.    E.   A. 


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Doolittle,  of  Carrollton.  The  officers  chosen 
at  this  meeting  were  president,  J.  K.  Far- 
nelly  ;  vice  president,  Jacob  Dohm ;  secre- 
tary, O.  B.  Edwards:  treasurer,  N.  L, 
Mitchell.  The  oljituary  roll  showed  thirty- 
five  deaths  of  Lild  settlers  since  last  annual 
meeting.  The  next  annual  meeting  was  held 
in  the  South  park.   Greenfield.  August  26, 

1903.  Hon.  B.  1".  Caldwell,  of  Chatham, 
Illinois,  made  the  principal  address.  The 
■committee  on  obituaries  reported  nineteen 
deaths  of  old  settlers  since  the  meeting  of 

1902.  The  following  officers  were  elected: 
President,  Parham  Thaxton ;  \  ice  president, 
T.  G,  Capps:  .secretary,  Ralph  Metcalf; 
treasurer,  J.  B.  Brodmarkle. 

On  account  of  the  storm  which  occurred 
on  the  date  of  the  August  annual  meeting, 

1904,  the  prt^gram  was  not  carried  out. 


TOWNSHIP  ORGANIZATION. 

At  the  regular  November  election  1884 
the  question  of  adopting  township  organiza- 
tion was,  on  petition  of  the  requisite  number 
of  legal  votes,  submitted  to  the  people  of 
the  county  with  the  result  as  follows :  For 
township  organization,  received  two  thou- 
sand seven  hundred  and  five  votes ;  against 
township  organization  received  one  thou- 
sand nine  hundred  and  seven  votes:  major- 
ity for  the  proposition  seven  hundred  and 
ninety-eight.  Accordingly  a  committee  was 
appointed  to  divide  the  county  into  towns, 
and  arrangements  made  for  the  election  of  a 
supervisor  to  represent  each  one  of  the  thir- 
teen towns  at  the  coming  April  election. 

This  board  of  supervisors  met  and  held 
their  first  session  on  July  13,  1885.  The 
county  clerk  presented  certificates  of  elec- 


tion from  the  following  persons  to  consti- 
tute the  board  and  they  at  once  proceeded  to 
organize  by  electing  \V.  B.  Robinson  of 
Linder  chairman.  Following  is  the  board  of 
supervisors  as  then  constiiulcd  and  as  elected 
each  vear  since : 

Athensville,  J.  (;.  Pcnnell :  Bluffdale,  F. 
M.  Fishback:  Carrollton,  E.  A.  Eldred; 
Kane,  M.  C.  Thompson;  Linder,  W.  B.  Rob- 
inson ;  Patterson,  J.  D.  ]\IcLain ;  Rock- 
bridge, J.  H.  Rives :  Roodhouse,  Robert 
Yantuyle ;  Rubicon,  J.  D.  Robards :  Walker- 
ville,  J.  M.  Otey,  White  Hall,  Henry  Tuni- 
son :  Woodville,  E.  B.  Pegram :  Wrights,  J. 
L.  Johnson. 

Those  elected  since  that  time  to  the  pres- 
ent are : 

April  19,  1886 — Athensville,  J.  G.  Pcn- 
nell; Bluffdale.  F.  :\I.  Fishback;  Carrollton, 
E.  A.  Eldretl :  Kane.  W.  C.  Thompson ;  Lin- 
der, William  B.  Robinson ;  Patterson,  J.  D. 
McLane;  Rockbridge,  John  McOuerry; 
Roodhouse,  Joseph  Akers ;  Rubicon,  T.  G. 
Short:  W'alkerville,  Jesse  Ballard:  White 
Hall,  Henry  Tunison;  Wood\ille.  E.  B. 
Pegram :  Wrights,  William  V.  Rhodes. 

June  6,  1887 — Athensville,  Garland  Fen- 
nel 1 :  Bluqdale,  F.  M.  Fi.shl)ack:  Carrollton, 
E.  A.  Eldred :  Kane,  James  E.  Brooks :  Lin- 
der, William  B.  Robinson ;  Patterson,  J.  D. 
McLane;  Rockbridge,  John  McOuerry; 
Roodhouse,  Joseph  Akers :  Rubicon,  T.  G. 
Capps:  Walkerville.  Washington  Brew- 
baker:  White  Hall.  l-"rancis  l-cwler;  Wood- 
ville. K.  B.  Pegram:  Wriglusville.  William 
V.  Rhodes. 

April  24,  1888 — Athensville.  J.  G.  Pen- 
nell:  BlufTdale,  A.  E.  Wilson:  Carrollton, 
Benjamin  Roodhouse:  Kane.  James  E. 
Brooks:  Linder,  \\'illiam  II.  Iludson:  Pat- 
terson, J.  D.  McLane:  Rockbridge,  John' 
McOuerry:  Roodhouse,  Joseph  Akers;  Rub- 


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PAST    AXD    PRESENT    OF    GREENE    COUNTY. 


icon,  T.  G.  Capps ;  Walkerville,  Washington 
Brewbaker:  White  Hall,  Francis  Fowler; 
Woodville,  E.  B.  Pegrani;  Wrights,  Will- 
iam \'.  Rhodes. 

April  2T,.  1889 — Athensville,  Louis  S. 
Short;  Bluffdale,  William  Darr;  Carroll- 
ton,  ^Michael  L.  Carmody;  Kane,  James  E. 
Brooks ;  Linder,  James  K.  P.  Farrelly ;  Pat- 
terson, John  D,  McLane;  Rockbridge,  John 
McOnerry ;  Roodhonse,  Alonzo  Allen ; 
Rubicon.  R.  A.  Short;  Walkerville,  Aaron 
Otey;  White  Hall,  E.  V.  Baldwin:  AVood- 
ville,  E.  B.  Pegram;  Wrights,  William  V'. 
Rhodes. 

April  22,  1890 — Athensville,  George  W. 
Rodgers ;  Bluffdale,  Albon  E.  Wilson ;  Car- 
rollton,  Herman  Geers;  Kane,  James  E. 
Brooks;  Linder,  J.  K.  P.  Farrelly;  Patter- 
son, John  E.  House;  Rockbridge,  John  AIc- 
Ouerry ;  Roodhouse,  L.  J.  Patterson ;  Rubi- 
con, Levi  R.  Short;  Walkerville,  Aaron 
Otey;  White  Hall.  E.  V.  Baldwin;  Wood- 
ville. E.  D.  Hutchens ;  Wrights.  John  Dovle. 
Jr. 

April  28.  1 89 1 — Athensville.  Jackson 
INIitchell;  Carrollton,  Herman  Geers;  Bluff- 
dale, Albon  E.  Wilson;  Kane,  James  E. 
Brooks;  Linder,  James  M.  Russell;  Patter- 
son, Creighton  A.  Henshaw;  Rockbridge. 
John  McOuerry;  Roodhonse,  L.  J.  Patter- 
son ;  Rubicon.  Levi  R.  Short ;  Walkerville, 
Aaron  Otey;  White  Hall,  Elias  V.  Baldwin: 
AX'oodville.  William  I\L  Maberry;  Wrights, 
John  Doyle,  Jr. 

April  26,  1892 — Athensville, ; 

Bluffdale,  Daniel  Flatt;  Carrollton,  N.  J. 
Andrews ;  Kane,  Thomas  S.  Parker ;  Linder, 
J.  K.  P.  Farrelly ;  Patterson,  John  E.  House ; 
Rockbridge,  John  McOuerry ;  Roodhouse, 
L.  J.  Patterson ;  Rubicon,  L.  R.  Short ; 
AA"alkerville,  Aaron  Otev;  \Miite  Flail.  E.  \'. 


Baldwin:  Woodville,  E.  D.  Hutchens; 
Wrights,  John  W.  Flowers. 

April  2^,  1893 — Athensville,  Stephen  A. 
D.  King;  Bluffdale,  Daniel  Flatt;  Carroll- 
ton, N.  J.  Andrews ;  Kane,  Thomas  S. 
Parker ;  Linder,  Peter  A.  Brown ;  Patter- 
son. Creighton  A.  Hensliaw ;  Rockbridge, 
John  McQuerry;  Roodhouse,  L.  J.  Patter- 
son ;  Rubicon,  L.  R.  Short ;  Walkerville, 
Aaron  Otey;  White  Hall,  Byron  G.  Win- 
ters; Woodville,  John  Borman;  Wrights^ 
John  W.  Mowers. 

April  24.  1894— Bluffdale— John  S. 
]\Iulberry ;  Carrollton,  Nathaniel  J.  An- 
drews ;  Kane.  Jacob  G.  Pope ;  Roodhouse, 
\\'illiam  P.  Sitton ;  Rubicon.  Albert  R. 
Haven ;  Wrights,  John  W.  Flowers. 

April  2^.  1895 — Athensville.  John  B. 
^Morrow ;  Linder,  Peter  A.  Brown ;  Patter- 
son. John  E.  House;  Walkerville.  Benjamin 
W.  Collins;  White  Hall.  A\'esley  C.  Chapin; 
Woodville.  James  A.  Heron. 

April  2S.  1896 — Bluffdale.  Lucius 
Hutchens;  Carrollton.  AA'illiam  R.  Bare; 
Kane.  Thomas  F.  A\"illianis ;  Roodhouse, 
AWIliam  M.  Raffety;  Rubicon.  Albert  R. 
Ha\en ;  Wrights,  M.  F.  ^Nlarkham. 

April  2/.  1897 — Athensville,  Douglas 
King:  Linder,  Dieter  Damm :  Patterson, 
Harry  M.  Groce;  Rockbridge,  John  Mc- 
Ouerry ;  Walkerville,  B.  \\'.  Collins ;  A\'ood- 
ville,  J.  A.  Heron;  White  Hall,  W.  C. 
Chapin. 

April  27.  1898— Bluffdale,  Lucius  D. 
Hutchens ;  Carrollton,  John  Clough ;  Kane. 
Thomas  F.  Williams ;  Roodhouse,  E.  S. 
Bundy;  Rubicon,  John  Parks;  Wrights,  T. 
Kesinger. 

April  25,  1899 — Athensville,  Douglas 
King;  Patterson,  Harry  yi.  Groce:  Rock- 
bridge,  John  ]\IcOuerrv:  \A'alkerville,  Peter 


PAST    AXD    PRESENT    OF    GREENE    COLXTV. 


Kinser:  W'oodville,  E.  B.  Pegram:  White 
Hall;  W.  C.  Chapin;  Linder,  Dieter  Damin. 

April  24.  1900 — Bluffdale,  William 
Fickle;  Carrollton,  J-  P-  Morrow;  Kane,  T. 
F.  \\'illiams ;  Roodhouse.  E.  S.  Bundy ;  Rub- 
icon, John  Parks ;  Wrights,  George  W. 
Wright. 

April  23.  1901 — Athensville,  George  W. 
Rodgers ;  Linder,  Samuel  T.  Slone ;  Patter- 
son, C.  A.  Henshaw ;  Rockbridge,  Joljn 
McQuerry ;  \\'alkerville,  Peter  Kinser ; 
White  Hall,  W.  C.  Chapin;  Woodville,  J. 
A.  Heron. 

April  22,  1902 — Bluffdale,  James  H. 
Flatt ;  Carrollton,  James  P.  Morrow ;  Kane, 
T.   F.   Williams;   Roodhouse.   John  Jones; 


Rubicmi.  Ji'hn  Parks;  Wrights.  George  W. 
Wright. 

April  28,  1903 — Athensville,  George  W. 
Rodgers;  Bluft"dale,  James  H.  Flatt;  Car- 
rollton, James  P.  Morrow ;  Kane,  Thomas 
F.  \\'illiams ;  Linder,  S.  T.  Slone ;  Patter- 
son. W.  L.  Ford ;  Rockbridge.  John 
McOucrry ;  Roodhouse.  John  Jones;  Rub- 
icon, John  Parks;  Walkerville,  Ira  Cox; 
\\'hite  Hall.  E.  B.  Smith ;  Woodville.  J.  D. 
Ambrose. 

April  26,  1904 — Bluffdale,  James  H. 
Flatt;  Carrollton,  Finice  A.  Linder;  Kane, 
T.  F.  Williams ;  Roodhouse,  John  Jones ; 
Rubicon,  Sylvester  Mclvin  ;  Wrights,  George 
W.  Wright. 


COUXTV  OFFICERS  ELECTED  SINCE  TOWNSHIP     ORGANIZATION. 


Dale  of  Commission.  OfUcc.  Name. 

November  2,    1886 County  Judge    Leander  R.  Lakin. 

November  2,   i8iS6 County   Clerk    John  Jones. 

November  2,   1886 Sheriff   John  G.  F.  Powell. 

November  2,   1886 County  Treasurer William   F,    Morrow. 

November  2,   1886 County  Sup't  Schools Laura  Hazle. 

November  6,  1888 Circuit  Clerk   Thomas  J.  Raffety. 

November  6.  1888 State's  Attorney   Thomas    Henshaw. 

November  6,  1888 Coroner   Anderson   Headrick. 

November  6,  1888 Surveyor   Jay  C.  White. 

December  5,  1889  Public  Guardian   W.  L.  .Armstrong. 

Public  .'\dministrator   F.  M.  Roberts. 

November  4,  i8go County  Judge   John  C.  Bowman. 

November  4,  1890 County  Clerk Michael  J.  Carmody. 

November  4,  l8go Sheriff    James  G.   Pennell. 

November  4.  1890 County  Treasurer William  K.  Withers. 

November  4,  1890 County  Sup't  Schools William   .-X.    Hubbard. 

December  7.    1893    Public  Guardian   W.  C.  Scanland. 

January  31.  1894 Public   .Administrator    F.   M.  Roberts. 

December  6,    1897    Public  Guardian   W'.  C.  Scanland. 

November  i,  1892 Coroner   James  Squire. 

November  3,  1892 State's    .Attorney    Thomas  Henshaw. 

November  3,  1892 .  Circuit  Clerk   John  A.  Pellett. 

November  6.  1894 County  Judge    John   C.  Bowman. 

November  6.  1894 County  Clerk William    .A.    Hubbard. 

November  6,  1894 Sheriff    Richard  G.  Robinson. 

November  6,  1894 County  Treasurer James  G.  Pennell. 

November  6,  1894 County  Sup't  Schools Harvey  G.  White. 

November  3,  1892 Surveyor   Thornton  G.   Capps. 

November  3.  1896 Circuit  Clerk   Thomas  J.   Rafferty. 

November  3.  1896 State's  .Attorney   Douglas  J.  Sullivan. 

November  3.  1896 Coroner    James  Squire. 

November  3.  1896 Surveyor   Thornton  G.  Capps. 

July    II,    1898    County    Sup't   Schools    ....  Harry  E.  Bell. 


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Date  of  Commission.  Office.  Name. 

November  8,   1898   County  Judge   David  F.  King. 

November  8,   1898   County  Clerk William  A.  Hubbard. 

November  8,   i8g8   Sheriff    Isaac  Conlee. 

November  8,   1898   County  Treasurer jNlonroe  G.  Sisson. 

November  8,   1898   County  Sup't  Schools   Harry  E.  Bell. 

November  6,   igoo   Circuit  Clerk  E.  Zeno  Curnutt. 

November  6,   1900   State's  Attorney  Erastus  \V.  Painter. 

November  6,   1900   Coroner   James  A.  Cravens. 

November  6,   1900   Surveyor   Thornton   G.   Capps. 

December  13,  1901   Public  Guardian   William  Lavery. 

November  4,   1902   County  Judge   David   F.  King. 

Novetnber  4,   1902   Sheriff    Paul  W.  Wood. 

November  4,   1902   County  Treasurer Thomas  D.  Doyle. 

Noveinber  4,   1902   County  Sup't  Schools Lucien  K.  Jones. 

November  8,  1904 Circuit    Clerk    E.  Z.  Curnut. 

November  8,  1904 State's  Attorney   Erastus  Painter. 

November  8,  1904 Coroner   J.  A.  Cravens. 


THE  COUNTY  FAIR. 

The  Greene  County  Agricultural  and 
Musical  Association  was  instituted  April  15, 
1854.  Its  first  officers  were  Luman  Curtins, 
president ;  J.  C.  Winters,  vice  presidnet :  F. 
P.  Vedder,  secretary :  and  A.  W.  Bridges, 
treasurer.  There  was  also  a  general  com- 
mittee chosen,  consisting  of  the  following 
memhers :  Carrollton  precinct,  Samuel 
Thomas  and  Jacob  Bowman :  White  Hall, 
L.  E.  Worcester  and  Benjamin  Baldwin ; 
Northwestern,  L.  J.  Patterson  and  A.  J. 
Whiteside;  Walkerville,  A.  Sweeten  and 
Michael  Kimser;  Bluffdale,  Williaiu  Hal- 
bert  and  J.  W.  Calvin:  Woodville,  T.  W. 
Vigus  antl  W.  L.  Greene;  Kane,  Samuel 
Longstreet  and  Da\-id  Thompson ;  Eastern, 
J.  H.  ^'anarsdale  and  George  L.  Burruss; 
Greenfield,  W.  H.  Ellis  and  Isaac  R.  Os- 
trom :  Fayette,  John  Rives  and  Martin 
Thorpe;  Athensville,  Thomas  J.  Short  and 
Mathan  King;  Mineral  Springs,  Perry  I\Ic- 
Connathy  and  Jaiues  D.  Martin ;  for  the 
county  at  large,  Elon  Eldred  and  \\'illiam 
Black. 

The  first  fair  was  held  October  12,  1854, 
on  the  farm  of  J.  E.  Brace,  just  northwest 


of  the  city  of  Carrollton.  It  seems  to  have 
been  in  every  way  a  brilliant  success,  and 
some  said,  as  has  been  remarked  more  re- 
cently of  other  displays,  that  the  show  of  fast 
and  fine  horses  was  superior  to  that  of  the 
state  fair.  As  a  number  of  the  citizens  of 
the  county  wdio  were  exhibitors  and  took 
premiums  at  this  fair  are  still  living,  a  list 
of  the  premiums  awarded  will,  we  think,  not 
be  without  interest  here,  and  we  therefore 
append  the  same ; 

Class  I— Cattle. 

To  Jeremiah  Turpin,  best  bull,  Filmore, 
3  years,  ist  premium,  silver  cup  and  di- 
ploma. 

Anthony  Potts,  2d  best  bull,  4  years  old, 
2d  preinium,  silver  cup. 

Eri  Edwards,  best  bull,  2  years  old.  ist 
premium,  siher  cup  and  diploma. 

J.  J.  Eldred,  2d  best  bull,  2  years  old,  2d 
premium,  silver  cup. 

Silas  Eldred,  best  bull,    i   year  old,   ist 
premium.  $4.00  and  diploma. 

Henry  Tunison,  2d  l.iest  bull,  i  year  old, 
2d  premium,  $4.00. 

Jonas  Ward,  best  cow,  6  years  old,  ist 
premium,  silver  cup  and  diploma. 


PAST    AXD     TRESEXT    OF    GREENE    COUXTV, 


Jereiniah   Turpin,   2d  best  cow,   4  years 
old,  2d  premium,  silver  cup. 

James  W.   Gregory,  best  heifer,  2  years 
old,  1st  premium,  silver  cup  and  diploma. 

Elon  Eldred,  2d  best  heifer.  2  years  old, 
2d  premium,  siher  cup. 

Elijah   Dee.   best  heifer,    i    year  old.    ist 
premium.  $4.00  and  diploma. 

Eri  Edwards.  2d  best  heifer,   i  year  old, 
2d  premium,  $4.00. 

Elon  Eldred,  best  bull  calf.  1st  premium, 
$3.00. 

R.   X.   Xeece.  2d  best  bull  calf,  2d  pre- 
mium. $2.00. 

J.  Turpin.  best  heifer  calf,  ist  premium, 
$3.00. 

Elon  Eldreil,  2d  best  heifer  calf,  2d  pre- 
mium, $2.00. 

James  J.  Eldred.  best  working  oxen,  di- 
ploma. 

Elijah  Dee.  best  fat  heifer,  diploma. 

Class  II — Horses  and  Mules. 

E.  11.  Chorn.  best  stallion.  8  years  o\d.  ist 
premium,  siKer  cup  and  diploma. 

\\'illiam  Crane,  2d  best  stallion.  7  years 
old.  2d  premium.  siKer  cup. 

J.   H.   Waller,  best  Ijrood  mare.  9  years 
old,  dii)loma. 

Michael  Kinser,  best  stallion.  3  years  old, 
1st  premium,  silver  cup  and  diploma. 

-Anthony  Potts,  best  stallion.  2  years  old. 
1st  premium,  silver  cup  and  diploma. 

\\'.  O.  Greaves.  2d  Ijest  stallion,  2  years 
old,  2d  premium,  $3.00. 

Anthony  Potts,  best  stallion,   i  year  old, 
1st  premium,  silver  cup  and  diploma. 

A.  Minsterman.  2d  best  stallion,    i   year 
old,  2(1  premium.  $2.00. 

J.   P.   Henderson,  best  filly.  3  years  old. 
1st  premium,  silver  cup  and  diploma. 


Jeremiah   Turpin.   2(1   best  filly,   3   years 
old,  2d  premium,  $4.00. 

Daniel   Morfoot,   best  filly,   2   years  old, 
1st  premium,  silver  cup. 

Peter  M.  Brown.  2d  best  filly,  2  years  old, 
2d  i)remiuni,  $3.00. 

Milton   Williams,   best  filly,    i    year  old, 
1st  iiremium,  $4.00. 

Lemuel  Jackson.  2tl  best  filly.  1  year  old, 
2d  premium,  $2.00. 

Benjamin  Roodhouse.  best  draught  horse, 
5  years  old,  premium,  $4.00. 

Same,  best  gelding,  7  years  old,  premium, 
$3.00. 

J.  E.  Brace,  best  single  mare,  4  years  old, 
premium.  $4.00. 

.\.  S.  Seeley,  best  matched  horses.  6  years 
old.  premium,  $4.00. 

I'eli.x  Morris,  best  gaited  saddle  horse.  5 
years  old.  premium,  $4.00. 

Peter  Roodhouse.  best  single  horse  in  har- 
ness, 4  years  old.  premium.  $4.00. 

Henry  Spencer,  Ijcst  sucking  colt,  1st  pre- 
mium, silver  cup. 

William   Black.   2d  Iiest  sucking  colt.  2d 
premium.  $4.00. 

E.  P..  Eldred.  3d  best  sucking  colt,  3d  pre- 
mium. $3.00. 

L.  11.  Thomas,  best  jack.  3  years  old.  pre- 
mium, silver  cup  and  diploma. 

George  L.  Burruss.  best  jack.  2  years  old, 
liremium.    $4.00. 

Same,  best  jack,  i  year  old.  diplnnia. 

Hiram  Keach.  best  jennet.  3  years  old.  di- 
ploma. 

Same,  best  jennet,  3  years  old.  diploma. 

Same,  best  jennet.  2  years  old.  diploma. 

L.   H.  Thomas.  l)est  jennet.    1    year  old, 
diploma. 

William    Cannedy.    best    pair    mules.    2 
years  old.  $4.00. 

E.  W.  Johnson,  l)est  single  mule,  $2.00. 


90  PAST    AND     PRESENT    OF    GREENE    COUNTY. 

Class  III — Sheep.  Class    v,     Grain,    J'cgctablcs  and  Fruits — 

No.    1. 
James  W.   Gregory,  l:)est  fine  buck,  pre- 
mium, $2.00  and  diploma.  Samuel  Longstreet,  best  sample  fine  white 
Same,  best  fine  ewe,  premium,  $3.00.               corn,  diploma. 

Jeremiah  Turpin,  best  coarse  buck,  pre-  Jesse  Ridings,  best  lot  yellow  corn,  pre- 

mium, $2.00  and   diploma.  mium,  $1.00. 

Same,  best  coarse  ewe.  premium,  $3.00.  David   Black,   best   bushel   timothy    seed, 

premium.  $1.00. 

j\lo.  2 S-ieine.  Samuel  Longstreet,  best  '  2  barrel  yellow 

corn,  diploma. 
French    N.    Hazel,   best  boar,    i>4    years  Samuel  Thomas,  best  Inishel  clover  seed, 

old,  premium,  2d  and  diploma.  premium,  $1.00. 

William  Black.  2d  best  boar,  i  year  old,  David  Black,  best  sample  white  wheat,  di- 

2d  premium,  $2.00.  ploma. 

Elon  Eklred,  best  breeding  sow,  i  year  Same,  best  sample  red  wheat,   premium, 

old,  premium,  2d  and  diploma.  $1.00. 

Same,  2d  best  breeding  sow,  2  years  old,  Price   Lovelace,   best   sample   tlour   corn. 

2d  premium,  $2.00.  premium.  $1.00. 

Same,  best  lot  of  pigs,  6  months  old,  ist 
premium,  $3.00.  No.  2— Fruits. 

J.  E.  Brace.  2d  best  lot  of  pigs,  6  months 
old,  premium,  $2.00.  Samuel    Longstreet,    best    winter   apples, 

Samuel  Longstreet,  best  pair  of  pigs,  6      ist  premium,  $1.25. 
months  old.  premium,  diploma.  ^  James  D.  :\Iartin,  2d  best  winter  apples, 

2d  premium,  75  cents. 
Class  IV,  No.  I — Foultrx.  Jacob  Bowman,  best  fall  apples,  premium, 

liploma. 


luim, 


J.  E.  Brace,  best  pair  chickens,  preni 
$1.00  and  diploma.  No.   3 — J'cgctablcs 


No.  2 — Cheese  and  Butter. 


Drury  0\-erby,  best  lot  white  turnips,  di- 
pli^ma. 


James    T-    Eldred,  best   cheese,   premium,  Samuel   Longstreet,   best  lot  sweet  pota- 

$3.00  and  diploma.  t(_^es,  premium,  50  cents. 

David    Black,    best    lot    butter   made    in 

June,  premium.  2d  and  diploma.  Class  \i. — Household  Manufactures — 

Alfred  Hubbard,  liest  lot  Initter  made  at  Boots  and  Shoes. 
any  time,  premium,  2d  and  diploma. 

J.  B.  Samuel,  2d  best  lot  butter  made  at  Mrs.   John    L    Thomas,    best     10  yards 

anv  time,  2d  premium,  $2.00.  woolen  flannel,  premium,  50  cents. 

David  Black,  3d  best  lot  butter  made  at  :\Irs.   \\'illiam   Potts,   best   double  carpet 

any  time,  3d  premium,  $1.00.  co\erlet.  ist  premium,  $1.00  and  diploma. 


PAST  AND  PRESEXT  OF  GREEXE  COUXTY. 


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Mrs.  Benjamin  Baldwin,  2cl  best  double 
carpet  coverlet,  2d  premium.  $1.00. 

Mrs.  J.  Thomas,  best  single  carpet  cover- 
let, premium,  50  cents. 

Mrs.  E.  Morfoot.  best  pair  woolen  knit 
stockings,  ist  ])remium,  $1.00  and  diploma. 

Mrs.  John  T.  Williams,  2d  best  pair  of 
woolen  knit  stockings.  2d  premium,  50 
cents. 

No.  2. 


December  next,  at  the  annual  meeting  of  the 
society  to  be  holden  at  the  court  house  in 
Carrollton,  at  which  time  officers  are  to  be 
elected  for  the  ensuing  year,  and  transact 
such  other  luisiness  as  shall  be  considered 
necessary.  A  general  attendance  is  most 
earnestly  solicited. 

"LUM.W    CURTINS, 

"F.  p.  \'EDnER,  "President. 

"Sccrctar\." 


Frederick  Cook,  best  pair  bouts,  diploma. 

Class  vii. 

Benjamin  Rooilhnuse.  best  carriage,  di- 
ploma. 

John   Long,  best  bedstead,  diploma. 

Class  \-ni. — Aiiich's  not   Eiutnicratcd. 

Dr.  John  Ilardtner,  best  set  teeth,  di- 
ploma. 

Mrs.  Luman  Curtins,  best  jar  i)reser\ed 
peaches,  diploma. 

Misses  Pierson,  best  embroidery,  diploma. 

Same,  best  crab  ajjple  jelly,  dii)loma. 

-Mrs.  J.  P>.  Eldred,  best  single  cm-crlet. 
])remiuni.  ,Si.oo. 

Mrs.  Da\id  Dodgson.  best  quilt,  premium. 
$1.00. 

Sanuiel  Longstreet.  best  cherry  wine,  di- 
ploma. 

The  society  at  that  time  numbered  over 
two  hundred  and  thirty  members  and  was 
rai)idly  increasing  in  numbers  and  interest. 
\\"ith  reference  to  the  premiums  mentioned 
above  we  find  the  following  order  entered 
on  record  at  the  time:  "X.  B. — All  the 
above  premiums  will  be  paid  in  silverware 
or  agricultural  books  on  the  first  Mondav  in 


'I  he  second  fair  was  held  on  the  grounds 
which  since  the  first  meeting  of  the  societ\- 
had  been  purchased  by  the  one  hundred  and 
sixty  stockholders,  located  near  the  present 
site  of  the  Carrollton  public  school  building. 
This  property  was  enclosed  with  a  substan- 
tial fence,  supplied  with  stalls  and  other  con- 
veniences, and  served  the  purposes  of  the  so- 
ciety until  i860,  when,  becoming  too  small, 
it  was  Sold  and  the  ])resent  large  and  beau- 
tiful park  was  purchased  and  the  improve- 
ments moved  thither. 

The  first  financial  statement  of  the  condi- 
tion of  the  association  which  we  find  on  the 
records  was  made  in  1856,  and  is  as  follows : 
"Receipts  from  fair,  $950.15;  paid  for  pre- 
nfiums,  $500:  expenses,  $45.95;  total, 
$545.95  ;  balance  on  hand,  $404.20." 

During  the  early  fairs  the  premiums  con- 
sisted almost  entirely  of  sih'erware,  and  we 
fre(|uently  find  in  the  treasurer's  report  a 
list  of  such  ware  left  on  hand  after  the  pre- 
miums h;id  all  liecn  paid,  and  in  one  instance 
we  find  that  a  valued  officer  is  voted  a  $5.00 
cup  as  a  mark  of  appreciation  of  his  faith- 
fulness. During  successive  years  the  re- 
ceipts were  as  follows:  1857,  $1,338.15; 
1858,  $1,615.34;  1859,  $1,882.25;  i860, 
$2,025.82,  and  so  on  the  expenses  increas- 
ing in  the  same  or  greater  ratio.  In  1866 
a  commodious    ampitheater    in    semi-circle 


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PAST  AND  PRESENT  OF  GREENE  COUNTY. 


form  was  built  on  the  south  side  of  the  exhi- 
bition ring-.  In  1872  the  name  of  the  asso- 
ciation was  changed  to  "Greene  County  Ag- 
ricultural Board."  During  the  war  and  for 
some  time  after  the  fairs  did  not  pav  ex- 
penses, and  the  result  was  that  in  1874  the 
board  found  itself  saddled  with  a  delit  of 
over  $6,000.  In  order  that  it  might  be  paid 
off  and  the  prosperity  of  the  fairs  insured, 
in  the  autumn  of  that  \-ear  a  resolution  was 
passed  to  form  a  new  corporation,  and  D. 
M.  Woodson,  J.  W.  Gregory,  G.  L.  Bur- 
russ,  J.  H.  Rives,  S.  F.  Greene,  L.  F. 
Wheeler  and  John  Kaser  were  appointed  in- 
corporators. License  was  issued  February 
2.^,  1875,  authorizing  George  W.  Da\'is,  J. 
F.  Ballinger,  L.  S.  Eldred,  George  L.  Bur- 
russ,  N.  J.  Andrews.  J.  H.  Rives  and  George 
\\'.  \\'itt,  as  commissioners,  to  open  books 
of  subscription  to  the  capital  stock  of  the 
"Greene  County  Agricultural  and  Mechan- 
ical Association."  Eighty-one  citizens  at 
once  subscribed  for  from  one  to  three  shares 
each  at  $50  per  share,  and  a  charter  was 
issued  by  the  secretary  of  state  bearing  date 
of  March  26.  1875.  The  subscriptions  to 
the  capital  stock  readily  raised  the  $6,000 
reciuiretl,  and  the  old  indebtedness  was  paid 
off.  The  capital  stock  was  afterward  in- 
creased $2,000,  bringing  it  up  to  $8,000,  the 
greater  part  of  which  was  soon  subscribed. 
The  new  society  took  possession  of  the  prop- 
erty, and  with  Mr.  Nathaniel  J.  Andrews, 
its  indefatigable  secretary,  in  the  lead,  con- 
tinued the  annual  exhibitions  with  more  or 
less  varied  success  until  1893.  In  1894,  ow- 
ing to  the  financial  stress  upon  the  country, 
and  the  people  having  not  yet  recovered 
from  a  surfeit  of  exhibitions  at  the  Colum- 
bian Exposition  at  Chicago,  no  fair  was 
held. 

On  :May  27,   1895,  Hon.   H.  T.  Rainey, 


Leroy  McFarland  and  S.  Elmer  Simpson 
filed  with  the  secretary  of  state  an  applica- 
tion for  a  charter  to  organize  the  Greene 
County  Fair  Association.  The  charter  was 
granted,  authorizing  capital  stock  of  $4,500 
at  $20  per  share,  duration  of  charter  twenty- 
five  years. 

On  the  15th  of  June  of  this  year  the  stock- 
holders met  at  the  court  house  and  elected 
the  following  board  of  directors :  Leroy 
McFarland,  John  H.  Stubblefield,  J.  K.  Far- 
relly,  Charles  W^  Hollenbeck,  J.  T.  Mad- 
den, Donald  Simpson,  Jr.,  Lester  Vineyard, 
C.  G.  Edwards,  George  W.  Witt,  H.  T, 
Rainey,  S.  E.  Simpson,  N.  Walthrop  and 
Daniel  Flatt. 

The  new  organization  paid  the  Greene 
County  Agricultural  and  Mechanical  Board 
for  grounds  and  buildings  and  bought  of  the 
Curtins  estate  about  six  acres  of  land  ad- 
joining the  old  grounds  for  which  was  paid 
$600.  Other  improvements  were  made  at 
this  time.  Tlie  ampitheater  was  removed 
to  tlie  west  side  of  the  grounds,  as  well  as 
the  art  hall,  secretary's  office  and  some  other 
buildings.  The  exhibition  held  in  the  fall 
of  this  year  was  a  success,  and  the  stock- 
holders and  managers  of  the  new  enterprise 
were  greatly  encouraged  and  entered  upon 
the  work  of  preparation  for  the  next  year's 
exliil)ition  with  renewed  zeal. 

In  1896  the  old  race  track  was  remodeled, 
enlarged  and  graded  at  an  expense,  with 
some  other  improvements  about  the  grounds, 
of  $1,275.  This  new  track  is  conceded  to 
be  one  of  the  best  in  Illinois.  In  November 
of  this  year  the  capital  stock  was  increased 
from  $4,500  to  $6,000,  since  which  time 
the  annual  meetings  of  the  association  have 
Ijeen  successes,  and  the  interest  among  the 
farmers  and  manufacturers  all  over  the 
countv    in     the    exhibitions    is    continually 


PAST  AXD  PRESKXT  OF  GREEXE  COUXTY, 


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growing.  Last  year,  1904,  notwithstanding 
tlie  great  centennial  exposition  at  St.  Louis 
in  close  proximity  to  us,  tlie  Greene  County 
I'.'iir  was  a  s])len(li(l  success.  Tlie  association, 
hnwe\'er,  met  a  little  setback  when  on  the 
evening  of  the  close  of  the  exposition  the 
new  anipitlieater,  just  erected  at  a  cost  of 
$i._'oo,  caught  tire  and  was  entirely  de- 
stroyed. But  already  plans  are  being  per- 
fected for  the  erection  of  another  one  which 
will  be  enlarged  and  otherwise  improved 
o\er  the  (Mie  destroyed,  so  that  the  1905 
fair  will  be  no  less  a  success  on  account  of 
the  misfortune.  So  it  will  be  .seen  that  old 
Greene  still  sustains  her  reputation  of  being- 
one  of  the  best  "l-'air"  counties  in  the  state, 
and  while  we  do  not  purpt  se  to  make  invid- 
ious distinctions  regarding  its  management, 
we  think  we  may  safely  say  that  to  no  one 
])erson  are  the  citizens  of  the  county  indebt- 
ed for  this  distinction  more  than  to  its  pres- 
ent, and.  for  ten  vears,  etiicient  and  accom- 
modating secretary,  S.  Elmer  Simpson,  and 
his  worthy  assistant,   l-"..  '/..  Cuniutt. 

The  present  stockholders  are  the  follow- 
ing well  known  citizens:  W.  L.  .\rmstrong, 
George  K.  Ashliek,  Fred  Aclienbach,  N.  J. 
.Vndrews.  John  Ashford,  W.  J.  Armstrong, 
11.  H.  Ashliek.  Jehu  Ashliek.  J.  W.  Beatty, 
1..  S.  Baldwin,  Robert  Bundy.  W.  .V.  Bori- 
uni.  W.  II.  Billings,  Baltz  I'.rothers,  Charles 
Bradshaw,    W.    1).    B.owic,    -Mrs.    A.    Boyd. 

F.  I-:.  Burroughs,  11.  I).  Burruss,  P.  .V. 
I'.rown.  W.  .\.  Brown.  Dr.  Howard  P>urns. 
J.  C.  Bowman.  W.  R.  Bare.  Thomas  Brown, 
Willis  Brooks.  .Sol.  l'>;iines,  Charles  Baines. 
E.  \'.  Baldwin,  J,  L.  liaker,  Warren  Beebe, 
John  L.  Ilrown.  (1.  liyland.  Connor  Car- 
mody.  J.  W.  Carter,  William  Cobb,  Henry 
Curtins,   Clough    Brothers,  (i.   W.   Christy, 

G.  M.  Cunningham,  Daigger  &  Hensler,  O. 
Dodgson,  L.   1'.  Dodgson,  George  W^.  Da- 


vis, F.  1..  l)a\is.  Jacob  Dahm,  W.  L.  Doyle, 
William  Darr,  Moff  Eldred.  A.  C.  Ellis, 
Guy  Fllenberger,  E.  A.  I-^ldred.  Samuel  Ed- 
wards, C,   G.   Edwards,  J.   K.   Farrellv,   F, 

A.  Frost,  Filleger  Brothers,  Thomas  E. 
Ford,  J.  W.  Flowers.  Deelis  I%irrow.  Dan- 
iel Flatt.  Captain  W.  M.  l"ry.  V.  F.  I'elter. 
R.  G.  l-'ain,  A.  B.  Gregory,  George  Gris- 
wold,  ().  V.  Griswold,  E.  Griswold.  Gano 
Brothers,  C.  H.  (lilcr,  S.  F.  Greene,  W.  15. 
Greene,  R.  W.  Greene,  J.  Fl.  Greene.  Will- 
iam E.  Greene.  William  Hillis.  Hussey  & 
I'ishback,  Robert  Hardcastle.  H.  L.  Hor- 
witz,  Thomas  Henshaw\  B.  C.  Hodges, 
Thomas  Hough,  A.  R.  Haren,  C.  \\'.  Hol- 
lenback,  Jacob  S.  Hunt.  John  Hubbard,  E. 
I).  Johnson,  Peter  J.  Hokson,  Theodore 
Hunt,  Henson  Brothers,  Jasper  Johnson,  T. 
L.  Johnson.  H.  C.  Kenney,  Mrs.  W.  T. 
King.  John  Kaser,  George  Keiper.  E.  and 
H.  Keeley.  Thomas  Kessinger,  John  P. 
Kohm,  John  AI.  Liiider,  Louis  Lembke,  E. 
Lynch.  Gus  Lang,  L.  ]\L  Linder.  Even 
Finder,  C.  L  McCollister,  John  McOuerry, 
Alichael  McTigue,  Leroy  McFarland,  Oscar 
McFarland,  Anna  McFarland,  James  Mc- 
Xabb.  Mrs.  Ella  Meek:  J.  P.  Morrow.  W. 
M.  Maberry,  Rufus  :\Ieek,  W.  D.  Moore, 
Daniel  Morfoot.  Luther  Mitchell,  Mont- 
gomer)-  ^S;  Wheeler,  E.  P.  .Metcalf,  G.  \N . 
MeKin.  Thomas  ^Nleeks,  H.  H.  Montgom- 
crv,  .Mrs.  J.  \'.  Marmon,  J,  P,  Marmon,  S. 
Melvin,  M.  F.  Markham.  Joseph  Madden, 
I'rank  McDonnough,  II.  B.  .Xelson.  Marens 
Xorth,  George  Pare,  J.  G.  Pennell. 
W.  B.  Osborn,  J.  H.  Picr.son,  O.  Pier- 
son,  1).  D.  Pier.son.  Thomas  S.  Packer, 
J.  ( ;.  Pope,  John  Pope,  George  Painter.  J. 
E.  Patton.  M.  L.  Reed,  FL  T.  Rainey,  E.  L. 
Roodhonse.  A.  D.  Rollins.  Hal.  Rus- 
sell, Arthur  Robk-y,  Judge  J.  H,  Rives,  \V. 

B.  Robinson.    11.    W.    Roodhouse,   Michael 


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PAST    AND    PRESENT    OF    GREENE    COUNTY. 


Ryan,  Clyde  Stone,  A.  W.  Scott,  J.  H. 
Stubblefield,  Ed.  Smith,  Americus  Seeley, 
A.  S.  Seeley,  W.  H.  Seiverling,  O.  A.  Seiv- 
erling.  F.  B.  Strang,  W.  J.  Stock,  Asa 
Stone,  E.  L.  Simpson,  B.  N.  Shetterly, 
Drs.  James  and  Marguerite  Squier,  C.  R. 
Sheffield,  Donald  Simpson,  Jr.,  S.  E.  Simp- 
son, Jasper  Short,  John  J.  Sharon,  W.  C. 
Scanland,  Ex-Governor  E.  O.  Stanard,  John 
Snyder,  H.  Taylor,  S.  L.  Thomas,  A.  J. 
Tunnell.  W.  D.  Thomas.  L.  C.  Thomas,  H. 
O.  Tunison,  John  L  Thomas,  G.  W.  Tuni- 
son.  L.  C.  Tunison,  Lester  Vineyard,  Mrs. 
Ann  X'aughn.  S.  A.  Vedder.  F.  D.  X'antler- 
heyden,  E.  S.  Vanarsdale,  \\'.  T.  Wright, 
J.  M.  \\'iddo\vson,  Albon  Wilson,  Charles 
A.  Weimer.  \\'.  T.  ^\'itt.  H.  T.  \\'hite.  F. 
A.  Whitesides,  Samuel  \\'ehrley,  Sr.,  Sam- 
uel Wehrley.  Jr.,  A.  J.  Wright,  Norman 
Wattriss,  Thomas  \\'eisner.  John  Woods. 
F.  P.  Williams,  George  W.  Witt,  J.  B.  Weis- 
ner,  Jr.,  G.  W.  Wright,  William  M.  Wright, 
H.  C.  Worcester,  Foster  Williams. 

The  disbursements  of  the  new  organiza- 
tion for  premiums,  improvements,  etc.,  since 
the  start  are  as  follows:  1895,  $7,927.19: 
1896,  $6,599.41;  1897,  $5,585-98;  1898, 
$4,968.81:  1899,  $3,969.61:  1900,  $3,- 
297.99:  1901,  $3,100.92;  1902,  ^T,,726.~2: 
1903.  $5-3i9-2i;  1904,  $5.298-59'  niaking 
a  total  of  $49,794.53. 

The  officers  of  the  association   since  its 
present  organization  are  as  follows : 

1895. — C.  W.  Holnback.  president; 
Leroy  ]\IcFarland,  vice  president ;  B.  C. 
Hodges,  treasurer ;  S.  E.  Simpson,  secre- 
tary. 1896. — C.  W.  Holnback,  president: 
Leroy  ^IcFarland,  vice  president ;  B.  C. 
Hodges,  treasurer ;  S.  E.  Simpson,  secre- 
tary. 1897. — C.  \Y.  Holnback,  president; 
John  Stubblefield,  vice  president ;  B.  C. 
Hodges,   treasurer;   S.    E.    Simpson,   secre- 


tary. 1898. — C.  W.  Holnback,  president; 
John  Stubblefield,  vice  president;  B.  C. 
Hodges,  treasurer;  S.  E.  Simpson,  secre- 
tary. 1899. — J.  K.  Farrelley,  president; 
George  W.  Witt,  vice  president;  B.  C. 
Hodges,  treasurer ;  S.  E.  Simpson,  secre- 
tary. 1900. — George  W.  Witt,  president; 
J.  P.  Ivahm.  vice  president:  R.  W.  Greene, 
treasurer;  S.  E.  Simpson,  secretary.  1901. 
— George  \\'.  Witt,  president;  J.  P.  Kahm, 
\ice  president;  R.  W.  Greene,  treasurer;  S. 
E.  Simpson,  secretary ;  E.  Z.  Curnutt,  as- 
sistant secretary.  1902. — George  W.  \\'itt, 
president ;  J.  P.  Ivahm,  \ice  president ;  C. 
H.  Eldred,  treasurer ;  S.  E.  Simpson,  secre- 
tary ;  E.  Z.  Curnutt.  asssitant  secretary. 
1903. — Donald  Simpson  was  elected  pres- 
ident but  died  before  the  fair  was 
held,  and  J.  P.  Kahm  served  in  his 
place;  C.  H.  Eldred,  treasurer;  S.  E. 
Simpson,  secretary ;  E.  Z.  Curnutt,  assist- 
ant secretary.  1904. — J.  P.  Kahm,  presi- 
dent ;  J.  G.  Pope,  vice  president ;  C.  H.  El- 
dred. treasurer;  S.  E.  Simpson,  secretary; 
E.  Z.  Curnutt.  assistant  secretary.  1905. — 
Daniel  Flatt.  president :  John  Flowers,  vice 
president ;  C.  H.  Eldred,  treasurer ;  S,  E. 
Simpson,  secretary ;  E,  Z.  Curnutt.  assistant 
secretar}-. 


RURAL     EDUCATION     IN     GREENE 
COUNTY. 

For  the  following  sketch  concerning  rural 
education  we  are  under  obligation  to  the 
present  efficient  county  superintendent.  Lu- 
cian  K,  Jones, 

There  are  seventeen  school  townships 
and  parts  of  townships,  ninety-seven  dis- 
tricts and  one  hundred  and  one  school  build- 
ings in  the  countv.     It  takes  one  hundred  and 


PAST  AND  PRESENT  OF  GREENE  COUNTY. 


95 


fifty-two  teacliers  to  fill  the  positions  each 
year.  Two  meetings  of  the  Greene  Coun- 
ty School  Officers'  Association  have  been 
held.  The  officers  are :  Senator  J.  K.  Far- 
relly,  president :  M.  !>.  Ross,  secretary,  antl 
L.   K.  Junes,  treasurer. 

The  teachers  of  tlie  county  are  also  or- 
ganizetl  into  a  local  association  with  R.  V. 
Smith,  president ;  Miss  Sarah  Pinkerton.  sec- 
retary, and  L.  K.  Jones,  treasurer.  Execu- 
tive committee  consists  of  J.  R.  Sparks. 
Carrollton ;  C.  E.  Avis,  White  Hall :  H.  T. 
White.  Roodhouse.  and  11.  G.  Russell, 
Greenfield.  Greene  county  teachers  also  be- 
long to  a  Four  County  Association,  which 
mets  once  each  year.  The  counties  in  this 
associaiiun  are  Greene.  Scott,  I'ike  and  Mor- 
gan. I'lourishing  rcailing  circles  are  main- 
tained liy  the  teachers  of  the  county  at  the 
following  places :  \\'hite  Hall,  Greenfield, 
Carrollton,  Kane,  Berdan,  Eldred,  Patter- 
son and  Athensville.  These  are  kept  up 
by  the  teachers  for  professional  improve- 
ment and  have  done  much  to  encourage 
special  training  for  the  teacher's  work. 

The  county  superintendent  is  now  given 
full  time  for  supervision  and  by  visitation, 
the  use  of  blanks,  certificates  of  aw  ard,  class- 
ification registers,  diplomas,  etc..  the  rural 
schools  have  been  carefully  classified  or 
graded  and  a  closer  system  of  supervision 
than  heretofore  i)re\;iils. 

As  compared  with  the  schools  of  the 
county  twenty  or  twenty-five  years  ago,  great 
progress  has  been  made  along  the  following 
lines :  Classification  or  grading,  regularity 
of  attendance,  instituting  school  libraries, 
schiiiil  lidiise  ciinsiructiiiu.  longer  terms,  a 
longer  tenure  of  otfice  for  the  progressive 
teacher,  better  wages  and  a  better  school 
s]iirit. 

.\n  athletic  and  literarv  association  con- 


sisting of  the  four  high  schools  of  the  coun- 
ty, meets  once  each  year  to  compete  for  a 
banner.  This  usually  brings  together  a 
large  crowd  from  all  parts  of  the  county  and 
assists  in  keeping  up  a  loyalty  to  the  various 
schools.  It  has  also  encourag'ed  athletic 
training  in  the  schijols.  .Agricultural  sci- 
ence in  the  rural  schools,  and  domestic  sci- 
ence and  manual  training  in  the  graded 
schools  are  some  of  tlie  latest  innovations 
in  the  school  work  of  the  county.  Modern 
and  convenient  school  buildings  have  recent- 
ly been  built  in  the  following  districts:  Mc- 
Kinley.  Hillview,  Hanover,  Maple  Grove, 
East  Brushy,  Fayette.  Rubicon.  Locust 
Gro\'e,  Pleasant  (nxn-e  and  i\iclnvoods.  Do- 
\er.  Hano\-er  and  Alaple  (jro\c  are  the  first 
rural  schools  to  put  in  the  fiu'uace  heat. 

Greene  county  holds  an  enviable  posi- 
tion educationally,  having  given  to  the  world 
such  educators  as  Francis  W.  Packer.  David 
l-'elmly,  George  W.  Smith,  and  others. 
Some  of  the  members  of  the  old  guard  who 
should  not  be  forgotten  in  this  write-up  are 
Jay  C.  White.  Theodore  Jones,  J.  L.  Dob- 
bins.  Justus   Bulkley,   D.    D.,   and   Rev.   B. 

B.  Hamilton,  all  deceased.  Those  still  liv- 
ing are :  Hon.  E.  .V.  Doolittle,  C.  G.  Snow, 
E.  C.  Sackett.  Miss  Hannah  G.  Peabody 
and  David  G.  Peabody. 

The  oldest  .school  building  now  standing 
in  the  county  and  used  for  school  purposes 
is  the  White  .school  house,  near  Kane;  it 
w  ;is  erected  si.xty-five  years  ago. 

The  following  is  a  correct  list  and  post- 
office  addresses  of  those  who  have  certifi- 
cates to  teach  in  Greene  county :  .\thens- 
ville — Leslie  Jackson.  Miss  Cecil  Standefer, 

C.  E.  McCracken,  Ben  John.son.  I,.  B.  ^\'oo(I, 
Miss  Tatta  Ruyle.  Barrow— .\.  P..  Black. 
Berdan — James  Pinkerton.  Mrs.  Mary  E. 
Staats,   Miss   Lulu   McAdams.     Carrollton 


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— Miss  Lucy  Malioiiey,  Miss  Edith  Curtius, 
Miss  Lottie  Aulabaugh,  Miss  Nellie  Foley, 
Miss  Jessie  Bare,  Miss  Anna  Settles,  Miss 
Bernice  Clark,  Miss  Ida  Smith,  Mark  C. 
Bowman,  Charles  Read,  INIiss  Catherine 
Heffron,  Miss  Margaret  Heffron,  A.  L.  Gib- 
berson,  Charles  M.  Sackett,  George  A. 
Smith,  Miss  Jessie  Simpson,  Miss  Anna 
Kaffer,  Miss  Dena  Reisch,  Aliss  Nona  Flatt, 
J.  R.  Sparks,  W.  J.  McFarland,  Miss  Aimee 
Sides,  Ralph  Heberling,  W.  D.  McLemore, 
INIrs.  O.  Sieverling,  Miss  Iva  R.  Campbell, 
INIiss  Flossie  W'right,  Miss  Jennie  Stone, 
Miss  Catherine  Shallne,  Miss  Louise  Camp- 
bell, Miss  Nellie  Hardcastle,  Miss  Nettie 
Robinson,  Scott  Rice,  Harry  Burger,  R.  F. 
D.  No.  5 ;  Miss  Martha  L.  Connole,  Miss 
Sarah  Pinkerton,  Miss  Mae  Dunsworth, 
Miss  Frances  Clark,  C.  E.  F.  Allen,  Miss 
Amy  S.  Davis,  W.  P.  Miller.  Eldred  Rol- 
lins Scott,  M.  J.  Dunsworth,  Miss  Minnie 
Simonds,  Miss  Lucretia  Flatt,  ]\Iiss  Amy 
Pinkerton,  Miss  iSIaude  Ellis.  ]\Iiss  Naomi 
Auten,  Miss  Lulu  Reynolds,  W.  AL  Russell, 
Miss  Carrie  Norris,  Miss  Mabel  Carter.  Fay- 
ette— ]\Iiss  Lois  Bell,  J.  E.  Proctor,  Miss 
Eha  G.  \\'ilson.  Greenfield — Miss  Hallie 
Short,  George  B.  McClelland.  Miss  Ethel 
Gary,  Miss  Gabriella  Clardy.  Miss  Emma 
Sterritt.  H.  G.  Russell,  Mrs.  H.  G.  Russell, 
Miss  Minnie  Booth,  Miss  Edith  King,  Miss 
Iva  Amos,  Miss  Mabel  Capps,  Miss  Hattie 
Vandaveer,  Miss  Julia  Sample,  H.  C.  Smith, 
Miss  Minnie. Rice,  C.  L.  Whitlock.  Charles 
H.  Short,  Miss  Jennie  Short.  Miss  Mary 
Cluster.  Arthur  Norris,  Miss  Jessie  McDer- 
mid.  Miss  Agnies  Rives.  Hillview — E.  E. 
Henderson,  Mrs.  F.  E.  Henderson,  E.  C.  Pitt, 
W.  H.  Wendell,  Miss  Effie  Reno.  Kamps- 
ville — ^liss  Zerilda  Bushnell.  Kane — W.  C. 
Springgate,  Miss  ]\Iyra  L.  Jones,  Miss  Rosa 
V.   Stroud,  Miss  ]\Iary  Baker,   Miss  Anna 


M.  Crone,  Miss  Elsie  M.  Sackett,  Frank 
March.  Miss  Jessie  W.  Pope.  Murrayville 
—Miss  Clora  F.  Miskell,  Miss  Ruth  Whit- 
lock,  ^liss  A'irginia  Entrikin.  Patterson — • 
Luther  T.  Smith,  Miss  Eda  Owdom,  Ray 
Floyd,  Carroll  Cade,  Miss  Edith  Hubbard. 
Rockbridge — Wesley  Cannedy,  Claude  Bell, 
Miss  Mabel  Short,  Miss  Alice  Lovell,  T.  F. 
Tucker,  Miss  Jessie  Rumrill.  Roodhouse 
— Miss  Ethel  B.  Young,  A.  E.  Arnold,  Les- 
ter Reno.  Miss  Mary  Norris,  Miss  Lela  Ash, 
N.  R.  Hicks.  George  N.  Cade,  Adrian  Ed- 
wards, H.  T.  White,  E.  W.  Davis.  Miss 
Eva  Riddle.  \A'.  R.  Anderson,  [Mrs.  Belle 
Short,  Miss  Mabel  Schmachtenberger,  jNIiss 
Love  Good,  Miss  Grace  King,  Miss  Euphe- 
mia  Shield,  Miss  Cora  M.  Jones,  Miss  Jessie 
F.  Bender.  ]\Iiss  Alice  Conant,  Miss  Lutie 
\^'ieser.  \\'.  R.  Johnson,  Fred  C.  Jones.  INIiss 
-Vda  G.  Hopkins.  White  Hall — William 
HefYron.  A.  N.  Davis,  S.  E.  Culbertson, 
Miss  Jennie  Piper,  C.  E.  Avis,  Miss  Isa- 
liella  Anderson,  Miss  Myrtle  Roberts.  R.  V. 
Smith.  ]\Iiss  Mattie  Ryan,  Miss  Mabel  Green, 
Miss  Sarah  Shaw,  Miss  Vin  A.  \"edder. 
Miss  Mary  Rickart,  ^liss  Ethel  Duncan, 
Miss  Mary  Evans,  Mrs.  A.  Hubbard.  Miss 
Teresa  Igel,  Miss  Gertrude  Blair,  Miss  Ruth 
Evans,  Miss  Anna  M.  Richert,  Oscar  Cade, 
R.  F.  D.  No.  I ;  H.  D.  Johnson,  ]\Iiss  Nellie 
Jeffers.  \\'rightsville  —  Lee  Cunningham, 
Miss  Stella  Ouast.  Woody— \\'.  P.  Short. 
Charles  F.  Sherwin,  Glasgow.  Scott  county ; 
Charles  W.  Smith,  Manchester,  Scott  coun- 
ty: H.  H.  Edwards,  Chicago  Business  Col- 
lege, Chicago :  Angenette  Crissey,  Keiths- 
burg.  Mercer  county;  Mrs.  Docia  Simmons 
Burger.  Jerseyville;  E.  A.  Thornhill.  Provo, 
Utah. 

The  township  treasurers  of  the  county  are 
as  follows:  (9-10)  T.  B.  Ruyle.  Medora: 
(10-10)  J.  R.  Sheffield,  Greenfield:  (ii-io) 


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Ralph  Metcalf,  Greenfield;  J.  B.  Morrow, 
Athensville;  (9-1 1)  S.  G.  Gardiner,  Kane; 
(lO-ii)  H.  D.  Burruss,  Carrollton ;  (ii-ii) 
John  Doyle.  Wrightsville;  (12-11)  C.  W. 
Payne,  Roodhouse;  (9-12)  Fred  L.  Dressel, 
Kane;  (10-12)  D.  M.  Fishback,  Carrollton; 
(11-12)  Elmer  Griswold,  White  Hall; 
(12-12)  R.  S.  Worcester.  White  Hall; 
(9-13)  A.  J.  Mills.  Carrollton:  (10-13)  John 
Snyder,  Carrollton:  (11-13)  Aaron  Otey, 
Sr.,  White  Hall;  (12-13)  J.  D.  McLane, 
Patterson:  (  10-14)  John  Snyder,  Carrollton. 


GREENE   COUNTY   COURT    HOUSE. 

For  many  years  the  old  courthouse  had 
heen  inadequate  in  which  to  transact  the 
business  of  the  county,  and  to  safely  pro- 
vide for  the  security  of  the  records.  Vaults 
were  erected  on  the  south  side  of  the  old 
building,  containing  fire  proof  ofiices  for  the 
county  and  circuit  clerks  and  sheriff.  These 
sufficed  for  room,  and  for  the  better  secur- 
ity of  the  records  for  a  few  years,  but  there 
were  those  who  contended  that  for  a  rich  and 
l)rosperous  county  as  was  Greene,  the  old 
court  building  and  vaults  were  a  burning 
disgrace,  and  for  some  time  the  question  of 
a  new  court  building  was  agitated,  which 
culminated  in  submitting  the  matter  of  its 
erection  to  the  people,  which  was  according- 
ly done  at  the  November  election,  1880. 
with  the  result  th;it  the  proposition  to  build 
carried  by  a  large  majority. 

The  (|uestion  of  a  new  court  building 
having  been  settled,  the  matter  drifted  along 
until  the  county  went  under  township  organ- 
ization, when,  at  the  September  session  of 
the  board  of  supervisors,  it  was  ordered  that 


the  question  of  issuing  bonds  for  the  erec- 
tion of  the  building,  to  run  five  years,  not 
to  exceed  in  amount  forty  thousand  dol- 
lars, l)e  submitted  to  the  voters  at  the  next 
November  election,  the  board  pledging  itself 
that  the  cost  of  the  erection  of  said  building 
should  not  exceed  the  forty  thousand. 
The  bond  proposition  carried  by  a 
good  majority,  and  at  the  December  ses- 
sion, 1890.  it  was  ordered  that  bids  for  plans 
and  specifications  be  advertised  for.  This 
being  done,  at  the  January  special  session, 
1891,  the  bid  of  Henry  Elliott,  of  Jackson- 
\-ille.  was  accepted  as  architect,  his  plans 
and  sjjecifications  accepted,  and  the  board 
proceeded  tn  advertise  for  bids  for  construc- 
tion. At  tlie  March  regular  session.  1891. 
the  bids  for  construction  were  opened  and 
the  contract  for  the  work  awarded  to  I".  W. 
^lenke.  of  Quincw  for  thirty-nine  thousand, 
seven  hundred  dollars. 

Mr.  Menke  began  operation  at  once  and 
on  June  10.  1891,  the  corner  stone  was  laid 
with  imposing  ceremonies  led  by  the  Ala- 
sonic  order.  John  M.  Pearson,  Grand  Mas- 
ter, officiating.  The  work  of  construction 
progressed,  and  at  the  A  larch  session  of  the 
board.  1892.  the  building  was  accepted  as 
completed,  and  was  at  <ince  occupied  by  the 
several  county  otiicers. 

The  board  of  supervisors  under  whom 
court  building  was  erected  consisted  of  the 
following:  J.  E.  Brooks.  Kane,  chairman; 
E.  V.  Baldwin,  White  Hall :  Herman  Geers. 
Carrollton:  C.  A.  Henshaw.  Patterson:  W. 
Al.  Maberry.  W'oodville:  John  McOuerry. 
Rubicon:  Aaron  Otey.  Walkcrville:  L.  J. 
Patterson,  Roodhouse:  J.  M.  Russell.  Fin- 
der: A.  E.  Wilson,  Bluffdale;  J.  G.  Alitcbele, 
Rockbridge;  L.  Short.  .Athensville. 

For  a  description  of  this  grand  structure 
we  quote  from  an  aritcle  from  the  Carrollton 


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Patriot,  published  at  the  time  of  its  reception 
by  the  county : 

The  stranger  who  comes  to  CarroUton 
and  enters  the  square  at  tlie  nortlieast  corner 
gets  at  the  first  glimpse  the  best  outside  view 
of  the  court  house. 

The  dimensions  of  the  building  are  about 
80x125  feet,  including  porches  and  ap- 
proaches. The  tower  rises  to  a  height  of 
100  feet.  The  exterior  walls  are  of  white 
Berea  sandstone  from  Cleveland,  Ohio,  the 
first  story  being  rock  faced,  while  the  second 
is  of  alternate  courses  of  rock-faced  and 
smooth  dressed  stone.  The  stone  work  is 
eight  inches  thick,  and  forms  a  very  sub- 
stantial as  well  as  handsome  veneer  for  the 
brick  walls  to  whicli  it  is  firmly  tied  by  steel 
anchors.  This  combination  of  stone  and 
brick  forms  a  20-inch  wall  that  rests  upon  a 
very  solid  foundation  of  lime  stone. 

The  Berea  sandstone  has  proven  a  very 
popular  material  for  buildings  of  this  char- 
acter, prominent  examples  of  its  use  being 
the  courthouses  at  Peoria,  Ottawa  and 
Galesburg  in  this  state,  Omaha  and  Lincoln 
in  Nebraska,  the  parliament  buildings  at  Ot- 
tawa, Canada,  and  the  Palmer,  Grand  Pa- 
cific and  other  Chicago  hotels. 

The  one  story,  fire-proof  office  building, 
which  became  a  part  of  the  new  building,  is 
past  recognition,  its  brick  walls  having  been 
encased  in  a  snug  overcoat  of  the  Berea 
stone,  and  the  court  room  built  above  it. 

\\diile  approaching  the  building  we  may 
notice  the  style  and  attractive  grouping  of 
the  windows,  each  with  its  arched  transom 
of  cathedral  glass.  The  triple  window,  just 
above  the  north  porch,  with  the  half  circle 
of  heavy  sash  work  surmounting  it,  is  espe- 
cially attractive.  The  gable  above  this  is 
neat  in  design  and  workmanship,  and  forms 
a  fit  pedestal  for  the  statute  of  Justice  that  is 


to  be  placed  upon  it.  This  figure  will  be  in. 
terra  cotta,  7  feet  4  inches  in  height  and 
24x36  inches  at  its  base.  Near  the  center 
of  the  gable  is  a  tablet  with  the  deeply  chis- 
eled date  "1891."  There  are  less  prominent 
gables  on  the  three  other  sides  of  the  build- 
ing. The  mansard  roof  is  of  red  slate 
shingle,  while  the  deck  is  covered  with  tin. 
Cornice  and  cresting  are  of  galvanized  iron. 

The  tower  is  modest  in  proportion,  but 
not  lacking  in  architectural  details.  It  rises 
about  fifty  feet  above  the  roof  of  the  build- 
ing, the  lower  portion  being  faced  with 
stone,  the  upper  covered  with  slate. 

There  are  four  entrances  to  the  building. 
Those  on  the  east  and  west  sides  open  into, 
and  are  connected  by  a  corridor  running 
through  the  basement.  Above  each  is  a 
balcony  of  stone  work  corresponding  with 
the  general  plan  of  the  building.  A  porch  on 
the  north  and  a  projecting  vestibule  on  the 
south,  with  steps  leading  up  to  each,  mark 
the  entrances  to  the  first  floor.  The  porch 
on  the  north  is  cjuite  elaborate  in  design.  It 
is  approached  by  a  broad  flight  of  red  gran- 
ite steps,  taken  from  the  quarries  at  Kesota, 
Minn.  The  porch  is  12x36  feet,  and  is  built 
entirely  of  masonry.  It  has  a  floor  of  pink 
marble.  Supporting  the'  upper  work  and 
balcony  are  ten  massive  columns  built  of 
sfpiare,  rock  faced  blocks  of  Berea  stone, 
each  surmounted  by  a  gracefully  carved  cap- 
ital of  the  same  material,  and  from  these 
spring  the  connecting  arches  of  stone.  The 
balcony  railing  of  open  stone  work  makes  a 
remarkably  neat  finish  to  the  porch  and  is  in 
keeping  with  the  general  design. 

Now  let  us  go  inside.  The  heavy  double 
doors  of  polished  oak  swing  open  and  we 
enter  a  small  vestibule,  half  octagon  in 
shape,  from  which  two  swinging  doors  ad- 
mit us  to  the  main  corridor.     This  extends 


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the  entire  length  of  the  Ijuilding.  though  it  is 
somewhat  wider  in  the  new  tlian  in  the  old 
part.  Back  to  the  roluntla  wc  pass  over  a 
polished  tloor  of  pink  and  lilack  nnrble  laid 
in  alternate  Ijlocks.  The  walls  are  wains- 
ci>ted  with  oak  to  a  height  of  5  feet  6  inches, 
and  above  that  the  walls  and  ceiling  are  fin- 
ished with  a  white  coat  of  adamant  plaster. 

The  rotunda,  formed  by  the  massive  ma- 
sonry supporting  the  tower,  has  some  fea- 
tures that  are  worth  pausing  to  notice.  The 
first  iniijulse  is  to  dislocate  one's  neck  Im ik- 
ing up  at  the  tier  of  arches  that  rise  mie  abme 
another  to  the  ronf.  and  frnm  them  up  to 
the  canopy  of  the  tower.  Then  looking  tlown- 
ward  we  are  startled  to  tind  ourselves  stand- 
ing on  a  l)ig  pane  of  glass,  six  feet  square, 
through  which  we  may  look  into  the  base- 
ment corridor.  There  is  no  occasion  for 
alarm,  however.  The  glass  is  an  inch  thick, 
and  capable  of  sustaining  all  the  weight  that 
is  liable  to  be  placed  upon  it.  Its  own 
weight  is  800  pounds.  Surrounding  this 
glass  is  a  border  of  Roman  mosaic  tile,  a  bit 
of  work  that  can  hardly  fail  to  attract  atten- 
tion and  admiration.  This  is  composed  of 
irregular  bits  of  various  colored  marbles, 
scarcely  any  piece  e.Kceeding  an  inch  square, 
laid  in  a  cement  made  for  the  purpose,  and 
the  whole  highly  polished.  The  Italian  work- 
man who  laid  this  bit  of  border  was  eight 
da_\-s  in  coni])leting  it,  and  when  \-ou  sec  it 
you  will  conclude  that  he  did  not  Icjse  much 
time,  either. 

The  stairways  are  not  conspicuous.  One 
might  almost  pass  through  the  corridor  with- 
out seeing  them.  They  were  planned  with 
an  eye  to  economy  of  space,  and  as  a  con- 
sequence are  somewhat  cramped.  There  are 
two  main  stairways  leading  up  to  the  second 
llour.  ;uid  dircctlv  under  tlicm  are  stairwavs 


leading  to  the  basement.  A  landing  half 
way  uj)  and  a  square  turn,  makes  an  easy 
ascent.  Notwithstanding  the  rather  narrow 
linfits,  the  architect  has  been  able  to  make 
the  stairwa_\-s  (|uite  attractive.  A  hand- 
somely car\ed.  beatled  and  tai)ering  pillar 
rises  from  the  foot  of  each,  and  supports  a 
panel  of  grille  work — very  delicate  open 
spindle  work.  The  railing  is  of  a  corre- 
sponding design. 

The  stairways  lead  to  a  corridor  3C)X37 
feet,  on  the  second  fioor.  The  arches  of  the 
tower  and  a  railing  surround  the  well  hole 
in  the  center.  These  arches  have  given  an- 
other opportunity  for  a  display  of  grille 
Work,  sujjported  b\'  carved  columns  of  oak. 
I'his  is  perha])s  the  prettiest  piece  of  work 
in  the  building.  A  stairway  in  the  southeast 
corner  of  the  corridor  leads  up  to  the  attic 
and  ti  i\\  er. 

There  are  numerous  small  rooms  sur- 
rounding the  corridor.  The  grand  jury  has 
the  largest  of  these,  with  a  private  hallway 
and  two  witness  rooms  very  conveniently  ar- 
ranged for  the  business  of  that  body.  There 
are  water  closets  and  toilet  rooms  for  ladies 
and  gentlemen  on  the  west  side  of  the  cor- 
ridor. 

Two  hea\\'  paneled  doors  adnfit  us  to 
the  court  room.  This  is  m  e\-ery  way  a 
si)lendid  room,  handsomely  finished,  roomy 
and  comfortable.  It  is  52x55  feet  and  is 
18  feet  to  the  ceiling.  The  south  side  is  oc- 
cupied by  the  judges  desk  and  bar.  The 
body  of  the  room  is  seated  with  400  opera 
cliairs. 

A  climb  up  into  the  tower  is  worth  the 
effort.  From  the  attic  a  stairway  ascends  to 
the  level  of  the  tower  windows,  and  on  the 
west  side  is  a  gallery  from  which  one  may 
look  down  to  the  main  corridor,  73  feet;, or 


PAST    AND    PRESENT    OF    GREENE    COUNTY. 


step  out  onto  tlie  balcony  and  take  in  the 
western  scenery.  The  other  windows  and 
balconies  are  inaccessible. 

The  plans  and  specifications  were  drawn 
by  Henry  Elliott  of  Chicag'o,  and  the  build- 
ing was  erected  by  the  F.  W.  Menke  Stone 
and  Lime  Company  of  Ouincy,  who  were 
awarded  the  contract  March  12,  1891.  The 
contract  price  was  $39,700. 


ASSESSED    VALUE    OF    PROPERTY 

IN  COUNTY  AND  AMOUNT 

TAXES  COLLECTED. 

The  assessed  value  of  property  of  all 
kinds  in  Greene  County  for  1904  is  as  fol- 
lows : 

Lands    $2,665,525  00 

Lots    505,245  00 

Personal    932,130  00 

Total   $  4.102,900  00 

STATE   EQU.\LIZED   VALUE. 

Lands    - $  2,452,045  00 

Lots    505,245  00 

Personal    978,071  00 

Total     $  3,935,561  00 

Back  Taxes   $       24.000  00 

Railroad  Taxes  546,981  00 

Telegraph  and  Telephone   4.102  00 

Total    $  4,510.644  00 

Taxes  paid  in  Greene  Comity  for  1904. 

State  tax   $  24.813  78 

County  tax   34,490  27 

Town  tax   6,044  34 

Road  and  Bridge  tax  27.515  55 

City    tax    , 25,047  52 

Village  tax   1,683  23 

Lihrary  tax  829  97 

School  tax  72,509  01 

District    Road   tax    1,16546 

Dog    tax    1,13300 

Total   for  Connty   $195,232  13 


CITY  OF  CARROLLTON, 

Carroliton,  the  county  seat  of  Greene 
county,  is  one  of  the  wealthiest  and  most 
flourishing-  little  cities  in  central  Illinois.  We 
have  already,  herein,  stated  something  of  its 
origin.  Probably  the  first  settler  within 
what  are  now  the  corporate  limits  was  Gov- 
ernor Thomas  Carlin  who  camped  under  a 
large  tree  near  the  present  residence  of  DC 
Gooch.  This  was  in  181 8,  and  during  the 
latter  part  of  that  year,  or  early  in  the  next 
yir.  Carlin.  with  his  mother  and  step- 
father, came  north  oi  the  ^Macoupin  and  built 
a  cabin  in  the  south  part  of  town.  There 
were  then  probably  not  over  a  half  dozen 
or  a  dozen  cabins  north  of  the  creek.  Samuel 
Thomas  had  made  an  improvement  in  a  beau- 
tiful grove  near  the  site  of  the  present 
Thomas  homestead  southwest  of  the  city. 
Michael  Headrick,  Abram  Sells,  and  one  or 
two  others  had  built  cabins  near  the  present 
residence  of  C.  W.  Keeley  northwest,  and 
there  were  a  few  log  huts  a  short  distance 
east. 

After  the  establishment  of  die  seat  of 
iustice  in  Carroliton  settlers  at  once  came 
in  rapidly.  General  Jacob  .Fry  built  a  cabin 
near  the  site  where  the  Ross  block  is  now 
Icicated.  southeast  corner  of  the  square. 
Thomas  Rattan  erected  a  log  structure  on 
the  northeast  corner  of  the  square  on  the  lot 
now  occupied  by  the  IMasonic  Temple,  where 
for  a  long  time  he  kept  a  "tavern."  Thomas 
Lee,  the  first  county  clerk,  built  a  tempor- 
ary clerk's  office  on  the  west  side  of  the 
square,  and  this  was  soon  followed  by  the 
first  courthouse. 

The  first  frame  building  in  the  town 
was  a  dwelling  house  built  by  Cyrus  Tol- 
man  and  Charles  Gregory,  and  the  first  lirick 


TAST    AXD     PRESEXT    OF    GREENE    COUXTY. 


building  was  erected  on  the  east  side  of  the 
s(iuare. 

Fur  a  year  or  two  tlie  little  town  grew 
steadily.  The  ci>unt\'  was  then  a  large  one, 
and  the  transaction  ni  county  l)usiness  made 
<iuite  a  large  number  of  peojile  and  building 
necessary  at  the  county  seat.  About  lialf 
way  on  the  nortli  side  of  the  square  stood  a 
neat  little  frame  with  a  portico  in  front 
which  was.  at  an  early  day,  the  residence  and 
office  of  Samuel  Lee,  Esq.,  clerk  of  the  cir- 
cuit ami  ciiunty  courts,  recorder,  antl  Jus- 
tice of  the  Peace.  He  was  a  man  very  much 
esteemed,  and  died  in  1825,  and  the  first,  or 
about  the  first  person  buried  in  the  Carroll- 
ton  burying  ground.  The  courthouse  stood 
on  the  west  side  of  tiie  square  near,  or  on  the 
site  now  occupied  by  Ed  Johnson's  livery 
stalile.  It  was  a  long,  two  story  building 
with  one  end  to  the  sc|uare.  It  was  simply 
a  plain  wooden  building,  rather  dingy,  and 
uninviting  in  appearance.  West  of  this  on 
the  corner  of  the  next  block  occupying  the 
^grountl  n(.nv  the  city  prison  site,  stood  the 
little  hewed  log  jail,  in  which  prisoners  were 
kept  by  the  aid  of  a  guard,  or  suti'ered  to 
escape,  as  seemed  most  conduci\e  to  the  pub- 
lic welfare.  On  the  south  side  of  the  square 
was  the  residence  and  store  of  John  Evans, 
Jr.  I'urther  east,  across  the  ne.\t  street,  was 
a  small  frame  building  used  for  traffic  of 
various  kinds,  and  just  cast  of  that  was  the 
residence  of  Gen.  Jacob  b"ry.  On  the  east 
side  of  the  square  at  the  north  end  was  the 
store  of  John  Skidmore.  "Skid"  as  he  was 
familiarly  called  was  sriid  to  he  an  acti\T, 
restless  little  man  w  ho  was  everywhere,  knew 
everybody  and  kept  himself  not  only  busy 
Init  always  in  a  hurry.  He  kept  a  small 
stock  of  inferior  goods,  such  as  all  mer- 
chants kept  at  that  day,  and  such  as  the 
necessities  of  the  people  compelled  them  to 


buy,  including  an  assortment  of  inire  li(iuors, 
to  render  the  stock  complete. 

The  residence  of  Samuel  Lee,  referred 
to  above,  became  in  after  vears  a  \erv  fa- 
mous house.  It  was  used  fiir  dwelling,  drug 
store,  harness  shop,  and  other  purposes,  and 
altered  and  repaired  times  without  number. 
In  1877  it  was  torn  clown  to  make  room  for 
the  Sol  Smith  Russell  building  adjoining 
the  Carrollton  Bank  on  the  west,  and  the 
lower  story  vacated  two  years  ago  by  S.  E. 
Simpson  &  Company,  hardware,  etc.  In 
speaking  of  this  building  at  the  time  of  its 
erection  the  Carrollton  Patriot  said:  "The 
old  building  which  this  week  has  been  de- 
molished to  make  room  for  the  Sol  Smith 
Russell  block,  was  one  of  the  most  ancient 
in  the  city,  and  was  in  many  respects  histor- 
ical. It.  or  portions  of  it,  have  been  stand- 
ing considerably  over  a  half  century.  John 
Dee,  Esq.,  came  to  this  county  in  iS_'i.  si)ent 
the  first  winter  under  the  bluffs,  and  in  182 J 
came  to  this  place.  Ishani  Linder,  Sr..  and 
John  Huitt  were  also  here  at  the  time.  When 
Air.  Dee  arrived  here,  to  the  best  of  his  rec- 
ollection, part  of  the  old  building  was  up 
and  occupied  by  John  \\'.  Skidmore.  Skid- 
more  was  the  first  merchant  who  e\cr  sold 
goods  in  Carrollton.  His  store  was  a  little 
btiilding  on  Sharon's  corner.  With  Skid- 
more was  boarding  Samuel  Lee.  who  after- 
ward married  Skidniore's  sistcr-in-Liw,  and 
occupied  the  same  house  with  him.  Mr. 
Lee  built  an  addition  to  the  house,  which 
is  probably  the  main  part  of  that  destroyed 
this  week:  this  was  built  in  1825  or  1826. 
Squire  Lee,  as  he  was  called,  was  a  very  im- 
portant personage.  He  was  the  first  re- 
corder, circuit  clerk  and  county  clerk  the 
county  ever  had.  He  filled  these  offices  and 
perhaps  others,  at  one  and  the  same  time. 
He  began  building  the  structure   which   is 


PAST  AND  PRESENT  OF  GREENE  COUNTY. 


now  Judge  Hedge's  elegant  mansion.  He 
died  in  1829.  Soon  after  the  house  was  oc- 
cupied by  CHmpson  (or  possiljly  Clements). 
He  had  tlie  contract  for  carrying  the  mail 
from  St.  Louis  to  tliis  place,  and  ran  a  stage 
coach.  His  wife  died  in  1832  of  cholera. 
She  was  the  first  victim  in  this  region,  of  that 
scourge,  which  ravaged,  with  dreadful  ef- 
fect, the  next  summer.  Some  time  after 
this  the  house  was  occupied  by  ^^'illiam  E. 
Ryan,  who  kept  a  boarding  house.  The 
building  for  a  long  time  had  a  very  sinister 
reputation,  and  was  known  as  the  haunted 
house.  Mysterious  voices,  unearthlv  quak- 
ings  and  portentious  appearances,  seemed  to 
the  citizens  of  that  day  to  make  it  certain 
beyond  a  doubt  that  unhappy  spirits  reigned 
supreme  within  its  walls.  Family  after  fam- 
ily moved  bravely  into  the  house,  only  to 
depart  very  suddenly,  and  not  at  all  bravely, 
soon  after.  At  one  time  Hiram  Reach,  Ike 
Warmoth  (father  of  the  ex-governor  of 
Louisiana),  and  Joseph  Huitt,  three  of  the 
pluckiest  young  men  in  the  settlement,  un- 
dertook to  defy  the  ghostly  visitants.  They 
entered  the  building  and  boldly  called  upon 
the  spirits  to  show  themselves,  but  were 
soon  ignominiously  put  to  llight  by  the  su- 
pernatural rumblings  and  quakings  which 
followed.  The  fact  that  a  large  tree  whose 
branches  rested  on  the  roof,  grew  beside  the 
house,  is  believed  to  explain  the  phe- 
nomena." 

Dr.  John  Headrick,  well  known  to  the 
citizens  of  Carrollton,  at  least  to  many  of 
them,  furnished  to  Mv.  Clapp  for  his  history 
of  the  county  26  years  ago  the  following 
relating  to  this  haunted  house,  which  makes 
an  entertaining  narrative  and  will  be  read 
with  interest,  as  Dr.  Headrick  was  verv  fa- 
miliar with  the  early  historv  of  the  citv  : 


The  H.\uxted  House. 

"Cities,  once  proud  and  populous,  have 
now  disappeared,  and  with  them  the 
hauntetl  house,  which  was,  in  manv  resi)ects, 
historical.  J.  \\'.  Skidmore  was  the  first 
merchant  who  ever  sold  goods  in  Carroll- 
ton.  His  store  was  a  little  building  on 
Sharon's  corner.  \\'ith  Skidmore  was 
boanling  Samuel  Lee,  who  afterward  mar- 
ried ]Miss  Faust.  She,  after  Lee's  death, 
married  Edward  Baker  who  became  a  gen- 
eral and  was  killed  at  the  battle  of  Ball's 
Blufi^  during  the  rebellion.  Skidmore  built 
the  haunted  house  on  the  north  side  of  the 
square.  The  original  building  contained 
two  rooms — one  occupied  by  the  family,  and 
the  other  used  as  a  kitchen.  Lee's  addition 
was  built  in  1S25  or  '26.  It  was  placed  in 
front  of  the  old  part,  and  contained  a  par- 
lor and  bedroom,  with  a  door  leading  from 
the  bed  room  through  the  middle  room  into 
the  kitchen.  Mr.  Clements  was  the  first 
occupant  of  the  haunted  house  after  ]Mrs. 
Lee  removed  to  her  new  home.  Clements' 
wife  died  of  cholera  in  the  fall  of  1832. 
General  James  Turney  lived  in  the  house 
for  some  time,  and  he  and  his  bra\-e  family 
withstood  the  mysterious  voices  and  un- 
earthly quakings  without  finding  out  whence 
thev  came.  Mrs.  Clorinda  Rattan,  the 
daughter  of  Thomas  Rattan,  was  one  of  the 
watchers  for  the  night  at  the  death  of  the 
general's  child.  The  corpse  was  laid  in  the 
1)6(1  room.  During  the  night  the  watchers 
heard  a  noise.  Fearing  a  cat,  they  hastened 
to  the  corpse,  and  were  astonished  to  see  the 
apparition  of  a  child  flit  across  the  room 
and  apparently  escape  through  a  pane  of 
glass.  Standing  in  the  door  of  the  bed  room, 
the  supernatural  rumblings  could  be  heard. 


PAST    AXD     TRESKXT    OF    GREEXE    COL'XTV 


first  in  llie  distance,  hut  always  settling 
down  and  lerniinatint;-  in  tiic  northeast  cor- 
ner of  the  bed  room.  It  is  very  difficult  to 
describe  a  noise  with  pen  or  pencil.  The 
following  will,  ln)wever,  give  some  idea  of 
these  mysterious  sounds:  Sit  yourself  upon 
a  chair  on  a  carpeted  floor;  take  off  your 
lioot ;  raise  up  your  foot  and  let  it  fall 
lightly,  your  heel  striking  the  floor.  Repeat, 
making  a  little  more  noise,  and  again  with 
still  more  \iolence.  Wait  five  or  ten  sec- 
onds and  repeat  again.  Three  knocks,  or 
thumps  (using  the  phrase  of  Dr.  C'owden) 
constituted  the  noise  uni\crsallv  heard  when 
standing  in  the  door  of  the  bed  room.  The 
first  appearance  ever  witnessed  was  a  small 
child,  which  was  seen  to  make  its  exit 
through  an  auger  hole  in  the  kitchen  door. 
Dr.  Cowden  was  a  horse  trader.  He  was 
a  brave  man ;  he  feared  neither  ghosts,  man 
n(ir  that  which  passed  into  the  swine  which 
ran  down  the  mountain.  WHiile  he  occu- 
pied the  house,  his  wife  one  night  aw^akened 
him  and  said  she  coukl  not  sleep  for  the 
noise,  lie  cried  mU.  Let  the  d — d  thing 
thuni])!  Instantly  a  light  as  bright  as  the 
Udiin-day  sun  shone  out  over  them,  and  il- 
luminated a  square  of  the  ceiling  as  large  as 
the  bed.  The  room  beyond  was  dark  as 
night.  He  never  cursed  it  again.  The  fact 
that  manv  large  trees  whose  branches  rested 
on  the  house  does  not  explain  the  phenom- 
ena. Gen.  James  Tiu'ney,  Cai)tain  Xoah 
Fry,  Lindsay  D.  English,  with  others,  cut 
away  all  the  branches  near  the  house,  re- 
moved the  hog  pen,  and  nailed  all  the  loose 
boards,  but  without  effect  on  the  noise. 
Lliram  Reach,  Ike  Warmoth,  Joseph  LIuitt 
and  others  who  were  noted  men  in  their 
day,  watched  for  years  to  find  a  cause.  There 
are  but  few  men  now  living  who  know  the 
cause   to    which    these   strange   phenomena 


were  attributed.  I'erhaps  none  except  my- 
self. If  M)  it  will  never  be  known.  That 
unhappy  spirits  reigned  within  the  walls  of 
the  haunted  house  is  beyond  a  doubt. 
— John  Ilcadrick." 

In  1826  Judge  William  Thomas  came 
throtigh  this  region  on  his  way  from  Ken- 
tucky to  Jacksonville,  and  afterward  ptib- 
lished  in  the  Jacksonville  Joiinia]  the  fol- 
lowing account  of  that  part  of  his  iri])  which 
lay  through  this  county:  "Im-oui  Alton  I 
came  to  Carrollton,  taking  breakfast  at  John 
Williams's.  l''roni  L'armllton  T  came  to  Jack- 
son\ille.  taking  dinner  at  Judge  Marks's,  now 
i\Ianchester,  then  called  'riurni  Haystacks.' 
I  reached  Jacksonville  on  the  1  _'th  of  Oc- 
tober about  8  o'clock  at  night.  1  ]nit  up  at 
David  Tefift's  who  occupied  a  double  frame 
one  story  building  on  the  east  side  of  the 
square  as  a  tavern,  where  T  retuained  about 
a  week,  when  through  the  intluence  of  Dr. 
Fro  Chandler  I  obtained  boarding  with  Mr. 
Robley,  a  farmer  and  blacksmith,  about  a 
mile  east  of  the  courthouse,  and  entirely  out 
of  town.  I'^rom  Carrollton  to  Edwards- 
\ille  via  P>ell\'ille,  the  country  was  beautiful, 
the  Kind  apparently  rich,  but  thinly  settled, 
with  but  few  good  houses  or  improved 
farms.  From  Edwardsville  to  Alton  the  road 
passed  o\er  a  wooded  and  broken  country, 
thin  land,  antl  but  few  farms.  From  Alton 
to  Carrollton,  after  passing  Piasa  Creek,  and 
getting  on  the  prairie,  the  country  was  level, 
though  sufficiently  undulating  for  agricul- 
tural purposes.  To  Macoupin  Creek  and 
from  there  to  Carrollton,  the  road  passes 
o\er  a  timbered  and  poor  country,  with  but 
two  or  three  small  farms  and  one  siuall 
brick  house.  Between  Carrollton  and  Apple 
Creek  the  timber,  undergrowth  and  vegeta- 
tion indicated  deep,  rich  soil,  equal  to  any 
that  1  had  ever  seen.     .\t  Carrolltun  I  put  up 


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PAST    AND     PRESENT    OF    GREENE    COUNTY, 


at  a  tavern  kept  by  Air.  Harrison  south  of 
tlie  square  in  a  small  stor\'  and  a  half  build- 
ing. I  went  to  a  grocery  store  to  purchase 
some  cigars  when  I  found  twenty  or  thirty 
men  (whom,  I  was  told,  were  called  ]\Ia- 
coupinites)  drinking,  carousing,  cursing, 
swearing",  singing  obscene  songs,  and  telling 
stories  on  one  another.  They  were  enjoy- 
ing themselves  to  the  fullest.  One  of  them, 
who  appeared  to  be  sober  and  quiet,  after 
asking  where  I  was  from,  and  where  I  was 
going,  said,  'You  are  too  smart  looking  to 
be  in  this  crowd,  and  I  adx'ise  you  to  leave 
before  the  boys  notice  you:  they  are  a  wild 
set.'  I  thanked  him  for  his  ad\'ice  and  re- 
turned to  the  tavern. 

"This  sober  man  I  met  some  twenty 
years  afterward  at  Springlield  as  a  member 
of  the  Legislature,  sufifering  under  a  violent 
attack  of  congestive  fever  of  which  he  died. 
I  sent  after  and  procured  a  doctor  for  him 
and  wrote  his  will.  A  few  days  before  I 
reached  Carrollton  there  had  been  a  general 
or  regimental  muster,  at  which  all  the  militia 
of  the  county  were  required  to  attend  for 
purposes  of  drill  or  training,  and  this  had 
brought  together  the  Macoupinites,  and 
others  of  like  character.  Many  of  them  re- 
mained in  Carrollton  during  the  night  after 
the  muster,  and  not  being  able  or  willing  to 
procure  quarters  in  houses,  spent  the  night 
in  drinking,  carousing,  singing,  fighting, 
and  in  mischief.  They  caught  one  man 
(Mike  Dodd)  ;  cut  ofi  a  part  of  one  of  his 
ears,  and  nailed  it  on  the  door  of  the  black- 
smith shop,  where  it  still  remained.  They 
shaved  the  mane  and  tail  of  Mr.  Carroll's 
fine  saddle  horse,  one  of  the  best  and  finest 
looking  horses  that  I  e\er  saw  ;  they  changed 
signs  from  house  to  house,  removed  gates, 
pulled  down  fences,  and  removed  buckets 
from  wells." 


Three  years  later  (1829)  President  J. 
M.  Sturtevant,  of  Illinois  College,  passed 
through  the  town,  and  says  of  it  that  it 
was  a  cluster  of  loghouses. 

The  first  church  building  erected  in  Car- 
rollton was  used  by  the  Baptist  denomina- 
tion. It  stood  a  little  out  of  town  at  that 
day,  to  the  southeast.  The  pastor  of  this 
church  for  several  years  was  Aaron  Smith, 
a  Revolutionary  pensioner.  He  was  shot 
at  the  battle  of  Eutau  Springs,  crawled  into 
a  clump  of  bushes,  lay  three  days  in  a  help- 
less condition,  and  was  found  by  means  of 
the  flies  that  hovered  around  him.  He  re- 
sided a  mile  and  a  half  southwest  of  Carroll- 
ton for  a  few  years,  and  afterward  moved 
north  of  Apple  Creek.  After  some  time, 
with  his  aged  wife  who  had  been  blind  for 
several  years,  he  went  to  Arkansas  where 
they  both  died  at  a  good  old  age.  While 
the  materials  for  the  building  of  the  court- 
house in  Carrollton  were  lying  scattered 
around,  and  just  before  the  building  was 
erected  the  celebrated  Lorenzo  Dow  visited 
the  place  and  preached  to  the  people  two  or 
three  nights.  When  it  became  noised 
abroad  that  he  was  in  town  notwithstanding 
it  was  a  dark,  drizzling  day'  the  people  came 
pouring  in  from  all  directions,  and  in  every 
conceivable  mode  of  conveyance  to  see  and 
hear  this  wonderful  personage.  But  he  had 
no  appointment  to  preach  on  that  day  and  so 
the  crowd,  unwilling  to  be  disappointed,  be- 
sought him  with  such  pressing  importuni- 
ties that  he  consented  to  preach  if  they 
would  procure  a  house  for  the  occasion.  The 
brick  house  on  the  north  side  of  the  square 
at  the  west  corner  was  then  erected  and 
roofed,  the  carpenters  were  engaged  in  fin- 
ishing the  inside  work,  when  a  committee 
waited  upmi  them  and  pre\ailed  on  them  to 
move  their  work  benches  and  tools,  clear  up 


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the  shaving,  and  put  tlie  house  in  order  for 
the  occasion.  It  was  insufficient,  however, 
to  afYord  room  for  as  many  as  wished  to 
hear  the  preacher. 

One  who  was  present  thus  describes  the 
scene:  "Dow,  wlio  had  stopped  at  a  tavern 
some  distance  south  of  the  east  side  of  die 
square,  started  to  walk  to  the  place  desig- 
nated, accompanied  by  some  thirty  or  forty 
persons,  men,  women,  boys  and  girls.  His 
form  was  bent,  and  he  walked  with  a  staff, 
his  long  hair,  parted  at  the  top  of  his  head, 
hung  down  his  back  to  the  waist,  and  his 
long  beard  hung  down  to  his  l)osom ;  his 
step  was  slow  and  somewhat  feeble,  and  his 
countenance  grave  and  mysterious.  On  ar- 
riving at  the  south  side  of  the  square  a  slight 
sprinkle  of  rain  began  to  fall,  and  fears 
were  probably  entertained  that  seats  would 
be  difficult  to  obtain  in  the  house  where  the 
sermon  was  to  he  delivered,  and  the  men  and 
boys  in  the  company  ran  to  the  house  to 
obtain  seats  in  advance  of  the  crowd,  leav- 
ing the  good  old  man  to  find  his  way  the 
best  he  could.  He  moved  slowly  along  as 
if  unconscious  of  the  rain,  and  the  move- 
ments of  those  whose  curiosity  had  induced 
them  to  accompany  him,  but  to  desert  him, 
until  arriving  at  a  point  near  the  middle  of 
the  S(juare,  where  the  material  for  the  court- 
house was  collected.  Then,  mounting  a 
'shingle  block."  with  the  remark,  "It  is  writ- 
ten, the  first  shall  be  last,  and  the  last  first,' 
he  commenced  preaching.  Those  who  had 
reached  the  house  were  not  able,  at  first,  to 
account  for  the  strange  turn  matters  had 
taken,  and  when  at  length  they  began  to 
understand  that  Dow  was  actually  engaged 
in  the  sermon,  they  ran  out  of  the  house  and 
made  such  a  rush  for  the  courthouse  yard  as 
could  be  equaled  only  by  a  drove  of  wild 
cattle;  some  were  swearing,  but  the  major- 


ity laughing  and  making  demonstrations  of 
merriment.  The  discourse  continued  about 
an  hour ;  it  was  exceedingly  concise  and 
pointed ;  in  grammatical  construction  it  was 
singulary  pure,  and  admitted  of  no  miscon- 
ception. Utterly  devoid  of  any  attempt  at 
ornament,  it  was  yet  strong  and  forcible,  and 
seemed  to  flow  as  smoothly  and  easily  as 
the  ideas  passed  through  the  brain,  without 
the  least  effort  of  the  organ  of  speech.  It 
was  simply  thinking  aloud,  and  in  a  man- 
ner so  simple,  and  chaste,  and  l)eautiful,  as 
to  reach  the  understanding  of  the  meanest 
capacity.  What  the  subject  was  1  ha\e  en- 
tirely forgotten,  Init  I  was  captivated  bv  the 
artless  beauty  of  his  language,  which,  if  mv 
judgment  was  correct,  contrasted  very  fav- 
orably with  his  written  productions  which  I 
have  since  read.  But,  being  at  that  day 
very  young,  it  is  probable  I  appreciated  those 
things  too  highly.  But  first  impressions  ef- 
fect much  in  biasing  the  judgment  in  after 
years,  and  it  is  difficult  for  me,  after  a  lapse 
of  more  than  thirty  years,  to  think  of 
Lorenzo  Dow's  discourse  on  that  da_\-  at  Car- 
rollton  as  being  anything  less  than  the  most 
beautiful  I  ever  heard." 

In  1832  Carrollton  was  very  sorely  af- 
tliclcd  with  cholera.  A  stage  line  was  run- 
ning to  St.  Louis  at  that  time,  and  there 
was  also  frequent  communications  with  that 
city  by  means  of  l)(.)ats  on  the  Illinois  ri\-er. 
By  these  means  the  germs  of  the  disease 
were  imported  into  the  town,  and  although 
it  contained  but  300  inhabitants,  more  than 
30  (lied  of  the  scourge.  Nearly  every  adult 
in  the  \illage  was  either  ill  or  fully  occu- 
pied in  the  care  of  the  sick.  Business  was 
neglected,  and  those  who  lived  in  the  coun- 
try were  in  constant  fear  lest  they  might  be 
stricken  down  with  the  plague,  and  hardly 
dare  venture  outside  of  their  doors.     Grass 


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grew  in  the  streets  of  Carrollton  ami  the 
town  wore  a  funereal  aspect.  Hon.  D.  M. 
Woodson  who  arrived  in  the  town  this  year 
said :  "There  were  then  residing  in  the  place 
four  lawyers.  General  James  Turney,  Judge 
A.  \V.  Cavarly,  Edward  D.  Baker  and 
Charles  D.  Hodges.  Judge  Cavarly  then 
ranked  with  Gen.  Turney  as  one  of  the 
ablest  lawyers  in  the  state.  Of  physicians 
there  were  Dr.  J.  B.  Samuel,  Dr.  O.  B. 
Heaton  and  Dr.  B.  C.  Wood." 

Rev.  Thos.  Lippencott  was  one  of  the 
early  Presbyterian  ministers.  He  was  a 
very  able  man,  and  the  father  of  Gen. 
Charles  Lippencott,  ex-Auditor  of  Illinois. 
In  1842  the  town  contained  sufficient  busi- 
ness to  warrant  the  publication  of  a  paper, 
which  was  begun  that  year.  It  w'as  called 
the  People's  Advocate,  and  as  some  of  the 
earliest  copies  are  still  preserved  we  can 
learn  something  of  the  business  of  the  t(^wn 
at  that  time.  The  papers  contain  almost 
nothing  in  the  way  of  news,  gossip  or  com- 
ment of  a  local  application,  but  in  the  ad- 
vertising columns  are  found  the  following 
names :  S.  R.  Perry  and  William  Perry  were 
blacksmiths,  John  Headrick  kept  a  general 
store  and  advertised  cjuite  freely.  Dr.  J. 
French  Simpson  kept  a  drug  store,  A.  W. 
Cavalry  and  D.  M.  Woodson  w'ere  attor- 
neys, Hiram  Keach  was  a  harness  maker, 
R.  Pecare  owned  a  drug  and  grocery  store, 
and  John  Evans  advertised  his  steam  mill. 
Mr.  Evans'  mill  was  situated  south  of  the 
village  near  the  site  of  the  ruins  of  the  old 
woolen  mills.  Immediately  south  of  it  was 
another  grist  mill.  Ten  years  later  we 
find  evidence  of  a  very  marked  improve- 
ment in  the  village.  During  1852  Dr.  John 
Headrick  built  a  capacious  brick  hotel  on  the 
west  side  nf  the  s(|uare.  George  \\'rig]it 
built  a  substantial  three  story  brick  building 


on  the  north  sitle.  At  this  time  Carrollton 
contained  four  hotels.  C.  D.  Hodges  had 
formed  a  partnership  in  the  law  with  D.  M. 
\\'oodson ;  R.  L.  Doyle  \\as  a  practicing  at- 
torney, C.  ]\I.  Smith  sold  dry  goods,  Reno 
Dodge  and  Simpson  were  druggists.  Mrs. 
A.  M.  James,  milliner,  Geo.  W.  \Wlliams, 
blacksmith,  David  Hartwell,  contractor  and 
builder  and  John  Wright  tailor. 

John  Fitch  of  Vermont  began  the  publi- 
cation of  a  newspaper  called,  The  Greene 
Coiiiifx  Banner  about  this  time.  It  was 
democratic  in  politics,  and  for  a  time  quite 
successful,  but  e\-entually  died.  During  this 
year  Carrollton  received  the  first  benefits  of 
the  telegraph.  A  wire  was  put  up  between 
Alton  and  Jacksonville.  Mr.  Fitch  was  an 
operator,  and  the  citizens  of  the  town  sub- 
subscribed  the  money  necessary  to  purchase 
instruments,  etc.,  to  make  a  connection  with 
the  line.  A  few  years  after,  ^Ir.  Fitch  went 
away  and  took  with  him  the  instruments. 
Subsequently  the  wire  and  poles  were  re- 
moved and  the  town  was  not  again  magneti- 
callv  connected  with  the  world  until  after 
the  opening  of  the  C.  &  A.  Railroad. 

In  the  Carrollton  Ga::ette  of  1851  we 
find  the  following  concerning  the  condition 
of  the  town  at  that  time :  "Carrollton  has 
o\-er  eight  hundred  inhabitants,  and  there 
are  four  churches,  and  besides  these,  there 
are  fi\'e  ministers  living  in  the  town,  and 
men  of  no  ordinary  ability.  Each  of  these 
denominations  has  regular  meetings  every 
Sabbath. 

"So  much  for  the  moral  character  of  Car- 
rollton. In  regard  to  her  literary  character, 
we  can  boast  of  three  excellent  schools,  all 
in  .successful  operation,  and  a  large  academy 
now  in  process  of  buildings,  soon  to  be  coni- 
l^leted.  We  have  also  two  printing  offices, 
both  doing  a  smashing  business ;  also  a  tele- 


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graph  (iti'ice.  W'c  lia\-e  eight  dry  goods 
stores.  t\\\)  drug  and  fancy  stores,  one  fam- 
ily grocery,  one  bakery,  three  taverns,  and 
one  private  boarchng  house :  one  tin  and 
stove  store,  three  boot  and  shoe  makers,  six 
l)lacksmilh  and  wagon  shops,  two  gun- 
smiths, two  jewelers,  two  house  and  sign 
])ainters,  two  saddle  and  harness  makers, 
two  lumber  yards,  twelve  carpenters,  one 
hat  store,  two  carding  machines,  one  pro- 
pelled by  steam,  with  saw  attached,  one 
cooper  shop,  four  tailor  shops,  and  one  cloth- 
ing store ;  a  large  number  of  stone  and  brick 
masons  and  i)lastcrers.  fnur  law  vers  and  the 
district  judge;  two  cabinet  shops,  eight  doc- 
tors, one  dentist  (and  a  good  one  at  that)  ; 
a  Masonic  lodge,  the  building  owned  by  the 
fraternity,  a  Sons  of  Temperance  Hall,  a 
fine  brick  building  owned  by  the  order,  and 
one  hundred  and  fifty  Sons  of  Temperance, 
and  the  grand  scribe,  a  section  of  the  Cadets 
of  Temperance,  numbering  between  forty 
and  fifty,  and  no  groggeries ;  a  first  class 
brass  band,  and  a  regular  set  of  amateurs."' 
Before  a  grist  mill  was  built  within  the 
limits  of  the  town  the  inhabitants  went  to 
Bceman's  mill  on  Apjjle  Creek,  or  what  was 
later  known  as  Erisman's  mill,  on  the  Ma- 
coupin, for  their  flour.  Probably  the  first 
mill  built  in  Carrollton  was  Smith's  mill 
which  stood  south  of  the  present  ruins  of  the 
woolen  mills.  In  1853  (iermaine  and 
^\'right  built  the  capacious  mill  that  stood  on 
the  site  of  Thomas  Hough's  jiresent  resi- 
dence north  of  the  Episcopal  chur'-h,  which 
burned  down  some  years  since.  It  had  been 
owned  and  operated  for  many  years  by 
David  Pierson.  In  1854.  an  open  market 
house  stood  in  the  Court  House  Park,  just 
west  of  the  court  house,  which  was  a  great 
convenience  to  the  town.  A  census  taken 
in    185^   showed   the    town    contained   549 


males  ;ui(l  340  females — total  1.089.  The 
\alue  of  manufactured  articles  is  given  at 
$60,000. 

Carrollton  has  had  jjostmastcrs  as  fol- 
lows: In  1830  P.  N.  Rampv  was  ]iostmas- 
ter.  and  the  oftice  was  kept  in  the  court 
house.  He  was  followed  by  Charles  Lan- 
caster, who  was  afterward  sent  to  the  peni- 
tentiary. The  next  incumbent  was  James 
Reno,  who,  as  druggist,  landlord,  postmas- 
ter, etc..  occupied  a  very  prominent  position 
in  the  tnwn  fur  nian\-  vears.  Next  came 
.Mfred  Ilinton.  who  scrxetl  for  several  years 
and  after  him  Robert  F.  Clark  received  the 
appointment.  Mr.  Clark  did  not  care  to  fill 
the  position,  and  resigned  within  a  week. 
This  was  in  April,  1852.  Richard  B.  Hill 
was  then  appointed,  and  fulfilled  the  duties 
of  the  ofiice  until  July.  1853.  when  he  was 
succeeded  by  Ralph  W.  Kay.  In  Decem- 
ber, 1854.  Marsludl  Hulaney  received  the 
ai)])ointment  and  held  the  office  for  seven 
years.  His  successors  have  been  Thomas 
I).  Price.  Simon  P.  Ohr.  James  Cox.  F.  B. 
Roberts.  George  W.  Williams  (who  held 
the  office  fifteen  years).  Charles  Lynn, 
James  Lynn.  Edward  Smith.  Ed.  Simpson, 
and  J.  FI.  Pierson,  the  present  incumbent. 

The  date  when  Carrollton  was  first  in- 
corporated as  a  town  I  have  not  been  able 
to  discover:  but  early  in  1847  the  first  char- 
ter was  repealed  and  the  town  re-incorpor- 
ated in  1849.  In  1848  the  officers  of  the 
Board  were  Chester  Gaxlord.  ]:)resident. 
and  Giles  H.  Turner,  clerk.  July  6.  1849, 
an  election  was  held  and  resulted  in  the 
choice  of  the  following  officers :  President, 
Dr.  C.  A.  Davis :  trustees.  Jordan  Howard, 
A.  W.  Lynn,  C.  P.  Fleaton,  A.  Hinton  and 
J.  F.  Walker.  Each  received  29  votes,  and 
therefore  neither  was  chosen.  A  new  elec- 
tion was  ordered  at  which  Mr.  Hinton  re- 


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■ceived  a  clear  majority,  and  was  declared 
the  fifth  trustee;  F.  P.  Vedder  was  made 
clerk ;  Z.  A.  Morrow,  constable ;  Chester 
Gaylord,  David  Pierson  and  \'.  F.  \\'ill- 
iams,  assessors,  and  John  Ilardtner,  super- 
visor. 

The  officers  for  the  succeeding  years  are 
as  follows : 

1850 — President,  C.  A.  Davis:  trus- 
tees, Jordan  Howard,  A.  W.  Lynn,  Alfred 
Hinton,  J.  E.  Walker;  clerk,  F.  P,  Vedder; 
■constable,   Z.   A.    IMorrow. 

185 1 — President,  Chester  Gaylord: 
trustees,  W.  P.  Marmon,  C.  M.  Smith.  R. 
B.  Hill,  John  C.  Miller:  clerk,  F.  P.  Ved- 
der ;  constable,  Z.  A.  Morrow. 

1852 — President,  J.  K.  Sharon:  trus- 
tees, Z.  A.  Morrow,  William  \\'inn,  L.  F. 
Wheeler,  R.  F.  Clark ;  clerk,  F.  P.  Vedder ; 
constable,  J.  N.  Tunstall.  In  August  L.  F. 
Wheeler  resigned  anil  his  place  was  filled 
by  V.  F.  Williams.  In  January,  1853,  Z. 
A.  Morrow  resigned  and  his  place  was  filled 
by  Paul  Wright. 

1853 — President,  W.  P.  Barr;  trustees, 
David  Pierson,  Clinton  Armstrong,  Jacob 
Headlie  and  Jordan  Howard ;  clerk,  F.  P. 
Vedder ;  constable,  Z.  A.  Morrow. 

1854 — President,  W.  P.  Barr;  trustees, 
David  Pierson,  Dr.  Clinton  Armstrong,  Ja- 
cob Headlie  and  Jordan  Howard ;  clerk,  F. 
P.  Vedder :  constable,  Z.  A.  Morrow. 

1855  —  President,  [Martin  Bowman: 
trustees,  C.  B.  Hubble,  John  Long,  James 
F.  Simpson  and  William  ^\'inn ;  clerk,  F.  P. 
Vedder ;  constable,  Z.  A.  Morrow. 

1856  —  President,  Martin  Bowman; 
trustees,  John  Long,  William  Winn,  Jor- 
dan Howard  and  L.  F.  Wheeler;  clerk,  F. 
P.  Vedder;  town  constable,  A.  C.  Pegram, 
in  October,  Samuel  Smith,  and  in  April, 
William  'SI.  Neece. 


1857 — President,  W.  P.  Barr;  trustees, 
Joel  G.  Reed,  Paul  Wright,  John  Kaser  and 
John  Culliman ;  clerk,  F.  P.  Vedder;  town 
constable,  L.  F.  Wheeler. 

1858 — President,  Titus  W.  Vigus; 
trustees.  R  F.  Clark,  David  Pierson,  L.  F. 
Wheeler  and  J.  M.  Woodson;  clerk,  John 
SI.  \\'oodson ;  town  constable.  J.  C.  Carlin. 

1859  —  President.  Hiram  Keach:  trus- 
tees, A.  W.  Lynn,  George  B.  Price,  ^Martin 
Bowman  and  F.  P.  Vedder :  town  constable, 
Joseph  H.   Hackney. 

i860 — President.  Z.  A.  Morrow;  trus- 
tees, C.  P.  demons,  Alexander  Bowman. 
Conrad  Kergher  and  W.  A.  Davis;  clerk,  W. 
A.  Davis ;  town  constable,  F.  B.  Roberts. 

1861  —  President,  Woodson  Cocke; 
trustees,  William  Withers,  J.  C.  Kelley,  John 
Rainey  and  W.  R.  Davis ;  clerk,  Henry  C, 
Withers ;  town  constable,  J.  C.  Hackney. 

1862  —  President,  Woodson  Cocke, 
trustees,  Thomas  PI.  Boyd,  James  Legg, 
\'alentine  Villinger  and  William  \\'ithers; 
clerk.  Henry  C.  Withers. 

From  this  date  until  1867.  when  the 
town  was  incorporated  as  a  city,  I  have  not 
been  able  to  discover  any  records  of  the  offi- 
cers. Since  the  city  orgauization  the  f(M- 
lowing  have  been  the  officers: 

1867 — Mayor,  William  L.  Green;  clerk, 
Asa  Potter ;  alderman,  First  ward.  J.  P.  Mor- 
row; Second  ward.  J.  K.  Sharon;  Third 
ward.  John  R.  Crandall ;  Fourth  ward,  R, 
C.  Robinson. 

1868 — Mayor.  ^^^  L.  Greene:  clerk, 
George  W.  Davis ;  aldermen.  First  ward, 
Joseph  T.  Cameron ;  Second  ward.  Henry 
L.  Johnson;  Third  ward.  Fred.  Schaft'er; 
Fourth  ward.  Thomas  Scott,  Jr. 

1869 — Mayor,  \\'.  L.  Greene,  clerk. 
George  ^^'.  Davis ;  aldermen.  First  ward. 
J.  T.  Cameron   (held  over)  ;  Second  ward, 


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Adam  Gimmy ;  Third  ward,  Joel  G.  Rccd ; 
Fourth  ward,  Thomas  Scott,  Jr. 

1870 — Mayor,  A.  .M.  Cunningliam ; 
clerk,  S.  F.  Corrini^tnii ;  aldermen,  First 
ward.  Thomas  S.  Moore;  Second  ward, 
John  Rainey:  Third  waril,  Fred.  Schaffer; 
Fourth  ward,  G.  L.  Williams. 

1871 — Mayor,  A.  M.  Cunningham; 
clerk,  Stephen  I'.  Corrington ;  aldermen, 
First  ward,  11.  C.  Seiverling;  (resigned  Au- 
gust 14,  1871)  ;  Second  ward,  John  Rainey; 
Third  ward,  Fred,  Schaffer  (held  over;  re- 
signed August  14,  1871);  Fourth  ward, 
George  L.  Williams;  h'irsl  ward,  to  till  va- 
cancy. John  G.  Williams,  electetl  Septem- 
ber 13,  1871  ;  Third  ward,  to  till  vacancy, 
William  Scruhy,  elected  September  13,  1871. 

187-'— Mayor.  R.  H.  Davis:  clerk,  S. 
F.  Corrington ;  aldermen,  hirst  wartl,  Rob- 
ert Pierson :  Second  ward.  A.  G.  P)urr; 
Third  ward.  Jay  C.  White:  1-durth  ward.  (i. 
L.  Williams. 

1873 — Mayor,  John  Clough ;  clerk.  S. 
F.  Corrington;  aldermen.  First  ward,  Da- 
vid Pierson;  Second  ward,  j.  M.  Davis; 
Third  ward,  George  Baltz :  Fourth  ward, 
John  Long, 

1874 — Mayor,  William  R.  Davis;  clerk, 
S.  F".  Corrington;  aldermen,  l'"irst  ward.  J. 

E.  Furgeson ;  Second  ward,  Thomas  FIus- 
sey ;  Third  ward,  Thomas  Scruhy ;  Fourth 
ward,   Clinton   Armstrong. 

1875 — Mayor,  Thomas  Scott,  Jr.;  clerk, 
S.  F.  Corrington:  aldermen.  l-"irst  ward.  R. 
S.  Evans;  Second  w;ird.  J.  S.  Hunt;  Third 
ward,  Joseph  Ober;  I'"iiurlh  ward.  Dr.  E. 
B.  Hobson. 

1876 — Mayor,    John    CI.. ugh;    clerk,    S. 

F.  Corrington;  aldermen,  l-'irst  ward,  T-  E. 
Eldred;  Second  ward.  James  M.  Davis; 
Third  ward,  i-'red  Sch;it1er :  i'ourth  ward, 
X.   |.  Andrews. 


1877— Mayor,  R.  H.  Davis;  clerk,  S,  F. 
Corrington;  aldermen.  First  ward,  J.  E. 
Furgeson;  Second  ward.  W.  M.  Fry;  Third 
ward,  George  Baltz;  Fourth  ward.  E.  B. 
Hobson. 

1878— Mayor,  L.  F.  Wheeler;  clerk, 
S.  V.  Corrington ;  aldermen,  [-"irst  ward.  J. 
L  Johnson;  Second  ward,  W.  W.  Samuel; 
Third  ward,  George  Baltz;  Fourth  ward, 
Lsham  Linder,  Jr. 

1879 — ]\Iayor,  George  L.  Williams; 
alderman.  First  ward,  Jehosaphet  Eldred; 
Second  w.ard.  John  Rainey;  Third  ward, 
Jdlin  Hill:  Fourth  ward,  Jdlm  Long;  city 
clerk,  S.  I".  Corrington;  street  inspector, 
Alark  L.  Reed;  city  weigher,  Joseph  T. 
Cameron;  lamp  lighter.  David  Winn:  police 
magistrate,  J.  B.  Xullon ;  city  constable, 
Warren  English. 

1880 — Mayor,  Xathaniel  J.  Andrews; 
aldermen.  First  ward,  Joseph  T.  Cameron; 
Second  ward,  Leander  R.  Lakin :  Third 
ward.  George  Baltz;  Fourth  wanl.  John 
Long:  city  clerk,  S.  F.  Corrington;  city 
treasurer,  John  C.  Woolford;  city  weigher, 
Jiisei)h  T.  Cameron:  city  ;Utr)rncy.  James  R. 
Ward:  city  constable.  Willijim  H.  Ladd. 

1881 — Mayor.  X.  J.  Andrews;  alder- 
men. I'irst  ward.  Andrew  Sheedv ;  Second 
ward.  Leander  R.  Lakin;  Third  ward.  John 
Jlill:  l-'ourth  ward,  William  L.  Armstrong; 
city  clerk.  William  La  very ;  city  constable, 
S;muiel  Hazle;  street  inspector,  Thomas 
l-'itziialrick;  city  attorney.  H.  C.  Withers; 
city  treasurer.  Edward  B.  Hobson;  lamp 
lighter.  R.  R.  Xichols;  city  weigher.  Joseph 
T.  C.-uneriiu;  warden  city  prison,  Patrick 
LdniKiJe.  William  l.a\ery.  city  clerk,  re- 
signed .\ugust  9,  1881,  and  Ed.  Aliner  was 
ajipointed  in  his  stead. 

i88j — Mayor,  Adam  Gimmy;  alder- 
men,   l-'irst  ward,  Jeho.saphet   Eldred;   Sec- 


PAST    AND    PRESENT    OF    GREENE    COUNTY. 


ond  ward.  J-  T.  Crow ;  Third  ward,  John 
Hill;  Fourth  ward,  John  Long;  city  clerk, 
S.  F.  Corrington ;  warden  city  prison,  Pat- 
rick Connole;  city  treasurer,  E.  B.  Hobson ; 
city  constable,  William  E.  Ashlock;  street 
inspector,  William  Newbold;  city  weigher, 
Joseph  T.  Cameron ;  city  attorney,  E.  A. 
Doolittle. 

ORGANIZ.\TION    UNDER   STATE   L.\W. 

On  April  lo,  1883,  Ed.  Miner  went  be- 
fore the  city  council  and  presented  a  peti- 
tion signed  by  himself  and  seventy-fi\e 
others  praying-  the  council  to  submit  to  the 
voters,  at  the  ajjproaching  city  election,  the 
question  of  abrogating  the  special  charter 
and  organizing  under  the  general  law.  The 
council  granted  the  prayer  of  the  petition, 
and  the  question  was  submitted  and  carried 
by  a  majority  of  201  to  48. 

The  council  elected  at  that  time  and  or- 
ganized mider  the  general  law  was  as  fol- 
lows : 

1883 — Mayor,  Adam  Gimmy;  clerk, 
Edward  Miner;  treasurer,  F.  M.  Roberts; 
attorney,  James  R.  Ward ;  city  marshal, 
Samuel  Hazle;  police  magistrate,  W'illiam 
B.  Lynn;  superintendent  of  streets,  ^\'illiam 
H.  Ladd ;  aldermen.  First  ward,  Leroy  Mc- 
Farland  and  Thomas  S.  Moore;  Second 
ward,  James  P.  Morrow  and  Thomas  Hus- 
sey;  Third  ward,  Joseph  Clark  and  John 
HiU. 

1884 — Aldermen:  First  ward,  Andrew 
Sheedy ;  Second  ward,  Cornelius  Carmody ; 
Third  ward,  Joseph  A.  Clark ;  street  superin- 
tendent,  ^^'illiam   H.   Ladd. 

1885 — Mayor,  Thomas  C.  Hussey; 
clerk.  Ed.  Miner;  attorney,  E.  A.  Doolittle; 
marshal.  Michael  Hogan ;  treasurer,  W.  L. 
Armstrong;   aldermen.   First  ward,    Luther 


Lynn;  Second  ward,  Samuel  Hazle;  Third 
ward,  G.  E.  Johnson. 

1886 — Aldermen:  First  ward,  Alvin  Pe- 
gram;  Second  ward,  M.  L.  Reed;  Third 
ward,  Joseph  A.  Clark. 

1887 — Mayor,  Dr.  C.  Armstrong;  clerk, 
Ed.  Miner;  attorney,  F.  A.  Whiteside;  mar- 
shal. M.  L.  Reed;  superintendent  of  streets, 
W.  J.  Koughan;  police  magistrate,  J.  B. 
Nulton;  treasurer;  Harry  Pierson;  alder- 
men. First  ward,  J.  E.  Furgeson;  Second 
ward,  J.  C.  Kelley  and  M.  E.  ]\IcALahon; 
Third  ward,  Charles  E.  Scruby. 

1888 — Street  inspector,  W.  J.  Koughan; 
aldermen.  First  ward,  Joseph  T.  Cameron ; 
Second  ward.  "SI.  E.  McALahon,  Third 
ward,  William  K.  \\'ithers. 

1889— Mayor,  Lucius  Eldred;  clerk, 
Ed.  Miner;  city  attorney.  F.  A.  Whiteside; 
marshal,  O.  H.  P.  Brown ;  street  inspector, 
W.  J.  Koughan ;  city  treasurer,  B.  C. 
Hodges ;  aldermen,  First  ward,  H.  T.  Eber- 
lein;  Second  ward,  George  H.  Price;  Third 
ward,  Charles  E.   Scruby. 

1890 — Aldermen:  First  ward.  Clinton 
.\rmstrong;  Second  ward,  Thomas  Hus- 
sey ;  Third  ward,  Thomas  Lunneen. 

1891— Mayor.  Ed.  Miner;  clerk.  D.  E. 
Fox ;  treasurer,  John  L.  Eldred ;  attorney, 
H.  H.  Montgomery;  police  magistrate,  L. 
C.  Hopkins ;  aldermen.  First  ward.  James 
Chenoweth;  Second  ward,  William  Rainey; 
Third  ward,  F.  P.  Greene. 

1892 — Aldermen:  First  ward.  E.  B. 
Pegram;  Second  ward.  Jacob  Graser; 
Third  ward,  George  Baltz. 

1893 — Mayor,  Oman  Pierson;  clerk, 
Joseph  Mulberry ;  attorney,  W.  C.  Scanlan ; 
treasurer,  C.  C.  Crow ;  aldermen.  First 
ward,  B.  C.  Hodges;  Second  ward,  William 
Lavery;  Third  ward,  G.  E.  Johnson. 

1894 — Aldermen:  First    ward,    W.  H. 


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Sieverling:    Second    ward,    Jacob    Graser; 
Tliird  ward.  Newton  Tapp. 

1895 — Mayor,  Oman  Pierson  ;  clerk, 
George  DeBoIt.  Jr. ;  attorney,  E.  \V.  Pain- 
ter: treasurer,  ().  C  White;  police  magis- 
trate. .\nthony  Connole :  city  marshal, 
James  Walker ;  aldermen,  First  ward,  An- 
drew Sheedy.  Second  ward,  E.  L.  Davis; 
Third  ward.  Joseph  A.  Clark. 

1896 — Aldermen:  First  ward,  Frank 
Freeh;  Second  ward,  Jacob  Graser;  Third 
ward,  William  J.  Patterson. 

1897 — ^layor,  W.  II.  Sieverling;  clerk, 
George  DeBolt,  Jr.;  attorney.  !•".  W.  Chism : 
treasurer.  Carl  Heron ;  aklcrmen.  First 
ward,  L.  C.  Campbell,  unexpired  term,  and 
J.  M.  \\  iddowson  full  term:  Sccund  ward, 
William  V.  Lyons;  Third  ward,  I'rank  Si- 
monds. 

1898 — Aldermen;  I-'irst  ward.  H.  P. 
Kirbach :  Second  uartl,  S.  A.  Black;  Tiiird 
ward,  W.  H.  Ladd. 

1899 — Mayor,  M.  E.  McMahon;  clerk, 
Roy  Pendt ;  attorney.  N.  L.  Jones:  treasu- 
rer, O.  C.  White;  i)ulice  magistrate,  Ed. 
Miner;  aldermen,  l-'irst  ward,  1).  E.  Fox: 
Second  ward.  W.  F.  Lyons;  Third  ward, 
W.  M.  Slone. 

1900 — Aldermen  :  h'irst  w  ard.  Elon  .\. 
Eldred  ;  Second  ward.  Tac(.ib  S.  Hunt:Third 
ward,  William  Farleigh ;  city  marshal, 
Thomas  I'laherty;  nigiit  watchman,  Will- 
iam Ramsey:  superintendent  of  streets, 
James  Walker. 

igoi — Mayor.  George  W.  Ross;  clerk, 
Albert  L.  Pierson ;  treasurer,  George  De- 
Bolt :  attorney.  N.  L.  Jones;  marshal, 
Thomas  Flaherty:  night  watchman,  Will- 
iam Ramsey;  superintendent  of  streets, 
Thomas  Walker:  aldermen,  I'irst  ward,  D. 
E.  Fox:  Second  ward.  W.  V.  Lyons;  Third 
ward,  W.  M.  Stone. 


1902 — Marshal,  William  Ramsey; 
night  watchman,  F.  11.  I-ishback;  aldermen, 
I-'irst  ward,  J.  I'..  Hays;  Second  ward,  Ja- 
cob S.   iiunt;  'ihird  ward,  Lloyd  Spalding. 

1903 — Mayor,  George  W.  Ross;  attor- 
ney, J.  15.  Nulton ;  treasurer,  E.  E.  Wheel- 
er; clerk,  A.  L.  Pierson;  marshal,  William 
Ramsey:  night  watchman,  l*".  FI.  Fishback; 
aldermen.  l*~irst  wartl,  D.  E.  F'ox;  Second 
ward.  Willi.'un  L\(jns ;  Third  ward.  New- 
ton   Tapj). 

1904  —  Marshal,  Flumphrcy  Willis; 
night  watchman,  John  L.  Carmody ;  street 
superintendent,  William  Lilies;  aldermen, 
I'irst  ward,  \\'illiam  H.  Ladd;  Second  ward, 
J.  C.  Bowman;  Third  ward.  !•".  E.  Simonds. 

CARKOLLTON    PfBLIC  SCHOOLS. 

If  there  is  one  thing  more  than  another 
in  which  the  citizens  of  Carrollton  pride 
themsehcs,  it  is  their  public  schools.  For 
many  years  these  have  Ijecn  their  admira- 
tion, and,  as  the  years  go  by,  the  interest 
in  them  and  admiration  for  them  is  aug- 
mented. We  ha\e  not  been  able  to  deter- 
mine who  was  the  first  school  teacher  in 
Carrollton.  Hie  first  public  school  was 
opened  in  the  fall  of  1S30  in  what  now  forms 
the  north  wing  of  the  old  school  house,  now 
used  as  a  dwelling,  situated  on  the  block 
south  of  the  county  jail,  and  owned  by  Mrs. 
W.  P.  Marmon.  The  teacher  was  a  Mr. 
Bartle,  afterward  a  IVesbyterian  minister. 
Mr.  Bartle's  strong  anti-slavery  views  got 
him  into  trouble,  and  led  to  his  discharge. 
In  the  f;dl  of  1S31  the  school  opened  in 
ch.irgc  of  Professor  John  Russell  (men- 
tioned in  the  county  history),  assisted  by 
Mr.  Henry  lionfoy.  with  Miss  E.  J.  Gun- 
ning in  charge  of  the  female  department. 
That  the  notion  of  a  free  school  at  that  time 


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was  bv  no  means  that  of  a  school  for  pri- 
mary instruction  appears  from  the  following 
advertisement  which  we  find  in  the  Car- 
rollton  Gaccttc  during  that  fall  and  winter. 

CARROLLTON  SCHOOLS. 

John  Russell,  A.  M.,  principal.  Henry  Bonfoy, 
assistant. 

The  directors  of  this  institution  are  happy  to  an- 
nounce to  the  citizens  of  District  No.  2,  and  to  the 
public  generally,  that  they  have  so  far  completed 
their  arrangements  as  to  be  able  to  accommodate  at 
least  200  pupils,  and  that  the  school  will  be  open  for 
their  reception  in  January  next. 

They  would  also  state  that  they  have  just  iin- 
ished  a  very  extensive  building,  which  for  commo- 
dious and  comfortable  arrangements  will  vie  with 
any  of  a  similar  character  in  the  western  country. 

They  have  secured  the  services  of  Professor 
John  Russell  as  principal,  and  of  Henry  Bonfoy  as 
assistant  teacher.  Of  the  former  it  is  unnecessary  to 
speak,  as  the  reputation  of  Professor  Russell,  both  as 
an  accomplished  scholar  and  successful  teacher  is 
known  and  acknowledged,  not  only  in  this  com- 
munity, but  through  the  South  and  West.  And  to 
the  citizens  of  this  community  the  superior  qualifi- 
cations of  Mr.  Bonfoy  as  an  instructor  of  youth  are 
equally  well  known  and  appreciated. 

From  a  knowledge  of  the  principles  upon  which 
these  gentlemen  will  conduct  the  school,  the  directors 
think  they  may  assure  the  public  that  the  instruction 
imparted  will  be  thorough  and  practical  in  its  nature. 

The  following  constitutes  a  list  of  branches 
which  will  be  taught,  and  the  amount  of  tuition 
charged  therefor  per  quarter : 

Orthography,  reading,   writing,  $i.oo. 

Arithmetic,  English  grammar,  geography  and 
history  of  the  United   States,  $2.00. 

Natural  philosophy,  political  economy,  chemis- 
try, geology,  algebra,  rhetoric,  physiology,  etc.,  $3.00. 

Latin,  Greek,  French,  Geometry  surveying,  $4.00. 

To  secure  admission,  tuition  must  invariably  be 
paid  in  advance.  Patrons  residing  in  the  district 
will  receive  the  benefit  of  the  school  fund.  A  com- 
petent female  teacher  will  be  engaged  for  the  en- 
suing year. 

Applications  to  be  made  to  the  undersigned. 
Z.  A.  MORROW, 
C.  A.  DAVIS. 
L.  W.  LINK. 
Carrollton,  Dec.  31,  1851.  Directors. 


The  new  school  building  referred  to 
in  the  above  was  completed  and  dedicated 
on  the  3d  day  of  January,  1852.  The  old 
school  room  formed  an  ell  on  the  north  side 
of  the  new  front,  which  consisted  of  two 
rooms  on  the  ground  floor  and  one  above. 

The  following  which  we  find  in  the  Car- 
rollton Gaciilc  of  January  10,  1852,  con- 
tains an  account  of  the  dedication :  "On  Sat- 
urday night  last  our  splendid  school  edifice 
was  dedicated.  A  very  large  audience  was 
present  and  listened  to  the  exercises  with 
evident  gratification.  The  Carrollton  Brass 
Band  performed,  and,  it  is  needless  to  say, 
in  good  style.  Besides  this,  a  gentleman 
and  lad\-  who  had  come  to  town  for  the  pur- 
pose of  giving  concerts,  sang  and  per- 
formed on  this  occasion.  An  address  was 
delivered  bv  Judge  ^^'oodson.  who  held  the 
attentinn  of  the  audience  enchained.  If 
sound  principles  and  enlightened  views,  com- 
bined with  elegant  language  and  impressive 
style  of  speaking,  entitle  any  one  to  the 
claim  of  eloquence,  the  address  on  that  oc- 
casion mav  be  termed  elocjuent.  We  hesi- 
tate not  to  say  that  every  citizen  present 
looked  around  him  with  profound  gratifica- 
tion that  our  town  can  boast  of  such  a  struc- 
ture, devoted  to  the  cause  of  education." 

The  school  continued  on  in  charge  of 
Professor  Russell  during  the  remainder  of 
that  year,  when  he  was  succeeded  by  Henry 
Bonfoy.  It  does  not  appear  that  at  this 
time  there  existed  what  we  now  call  a  grad- 
ed school.  The  tax  books  show  that  it  was 
not  until  T855  that  the  school  tax  was  regu- 
larlv  lexied. 

In  1855  Mr.  David  G.  Peabody,  from 
the  state  of  A^ermont,  was  employed  as  prin- 
cipal at  a  salary  of  $600.  He  organized 
the  school  upon  the  graded  basis,  and  the 
enrollment  for  this  year  was  220.     He  was 


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assisted  by  his  sister,  Miss  Hannali  Cj.  I'ea- 
body.  He  was  re-employed  and  served  six 
moiitlis  of  the  fdllowiiig  year.  Tiie  assist- 
ant teachers  for  this  year  were  paid  $300 
each  ;  in  1856,  $350  each,  and  in  1857,  $400 
each  per  year. 

In  the  fall  of  1857  Charles  K.  Gilchrist 
was  employed  and  served  two  years.  He 
afterward  became  Judge  Gilchrist  of  Utah. 
Erom  this  time  on  there  was  a  change  of 
principals  nearly  evcrs-  year,  no  one  serving" 
longer  than  two  years.  Dr.  Justus  Bulk- 
ley,  at  that  time  pastor  of  the  Baptist  church 
in  Carrollton.  taught  a  very  large  and  well 
advanced  high  school  for  two  winters  at  a 
salary  of  $650 ;  he  had  two  assistants. 

The  names  of  .Alfred  Harvey.  Erancis 
W.  Parker,  who  became  prominent  educa- 
tors and  who  filled  high  and  responsible 
positions  in  the  educational  realm,  and 
many  others  dear  tn  the  memory  of  those 
who  profited  by  their  instruction,  proves  that 
the  schools — some  of  them  at  least — were 
in  earnest  and  capable  hands.  However, 
it  was  impossible  to  have  a  systematic 
organization  when  the  principal  and  most 
of  the  assistant  teachers  were  changed  every 
year. 

.\t  last  the  schnol  building  became  inade- 
(juate  til  the  wants  of  the  iienple,  and.  after 
a  \'ast  anxmnt  of  discussion,  it  was  votetl 
to  build  a  new  school  house.  The  board 
of  ilirectors,  (ieorge  W.  Davis.  Thomas 
Boyd  and  Kcv.  V..  L.  Craig,  pushed  the 
matter  forward  with  xigur  ;in(l  during  the 
summer  and  f;dl  ni  1S70  an  elegant  and 
and  commodious  school  building  was  erected, 
which  at  once  became  "The  Pride  of  Car- 
rollton" anil  fiirmed  the  most  striking  ob- 
ject in  the  tnwn  to  the  eye  of  the  passing 
traveler.  The  building  was  of  brick,  faced 
with  stone,   three  stories  in   height,   with  a 


basement.  The  upper  story  was  a  man- 
.san.!.  and  the  whole  set  off  with  a  square 
tower  which  ro.se  from  the  center  of  the 
building  in  front,  eighty  feet  from  the 
ground.  It  was  fini.shed  inside  with  alter- 
nate walnut  and  ash  panels,  oak  lloors,  hard- 
linish  walls,  and  was  well  provided  with 
blackboards,  and  seated  with  Andrews'  lat- 
est style  of  school  desks.  The  original  cost 
of  the  building,  including  furnace,  was 
$44,000. 

In  this  sightly  and  commodious  build- 
ing  the  Carrollton  public  schools  were  gath- 
ered, antl  continued  under  the  superxisiou 
of  able  and  beloved  instructors,  for  eigh- 
teen years,  when,  on  a  still  night.  No\-ember 
17.  1 888.  the  wild  cry  of  Eire!  was  heard 
and  "The  Pride  of  Carrollton"  was  discov- 
ered to  be  in  flames,  and  in  a  short  time  the 
sightly  edifice  was  totally  destroyed. 

Just  at  this  point  I  am  constrained  to  re- 
produce an  article  written  for  an  anni\-er- 
sary  number  of  The  Patriol.  by  Miss  H.  G. 
Peabody. 

Miss  Pealjody  was  prominent  as  a  suc- 
cessful teacher  in  the  Carrollton  schools 
for  20  years,  and  tells  in  graphic  manner  her 
varied  experiences  during  her  connection 
with  them.  She  still  resides  in  Carrollton, 
highly  esteemed  and  beloved  by  all  : 

"Pliini':    OF    C.\RKOI.T.TOX." 

(By  Miss  H.  (i.  I'eabody. ) 

Though  always  interested  in  the  busi- 
ness prosperity  of  our  town,  in  the  enlarge- 
ment of  our  borders  and  the  increa.se  of 
happy  liomes.  my  chief  attention  has  been 
given  to  the  school,  with  which  I  was  so 
long  cf)nnected.  and  of  which  I  .shall  always 
consider  myself  ;i  part. 

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formed  several  years  before  the  advent  of 
The  Patriot.  At  that  time,  instead  of  side- 
walks, the  streets  were  bordered  with  ting- 
fennel  and  jimson  weed.  Domestic  animals 
had  the  freedom  of  the  town,  and  seemed 
peculiarly  fitted  to  reach  private  inclosures. 

\\'e  then  occupied  the  old  school  house, 
now  the  Marmon  building,  on  Locust  street. 
One  day,  a  tall,  slim  porker  climbed  the  steps 
of  the  style  and  landed  in  the  yard.  I  can 
fancy  his  elevated  head  and  wise  coun- 
tenance as  he  deliberated  what  next  to  do. 

Soon  after,  a  pupil  on  leaving  her  ro(_im. 
saw  the  strange  intruder  in  the  building,  in- 
terviewing the  dinner  baskets,  and  I  still 
seem  to  hear  her  shrill,  high-toned  cry,  "A 
hog  in  the  hall !     A  hog  in  the  hall !" 

During  my  first  season  here  I  went  out 
with  another  teacher  to  make  calls  upon  our 
pupils.  As  we  took  the  street  south  from 
the  Christian  church  we  picked  our  way 
through  weeds  higher  than  our  heads.  I 
have  forgotten  how  far  the  street  extended, 
but  think  the  last  house  was  the  kitchen  part 
of  the  Rumrill  building.  One  place  we 
wished  to  find  was  the  home  of  Mr.  Nichols, 
step-father  of  one  of  my  1)oys,  now  Alder- 
man Ladd.  We  asked  a  little  girl,  who  was 
sitting  on  the  top  of  the  fence,  if  she  could 
tell  us  where  ^Ir.  Nichols  lived.  The  an- 
swer was.  while  pointing  with  a  finger. 
"Yes,  he  lives  over  there,  but  his  name  isn't 
Nichols  any  more,  he  married  Mrs.  Ladd 
the  other  day." 

I  have  lost  trace  of  the  child,  but  fancy 
she  may  now  be  enlightening  the  world  upmi 
woman's  rights. 

Carrollton  was  then  a  very  pleasant 
place.  Parents  appreciated  wdiat  we  en- 
deavored to  do  and  there  were  ne\er  more 
lovable  pupils.     The  town  was  not  so  large 


but  that  each  person  knew  all  the  rest,  and 
a  most  social,  friendly  feeling  prevailed. 

After  a  few  years  absence  I  returned 
antl  to(.)k  my  old  place  in  the  school.  The 
house  had  become  too  small  for  the  increas- 
ing number  of  pupils  and  a  new  one  was  to 
Ije  constructed.  The  year  1870  was  our  last 
in  the  building.  There  were  few  conven- 
iences, even  blackboards  were  so  worn  they 
could  hardly  be  induced  to  receive  a  chalk- 
mark,  and  things  in  general  were  out  of 
order.  We  were  so  soon  to  leave  the  place 
it  was  not  thought  advisable  to  spend  money 
for  repairs. 

The  upper  story  was  divided  in  the  cen- 
ter liy  a  thin  board  partition,  each  half  oc- 
cupied by  a  teacher  and  a  large  class  of 
pupils.  When  ordinarv  studv  and  recita- 
tions were  in  progress  we  got  along  quite 
well,  but  if  the  musical  side  enjoyed  a  season 
of  recreation  the  other  side  was  in  a  state  of 
distraction.  I  had  the  east  side,  the  pupils 
on  the  west  having  to  pass  into  my  room  to 
reach  the  stairway.  One  day,  when  all  was 
still,  a  heavy  crash  was  heard,  then,  after  an 
instant's  pause,  another,  and  then  a  third. 
At  this  the  west  door  flew  open  and  out 
poured  all  the  pupils,  tearing  down  stairs 
as  though  the  walls  were  falling.  Soon  the 
house  was  empty,  all  bewildered  as  to  what 
had  happened.  On  investigation  it  was 
found  that  a  heavy  piece  of  plaster  had 
fallen  from  the  ceiling  upon  a  desk  that  had 
become  detached  from  the  floor ;  that  had 
fallen  upon  another  in  the  same  condition, 
and  that  also  had  taken  a  leap,  banging  as 
it  fell. 

We  had  many  experiences,  undesirable 
at  the  time,  but  they  became  sources  of 
amusement  afterward. 

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in  the  old  school  house.  We  were  glad  of 
the  prospect  of  a  better  building,  but  left 
our  love  and  blessing  with  the  one  so  long 
occupied. 

On  the  24th  (if  May  previous  the  cor- 
nerstone of  the  'Tride  of  Carrollton"  was 
laid.  Preparations  had  been  made  for  the 
day  and  we  had  learned  our  part.  At  i 
o'clock  in  the  afternoon  teachers  and  pupils 
arranged  themselves  for  marching,  taking 
the  center  of  the  street,  as  sidewalks  extend- 
ed a  short  distance  only  beyond  the  square. 
Mr.  Dobbin  was  our  marshal.  \\'e  were 
])receded  by  a  band  of  musicians,  Odd  Fel- 
liiws  and  Knights  Templar.  Col.  N^ulton 
headed  the  Knights  and  made  a  fine  appear- 
ance, riding  in  military  style  on  his  white 
charger,  his  dark  suit  enlivened  by  white 
sash  and  feather. 

After  an  invocation,  in  which  the  chap- 
lain became  somewhat  confused  by  the  in- 
tricacies of  the  Lord's  prayer,  the  school 
gave  a  song,  commencing : 

"Let  every  heart  rejoice  and  sing. 
Let  choral  anthems   rise, 
Ye  reverend  men,  and  children, 
Bring  to  God  your  sacrilice." 

The  cornerstone  was  laid  with  much 
ceremony,  and  pronounced  by  the  one  in 
authority,  to  be  in  true  and  exact  position. 
At  the  same  time,  all  could  see  it  was  sev- 
eral inches  out  of  place,  but  to  say  it  was 
all  riglit.  was,  1  suppose,  a  part  of  the  pro- 
gram. Among  many  articles  placed  in  a 
tin  l)ox.  hiildcn  away  in  a  recess  prepared 
for  it,  were  the  names  and  so-called  like- 
nesses of  the  teachers  at  the  time.  The 
pictures  were  startling  caricatures  of  a  not 
too  handsome  group  at  best,  and  it  would 
have  been  fortunate  if  all  others,  taken  at 
that  time,  had  shared  a  similar  fate. 


After  Judge  \\'oodson's  address,  more 
singing  and  some  other  exercises,  we 
marched  back  to  the  square,  weary,  but 
cheered  by  Mr.  Dobliin's  telling  us  he  had 
been   \ery  proud  of  the  part  we  had  taken. 

On  January  9,  187J,  the  new  building 
opened  its  doors  to  recei\e  us.  1  ha\e  for- 
gotten the  number  of  pupils  in  the  house, 
but  my  department  axcraged  fifty-three.  We 
found  our  \\ork  hard,  but  that  we  had  ex- 
pected and  did  not  complain.  Our  house 
was  a  handsome  building,  and  we  admired 
the  great  elm  on  the  west  side — more  a 
a  thing  of  l)eauty  then  than  now,  for  it  was 
in  its  prime. 

The  place  had  been  a  cornfield  not  long 
befijre'and  a  few  stalks  remained,  as  if  pro- 
testing against  our  not  acknowledging  corn 
a  greater  king  than  education. 

When  spring  came  and  weeds  began  to 
show  themselves,  workmen  were  sent  to 
prepare  the  ground  for  something  better. 

Small  trees  were  planted,  and  sucli  was 
the  interest  felt  no  child  w^as  ever  known  to 
injure  one  of  them.  Elder  Craig,  one  of 
the  directors,  often  came  in  the  morning, 
about  the  time  the  scliool  oiicncd.  to  sow 
grass  seed.  He  carried  this  in  a  white 
ajiron  and  scattered  it  to  right  and  left  i)y 
hand.  He  so  strongly  reminded  me  of  a 
]iicture  in  an  ancient  Bible  that  I  turned  to 
the  parable  of  the  sower  and  the  seed,  and 
the  children  and  I  read  it  together. 

Mr.  Dobbin  was  an  earnest  worker  and 
rightl}-  l)clie\-ed  that  weeds  of  idleness  and 
misconduct  should  no  more  be  tolerated 
within  the  school  than  poisonous  weeds 
slmuld  be  left  to  multiply  <5n  the  grounds. 

His  stay  with  us  was  short,  but  he  left 
the  school  much  better  than  he  found  it, 
both  in  scholarship  and  discipline. 

In   September,    1872,    Mr.   Doolittle  be- 


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came  principal.  His  first  task  was  to  di- 
vide the  school,  as  one  would  a  garden,  into 
snita1)le  plots,  and  assign  to  each  the  spec- 
ialties belonging  to  it.  His  seven  years  of 
faithful  service  advanced  the  school  greatly 
in  all  right  directions. 

I  must  tell  one  little  anecdote  relati\-e  to 
that  time.  A  boy  belonging  to  a  li  >wer  room 
gave  his  parents  and  teacher  much  tremble 
by  frequent,  unauthcirized  departures  from 
schocjl.  Once,  after  having  been  absent  a 
day  or  tw<i  he  \entured  into  the  yard  to 
share  the  amusements  of  recess,  and  became 
toil  much  interested  to  fear  capture.  He 
was,  however,  discovered,  and  a  hand  was 
laid  upon  his  shoulder.  The  Bible  injunc- 
tion to  agree  with  one's  ad\-ersary  quickly 
seemed  to  have  been  well  learned.  His 
hand  was  at  once  thrust  into  his  pocket, 
bringing  out  his  fortune,  and  he  excliamed, 
"Here,  I'll  gi\e  you  a  nickel  if  you'll  let  me 
off." 

He  retained  his  nickel  and  was  m.it  pun- 
ished, but  as  I  am  not  writing  for  the 
"Teachers'  Instructor,"  I  shall  not  say  he 
was  so  deeply  touched  by  gentle  treatment 
that  he  was  ever  after  a  model  of  good  be- 
havior. I  am  more  inclined  to  think  he  ran 
away  again  next  day,  taking  a  companion 
with  him. 

In  1882  Mr.  Felmley  accepted  the  place 
nf  principal.  He  came  with  new  ideas  and 
vouthful  ardor,  giving  impetus  to  what  was 
already  being  done.  He  remained  with  the 
school  several  years  and  left  a  lasting  im- 
press of  his  good  instruction  upon  many 
minds. 

It  was  diu'ing  his  administration  that, 
on  a  still  night.  November  17,  1888,  we 
were  startled  by  the  wild  clangor  of  bells 
and  the  shriek  of  steam  whistles,  that  said, 
as   plainlv   as   words    could    have    spoken. 


"Fire!  Fire!"  Great  was  our  consternation 
when  w'e  learned  our  beautiful  school  house 
was  becoming  a  ruin. 

Grief  was  in  the  hearts  of  old  and  young 
alike,  and  more  than  one  man  shed  tears 
that  night.  The  loss  of  property  seemed 
to  be  less  regarded  than  the  destruction  of 
an  object  beloved. 

Time  was  not  wasted  in  regrets.  Soon 
another  building,  more  commodious  and 
convenient,  though  less  symmetrical,  was 
planned,  and  in  1890  it  was  ready  for  occu- 
pation. 

At  the  time  of  the  fire  the  trees  had 
gained  good  proportions,  making  ample 
shade,  and  the  grounds  were  covered  with 
verdure.  Some  of  the  trees  were  injured  in 
clearing  away  rubbish  and  others  were  re- 
moved to  make  room  for  a  larger  building, 
so  the  yard  has  not  now  its  former  beauty. 

We  all  know,  or  ought  to  know,  the  su- 
perior excellence  of  our  school  at  present. 
To  go  through  it  and  see  the  working  of 
each  department  makes  one  wish  to  be  a 
child  again. 

One,  whose  acquaintance  with  schools 
of  a  high  grade  is  not  confined  to  this  sec- 
tion of  the  country,  lately  said  he  had  met 
no  other  its  equal. 

The  wise  claim  that  good  citizens  are  the 
best  wealth  of  a  nation :  then  to  be  instru- 
mental in  giving  the  training  to  our  young 
people  to  make  them  such  must  be  a  work 
of  importance.  Air.  Slone  and  his  large 
corps  of  assistants,  fitted  in  mind  and  heart 
for  their  calling,  are  doing  much  in  this  di- 
rection. 

It  is  a  delight  to  look  back  more  than 
forty  years  and  note  in  our  school  the  con- 
stant growth  of  that  which  is  best,  I  think 
nothing  will  retard  its  further  development. 

I  like  a  storv  that  ends  well,  giving  prom- 


PAST    AXD    PRESEXT    OF    GREEXE    COUNTY. 


ise  of  something  better  to  come,  and  with 
tliis  feehng  I  close  these  simple  reminis- 
cences of  the  Carrollton  school. 

Into  this  building  on  the  first  week  in 
January.  1871.  Mr.  Dobbin  transferred  the 
pupils  and  proceeded  to  organize  and  grade 
the  school.  To  do  this  with  a  school  of  several 
hundretl  children  was  a  difficult  task ;  but  Mr. 
Dobbin  succeeded  in  bringing  order  out  of 
chaos,  in  which  he  was  ably  assisted  in  the 
high  school  by  Miss  Alice  Judd.  afterward 
teacher  of  German  in  the  Decatur,  Illinois 
High  School,  and  in  the  lower  grades  by 
Miss  Mary  Pike,  afterward  principal  of  the 
Fourth  Ward  School  in  Bloomington,  Illi- 
nois: by  Miss  Anna  Pike,  Miss  Delia 
Schenck,  Miss  H.  G.  Peabody  and  Miss  Nan- 
nie Price. 

Thus  began  a  new  and  better  era  for 
the  Carrollton  schools;  a  course  of  study  was 
marked  out  and  a  strict  record  kept  of  each 
pupil's  advancement.  Mr.  Dobbin  resigned 
at  the  close  of  the  year,  and  Mr.  W.  H.  \\'il- 
son  was  elected  to  succeed  him.  He  was  a 
gentleman  of  fine  attainments,  but  his  stay 
was  so  short  that  he  did  little  more  than  make 
a  beginning.  When,  in  the  fall  of  1872,  the 
high  school  was  organized,  under  charge  of 
E.  A.  Doolittle.  very  few  of  the  old  pupils 
entered  the  school,  so  that  it  was  necessary 
to  begin  at  the  foundation  again.  Mr.  Doo- 
little was  assisted  in  the  high  school  by  Miss 
Hattie  E.  Dunn,  who  was  a  graduate  of  the 
State  Xormal  and  had  taught  with  great  suc- 
cess in  the  high  schools  of  Bloomington  and 
S])ringfield,  Illinois,  before  coming  to  Car- 
rollton, and  subsequently  became  principal 
of  the  Bloomington  high  school.  Mr.  Doo- 
little. finding  that  the  high  school  was  com- 
posed of  young  men  and  women  whose  in- 
telligence demanded  instructions  of  a  higher 


grade  than  arithmetic  and  geography,  a 
course  of  study  was  gradually  developed, 
covering  four  years,  although  at  first  only 
two  years  of  the  course  were  represented  by 
classes. 

Mr.  Doolittle  continued  as  principal  for 
seven  years  when  he  resigned  and  became  an 
attorney-at-law  and  is  still  practicing  his  pro- 
fession in  Carrollton.  He  was  succeeded  in 
the  schools  by  J.  S.  Kenyon,  now  of  Emporia, 
Kansas,  who  served  as  principal  until  1882 
when  David  Flemley,  now  president  of  the 
State  normal  at  Xormal,  Illinoi,s,  was  chosen, 
and  assumed  control.  Mr.  Felmley  contin- 
ued in  charge  until  1890,  when  he  resigned 
to  accept  the  position  of  professor  of  mathe- 
matics in  the  State  Normal.  It  was  during 
his  occupancy  as  principal  that  the  former 
"Pride  of  Carrollton"  was  destroyed  by  fire, 
as  described  in  Miss  Peabody's  article  above, 
and  the  [)resent  magnificeiit  edifice  erected. 
On  that  eventful  and  long  to  be  remembered 
night  of  November  17,  1888,  in  the  light  of 
the  flames  that  blotted  out  the  former  build- 
ing the  Board  of  Education,  composed  at 
that  time  of  J.  P.  Alorrow,  Leroy  McFar- 
land.  H.  H.  Montgomery,  R.  H.  Davis,  W. 
L.  .Armstrong  and  Ed  Miner,  held  a  meeting 
on  the  grounds,  and  planned  for  future  ac- 
tion. Rooms  were  secured  on  the  scpiare  and 
other  points  and  in  a  week's  time  the  schools 
were  again  in  operation  and  ])rc])arations 
begun  for  rebuilding. 

Sixteen  thousand  eight  hundred  and 
seventy-fi\-e  dollars  were  received  from  in- 
surance, and  bonds  were  issued  to  the  amount 
of  $12,000 — plans  were  adopted,  and  the 
contract  was  let  for  $23,968.  The  building 
was  completed  and  occupied  by  the  school 
Janaury  20.  i8go,  and  the  total  cost  includ- 
ing furnace  and  furniture  was  about  $28,000. 
This  l)uilding  is  modern  in  every  respect  and 


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was  planned  and  constructed  with  a  \ie\\  to 
the  healtlT  and  comfort  of  those  who  occupy 
it.  Its  (hmensions  are  125x107  feet,  the 
west  front  being  seventy-seven  feet  high. 
The  foundation  is  of  Johet  stone,  the  walls  of 
Litchfield  brick,  with  stone  trimmings,  and 
the  roof  of  slate.  The  sanitary  conditions 
of  the  building  are  almost  perfect,  the  heat- 
ing and  ventilating  being  accomplished  by 
the  most  modern  and  approved  systems.  The 
interior  is  conveniently  arranged,  well  lighted 
and  handsomely  furnished.  There  are  nine 
school  rooms,  several  recitation  rooms,  li- 
brary, etc.,  on  the  two  main  floors,  while  in 
the  basement  is  a  laboratory  for  physics  and 
chemistry  classes,  beside  ample  play  rooms 
for  inclement  weather.  Upon  the  resigna- 
tion of  Air.  Eelmley  in  1890.  Clvde  Slone, 
then  assistant  principal  was  appointed  prin- 
cipal, which  position  he  held  for  nine  vears, 
and  not  only  fully  sustained  the  enviable 
reputation  the  Carrollton  schools  had  long 
maintained,  but  kept  them  on  the  up-grade. 
He  was  a  graduate  from  the  Carrollton 
high  school  in  the  class  of  1883,  ^nd  from 
the  University  of  Michigan  in  1888.  He  is 
at  present  principal  of  the  Cairo,  Illinois, 
high  school.  In  the  year  1899  Mr.  E.  A. 
Thornhill,  graduate  of  the  State  Normal 
University,  and  of  Harvard  University,  was 
chosen  principal.  ]\lr.  Thornhill  continued 
in  this  position  until  1903,  when  he  was  suc- 
ceeded by  Mr.  A.  B.  Carroll,  who  served 
one  term  and  was  succeeded  by  Mr.  J.  R. 
Sparks,  the  present  incumbent. 

Mr.  Sparks  receives  a  salary  of  $1,500 
per  year  as  superintendent,  and  is  assisted  liy 
the  following  splendid  corps  of  teachers  who 
receive  the  salaries  set  opposite  their  names : 


W.  J.   iNIcFarland.  principal,   .salary. 
Annie    Sides,    1st   assistant,    salary.  . 


Per  month. 

$70.00 

60.00 


R.  H.  Heliljerling.  2d  assistant,  salary 550O 

W.  D.  McLemore,  8th  grade,  salary 60.00 

^Irs.  O.   Seiverling,  7th  grade,  salary 550O 

Aris  A.   Campbell,  6th  grade,  salary 4500 

Floss   Wright,  5th  grade,  salary 4500 

Jennie  Stone,  4th  grade,  salary 40.00 

Catherine  Shallue,  3d  grade,  salary   40.00 

Louisa  Campbell,  2d  grade,  salary 45-00 

Nellie  Hardcastle,  2d  primary,  salary 40.00 

Nettie  Robinson,   ist  primary,  salary   50.00 

Janitor,  Harvey  Epps,   salary 50.00 

The  number  of  pupils  enrolled  the  pres- 
ent term  is  421.  The  tuition  pupils  number 
sixty,  and  tuition  collected  this  year  will 
amount  to  $1,250.  The  tax  levy  for  the 
district  is  $9,500.  The  library,  apparatus, 
furniture  and  contents  of  school  building  at 
the  time  as  shown  by  an  inventory  recently 
taken  amounts  to  $4,000. 

CARROLLTON    CITY    CHURCHES. 

In  a  not  remote  souvenir  edition  of  the 
Patriot,  by  Charles  Bradshaw,  we  gather 
scimething  of  the  history  of  the  Carrollton 
churches,  of  which  organizations  there  are 
six,  each  having  their  own  churcli  edifices, 
and  all  supplied  with  the  preaching  of  the 
gospel.  The  church  history  of  Greene  coun- 
ty dates  back  almost  to  the  beginning  of 
the  county  itself.  According  to  some  au- 
thorities an  anti-mission  Baptist  church  was 
organized  in  Carrollton  in  182 1,  the  same 
year  the  county  seat  was  organized.  Their 
meeting  house  was  a  log  cabin  which  stood 
just  east  of  the  southeast  corner  of  the 
square.  It  is  said  that  Governor  Carlin  was 
a  member  of  the  organization.  It  afterward 
became  what  is  now  the  Providence  church, 
about  seven  miles  east  of  Carrollton.  The 
organization  of  the  first  Presbyterian  cluuxh 
in  the  county  was  effected  in  the  old  log 
court  house  at  the  county  seat,  A  lay  4.  1823. 


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The  Dodgson  family  coming  to  the  county 
in  1 82 1  from  England  were  the  pioneers  of 
Methodism  here.  They  settled  about  two 
and  one-half  miles  north  of  Carrollton,  and 
organized  a  society  called  Hopewell  Class, 
which  was  the  first  organization  of  Method- 
ists in  the  county.  A  few  years  later  this 
society  built  a  brick  church  a  little  north  of 
the  residence  of  Daniel  Morfoot.  which  con- 
tinued a  preaching  place  for  many  years. 

Among  the  early  preachers  who  made 
stations  in  this  county  were  Father  Breech, 
a  Presbyterian :  Elder  Van  Cleve.  a  Meth- 
odist, and  Elijah  Dodson,  Moses  Lenien.  Ja- 
cob Bower,  and  .\lvin  Bailey,  Baptists.  As 
stated  elsewhere  in  this  history,  the  celebrat- 
ed Lorenzo  Dow,  in  1831,  preached  several 
nights  in  Carrollton. 

METIIOniST    ClU-RCIf. 

In  1832.  with  Rev.  John  Van  Cleve  as 
preacher  in  charge,  assisted  by  Levi  Springer, 
the  Methodist  Episcopal  church  of  Carroll- 
ton was  organized.  The  congregation  first 
worshiped  in  the  court  house,  and  afterward 
in  a  school  house  on  the  east  side  of  the 
square.  In  1836  a  brick  church  building 
was  erected  which  served  until  1850.  when 
it  was  razed  and  gaxe  ])lacc  to  a  more  pre- 
tentious building  in  which  the  congrega- 
tion worshiped  until  1883,  when  the  present 
handsome  edifice  was  erected  at  a  cost  of 
$20,500.  This  building  is  of  brick  with 
stone  trimmings,  and  its  interior  includes  a 
commodious  auditorium,  with  inclined  floor, 
and  beautifully  frescoed  walls,  and  a  lecture 
room  connected  therewith  by  a  rolling  par- 
tition. The  building  is  heated  by  steam  and 
is  an  imposing  and  handsome  edifice.  In 
1889  a  handsome  jjarsonage  was  erected  on 
the  lot  adjoining  on  the  east. 


The  present  pastor  is  Rev.  I).  T.  lilack. 
The  oflicial  board  of  the  church  is  composed 
of  the  following:  Trustees,  James  H.  Mc- 
Pherson.  J.  H.  Curnutt,  Samuel  Beebee,  O. 
T.  Purl.  Thomas  J.  RafTety,  John  Clough ; 
clerk,  J.  J.  Hamilton;  stewards,  J.  H.  Curn- 
utt. O.  T.  Purl.  Thomas  J.  Raffety.  L.  K. 
Jones,  George  Clough,  S.  E.  Simp.son,  E. 
W.  Painter;  secretary,  J.  J.  Hamilton. 

A  large  and  tlnurishing  Sunday  school 
is  conducted  by  O.  T.  Purl,  superintendent ; 
also  a  large  Epworth  League,  Ladies'  Mis- 
sionary and  other  societies  auxiliarv  to  the 
church. 

The  ofticers  of  the  \\'oman's  I'oreign 
Missionary  Society  are:  President,  Mrs. 
John  Clough ;  first  vice  president,  Mrs.  A. 
^'egram ;  second  vice  president,  Mrs.  Edward 
Smith;  recording  secretary.  Mrs.  Boyd;  cor- 
responding secretary.  ]\Irs.  Linder;  treas- 
urer, [Miss  Lizzie  Clark. 

THE  PRESBVTERI.AX   CHURCH. 

L'nder  the  ministry  of  Re\'.  Henry  Her- 
rick,  the  Presbyterian  church  of  Carrollton 
was  organized  July  2  7,.  1831.  The  ruling 
elders  chosen  at  that  time  were  Julius  A. 
W'illard.  Joseph  Gerrish  and  Anthony  Potts. 
For  several  years  the  congregation  was  un- 
able to  build  a  church  but  wcTrshipcd  regu- 
larly in  the  old  bl.-icksmith  shop  near  the 
northwest  corner  of  the  s<juare,  sustaining  a 
Sunday  school  and  making  a  steady  growth. 
In  1837,  during  the  pastorate  of  Rev.  Hugh 
Barr,  a  church  building  was  erected  at  a  cost 
of  $2,500,  and  dedicated  free  from  debt. 
Rev.  Barr  continued  as  pastor  for  ten  years, 
and  103  ciimnuuiicants  were  added  under 
his  ministrations.  A  few  years  later  a  i)ar- 
ti.'U  disorganization  occurred,  but  in  1850 
the  church   was  re-organized,  and   in    1851 


PAST  AND  PRESENT  OF  GREENE  COUNTY. 


Rev.  T-  G.  Rankin  became  pastor  and  con- 
tinued until  1861,  and  through  his  efforts, 
and  under  his  administration,  the  academy 
(now  used  as  a  chapel)  was  erected  and  put 
in  operation,  and  a  parsonage  was  purchased. 
In  1864  Rev.  S.  H.  Hyde  became  the  pastor 
and  continued  as  such  for  fifteen  years. 
During  Mr.  Hyde's  pastorate  the  present 
sightly  brick  edifice  for  worship  was  con- 
structed at  a  cost  of  $11,000,  and  unencum- 
bered by  debt,  was  dedicated  on  the  i8th 
of  March,  1868.  The  year  following  the 
dedication  a  great  religious  interest  was  man- 
ifest in  the  congregation,  followed  by  a  won- 
derful revival  of  the  work  of  grace.  Pas- 
tor Hyde  called  to  his  assistance  Rev.  Dr.  G. 
S.  King,  of  Jerseyville,  and  Rev.  W.  L.  Tar- 
bet,  of  Virden,  who  labored  with  him  in  the 
preaching  of  the  Word,  and  as  the  imme- 
diate fruit  of  their  endeavors  forty-three 
persons  made  profession  of  faith  and  united 
with  the  church  at  one  communion.  In  1879 
]\Ir.  Hyde  gave  up  his  pastorate  here  and 
removed  to  Carthage,  in  this  state. 

He  was  succeeded  by  Rev.  W.  L.  Tarbet, 
of  Virden,  Illinois,  who  served  as  pastor 
four  years.  He  was  a  talented  and  forceful 
preacher,  and  under  his  administration  the 
church  enjoyed  prosperity,  spiritually  and 
otherwise.  Mr.  Tarbet  is  now  located  in 
Morgan  county  in  charge  of  a  church.  He 
is  occasionally  called  to  the  scenes  of  his  la- 
bors in  Carrollton  to  officiate  at  funerals  or 
weddings  among  his  former  parishioners. 

Mv.  Tarbet  was  succeeded  by  Rev.  W. 
M.  Campliell.  who  served  as  pastor  with 
good  acceptance  for  a  period  of  six  years. 
He  was  followed  by  Rev.  George  D.  :Mc- 
Culloch,  a  strong,  earnest  preacher,  under 
whose  ministrations  the  church  was  strength- 
ened, and  whose  pastorate  terminated  at  the 


end  of  three  years,  much  to  the  regret  of  the 
church  and  congregation. 

Re\-.  W.  P.  Hasken  took  charge,  follow- 
ing IMr.  ?\IcCulloch,  and  continued  his  pas- 
toral duties  with  good  effect  for  a  period  of 
four  years,  when  he  was  succeeded  by  Rev. 
Thomas  B.  Greenlee.  Mr.  Greenlee  was  an 
earnest,  enthusiastic  speaker  and  an  excellent 
pastor,  and  the  cordial  relations  that  exist- 
ed between  pastor  and  people,  not  only  of  the 
Presbyterian  church  and  congregation  but 
citizens  of  Carrollton  generally,  were  only 
se\ered  at  the  end  of  a  three  years  pastorate 
because  of  the  condition  of  the  pastor's 
health,  which  necessitated  his  seeking  a  more 
northern  latitude,  which  he  did. 

Mr.  Greenlee  was  suceeded  by  W.  Bry- 
son  Smith,  of  St.  Louis,  who  remained  for 
two  years,  when  he  surrendered  his  charge 
and  accepted  a  charge  elsewhere. 

The  pastor  in  charge  at  present  is  Rev. 
Robert  L.  E\-ans.  Mr.  E\-ans'  family  con- 
sists of  a  wife  and  three  children,  some  of 
them  born  in  China,  where  he  and  his  wife 
spent  seven  vears  in  the  missionary  field. 
Mr.  Evans  is  an  able,  pleasing  speaker  and  an 
untiring  worker  among  the  members  of  his 
congregation  outside  of  his  pulpit  duties. 
The  cordial  relations  thus  established  be- 
tween pastor  and  people  is  an  augury  of  good 
things  for  the  Presbyterian  church  in  Car- 
rollton in  the  future. 

The  present  officers  of  the  church  are: 
Elders.  George  \V.  Davis,  John  L.  Eldred, 
A.  H.  Fullerton,  A.  E.  Wilson,  Ed.  D. 
Clark  and  E.  A.  Eldred.  FJeacons,  Isham 
Linder,  J.  Y.  Dick,  F.  P.  Kergher,  Oscar 
Combrink,  Charles  E.  Clark  and  Roliert 
Simpson.  Sunday  school — George  W.  Da- 
vis, superintendent;  E.  D.  Clark,  assistant 
superintendent ;  J.  Y.  Dick,  librarian  :  Charles 


PAST    AXD    PRESENT    OF    GREEXE    COUXTY. 


H.  Elclred.  secretary  and  treasurer;  Miss 
Bonnie  Keigher,  assistant  secretary:  Miss 
Lucie  Miner,  chorister;  Miss  Elsie  Mc- 
l-arland.  organist ;  teachers,  A.  E.  Wilson, 
E.  D.  Clark,  Re\-.  R.  L.  Evans.  C.  E.  Dun- 
can. Mrs.  E.  D.  Clark,  Mrs.  J.  L.  Eldred, 
Mrs.  A.  E.  Wilson,  Mrs.  Isham  Linder,  Miss 
Mariah  Burruss.  Miss  Tippie  Comhrink  and 
Miss  Ada  Roodhouse.  The  school  at  pres- 
ent has  90  scholars. 

BAPTIST    CHLRCH. 

The  Baptist  church  of  CarroUton  was  or- 
ganized April  28,  1827,  at  the  house  of  Jus- 
tin Ritler.  Those  who  signed  the  agree- 
ment for  organization  were  Sears  Crane 
(then  a  Baptist  minister)  and  wife,  Abram 
Bowman  and  wife,  Mrs.  Elizabeth  Rider 
and  Miss  Phebe  Harris.  .According  to  the 
records  the  first  pastor  of  the  church  was 
Rev.  Elijah  Dodson,  who  continued  two  or 
three  years.  Rev.  .\lvin  Bailey  was  pastor 
from  1834  to  1840.  and  again  in  1853  to 
1855.  Among  the  other  early  pastors  we 
may  mention  Revs.  Jacob  Bowers  (1841). 
W.  H.  Briggs  (1843),  Porter  Clay  (brother 
of  Henry  Clay),  J.  X.  Tolman,  Justus  Bulk- 
ley  and  W.  F.  Boyakin  (the  only  one  of  the 
list  now  living,  who  resides  at  Blue  Ridge. 
Kansas,  still  vigorous  in  intellect,  in  the  94th 
year  of  his  age).  It  is  not  known  where  the 
cliurch  met  for  worship  during  the  first  few 
years  of  its  existence,  but  it  is  recorded  that 
in  May,  1834,  the  first  meeting  was  held  in 
the  new  house  of  worship.  This  was  a  frame 
building  on  the  same  street  east  of  the  pres- 
ent site. 

In  .\pril,  1852,  under  the  pastorate  of 
W.  F.  Boyakin.  it  was  decided  to  erect  a 
building   of   l)rick    and    stone,    66x42,    with 


basement,  lo  cost,  including  lot,  $5,000.  The 
building  committee  consisted  of  David  Pier- 
son,  Thomas  Hobson,  John  Headrick,  A. 
W.  Caverly  and  Z.  A.  Morrow.  The  build- 
ing was  erected  on  the  present  site,  on  a  lot 
purchased  for  the  purpose,  the  south  side  of 
which  the  committee  subsequently  sold  to 
Lyman  F.  Wheeler  for  $501.  The  old  build- 
ing was  sold  to  P.  M.  Brown  for  $410.  The 
new  church  was  dedicated  January  6,  1856. 
Rev.  D.  P.  French,  then  pastor  at  Jerseyville, 
l)reached  the  dedicatory  sermon. 

The  pastors  since  that  time  have  been  in 
order  as  follows:  Revs.  E.  J.  Palmer  (sup- 
ply), Alvin  Bailey,  Justus  Bulkley,  X'. 
Kinne,  James  M.  StifHer  (supply),  W.  D. 
Clark  (two  pastorates).  B.  F.  Parshall,  II. 
A.  Guild.  J.  C.  Bonham.  J.  E.  Roberts,  John 
W.  Primm.  J.  J.  Reader,  Robert  J.  Church, 
and  A.  J.  \'oung.  the  present  incumbent. 
During  the  pastorate  of  Rev.  Church  the 
church  building  was  remodeled  and  an  an- 
nex built  on  the  north  side,  the  fioor  in  the 
audience  room  inclined,  memorial  windows 
substituted,  etc.,  at  a  cost  of  about  $6,000. 

The  ])resent  church  officers  are:  Ed. 
Miner,  clerk;  Ed.  Smith.  treasurer; 
Mrs.  E.  L.  Davis,  assistant  treasurer; 
trustees,  J.  M.  Widdowson,  D.  D.  Pierson, 
A.  M.  Gallup,  J.  C.  Bowman  and  J.  J.  Cul- 
well ;  chorister,  Mrs.  H.  H.  Montgomery; 
assistant  chorister,  J^Irs.  C.  C.  Crow ;  organ- 
ist, Luie  Scruby ;  ushers,  Ed.  Rumrill, 
F'red  \'ertreese  and  Robert  Smitli ;  finance 
committee,  J.  C.  Bowman,  ^Irs.  FI.  C.  Ken- 
ney.  Mrs.  E.  D.  Davis,  Miss  Minnie  Gette 
and  Fred  Vertreese.  Sunday  school :  Ed. 
Miner,  superintendent:  Fred  X'ertreese. 
assistant  superintendent ;  Bessie  Powell,  sec- 
retary ;  Jennie  Stone,  treasurer :  Ethel  Reed, 
organist :  Orlean  Clark,  assistant  organist. 


PAST  AND  PRESENT  OF  GREENE  COUNTY, 


CHRISTIAN  CHURCH. 

The  Christian  cliurcli  of  CarroHton  \\as 
organized  in  1S32  under  the  ministry  of 
Elder  \\'.  B.  Stone.  The  congregation  in 
its  infancy  enjoyed  the  ministrations  of  El- 
ders Stone,  Hewitt,  Osborn,  Elly,  Challen, 
Graham  and  others,  and  for  a  while  pros- 
pereil,  numbering  at  one  time  about  one  hun- 
dred and  twenty  members.  But  death,  re- 
movals and  other  causes  reduced  the  mem- 
bership, and  in  the  early  part  of  1841  the 
church  ceased  to  exist.  However,  in  De- 
cember of  that  year,  under  the  labors  of  El- 
ders Stone,  John  J.  Jones  and  D.  P.  Hen= 
derson,  a  re-organization  was  effected  with 
about  twenty-eight  members.  D.  W.  Ken- 
nett  was  elected  elder,  and  W.  R.  Montague 
and  J.  H.  Marmon  deacons.  Since  then  the 
church  has  had  a  regular  ministry  a  greater 
part  of  the  time,  .\mong  the  several  pas- 
tors we  note  Elders  E.  V.  Rice,  E.  L.  Craig. 
John  Harris.  John  McPherson,  T.  W".  Dun- 
keson,  J.  A.  Berry,  William  'SI.  Groves  and 
C.  H.  Bass. 

Louis  Hensler  is  superintendent  of  the 
Sunday  school.  The  plain  but  neat  church 
building  of  this  congregation  was  erected 
in  1857,  but  is  kept  in  good  repair,  and  its 
interior  is  imiting.  clean,  home-like  and 
comfortable.  The  bell  which  first  sum- 
moned worshipers  to  this  church  forty-eight 
years  ago,  and  which  is  yet  doing  service 
where  it  began,  was  secured  as  a  gift  from 
a  St.  Louis  firm.  Field,  Beardsley  &  Co..  by 
the  late  W.  P.  Marmon.  A  letter  still  pre- 
served, addressed  to  Mr.  Marmon  and  bear- 
ing the  date,  April  30,  1857,  reads:  "This 
day  we  ship  a  "Bell"  to  your  address  per 
steamer  "New  St.  Paul."  to  be  landed  at 
Columbiana  *  *  *.  Please  accept  the 
"Bell"  on  behalf  of  the  church  with  which 


ynu  are  connected,  hoping  that  its  solemn 
peals  may  cause  manv  wavward  ones  to  hesi- 
tate in  their  course,  turn  and  enter  the  doors 
of  the  sanctuarv,  which  may  pro\'e  to  be  to 
tliem  the  gate  of  Heaven." 

TRIXITY  EPISCOPAL  CHURCH. 

From  some  time  prior  to  1871  the  Epis- 
copal congregation  of  CarroHton  held  serv- 
ices in  the  court  house.  During  the  winter 
of  1870-71  the  subject  of  providing  some 
more  suitalile  place  of  worship  was  dis- 
cussetl,  and  in  April.  1871,  the  matter  took 
definite  form  at  a  meeting  of  the  leading 
members  of  the  congregation.  At  that  meet- 
ing the  sum  of  $1,500  was  guaranteed,  and 
Judge  C.  D.  Hodges  gave  notice  that  he 
would  donate  a  lot  on  which  to  build.  The 
committee  appointed  to  solicit  subscriptions 
met  with  such  encouragement  that  it  was 
determined  to  erect  a  much  better  Imilding 
than  was  first  intended.  This  building, 
which  was  a  frame  structure,  was  dedicated 
on  [March  10,  1872,  and  for  fourteen  years 
the  society  continued  to  worship  there,  but 
on  the  night  of  August  19,  1886,  it  was  de- 
stroyed by  fire.  The  following  spring  the 
rector.  Rev.  G.  W.  A'an  \^'inkle,  drew  the 
plans  for  another  edifice  on  the  site  of  the 
burned  building,  and  the  contract  was  let 
at  once  for  a  more  substantial  and  modern 
house  of  worship,  which  was  dedicated  Oc- 
tober 2,  1887.  This  building  cost  something 
over  $4,000,  is  l)uilt  of  brick,  of  gothic  style, 
and  has  an  audience  room  seating  two  hun- 
dred and  twenty  people,  with  a  small  chapel 
at  the  east  end,  the  whole  edifice  being  a  very 
pretty  piece  of  church  architecture. 

The  committee  that  had  charge  of  erect- 
ing the  building  was  composed  of  Dr.  J.  T. 
Crow,  Oman  Pierson.  G.  A\'iemer,  A.  O. 
Kennett  and  C.  H.  Hodges. 


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Tlie  Mission  Trinity  church,  the  name 
given  to  the  organization,  belongs  to  the  dio- 
cese of  Spring+ield.  of  which  the  Right  Rev. 
George  V.  Seymour  is  bishop.  The  guild 
of  Trinity  church  consists  of  eight  chapters. 
A  branch  of  the  Woman's  Au.xiliary  is  or- 
ganized. Daughters  of  the  King  and  Min- 
istering Children's  League  are  also  organ- 
ized. 

ST.  John's  c.vtiiolic  chukch. 

This  church  was  built  in  1862  1)_\-  the  lew 
Catholics  then  living  in  Carrollton  and  vicin- 
ity. The  parish  dates  from  i860,  being  at- 
tended by  visiting  priests  from  .Alton  and 
jersey\ille.  until  a  resident  jjastor,  Father 
Klein,  took  charge  in  1863.  .Among  the 
original  members  were  Cornelius  Carmody, 
Michael  Carmody,  Thomas  Carmody.  An- 
drew Sheedy.  .\ndrew  Witteshek,  Joseph 
Stohr,  Matthew  Markham,  James  ]\Iahoney, 
Thomas  Scott,  James  Dunsworth,  Thomas 
Lunneen  and  John  McMahon.  Lots  were 
bought  with  a  fund  raised  l)y  subscri])tion 
among  die  members,  and  on  these  the  front 
jiart  of  the  present  building  was  erected  at  a 
cost  of  thirteen  thousand  dollars.  In  1882 
an  addition  in  the  rear  in  the  form  of  a  cross 
wing  was  added  at  a  cost  of  eight  thousand 
dollars.  The  seating  capacity  of  the  build- 
ing now  is  five  hundred  and  tift\'.  Since  its 
organization  the  congregation  has  enjoyed 
a  steady  increase  in  membership,  especially 
through  the  immigration  of  German  and 
Irish  families.  In  one  year  (1871)  fifty 
German  families  settled  in  Carrollton  and 
near  proximity.  It  is  now  the  largest  con- 
gregation in  Greene  county,  its  membership 
numbering  from  eight  hundred  to  nine 
hundred.  In  1870  a  comfortable  parsonage, 
adjoining  the  church  edifice  on  the  north, 


was  erected  at  a  cost  of  three  thousand  dol- 
lars. 

The  parochial  school  connected  w  ith  this 
church  was  established  in  1877,  near  the  be- 
ginning of  the  pastorate  of  Father  Sauer. 
The  school  is  in  charge  of  the  Dominican 
Sisters,  for  whom  a  dwelling  was  erected, 
adjoining  the  church  on  the- south,  in  1881. 
Xiiiety  pupils  are  now  enrolled  in  the  school. 

Among  the  rectors  who  have  adminis- 
tered to  the  parish  in  years  past  are  l-"athers 
Klein.  Macken,  Keconxreur,  Sauer  and  Ho- 
\en.  Rc\'.  Fr.  J.  J.  Driscoll  is  the  rector 
now  in  charge.  The  present  trustees  of  the 
church  are  Father  Driscoll.  Frank  ]\IcDon- 
ough  and  Albert  Geers. 

The  new  parochial  school  building  recent- 
ly completed  by  the  parish  at  a  cost  of  over 
eight  thousand  dollars  is  one  of  the  conspic- 
uous improvements  in  the  city.  It  is  \o- 
cated  on  South  Main  street,  on  lots  adjoin- 
ing the  church  edifice  on  the  east. 

The  building  is  46x56  feet  in  size,  two 
stories  and  basement,  surmounted  by  dormer 
windows  and  slate  roof.  The  stone  founda- 
tion is  24  inches  thick,  and  the  walls  of  the 
building  are  of  the  best  grade  of  Alton  pav- 
ing brick,  making  a  finish  similar  to  the  pub- 
lic library.     The  walls  are  18  inches  thick. 

Front  and  rear  entrances  to  the  main 
floor  lead  into  a  corridor,  eight  feet  wide, 
running  through  the  building.  On  this  floor 
there  are  three  class  rooms,  24.X32,  24x28 
and  16x24,  respectively:  also  a  cloak  room. 
These  rooms  are  admirably  lighted  by  brrid 
])Iate  glass  windows 

The  second  floor  is  in  one  room,  full  size 
of  the  building.  This  will  be  used  as  an 
audience  room  for  school  exhibitions  and 
entertainments. 

The  basement  has  a  cement  floor  and  will 
be  used  as  a  play  room  in  stormy  weather. 


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PAST  AND  PRESENT  OF  GREENE  COUNTY. 


The  church  building  is  heated  by  steam,  and 
pipes  will  be  laid  so  that  the  same  boiler  will 
furnish  heat  fur  the  school  building.  Elec- 
tric lights  will  be  put  in. 

The  building  was  completed  about  Janu- 
ary I.  1905.  J.  L.  McCarty,  of  St.  Louis  was 
the  architect;  \\'.  P.  Dunn,  of  Carlinville, 
erected  the  building;  William  Koughan  of 
this  city  did  the  stone  work;  Otto  Lauter- 
bach.  the  plastering,  and  William  Foster, 
of  Springfield,  the  slating. 

The  entire  undertaking,  from  its  earliest 
inception,  has  lieen  under  the  direction  of 
Rev.  Father  J.  J.  Driscoll.  pastor  of  St. 
John's  church,  and  both  he  and  the  members 
of  his  congregation  are  to  be  congratulated 
upon  the  success  and  thon.iughness  of  the 
work. 


Carrollton  lodge.  No.  50.  A.  F.  &  A.  M.. 
was  organized  under  charter  February  21, 
1848,  under  name  of  Fletcher  lodge,  with 
Henry  Duesenberry,  Ed\\ard  .A.  D'Arcy, 
David  M.  Woodson,  Isaac  Darneille,  R.  S. 
Hollenbeck,  E.  VanHorne,  D.  B.  Stith  and 
Dr.  J.  B.  Samuel,  charter  members.  The 
first  officers  were:  J.  B.  Samuel.  W.  I\I. ; 
E.  A.  D'Arcy,  S.  \V. ;  and  David  M.  Wood- 
son. J.  W.  Shortly  after  its  institution  its 
name  was  changed  to  Carrollton  lodge.  The 
present  officers  are;  J.  M.  Widdowson,  W. 
M.;  T.  J.  Raffety,  S."w.;  Robert  E.  Rum- 
rill.  J.  W. ;  F.  A.  Lender,  S.  D. ;  B.  W. 
Greer,  J.  D. ;  Clyde  Linder,  secretary ;  W. 
L.  Armstrong,  treasurer.  The  lodge  is  in 
a  flourishing  condition,  having  over  one  hun- 
dred and  twenty-five  members. 

MODERN    WOODMEN. 

The   present   officers   of   the   camp   are : 


Clyde  Fair.  consul ;  Charles  Ram- 
sey, advisor;  D.  E.  Fox,  banker,  and  .\.  J. 
Sharon,  clerk.  The  managers  are ;  C.  A. 
Taylor,  George  Keiper  and  T.  AL  Williams. 
It  has  a  membership  of  two  hundred  and 
forty. 

INDEPENDENT  ORDER  OF  ODD  FELLOWS. 

Carrollton  lodge.  No.  342,  I.  O.  O.  F., 
was  instituted  January  31,  1867.  The  first 
officers  were ;  J.  J.  Paris,  N.  G. ;  W.  S. 
Tand.v,  V.  G. ;  J.  M.  Russell.  R.  S. ;  T.  G. 
Jeffries,  treasurer ;  G.  W.  Rumrill,  recorder. 
The  present  officers  are :  George  Keiper,  N. 
G. ;  M.  E.  McMahan,  V.  G. ;  D.  E.  Fox,  sec- 
retary, and  D.  E.  Doolittle,  treasurer;  trus- 
tees, J.  \y.  Beatty,  Otto  Lauterbach,  Charles 
A.  Taylor,  S.  A.  Black  and  Chester  K.  Gil- 
lespie. 

W.\TER    WORKS. 

In  December,  1889,  was  begun  a  system 
to  supply  the  city  with  water.  The  city 
council  having  made  arrangements  for  funds 
with  which  to  prosecute  the  work,  and  de- 
cided upon  a  deep  well  system,  a  contract 
was  let  to  Mr.  Gray,  of  Chicago,  to  sink  the 
well  on  the  property  purchased  by  the  city  for 
the  purpose  west  of  the  Q.  C.  &  St.  L.  depot. 
The  work  on  the  w  ell  was  begun  on  the  27th 
of  December  and  completed  in  May  of  the 
next  year  at  a  cost  of  $3,045.  This  well 
giving  promise  of  an  abundance  of  water, 
the  city  council  called  a  special  meeting  to 
be  held  June  12,  1890,  at  which  time  it  was 
decided  by  a  vote  of  272  to  75  to  issue  bonds 
to  the  amount  of  $20,000  for  the  construc- 
tion of  a  water  works  system.  The  contract 
was  let  to  George  Cadogan  Morgan,  of  Chi- 
cago, for  $19,463,  and  the  system  was  com- 


PAST    AND    PRESENT    OP    GREEXE    COUXTY. 


pleted  and  turned  over  to  the  city  on  January 
I  of  the  next  year.  The  system  inckuled  the 
well,  a  powerful  pumping  engine,  a  reser- 
voir containing  58.000  gallons  of  water,  a 
duplex  pumping  engine  with  a  capacity  of  a 
million  gallons  of  water  in  twenty-four  hours, 
a  water  tower  one  hundred  and  sixteen  feet 
in  height,  including  the  tank  thirty-six  feet 
high  and  holding  twenty-eight  thousand  gal- 
lons, between  four  and  five  miles  of  water 
mains  and  forty-five  hydrants. 

It  soon  became  apparent  that  a  mistake 
had  been  made  in  the  construction  of  the 
1)1  ire  of  tlic  well,  in  that  it  was  not  cased  its 
entire  (lei)th.  the  lack  of  which  permitted  sand 
to  enter  and  interfere  with  the  working  of  the 
deep  well  puni]).  It  was  decided  to  remedy 
this  by  boring  a  second  well  and  casing  it 
the  entire  depth,  or  at  least  to  the  St.  Peter 
sandstone,  1,237  feet.  By  this  means  two  ob- 
jects were  accomplished :  nothing  but  the 
pure  water  from  the  St.  Peter  sandstone 
would  How  into  the  well,  and  the  sand  was 
shut  out.  The  cost  of  the  second  well  was 
$3 -800. 

The  tower  pressure  of  the  system  is  about 
fifty-two  pounds  to  the  square  inch,  while  a 
direct  pressure  of  one  hundred  and  fifty  to 
one  hundred  and  sixty  ]iounds  to  the  square 
inch  can  be  expected. 

While  the  water  supply  from  these  two 
wells  was  adequate  to  supply  the  demands 
for  sprinkling  and  fire  extinguishing  pur- 
jioscs.  the  fad  tiiat  it  was  highly  charged 
with  sulphur  rendered  it  distasteful  to  many 
for  drinking  and  culinary  purposes,  which 
fact  led  to  expressions  of  regret  that  the 
city  did  not  go  to  the  Dodgson  Springs  for 
the  water  supply,  as  was  advocated  by  some 
at  the  time  the  contract  for  sinking  the  deej) 
wells  was  let.  Many  of  the  users  of  the 
water  refused  to  renew    their  contracts  for 


supply  and  the  city  council  began 
casting  about  for  a  further  solution  of  the 
water  problem.  To  this  end,  on  the  5th 
day  of  June,  1900,  the  council  \isited  the 
Dodgson  Springs  in  a  body  and  at  its  meet- 
ing a  week  later  passed  a  resolution  in  fa- 
vor of  buying  the  springs  and  putting  $18.- 
000  into  the  improvement.  On  August  16 
an  agreement  was  reached  between  the  coun- 
cil and  Da\id  Dodgson,  the  latter  agreeing 
to  sell  the  springs  and  five  acres  of  ground 
adji  lining  for  $500.  The  fact  that  the  city 
was  in  debt  to  almost  the  five  jjcr  cent  limit 
threatened  to  be  an  insurmountable  barrier. 
But  the  last  preceding  legislature  had  pro- 
vided for  this  very  emergency,  and  passed 
a  law  authorizing  the  issuing  of  water  cer- 
tificates to  be  paid  out  of  the  revenues  of 
the  system. 

An  ordinance  pro\-i(ling  for  such  an  issue 
was  passed  by  the  council,  and  on  October 
1 2th  the  proposition  of  a  Chicago  broker- 
age firm — John  Nuveen  &  Co. — to  take  the 
bonds  and  certificates,  bearing  six  per  cent 
interest,  at  par  was  accejited,  and  bonds  to 
the  amount  of  $6,000  and  $13,000  in  water 
certificates  were  issued.  On  Xovember  8th 
of  this  year  the  contract  for  constructing  the 
water  works  improvement  was  let  to  Charles 
A.  Stookey.  of  Belleville,  for  $18,580.  It 
was  hoped  to  get  the  work  completed  before 
cold  weather,  but  some  legal  complications 
widi  reference  to  the  bonds  and  certificates 
arising,  an  injunction  stopped  the  work  and 
the  construction  was  delayed  until  Mav, 
1 90 1,  when  the  injunction  case  was  decided 
in  favor  of  the  city,  and  Mr.  Stookey  re- 
sumed work  July  ist  and  on  October  16  the 
city  council  received  the  water  works  exten- 
sion and  tendered  a  vote  of  thanks  to  the  con- 
tractor for  the  promptness  and  excellence  of 
his  work. 


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PAST  AND  PRESENT  OF  GREENE  COUNTY. 


The  Dodgson  Springs,  the  source  of  Car- 
rollton's  water  supply,  are  located  almost  four 
miles  in  a  direct  line  northwest  of  the  city. 
These  springs,  the  water  from  which hubhles 
forth  at  the  foot  of  a  steep  wooded  hill  and 
swells  a  modest  rivulet  to  the  proportions  of 
a  respectable  creek,  have  been  in  existence 
no  one  knows  what  length  of  time,  but  the 
earliest  settlers  drank  of  their  waters  and 
told  of  their  unceasing  flow.  These  springs 
are  now  enclosed  within  a  reservoir  seventy 
feet  at  its  longest  point  and  thirty-five  feet 
wide.  Its  four  irregular  sides  consist  of  a 
concrete  wall  fifteen  inches  thick  and  ten 
feet  high ;  the  bed  of  the  reservoir  is  covered 
with  broken  rock.  The  water  in  it  is  con- 
trolled by  an  overflow  and  remains  at  a  depth 
of  two  and  a  half  feet.  The  high  walls  were 
not  designed  to  hold  the  water  in  but  to  keep 
the  floods  from  the  creek  out ;  so  that  the 
supply  is  always  pure. 

For  supplying  this  water  to  the  city  two 
complete  outfits  of  pumping  machinery  are 
provided,  so  that  in  case  of  accident  or 
breakage  it  will  only  be  necessary  to  start 
the  other  pump.  The  larger  of  the  two 
pumps  is  a  Dean  compound  duplex,  operat- 
ed by  steam  and  having  a  capacity  of  pump- 
ing six  hundred  thousand  gallons  from  the 
reservoir  at  the  springs  to  the  standpipe  in 
Carrollton  every  twenty-four  hours.  The 
other  puiuping  outfit  consists  of  a  Smith- 
Vaile  pump  operated  by  an  Olds  gasoline 
engine  of  twenty-five  horse  power,  and  has 
just  one-half  the  capacity  of  the  other. 

The  ])ipeline  wliich  con\-eys  the  water 
from  the  springs  reservoir  to  the  city  con- 
sists of  nineteen  thousand  eight  hundred  feet 
of  six-inch  iron  pipe  laid  four  feet  under 
ground  and  a  connection  is  made  with  the 
original  city  mains  at  the  old  pumping  sta- 
tion.    The  large  reservoir  at  the  old  station 


will  be  kept  full  of  water  to  be  used  in  case 
of  emergency.  Carrollton  is  justly  proud 
of  her  water  works  system.  In  fact  she  is 
the  only  town  in  the  state  of  Illinois  that  has 
a  water  supply  coming  direct  froiu  natural 
springs,  and  also  the  only  town  in  the  state 
that  has  succeeded  in  making  such  improve- 
ments under  the  new  law,  which  provides 
that  they  may  be  paid  for  out  of  the  revenues 
of  the  system. 

C.\RR0LLT0N   STEAM    HEATING   PL.\NT. 

In  cost  and  up-to-dateness  the  heating 
plant  completed  last  fall  l:)y  the  Carrollton 
Heat,  Light  and  Power  Compan}-,  heads  the 
list  of  improvements  for  the  year.  Nearly 
three  months  of  continuous  and  ardent  la- 
bor has  been  put  on  it,  and  it  is  believed  to 
be  as  good  a  heating  system  as  may  be  found 
in  any  of  the  larger  cities.  Many  serious 
obstacles  were  encountered,  but  were  over- 
come l)y  persistent  efi^ort.  The  work  of  ex- 
ca\-ating  was  done  liy  the  local  company,  and 
the  pipes  were  laid  by  the  American  District 
Steam  Company,  of  Lockport,  New  York, 
which  has  been  putting  in  these  heating 
plants  for  over  twenty-five  years  and  spare 
no  expense  to  give  the  best  system  possible. 
R.  F.  Furbish,  a  civil  engineer  in  the  employ 
of  the  companv,  has  superintended  the  work. 

The  line  i>f  mains  runs  from  the  power 
plant,  up  the  alley  between  North  and  South 
Main  streets,  to  the  public  square,  a  distance 
of  about  a  third  of  a  mile,  and  then  makes  a 
complete  circuit  of  the  square  near  the  side- 
walk, thus  giving  a  better  circulation  of  the 
steam.  Total  length  of  the  mains  is  about 
three  thousand  seven  hundred  feet. 

The  steam  is  conveyed  through  wrought 
iron  pipes,  wound  with  asbestos  paper  bound 
on  with  copper  wire.     The  pipe  thus  covered 


PAST    AXD    PRESENT    OF    GREEXE    COUNTY. 


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is  encased  in  a  tin-lined,  circular,  wood  cas- 
ing, made  two  inches  larger  inside  than  the 
iron  pipe,  thus  giving  a  dead  air  space  which 
is  the  i)est  non-conductor  of  heat.  The  wood 
casing  is  made  of  four-inch  staves,  tongued 
and  grooved  together,  the  whole  spirally 
wound  with  galvanized  steel  wire  emljeddcd 
into  the  wood,  and  then  co\'ered  o\'er  with 
pitch  and  sawdust.  These  casings  are  so 
joined  as  to  be  water  tight.  Underdrainage, 
consisting  of  tile  covered  with  gravel,  is  pro- 
\ided  throughout  to  more  thoroughly  ])re- 
serve  the  pipe  line.  The  mains  are  carefully 
laid  to  grade  so  as  to  properly  drain  the  pipes 
of  conden.sation.  I-"or  this  purpose  the  trench 
started  at  the  power  house  ten  feet  deep  and 
ranged  up  to  about  four  feet. 

At  certain  distances  in  the  line  expansion 
joints  are  placed  to  take  care  of  the  expan- 
sion of  the  iron  pipe,  which  takes  place  when 
steam  is  on  the  line. 

As  to  the  life  of  the  casings,  it  is  not 
known  bow  long  they  will  last.  At  one  place 
where  mains  were  taken  up  to  be  replaced  by 
larger  ones  after  thirteen  years  they  were 
found  practically  as  good  as  new.  At  Dan- 
ville, this  state,  i,ooo  feet  were  taken  up  after 
seven  years,  and  the  wood  was  sound,  the  tin 
bright  and  the  iron  jiipe  could  not  be  distin- 
guished from  new. 

The  assurance  of  perfect  service  is 
claimed  to  be  beyond  that  of  any  other  com- 
modity distributed  for  sale  for  pulilic  use,  be- 
cause there  are  no  engines  or  machinery  to 
get  out  of  order,  and  the  stcaiu  enters  the 
mains  direct  fnmi  the  exhaust  or  from  the 
b(jilers. 

0\cr  .'?j,5oo  lias  been  paid  out  to  lal)or- 
ers  in  the  construction  of  the  plant.  The  en- 
terprise which  pr()m])ted  its  construction 
ought  to  be  ai)]M'eciated. 

!•".  M.  Sinsebau"h  is  the  manatrer  of  the 


systems,  as  well  as  that  of  the  electric  light 
plant. 

LWRKOI.I^TOX    \  fKSERIES. 

Larrollton  has.  while  perhaps  not  the 
largest,  one  of  the  best  arranged  and  man- 
aged nurseries  in  Illinois.  The  proprietor, 
John  .\.  Canncdy.  has  grown  up  as  an  or- 
chardist  and  nurseryman  and  has  got  the 
business  reduced  to  a  system  which  not  only 
inures  to  a  rapidly  growing  trade  but  which 
attracts  the  attention  of  growers  of  fruit  and 
ornamental  trees,  small  fruits,  grape  vines, 
roses,  schrubs,  etc.,  all  over  the  State.  His 
fruit  exhibits  at  the  county  fair  for  some 
years  have  been  the  admiration  of  all  attend- 
ants, and  a  visit  to  his  nurseries  and  orchards 
on  "Home  Farm"  in  Greene  county  and  at 
Jersey\-ille,  and  also  his  luammoth  new  pack- 
ing sheds  and  storage  cellars  a  half  block 
from  the  Chicago  &  .Alton  Railroad,  with 
capacity  of  130,000  cubic  feet,  will  be  con- 
vinced that  Mr.  Cannedy's  claims  regarding 
the  superior  qualities  of  his  stock,  and  his 
facilities  for  delivering  it  protuptly  and  in 
good  condition  to  his  customers  are  not  over- 
estimated. 

James  .A.  Alcl'lierron  also  has  a  nursery 
at  his  residence  in  the  southern  city  limit.s 
and  for  many  years  has  dealt  in  luirsery 
stock  to  the  satisfaction  of  his  customers, 
but  Mr.  .McPherron  devotes  his  attention 
more  largely  to  small  fruits,  berries  and  early 
vegetables.  He  has  an  extensive  hot  house 
when  early  ])lants  are  i)ri]])agatcd  and  the 
citizens  of  Carrollton  early  indulge  in  luxu- 
ries from  his  garden  and  ilowers  from  his 
conser\-atory. 

The  business  interests  of  Carrollton  are 
represented  as  follows : 


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PAST  AND  PRESENT  OF  GREENE  COUNTY. 


GROCERIES. 

Jiihn  J.  Sharon's  grocery  house  is  the 
oldest  institution  in  the  city.  Mr.  Sharon 
has  conducted  a  continuous  business  in  this 
hne  in  the  same  stand  for  forty-five  years. 

Greene  and  Bingham,  on  the  north  side 
of  the  square,  conduct  a  good  business  in 
groceries  and  next  to  Mr.  Sharon  are  the 
pioneers  in  this  Hne. 

Sam  Edwards,  on  tlie  east  side  of  the 
square,  does  a  flourishing  lausiness  in  this 
Hne,  in  the  largest  grocery  room  in  the  city. 
He  established  this  business  in  1891. 

Schafer  &  Sanford,  also  on  the  east  side, 
are  doing  their  share  of  the  business  in  gro- 
ceries. This  house  was  established  by  Schafer 
and  Reed,  who  continued  twelve  years  and 
sold  to  Reed,  Sandford  &  Reed,  who  con- 
ducted the  business  four  years,  when  on  Jan- 
uary I,  1905,  the  present  firm  took  control. 

Fischer  and  \\^illiams,  on  the  west  side, 
opened  out  in  this  Hne  and  continued  un- 
der this  firm  name  until  Mr.  Williams  re- 
tired and  removed  to  California  on  account 
of  poor  health.  Mr.  Fischer  still  continues 
in  the  business. 

Ed.  D.  Clark  &  Son,  also  on  the  east  side, 
keep  fully  abreast  of  the  times  in  the  grocery 
trade  and  have  recently  erected  one  of  the 
best  appointed  buildings  for  the  trade  in  the 
city. 

Bouie  &  Vertrees,  on  the  north  side  of 
the  square,  keep  a  large  stock  of  groceries,  in 
addition  to  their  shoe  department,  and  do  a 
good  business.  William  Lyons  also  has  a 
store  in  this  line  on  the  east  side. 

DRUGGISTS. 

Frank  P.  Williams  in  1892,  having  been 
licensed  as  a  competent  pharmacist,  opened 
a  drug  store  on  the  west  side  of  the  square 


where  he  did  business  until  1895  when  he 
bought  the  \^edder  stock  of  goods  and  re- 
m()\e<l  to  Vedder's  old  stand  on  the  north 
side  of  the  square  where  he  still  continues  to 
manage  a  growing  business. 

Ed  Smith  &  Company  are  the  oldest  es- 
tablished druggists  in  the  city.  A.  H.  Smith, 
father  of  the  present  proprietor,  removed  his 
stock  of  drugs  from  Kane  in  i860,  and  lo- 
cated on  the  north  side  of  the  square.  Dr. 
Smith  died  in  1892  and  the  business  is  con- 
tinued liy  his  son  successfully. 

HARDWARE,    STOVES  AND  FURNITURE. 

This  comljination  is  carried  on  by  S.  E. 
Simpson  &  Company.  It  was  started  on  the 
west  side  of  the  square  in  1886,  at  which  time 
S.  E.  Simpson  and  S.  A.  Black  constituted 
the  firm.  In  1887  Mr.  Black  retired,  and  in 
1889  E.  L.  Simpson  became  a  member  of  the 
finu,  and  furniture  and  undertaking  were 
added.  The  new  firm  first  occupied  the  Sol 
Smith  Russell  building  on  the  north  side.  It 
now  occupies  the  first  and  second  floors  of 
the  Wright  block  and  is  doing  an  increasing 
business. 

Conrad  Kergher  established  himself  in 
the  undertaking  business  here  in  1861.  antl 
has  contiiuied  on  the  same  site  e\er  since. 
In  1877  the  splendid  brick  block  now  occu- 
[jied  by  him  was  erected,  and  in  1884  Frank 
P.,  his  son,  became  a  partner  in  the  jjusiness, 
conducted  as  Kergher  &  Son.  They  keep, 
in  addition  to  mortuary  supplies,  a  large  line 
of  furniture,  wall  paper,  etc.,  and  are  pro- 
gressive, reliable  citizens. 

STOVES,    H.VRDWARE   AND  AGRICULTURAL   IM- 
PLEMENTS. 

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Temple,  northeast  corner  of  the  square,  carry 
an  immense  Hne  of  stoves,  hardware,  agri- 
cultural implements,  harness,  buggies  and 
buililers"  supplies.  This  firm  began  the  busi- 
ness in  the  Kergher  block  on  the  south  side, 
but  removed  to  their  present  commodious 
quarters,  where  they  have  built  up  a  large 
trade. 

Seiverling  &  Eldred  are  located  in  the 
same  line  of  business  in  their  large  estab- 
lishment west  of  the  northwest  corner  of  the 
square.  They  are  well  stocked  to  furnish  the 
farmers  with  implements  and  machinery, 
carry  a  complete  line  of  hardware,  stoves, 
etc..  also  manufacture  harness.  They  are 
well-known  reliable  business  men. 

Baltz  Brothers,  on  the  southwest  corner 
of  the  square,  also  carry  a  line  nf  hardware, 
agricultural  implements,  and  also  do  black- 
smithing  and  wagon  making.  The  large 
building  in  w  hich  they  carry  on  their  business 
was  erected  in  1877  by  Burruss  &  \'alentine, 
and  occupied  by  them  as  a  machine  shop  and 
foundry. 

Louis  Hensler  conducts  an  agricultural 
implement  store  and  blacksmith  and  wagon- 
maker's  shop  west  of  the  square  nn  the  south- 
west corner.  He  is  a  veteran  in  this  line  and 
enjoys  the  confidence  of  the  community.  He 
also  deals  in  buggies. 

Schurman  &  l-"ishback  do  a  large  business 
in  the  manufacture  of  wagons  and  general 
blacksmith  work  at  their  establishment  im- 
mediately west  of  the  Greene  County  Na- 
tional Bank.  Horseshoeing  is  a  .specialty  in 
their  business.  Mr.  Ed.  Rumrill.  the  expert 
wagonmaker,  is  in  charge  of  that  line  of 
manufacture. 

Daigger  &  Seiverling  conduct  a  horse- 
shoeing and  general  blacksmith  shop  west  of 
Johnson's  liverv  stable.     Thev  are  old  ^nd 


experienced  hands  at  the  business.  They  also 
maiuifactiu'e  wagons. 

John  Hensler,  formerly  Daigger  &  Hens- 
ler. is  located,  where  he  has  done  business 
many  years,  on  the  south  side  of  the  square, 
half  block  back,  and  conducts  a  general  black- 
smithing  and  farm  implement  business.  Mr. 
Hensler  has  been  very  successful  in  this  line. 

Mike  Hensler  recently  erected  a  conven- 
ient shop  adjoining  Turney  &  Johnson's 
livery  stable  on  the  west,  where  he  is  en- 
gaged in  supplying  the  farmers  with  any- 
thing they  may  need  in  the  way  of  repairs  or 
new  articles  in  the  blacksmith  line. 

William  Eglehoff,  the  oldest  carriage 
manufacturer  in  the  city,  is  in  the  building 
erected  by  him  forty-five  years  ago,  east  of 
the  southeast  corner  of  the  square. 

George  Rumrill,  another  veteran  wagon- 
maker,  still  carries  on  his  business  in  his  shop 
south  of  his  residence,  on  Locust  street,  and, 
notwithstanding  his  advanced  age,  still  does 
good  work. 

LUMBER,   ETC. 

W.  A.  Brown,  whose  place  of  business  is 
located  just  east  of  the  C.  &  A.,  carries  on  an 
extensive  business  in  lumber,  lime,  coal,  salt, 
nails  and  builders'  hardware.  He  has  been 
engaged  in  this  line  for  several  years  and  en- 
joys a  good  and  increasing  trade. 

J.  I\L  Widdowson,  who  came  to  Carroll- 
ton  in  1878  and  engaged  in  the  carpenter's 
trade,  continued  in  that  business  until  1893, 
when  he  ])mx-hascd  of  L.  S.  Bushnell,  the 
lumber  yard  near  the  C.  0.  &  St.  L.  depot, 
which  he  continues  to  operate  with  good 
success.  He  deals  in  coal,  salt,  nails  and 
some  lines  of  builders'  hardware. 

Thomas   Hough    was   for  a   niuuber   of 


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TAST    AND     PRESEXT    OF    GREENE    COUNTY. 


years  engaged  with  ]\Ir.  David  Pierson  in 
the  milling  business  in  Carrollton,  but  when 
the  mill  burned  down  several  years  ago.  he 
established  a  lumber  yard  north  of  the  old 
mill  site,  where  he  has  engaged  since  and  is 
doing  his  share  of  the  business.  He  is  a  well 
known  citizen  and  keeps  abreast  of  the  times 
in  all  matters  pertaining  to  his  line  of  trade. 

LI\"ERV   STABLES. 

Ed.  D.  Johnson  is  the  proprietor  of  the 
well  known  livery  on  the  west  side  of  the 
square,  where  for  a  number  of  years  he  has 
catered  to  the  traveling  and  pleasure  riding 
public.  He  has  accommodations  for  a  large 
number  of  horses,  has  up-to-date  rigs,  good 
travelers  and  safe  dri\-ers,  and  is  a  genial  and 
accommodating  liveryman. 

^Messrs.  Turney  &  Johnson  have  recently 
consolidated  their  interests  in  the  livery  busi- 
ness and  now  occupy  in  partnership  the  build- 
ing run  by  i\Ir.  Johnson  on  South  Fifth 
street,  and  the  one  on  the  east  side  of  south- 
east corner  of  the  square  bought  by  Mr.  Tur- 
ney of  Jacob  Hunt.  One  of  the  establish- 
ments is  used  for  a  boarding  and  feed  stable, 
and  the  other  for  general  livery  business. 
They  are  equipped  with  a  splendid  stock  and 
doing  a  good  business. 

DRY  GOODS. 

The  dry  goods  business  of  the  city  is 
managed  by  three  firms.  Sharon  Fischer  & 
Co.,  opened  business  in  this  line  in  the  Wright 
building,  March  20.  1891.  The  firm  was 
com.posed  of  the  following  gentlemen :  H. 
C.  Kenne)-.  George  C.  Kenney,  John  Fischer 
and  A.  J.  Shari)n.  On  December  5,  same 
year.  W.  L.  Close  bought  Mr.  Fischer's  in- 
terest and  the  firm  became  Sharon,  Close  & 


Co.  This  continued  until  October  24,  1900, 
when  F.  S.  Davis  purchased  an  interest  in 
the  business,  and  the  style  of  the  firm  was 
changed  to  Sharon,  Close,  Davis  &  Co.  Soon 
after  this,  in  November,  1900,  the  firm  made 
a  change  of  location,  removing  their  stock 
into  the  elegant  new  building  erected  by 
B.  C.  Hodges,  on  the  north  of  the  square. 
In  November,  1904,  Mr.  Hodges  completed 
another  building  adjoining,  and  connection 
being  made  between  the  two  stores,  the  firm 
added  a  large  line  of  shoes  and  clothing,  and 
at  once  occupied  the  new  store  room,  thus 
affording  them  one  of  the  handsomest  busi- 
ness places  in  the  city.  On  February  11, 
1905,  the  company  purchased  F.  S.  Davis' 
interest,  and  the  style  is  now  as  at  first, 
Sharon,  Close  &  Co.  They  were  the  first 
dry  goods  house  in  the  city  to  adopt  the  cash 
system.    They  do  a  rousing  business. 

Lynn,  Fair  &■  Davis  Dry  Goods  Co. — On 
March  27,  1897,  Luther  Lynn,  Edgar  L. 
Davis  and  Richard  G.  Fair,  who  had  been 
associated  with  Leroy  McFarland  in  the  dry 
goods  trade,  formed  a  copartnership  and  be- 
gan business  on  the  west  side  in  the  Eldred 
buikling,  under  the  firm  name  of  Lynn,  Da- 
vis &  Fair.  They  employed  two  salesmen 
and  continued  to  do  business  at  that  stand 
until  the  ist  of  August,  1897,  when,  their  in- 
creasing trade  demanding  larger  quarters, 
they  removed  their  stock  to  the  Horwitz 
block  on  the  northeast  corner  of  the  square 
where  they  are  now  located.  After  their  re- 
moval to  the  Horwitz  block  their  business 
continued  to  increase  so  rai)idly  that,  not- 
withstanding they  occupieil  the  entire  first 
and  second  floors  of  the  building,  they  were 
cramped  for  space:  accordingly,  on  the  ist 
of  March,  1900,  the  Wheeler  block  adjoining 
was  secured,  communication  between  the  two 
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of  that  building  added.  On  January  i,  1903. 
they  organized  under  the  state  law  with  stock 
capitalized  at  $30,000,  changing  the  firm 
name  to  Lynn,  Fair  &  Davis.  They  carry  an 
immense  stock  of  dry  goods,  clothing,  boots 
and  shoes,  notions,  carpets,  etc.  They  em- 
ploy nine  salespeople  and  each  member  of 
the  firm  was  bred  to  the  business. 

McFarhvid  &  Co. — September  4.  1864, 
O.  A.  McFarland.  W.  P.  Hubbell  and  L. 
McFarland  bought  of  Z.  A.  Morrow  &  Co., 
their  stock  of  dry  goods,  clothing,  boots  and 
shoes,  in  the  store  room  located  on  the  north- 
east corner  of  the  public  square,  once  known 
as  the  Marmon  building,  and  organized  a 
general  dry  goods  business,  under  the  firm 
name  of  Hubbell,  ^Ici-'arland  &  CH.  In  1865 
Z.  .\.  Morrow  and  W.  P.  Marmnii  succeeded 
A\'.  P.  Hubbell  and  O.  A.  McFarland.  and 
the  firm  name  was  changed  to  Z.  A.  Morrow 
&  Co.  \\'.  P.  Marmon  transferred  his  in- 
terest in  1866  to  R.  G.  Robinson,  and  busi- 
ness was  continued  under  the  same  firm  name 
until  1868;  when  Charles  H.  Hodges  suc- 
ceeded Z.  A.  Morrow,  and  the  name  of  die 
firm  became  McFarland,  Robinson  & 
Hodges.  On  account  of  feeble  health  Mr. 
Hodges  sold  his  interest  to  L.  McFarland 
and  R.  G.  Rol)inson,  and  they  continued  in 
business  under  the  firm  name  of  McFarland 
iS:  Robinson.  The  frequent  changes  of  co- 
partnership, the  general  embarrassing  finan- 
cial condition  of  the  country,  and  the  rapid 
decline  in  values  on  account  of  inflated  prices, 
caused  by  our  depreciated  currency  during 
the  Civil  war,  made  it  impossible  to  get  profits 
on  sales  of  goods  and  required  great  care  to 
protect  capital  invested  in  business. 

The  copartnership  of  McFarland  &  Rob- 
inson was  a  financial  success  and  continued 
until  March.  1877,  when  Robinson's  inter- 
est was  transferred  to  L.  McFarland.  who 


was  now  sole  proprietor  and  continued  in 
business  under  the  firm  name  of  McFarland 
&  Co.  By  a  fortunate  purchase  of  the  stock 
of  goods  formerly  owned  by  A.  \X.  Lynn  & 
Son.  the  firm  realized  a  net  profit  of  over  five 
thousand  dollars  from  the  year's  business. 
Owing  to  failure  of  health.  L.  McFarland's 
one-hall  interest  in  stock  of  goods  was  trans- 
ferred to  C.  H.  Weagley  in  1878,  and  the 
firm's  name  became  McFarland  &  W^eagley. 
This  firm  did  a  large  and  profitable  business 
until  1886,  when  Luther  Lynn  succeeded  C. 
H.  \\'eagley,  and  the  firm  name  was  changed 
to  McFarland  &  Lynn.  In  1888  L.  McFar- 
land purchased  what  was  known  as  the  Boyd 
corner  and  the  stock  of  goods  was' transferred 
Xo  this  building,  and  their  large  and  profit- 
able business  was  continued  until  1890, 
when  L.  McFarland  bought  the  Levi  corner 
and  the  firm  transferred  their  mechandise  to 
this  store  building.  January.  1893,  the 
first  dry  goods  company  was  organized  un- 
der a  state  charter,  with  Luther  Lynn.  S.  O. 
Smith.  L.  McFarland,  R.  G.  Fair  and  Edgar 
Doris,  stockholders.  The  company  was  or- 
ganized for  a  term  of  five  years  with  a  paid 
up  capital  stock  of  thirty  diousand  dollars. 
The  officers  were  L.  Mch'arland.  president; 
Luther  Lynn,  first  vice-president  and  treas- 
urer :  R.  G.  Fair,  second  vice-president ;  and 
Edgar  Doris,  secretary.  This  company  dis- 
tributed more  goods  and  declared  larger  divi- 
dends than  any  dry  goods  concern  that  ever 
existed  in  the  county. 

After  the  expiration  of  their  state  char- 
ter this  company  failed  to  reorganize,  and 
L.  Mcl'arland  still  continues  in  business  un- 
der the  firm  name  of  McFarland  &  Co.  Mr. 
McFarland  has  been  in  the  dry  goods  trade 
in  Carrollton  forty-one  years  continuously — 
longer  than  any  other  similar  dealer  in  the 
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with  him  in  the  trade,  and  tliey  employ  five 
salespeople.     Their  business  is  prosperous. 

SHOES,    CLOTHIXG    AND    GEXTS'    FURNISHING 
GOODS. 

On    January    i,    1903,    Frank    INIcDon- 

nough,   Frank    Smith  and    Daum 

purchased  the  stock  of  shoes,  clothing  and 
furnishing  goods  of  J^IcFarland  &  Co.,  and 
began  business  under  the  firm  name  of  ]Mc- 
Donnough,  Daum  &  Smith,  in  the  north 
sales  room  of  the  iMcFarland  block.  'Mv. 
McDonnough  had  been  with  JMcFarland  & 
Co.  thirteen  years,  the  latter  three  as  one  of 
the  company,  while  Smith  and  Daum  had 
been  employed  as  salesmen  in  same  estab- 
lishment for  some  years.  This  firm  at  once 
enlarged  their  stock,  and  made  bids  for  their 
share  of  the  trade.  They  have  the  only  ex- 
clusive stock  of  the  kind  in  Carrollton,  and 
are  doing  a  most  satisfactory  business. 

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On  the  southwest  corner  of  the  square 
stands  the  oldest  hotel  in  the  city,  having 
been  built  in  1832.  Its  first  landlord  was 
James  Reno,  father  of  Marcus  Reno,  whose 
name  is  familiar  in  connection  with  the  Cus- 
ter massacre.  Judge  Hinton  later  kept  this 
hotel  for  a  number  of  years.  This  now  pop- 
ular hostelry  is  managed  by  Mr.  James 
Bogges,  who  succeeded  W.  F.  Stock  some 
years  since.  That  Mr.  Bogges  knows  how  to 
keep  a  hotel  is  evidenced  by  the  patronage 
accorded  him  by  the  traveling  public. 

The  Patton  House  is  located  on  Depot 
street  east  of  the  southeast  corner  of  the 
s(|uare.  J.  E.  Patton  was  the  proprietor,  be- 
ginning in  1889.  until  his  death  two  years 
ago,  when    his  w  id<  >w  and  daughters  assumed 


charge  and  continue  the  business  at  present. 
The  hotel  has  a  good  custom,  and  is  a  pleas- 
ant resting  place  for  the  weary  and  hungry 
traveler. 

Among  the  boarding  houses  in  the  city 
may  be  mentioned  Mike  Hahaler,  Mrs.  Rich- 
ards, and  Mrs.  Ward  on  Locust  street,  and 
Miss  Mollie  Varble  who  has  begun  the  erec- 
tion of  a  large  modern  building  on  Depot 
street. 

RESTAURANTS. 

]\Iart  Bowman  conducts  his  "Alodel  Res- 
taurant" on  the  south  side  of  the  square  in 
the  Schwartz  block.  He  is  a  veteran  in  the 
business  and  keeps  a  clean,  up-to-date  lunch 
room. 

"Pink"  Bowman  also  caters  to  the  wants 
of  a  hungrv  public  in  a  restaurant  located  in 
the  rear  end  of  the  billiard  room  on  the  east 
side  of  the  square. 

Hedgeman  Roberts  is  the  proprietor  of 
the  popular  restaurant  located  in  the  Fry 
building  on  the  east  side,  and  is  enjoying  a 
good  run  of  custom. 

MILLINERS. 

Carrollton  milliners  are  all  in  touch  with 
the  latest  styles  in  head  gear,  and  are  all  re- 
lia1)le  houses.  On  the  west  side  ]\Irs.  Carrie 
^IcGill  conducts  a  model  store,  and  does  a 
thriving  business.  She  is  assisted  by  her 
sister.  Miss  Amy  Bowman. 

]\Irs.  Charles  McDonnough  is  located  in 
the  Hodges  block  on  the  north  side,  where  all 
the  novelties  in  ladies  hats  can  be  found  to 
suit  all  seasons  of  the  year. 

]Mrs.  A.  D.  Rollins'  establishment  is  in 
the  Schwartz  block  on  the  south  side,  where 
she  conducts  a  large  millinerv  business,  and 


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keeps  fully  abreast  with  all  the  Icadiny-  and 
latest  styles  in  such  goods. 

Mrs.  James  A.  Harwood  deals  in  all  arti- 
cles pertaining  to  millinery,  in  the  Iniilding 
adjoining  the  Gazette  building  on  the  east,  is 
a  jiojnilhr  artist  in  her  line  and  enjoys  a  grow- 
ing trade. 

GR.MX  ELENATORS. 

Hussey  &  Eishback  ha\e  for  many  years 
run  a  large  grain  elevator  just  south,  of  the 
C.  &  .\.  depot.  They  handle  wheat  and  grain 
of  all  kinds,  also  have  a  corn  shellcr  and 
grinder  connected  with  the  plant.  Also 
handle  coal.  They  are  known  favorably  all 
over  the  county,  antl  transact  a  large  busi- 
ness. 

The  largest  grain  elevator  in  the  city  is 
located  north  of  the  C.  &  A.  station,  and 
latterly  owned  by  E.  S.  Vanarsdale  and  Ed. 
Roodhouse,  who  sold  it  to  the  present  pro- 
prietors. 

Since  this  last  purchase  the  i)lant  has 
Ijeen  enlarged,  fitted  with  new  machinery, 
and  is  now  one  of  the  best  appointed  ele- 
A'ators  in  this  |)art  of  the  C(_nuitry. 


.\n  important  industry  in  Carrollton  is 
the  poultry  packing  business.  Thirteen  years 
ago  Julius  A.  Wolff  established  a  poultry  de- 
pot here  near  the  O.  C.  &  St.  L.  station,  and 
has  gradually  increased  his  facilities  for 
handling  the  business  until  his  shipment  to 
the  X'ew  "^'ork  and  Boston  markets  alone 
auKiunt  to  over  250  tons  of  live  and  dressed 
inniltry  and  1,000  cases  of  eggs.  During  the 
w  inter  season  he  gives  employment  to  ten  or 
twelve  men. 

Roberts  &  Woodman  are  located  in  the 


poultry  trade  in  the  canning  factory  build- 
ing at  the  C.  &  A.  railroad.  They  have  been 
established  in  the  enterprise  about  six  months 
and  are  handling  a  large  amount  of  product. 

ME.\T  M.VRKET.S. 

\\'illiams  &  Son,  on  east  side  of  square 
have,  and  operate,  an  up-to-date  meat  supply 
depot,  do  their  own  butchering,  and  deal  out 
to  their  customers  only  choice  meats  of  all 
kinds  in  their  season. 

Linn  Brothers  are  located  in  the  meat 
business  on  the  north  side,  and  have  a  well 
appointed  market,  and  do  a  large  business, 
keeping  for  their  trade  the  choicest  cuts  of 
beef,  pork,  lamb  and  other  meats.  They  also 
do  their  own  slaughtering. 

SHOE  SHOPS. 

Louis  Reische.  the  veteran  shoemaker, 
conducts  a  sho])  in  the  second  stor_\-  of  the 
block  occupied  by  the  Lynn,  Fair  &  Davis 
Dr\-  (ioods  Company,  where  making  and  re- 
paii^ing  of  boots  and  shoes  is  carried  on. 

Samuel  Wright  also  makes  and  repairs 
boots  and  shoes  in  his  shop  located  in  the  J. 
C.  .Ashlock  building,  south  of  the  square  on 
I'iftli  street. 

n.\RNESS  SHOP. 

Herman  Sontag  conducts  the  only  exclu- 
sive harness  shop  in  Carrollton.  He  is  lo- 
cated on  the  west  side  of  the  square,  is  an 
cx])ert  workman  in  his  line,  and  is  being 
liberally  patronized. 

TIX  SHOPS. 

John  Mahonev,  on  the  southeast  corner 


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of  the  square,  atteiuls  to  the  wants  oi  the 
community  in  manufacturing  and  repairing 
of  tinware ;  he  also  handles  stoves. 

Sim  Black  &  Son  work  in  tinware, 
plumbing  and  furnaces,  on  the  east  side  of 
the  S(_|uare  and  are  reliable  workmen. 

J.  A.  Stone  is  located  with  a  tin  shop  on 
the  second  floor  of  Raffety  &  Carmody's 
building,  northeast  corner  of  the  square.  He 
is  a  good  workman  and  a  young  man  of  good 
business  habits. 


l)lock  on  the  south  of  the  square,  and  is 
a  veteran  in  the  business. 

Charles  Coulee  has  recently  established 
a  factory  in  a  rear  room  of  the  Baltz  block  on 
southwest  corner  of  square  and  gi\-es  promise 
(.)f  making  it  a  success. 

Campbell  &  Keyes  operate  a  factory  on 
south  Fifth  street  adjoining  Turney  &  John- 
son's livery  stable. 

Peter  Carmody  has  removed  his  plant 
from  the  Schwartz  block  to  his  residence 
southeast  of  the  square  and  continues  the 
production  of  cigars  there. 


George  Keiper  has  for  many  years  con- 
ducted a  bakery  on  the  east  side  of  the  square, 
and  this  at  present  is  the  onlv  institution  of 
the  kind  in  the  city.  'Sir.  Keiper  is  doing  a 
satisfactory  business  in  his  line. 

CIGAR  FACTORIES. 

The  late  Charles  A.  W'eimer  was  the  pio- 
neer cigar  manufacturer  in  Carrollton.  He 
established  the  first  factory  of  this  kind  on 
the  east  side  of  the  square  thirty-five  years 
ago,  and  continued  to  conduct  it  until  his 
death  two  years  ago.  He  erected  the  build- 
ing still  in  use  as  the  factory  in  1894.  where 
he  did  a  flourishing  business,  his  output 
amounting  to  a  million  and  three-quarters  of 
cigars  annually.  Since  his  death  the  factory 
continues  the  business  in  the  name  of  his  es- 
tate, with  F.  M.  Roberts  manager. 

Horace  Spaulding  is  doing  a  neat  little 
business  in  the  manufacture  of  cigars  in  the 
A'ivill    building  on   the   east   of    the   square. 

Williams  &  Spencer  are  located  in  this 
business  in  the  second  story  of  the  post  office 
block  on  the  west  side,  and  make  a  popular 
brand  of  cigars. 

Toe  \\'eimer  has  a  factorv  in  the  Schwartz 


TAILOR   SHOPS. 

Charles  Nesselhofif  has  for  a  number  of 
years  carried  on  a  merchant  tailoring  estab- 
lishment in  the  Sharon  building  east  of  the 
AIcFarland  block,  and  is  accounted  a  master 
workman  in  his  line. 

W.  A.  Horn  removed  to  Carrollton  from 
Jerseyville  some  three  years  since  and  located 
a  merchant  tailor  shop  on  the  west  side, 
north  of  \\'est  Side  Hotel,  where  he  has  built 
up  a  good  business. 

PHYSICIANS. 

The  pioneer  physician  of  Carrollton  is 
said  to  have  been  Dr.  Potts,  who  came  in 
1 82 1,  and  settled  about  one  and  a  half  miles 
west  of  town.  He  practiced  here  a  few  years 
and  removed  to  White  Hall,  where  he  died. 
Dr.  Throckmorton  located  in  Carrollton  in 
1823.  and  later  removed  to  Texas,  of  which 
state  his  son  was  governor.  Among  the 
physicians  who  came  later  and  practiced  in 
Carrollton  we  may  mention  Drs.  Pegram, 
Dulaney,  DePew.  Sharon,  Johnson,  Lasbure, 
Coward,  Bostwick,  Glatlwell,  Hardtner, 
Thompson,     Lindsey,    Kingsley,    Bowman, 


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Heaton,  Gaylonl.  Clinni.  Kelley.  Samuel, 
Davis,  Miller,  English,  Langdon,  McEall, 
Armstrong.Crow,  Rt)ss.  Simpson,  Clemmons 
(father  and  son).  Wilson.  Turner,  Reno, 
Potts,  Hall. 

The  present  physicians  of  Carrollton  are 
Drs.  George  \V.  Ross  (present  mayor), 
James  B.  Hays,  Howard  Burns,  W.  1'.  Wag- 
goner, James  Scjuire.  .Marguerite  Squire, 
Dr.  Bigger,  E.  S.  (i.ioch.  J.  W.  Adams. 

Dentists — O.  W.  Wilson,  Xeil  \'edder, 
B.  Flannigan  and  A.  E.  Iloag. 

1!.\RBER   SHOPS. 

iM.  E.  McMahon.  l)el)ott  &  Whitlock. 
Hill  Brothers,  Ilillig  Brothers,  Ward  & 
Lang,  Camphell  &  Whitlock. 

C.VRROLLTOX    .M.VCIIIXK  SHOT  .\.XU  FOUXDRV. 

This  enterprise  is  owned  and  conducted 
hy  Oswald  Jackson  on  Lucust  street,  south  of 
the  square,  where  he  is  prepared  to  fill  all 
orders  in  machine  or  foundry  work  at  short 
notice. 

.-\nV.\XCE    .MILLS. 

These  flouring  mills  ;ire  located  on 
west  Xorth  street  near  tiie  Ouincy,  Carroll- 
ton  &  St.  Louis  railroad  and  are  operated  by 
a  joint  stock  company,  of  which  Daniel 
IHatt,  is  president;  S.  E.  Pierson,  treasurer; 
and  I'rank  P.  Greene,  secretary  and  manager. 
On  the  i8th  of  :\Iay,  1886,  the  Secretary  of 
State  granted  a  charter  to  John  Kaser,  Alvin 
i'egram,  John  E.  Briggs,  and  Frank  Fresch, 
forming  a  stock  comjiany  to  operate  the  .Ad- 
vance Flouring  Mills  in  Carrollton.  They 
ran  under  this  company  for  a  time  when  .\I- 
vin  Pegram  bought  the  greater  share  of  the 


stock  and  continued  td  run  the  mills  until  his 
death,  l-'nmi  that  time  they  ran  in  the  name 
of  the  estate  until  June  25,  1903,  when  the 
present  company  purchased  the  stock  and 
continued  the  business.  These  mills  have  a 
capacity  of  125  barrels  per  day,  and  their 
brand  of  flour  is  not  excelled. 

GREEXE   COUXTV   X.\TIO.\.\L   B.\XK. 

The  history  of  the  Greene  County  Xa- 
ticinal  Bank  properly  dates  hack  to  the  tirst 
beginning  of  banking  in  this  county — 1854 — 
when  David  Pierson  embarked  in  the  busi- 
ness in  Carrollton.  In  that  year  Mr.  Pierson 
started  a  bank  in  connection  with  his  mer- 
cantile business.  Four  years  later  he  turned 
his  entire  attention  to  banking,  and  in  1859 
he  l)eg:in  the  erection  nt  the  large  three-story 
brick  building,  at  the  northwest  ciM-ner  of  the 
square,  which  has  liecn  continuously  occu- 
pied by  the  bank  for  over  thirty-six  vears. 
Li  1874  Mr.  Pierson's  sons,  Robert  and  Da- 
vid 1)..  became  partners  in  the  firm  of  David 
Pierson  &  Sons,  in  what  was  then  known  as 
Pierson's  Exchange  Bank,  During  the  pan- 
ics of  1857  and  1872,  when  nearly  every 
bank  in  the  state  was  closed,  this  institution 
ne\er  refused  to  meet  a  just  demand. 

In  1878  David  Pierson  desired  to  retire 
from  business  on  account  of  his  advanced 
age.  and  the  Greene  County  Xational  Bank 
was  organized  to  succeed  the  old  institution. 
It  began  business  on  July  i,  with  a  paid  up 
capital  of  $100,000.  Its  first  officers  were 
John  1.  Thomas,  president;  David  D.  Pier- 
son, vice  president;  Robert  Pierson,  cashier; 
Oman  Pierson,  assistant  cashier. 

During  the  twenty-six  years  of  the  l)ank"s 
existence  it  has  ever  maintained  a  reputa- 
tion for  accommodating,  fair  and  safe  busi- 
ness methiids  and  dealings,  and  has  the  satis- 


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PAST    AND    PRESENT 
\olume    of  business 


faction  of  seeing    the 
yearly  increasing. 

The  following  statement  shows  the  con 
dition  of  the  institution  at  the  present  time 


OF    GREENE    COUNTY. 

Oman  Pierson,  cashier;  S.  E.  Pierson,  as- 
sistant cashier;  directors,  D.  D.  Pierson.  John 
Snyder,  Daniel  Morfoot,  S.  E.  Pierson.  \\'. 
L.  Armstrong  and  Oman  Pierson. 


RESOURCES. 

Loans  and  discounts    $724,639  26 

Overdrafts,   secured  and  unsecured 18,917  36 

U.  S.  bonds  to  secure  circulation   50,000  00 

Stocks,  securities,  etc 23,016  67 

Banking  house,  furniture,  and  fi.xtures...  2,500  00 
Due   from   National    Banks    (not    reserve 

agents)    9,85172 

Due  from  State  Banks  and  Bankers.  .....  1,816  57 

Due  from  approved  reserve  agents  42,481  25 

Notes  of  other  National  Banks   8,000  00 

Fractional    paper    currency,    nickels    and 

cents    212  19 

Specie    $33-3,^5  30 

Legal-tender   notes    10,000  00  43,325  30 

Redemption    fund   with   U.    S.   Treasurer 

( 5  per  cent,  of  circulation)    2,500  00 

Total   $927,260  32 

LIABn.ITIES. 

Capital  stock  paid  in   $100,000  00 

Surplus    fund    25,000  00 

Undivided  profits,  less  expenses  and  taxes 

paid   8,931  80 

National  Bank  notes  outstanding 50,000  00 

Due  to  other  National  Banks  103  33 

Due  to  State  Banks  and  Bankers 1,707  64 

Individual  deposits  subject  to  check 275,862  04 

Demand  certificates  of  deposit   262  75 

Time  certificate  of  deposit  465.392  76 

Total    $927,260  32 

State  of  Illinois.  County  of  Greene,  ss. : 

I.  Oman   Pierson,  cashier   of  the   above  named 
bank,   do   solemnly   swear  that   the   above   statement 
is  true  to  the  best  of  my  knowledge  and  belief. 
Orn..\n  Pierson,  Cashier. 

Subscribed    and    sworn    to    before   me    this    22d 
day  of  March,  1905. 

F.  A.  Whiteside,  Notary  Public. 

Correct— .\ttest :     D.  D.  Pierson,  Stuart  E.  Pier- 
son, \Vm.  L.  .\rnistrnng.  Directors. 

The  present  officers  are :     D.   D.   Pier- 
son, president :  h  ihn  Snyder,  \-ice  president ; 


THE    CARROLLTON    BANK. 

This  well  and  fa\"orably  known  institu- 
tion was  established  August  9,  1877,  with 
Benjamin  Roodhouse,  president,  and  \\'.  W. 
Beatty,  cashier.  The  other  stockholders  at 
that  time  were  David  Wright,  Jeduthan  El- 
dred,  C.  H.  Hodges  and  John  Kaser.  Judge 
C.  D.  Hodges  was  then  erecting  the  substan- 
tial brick  building  intended  for,  and  since 
occupied  by,  the  bank,  and  pending  its  com- 
pletion the  business  was  begun  in  the  small 
building  adjacent,  since  torn  down  to  give 
place  to  the  Hodges  block. 

Benjamin  Roodhouse  resigned  the  presi- 
dency April  I.  1883,  and  was  succeeded  by 
George  \V.  Davis,  who  has  since,  until  re- 
cently, remained  at  the  head  of  the  institu- 
tion. John  M.  Roodhouse  succeeded  Mr. 
Beatty  as  cashier  at  the  end  of  the  first  year, 
and  he  in  turn  was  succeeded  by  Dr.  E.  B. 
Hi  ibsou  three  years  later. 

In  October,  1886,  the  stockhoklers  of  the 
Carrollton  Bank  bought  out  John  Long's 
bank  and  re-organized.  John  L.  Eldred  and 
B.  C.  Hodges,  who  became  stockholders  at 
this  time,  were  elected  cashier  and  assistant 
cashier,  respectively,  Mr.  Davis  being  con- 
tinued as  president. 

The  present  owners  of  stock  in  the  Car- 
rollton Bank  are  George  W.  Davis,  John  L. 
Eldred.  Beverly  C.  Hodges,  Mrs.  Mary 
Brace.  Mrs.  Annis  Rhodes.  Mrs.  Ella  Meek 
and  the  heirs  of  Charles  McAninch,  the  four 
last  named  receiving  their  stock  liy  inheri- 
tance. Charles  H.  Eldred  has  been  in  the 
empl(jy  of  the  bank  as  bookkeeper  during 


PAST    AXD     PRESEXT    OF    GREEXE    COUXTY. 


13; 


the  past  nineteen  years.  Daxid  Winn  is  the 
night  watchman. 

The  men  who  are  managing  the  affairs 
of  the  CarroHton  Bank  have  exercised  good 
jnilgment  and  conservative  business  meth- 
ods, and  liave  made  this  one  of  the  safe  and 
substantial  institutions  of  the  town. 

The  present  ofticers  are :  Beverly  C. 
Hodges,  president ;  Henry  Schafer.  vice  pres- 
ident:  Jolin  L.  Eldred,  cashier;  Charles  H. 
Eldretl.  assistant  cashier.  The  directors  and 
<i\vncrs  arc:  11.  C.  Hodges,  Henry  Schafer, 
Jiilni  L.  l^Idrcd  and  Samuel  W.  Eldred. 
Jnhn  L.  Eklred,  the  cashier,  has  Ijcen  contin- 
uously in  the  institution  for  twcnly-livc 
\cars. 


THE  I'RF.SS  OF  CARROLLTOX. 

THE   P.\TlUOT. 

The  Patriot,  of  CarroHton.  now  one  of 
the  most  enterprising  and  up-to-date  weekly 
newspapers  in  this  .section  of  Illinois,  had  a 
precarious  and  sometimes  interrupted  exist- 
ence in  its  early  years.  As  its  name  indi- 
cates, it  was  born  and  christened  at  a  crucial 
period  in  the  nation's  history.  The  paper 
was  first  establishel  as  the  Carrolltt)n  Press 
by  S.  P.  Ohr,  in  September,  1859.  Three 
years  later  the  war  cloud  loomed  up,  and  Mr. 
Ohr,  with  patriotic  instincts,  suspended  his 
paper,  locked  up  his  of^ce  and  went  to  the 
front  as  captain  of  Company  A,  Sixty-first 
Illinois  Infantry.  He  never  returned  to  the 
editorial  desk,  but  died  in  the  service  of  his 
country  in  September,  1864.  Early  in  that 
same  year  the  local  Union  League  took  up 
the  matter  of  reviving  the  paper.  The  late 
David  Picrsiin  was  a  prime  mover  in  the 
project.     The  paper  made  its  appearance  as 


the  (Ircene  County  Patriot  in  April  or  May, 
1 864.  D.  Pierson  &  Company  were  the  pub- 
lishers, and  Elder  E.  L.  Craig  the  editor.  In 
1 868  the  office  was  leased  to  William  B.  Fair- 
child,  w  ho  eilited  the  paper  with  considerable 
ahilit)-  for  several  years.  .Vfter  him  came 
Iwii  or  three  aspiring  journalists  who  retired 
in  rapid  succession.  In  1874  Edward  Miner 
l)ecame  the  responsible  head  of  the  paper, 
and  under  his  management  it  started  quite 
nt)ticeably  on  the  up-grade.  In  1876  Clem- 
ent L.  Clapp  bought  the  paper,  and  for  t\vel\-e 
N'ears  he  so  directed  its  course  as  to  make  it 
one  of  the  stable,  prosperous  and  respected 
institutions  of  the  county.  In  April,  18S8, 
Charles  Bradshaw,  the  present  cnvner  and 
editor,  purchased  the  paper  and  printing 
plant  from  Mr.  Clapp,  and  has  now  (1905) 
Iiecn  managing  the  business  seventeen  years. 
The  Patriot  has  achieved  success  by  keeping 
in  close  touch  with  the  people  of  Greene 
county,  and  has  advanced  the  interests  of  its 
home  town,  and  indeed  of  the  entire  county, 
by  inspiring  a  progressive  spirit.  It  has 
taken  the  lead  in  advocating  various  public 
impro\ements.  Politically  it  advocates  the 
principles  of  Republicanism,  but  always  re- 
serves the  right  to  condemn  corruption  or 
bossism  in  its  own  as  well  as  any  other  i)ar- 
ty.  The  paper  is  devoted  chiefly  to  the  news 
of  Greene  county,  and  is  most  attractively 
arranged  and  printed.  The  ofiice  has  re- 
cently put  in  a  new  press,  w  hich,  added  io  its 
other  equipments,  which  enables  it  to  turn 
out  printing  of  all  kinds  in  the  highest  style 
of  the  art. 

CARROLLTON  G.VZKTTE. 

This  ])a])er  is  the  oldest  representa- 
tive of  journalism  now  being  published  in 
the  countv.     It  was  established  in    iSif>  by 


i.^^S 


PAST  AND  PRESENT  OF  GREENE  COUNTY. 


George  B.  Price,  who  was  its  editor  and  i)ul)- 
lisher  for  many  years.  The  first  issue  ap- 
peared June  26  of  that  year.  It  was  a  five 
cohimn  foUo,  all  printed  at  home.  Mr.  Price 
continued  the  publication  with  him  until 
November.  1S51.  when  he  associated  with 
him  R.  B.  Dedham,  and  the  paper  was 
enlarged  to  a  six  ciilumn  folio.  Mr.  Ded- 
ham, however,  did  not  continue  in  con- 
nection with  the  enteru[)rise  \-ery  long, 
and  Mr.  Price  again  continued  alone  ex- 
cept with  the  assistance  of  his  son,  until 
i860.  On  December  8th  of  that  year  he  an- 
nounced that  he  had  secured  the  services  of 
H.  L.  Clay  to  have  charge  of  the  editorial  de- 
partment. This  firm  existed  until  1S63, 
when  Mr.  Clay  retired  and  the  business  was 
continued  Ijy  Price  &  Son.  In  1868  George 
B.  Price  retired  from  the  editorial  work,  and 
the  paper  was  then  conducted  by  his  son, 
Thomas  D.  Price,  although  the  firm  name 
remained  the  same,  until  on  July  9,  1881, 
H.  H.  Montgomery  purchased  an  interest, 
and  the  firm  name  w-as  changed  to  Price  & 
Montgomery.  This  co-partnership  contin- 
ued until  May,  1883,  when  ]\Ir.  Montgom- 
ery sold  his  interest  to  H.  P.  Farrelly,  and 
Price  &  Farrelly  composed  the  firm  and  con- 
tinued the  publication  until  July  19,  1886, 
when  James  McNal)l\  the  present  master  in 
chancery  of  the  county,  purchased  jNIr.  Far- 
relly's  interest,  and  the  publication  was 
under  the  firm  name  of  Price  &  McNabb. 
On  January  i,  1897,  William  A.  Hubbard, 
who  had  just  completed  his  second  term  as 
county  clerk,  purchased  Mr.  T.  D.  Price's 
interest  in  the  journal,  changing  the  firm 
name  to  Hubbard  &  ]\lcNabb,  Mr.  Hubbard 
assuming  the  business  and  ]\Ir.  ^^IcNabb  the 
editorial  control,  which  they  now  continue 
to  exercise.  The  Gascffc  office  is  ecjuipped 
with  large  facilities  in  the  way  of  up-to-date 


presses  and  other  devices  for  doing  good 
work,  antl  in  the  printing  line  is  doing  a 
large  Ijusiness. 

Few  cities  of  the  size  of  Carrollton  can 
boast  of  two  weekly  journals  that  surpass 
the  (uies  pulilished  as  al)o\-e.  The\'  are  clean, 
newsy  and  reliable,  such  as  no  home  in  the 
county  need  hesitate  to  place  upim  their 
tal;)le. 

CARROLLTON  LIBR.\RY. 

The  movement  for  the  present  public  li- 
Ijrary  and  reading  room  in  Carrollton  was 
inaugurated  in  the  spring  of  1901.  The  peo- 
ple voted  and  the  city  council  levied  a  two 
mill  tax  for  its  support.  The  first  board  of 
directors  was :  George  \V.  Davis,  president ; 
B.  C.  Hodges,  Stuart  E.  Pierson,  E.  A.  Doo- 
little,  Charles  A.  Weimer,  Frank  P.  Will- 
iams, Henry  T.  Rainey,  Airs.  Howard  Burns 
and  I\Irs.  Helen  Martin. 

The  library  and  reading  room  was  opened 
in  the  fall  of  1901  in  the  Schwarz  block,  on 
the  south  side  of  the  scjuare.  Mr.  Andrew 
Carnegie  having  pledged  the  sum  of  ten 
thousand  dollars  for  the  erection  of  a  build- 
ing, the  board  purchased  the  present  site  on 
the  southeast  corner  of  the  sc|uare  and  let 
the  contract  to  \L  L.  Reed  and  Thomas  W. 
]Moore  of  Carrollton  April  29,  1902.  The 
buliding  was  completed  and  ready  for  occu- 
pancy December  following  and  the  library 
moved  into  its  new  cjuarters  on  the  i8th  of 
that  month.  The  only  changes  in  the  board 
of  directors  since  that  time  have  been  those 
of  R.  E.  Fain  in  place  of  Airs.  Alartin,  re- 
signed, and  C.  E.  F.  Allen  in  place  of 
Charles  A.  \\'eimer,  deceased. 

The  building  is  of  ^•itrifie(l  JM'ick  with 
stone  trimmings,  of  colonial  st}-le.  fronting 
sixty-three   feet   on    South   Alain   street,    by 


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139 


forty-five  on  West  Sixth.  The  lirst  floor 
is  devoted  to  Hl)rary  and  reading  room,  and 
tiie  secdnd  consists  of  a  handsome  auditor- 
ium. lnrty-ti\e  feet  square,  and  a  club  room. 
L'nder  tiie  entire  building  is  a  basement  nine 
feet  in  height,  suitable  for  various  purposes 
if  desireil,  but  at  present  unfinished. 

The  library  consists  of  some  two  tliou- 
santl  \olumes,  covering  a  large  range  of  lit- 
erature, juvenile,  fiction,  history,  biography, 
science  and  miscellaneous,  which  is  free  to 
everyboth-  residing  in  the  city  (.)f  Carrollton 
and  available  for  the  surrounding  communi- 
ties under  certain  restrictions.  At  its  inception 
it  was  very  materially  assisted  by  a  bequest 
of  a  large  and  valuable  collection  of  books 
made  by  the  late  Samuel  Dexter  Eldred,  of 
Chicago. 

The  lil)rar\-  and  reatling  room  is  open 
every  week  day  between  the  hours  of  2  and 
5  p.  m.,  and  again  from  7  to  9  in  the  even- 
ing, and  is  largely  patronized  l)y  the  public. 
The  reading  room  is  also  open  to  the  public 
from  2  until  5  p.  m.  on  Sunday. 

The  first  librarian  was  Mrs.  Helen  ]\lar- 
tin,  to  whom  the  library  is  largely  indebted 
for  the  classification  and  arrangement  of  the 
books  in  systematic  nrder.  Since  Mrs.  Mar- 
tin resigned,  the  post  of  librarian  has  been 
most  acceptably  filled  by  Miss  Laura  Wright 
of  Carrollton. 

C.\KKOI.LTO\    ATTOUXEVS. 

The  resident  altdrneys  at  law  of  Carroll- 
ton at  present  are:  llenr\-  T.  Rainey  (pres- 
ent congressman),  Henry  C.  Withers, 
Henry  H.  Montgomery,  Frank  A.  White- 
side. Colonel  J.  B.  Nulton,  E.  W.  Painter 
(state's  attorney),  James  McXabb  (master 
in  chancery).  Xorman  L.  Jones,  E.  W. 
Chism,  Thomas  Henshaw.  David  F.  King 
(county  judge)  and  R.  W.  Raines. 


CITY  OF   GREEXFIELD. 

i 

The  city  of  Greenfield  is  located  in  the 
eastern  part  of  the  comity  in  section  4,  10-10. 

From  an  historical  address  delivered 
July  4,  1876.  1)y  Professor  Wilder,  we 
gather  that  up  to  1820  no  permanent  settle- 
ment had  been  made  within  the  corporate 
limits  of  Greenfield,  but  almut  that  time  Ste- 
]>hen  and  Jeremiah  Irland  partially  erected  a 
hiiuse  on  the  north  side  of  the  public  scjuare, 
but  liefore  it  was  c(jmpleted,  sold  it  to  James 
Cannedy.  who  finished  it  and  occupied  it  with 
his  family,  getting  into  it  just  in  time  to  be 
sheltered  from  the  "deep  snow"  which  came 
that  winter. 

Mr.  Cannedy,  in  the  fall  of  1831,  .sold 
his  property  to  George  W.  Allen  and  re- 
turned U)  Tennessee.  Mr.  .Mien,  who  lie- 
came  the  future  projector  and  jiroprielor  of 
the  town,  moved  his  family  from  the  farm, 
north  of  Apple  Creek,  and  took  possession  of 
his  new  purchase.  When  .Mr.  Allen  located 
in  the  town  his  bank  account  was  limited  to 
two  dollars,  and  this  was  exhausted  on  the 
first  night  after  his  arrival  in  the  purchase  of 
a  porker,  which  was  necessary  for  the  imme- 
diate suppi}-  of  his  family. 

In  the  spring  of  183J,  Mr.  .\llen,  becom- 
ing discouraged  with  his  limited  facilities 
f(.ir  re]ilenishing  his  purse,  and  his  exiieri- 
ence  with  the  unwonted  severity  of  two  nor- 
thern winters,  determined  to  return  to  his 
old  Tennessee  home.  .Accordingly  he  load- 
ed what  little  household  effects  he  was  pos- 
sessed of  into  his  little  ox  cart  and  trudged 
his  way  back  to  the  southland.  But  in  1824 
he  returned  to  Greenfield  and  made  his  first 
crop  that  _\ear  on  his  farm  about  three  miles 
south  of  town,  where  he  continued  to  reside 
until  his  death  some  thirty  years  since. 

During  this  year  (1834)  William  Cald- 


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PAST    AND    PRESENT    OF    GREENE    COUNTY. 


well  and  family  arri\-ecl  and  occupieil  a  house 
on  the  northwest  corner  of  the  square,  but 
soon  after  built  a  new  residence  which  he  oc- 
cupied until  his  death.  \\'.  P.  Burroughs  re- 
moved this  year  from  west  of  White  Hall 
to  a  farm  some  four  miles  northwest  of  town. 
At  the  same  time  S.  B.  Gulp,  afterward  Rev. 
S.  B.  Gulp,  pastor  of  the  Baptist  churches 
of  Hickory  Grove  and  Gharity,  came  to 
Greenfield  and  opened  a  tailor  shop  over 
Allen's  store.  He  removed  from  Greenfield 
the  next  year  to  Rivesville  and  officiated  as 
major  of  militia  in  the  southern  end  of  the 
county  for  some  years,  when  he  liecame  a 
preacher,  and  ofliciated  as  pastor  in  Greene 
and  Macoupin  counties  with  great  success 
until  his  death,  which  occurred  in  1893,  in 
the  eighty-first  year  of  his  age.  At  this 
time  the  nearest  postoffice  to  the  little  village 
was  Garrollton,  whence  the  mail  was  sent 
out  to  the  isolated  new  settlers  of  Greenfield 
by  any  person  whom  they  would  weekly 
designate  to  go  to  the  county  seat  and  bring 
it  out.  To  remedy  this  inconvenience  it  was 
suggested  that  a  town  should  be  laid  out  antl 
a  post  office  established.  This  suggestion 
was  soon  acted  upon,  and  one  of  the  most 
enterprising  residents,  George  W.  Allen,  in 
1835,  laid  out  a  plat  of  thirty-four  lots,  and 
in  1836  remodeled  said  plat  to  contain  two 
hundred  and  eight  lots,  when  the  town  was 
formally  christened  Greenfield  by  Rev. 
James  B.  Corrington,  at  the  time  a  local 
Methodist  Episcopal  preacher.  The  lots 
thus  laid  off  were  offered  for  sale  at  low 
figures ;  but  like  many  other  paper  towns  that 
had  a  temporary  existence  at  that  day,  there 
were  but  few  applicants  and  still  fewer  pur- 
chasers who  paid  anything  but  pledges  never 
to  be  redeemed ;  yet  the  great  end  of  securing 
increased  mail  facilities  was  early  realized. 
Through  the  persistent  efforts  of  Mr.  Allen, 


he  succeeded  in  inducing  the  government  to 
establish  a  mail  route  from  Jacksun\ille, 
through  Greenfield,  to  Alton,  and  to  locate 
a  post  office  in  the  little  village.  Air.  Allen 
received  the  apointment  as  first  postmaster, 
and  continuetl  to  hold  the  position  for  seven- 
teen years. 

Not  long  after  this  route  was  established 
a  cross  route  was  made,  furnishing  a  cross 
mail  from  Garlinville  to  Garrollton,  and  thus 
was  the  infant  town  brought  into  uninter- 
rupted contact  with  the  outer  world. 

In  the  winter  of  1835-36  three  or  four 
persons  who  afterward  figured  somewhat 
conspicuously  in  the  subsequent  history  of 
the  village,  arri\-ed  and  became  citizens. 
They  were  Benjamin  King,  IMartin  A.  Coop- 
er, P.  M.  Booker  and  Fielding  L.  Stubble- 
field.  Mr.  King  found  eniplojment  as  clerk 
in  the  store  of  Mr.  Allen,  where  he  remained 
two  vears,  when  he  and  his  wife  took  up  their 
residence  on  a  farm,  he  to  discharge  the 
manifold  duties  in  church  and  state  which 
a  confiding  public  imposed  upon  him,  and 
she  to  meet  the  responsibilities  appropriate 
to  her  sex,  with  no  disposition  to  press  "Wo- 
men's rights"  beyond  that  circle.  Mr. 
Cooper  was  a  young  physician  from  Tenn- 
essee, an  unmarried  man  who  sought  the 
little  village  for  the  purpose  of  beginning  the 
practice  of  his  profession,  and  so  pleased 
were  the  citizens  of  the  cijmmunity  with  the 
young  doctor,  and  with  the  prospect  of  hav- 
ing a  resident  physician  (Garrollton  then 
being  the  home  of  the  nearest  doctor),  that 
they  joined  forces  and  assisted  him  to  erect 
a  small  cabin  for  his  office  and  residence, 
upon  which  being  completed,  he  got  leave  of 
absence  and  returned  to  Tennessee,  and  in  a 
short  time  returned  with  a  bride,  whom  he  at 
once  installed  as  mistress  of  his  cabin.  Hav- 
ing  thus   located,    he    began    his    practice 


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swint;-  amuiul  tlie  circle,  embracing  Rock- 
Ijriilgc,  Will's  .Mill,  Hickory  Grove,  Ath- 
ensville,  Scottsville,  Barr's  Store,  Fayette 
aiul  Rivesxille,  in  whicii  situation  for  many 
years  no  compcliinr  ihoughl  it  wnrtli  while 
to  disturb  him.  until  in  1S50  Drs.  Ledbruok 
and  b'inch  appeared  uijon  the  scene,  when  he 
divided  practice  with  them.  Mr.  Booker 
came  to  Greenfield  in  1835  with  his  family 
from  Kentucky.  He  taught  school  for  three 
months,  but  in  that  time  satisfied  his  aspira- 
tions in  that  direction,  and  in  the  spring  of 
1S36,  with  the  proceeds  of  his  winter's  work, 
supplemented  with  an  amount  which  he  bor- 
rowed, making  his  capital  $1,000,  he  invest- 
ed in  general  merchandising,  and  started  out 
with  ambition  to  become  a  millionaire.  He 
Icli  no  hnnurable  means  untried  to  accom- 
plish his  purpose  and  for  seventeen  years 
his  best  energies  were  given  in  this  direc- 
tion, but  on  the  24th  of  February,  1853, 
death  called  him  hence.  He  left  to  his  fam- 
ily a  snug  little  fortune  of  $60,000.  Mr. 
Stubl)lefiel(l  came  to  (ireenfield  in  1835  and 
secured  a  farm  through  Mr.  Allen,  where  he 
continued  to  reside  until  his  death  in  1875. 
In  June,  1838,  Greenfield  was  visited  by 
one  of  the  most  terrible  and  destructive  bail 
storms  ever  witnessed  in  the  entire  history 
of  this  region,  both  for  violence  and  the  size 
of  the  stones  precipitated.  As  proof  of  this, 
it  is  related  that  the  most  substantial  barn 
in  the  locality  on  the  farm  then  known  as 
the  b'rencb  farm,  owned  by  Michael  Buch- 
annan,  Es(|.,  bad  its  roof  entirely  broken  in ; 
cattle  were  greatly  injured;  swine,  sheep  and 
hens  without  numlier  were  killed,  and  mucb 
(itlier  damage  done  bv  the  sudden  descent 
of  these  aerial  missiles,  si.\  of  which  the 
next  day  weighed  seven  pounds  and 
two  ounces,  while  others  were  found 
bv     N.  Dickerman     and     U.     Edwards     to 


be  se\-enteen  and  eighteen  inches  in  circum- 
ference, the  wdiole  closing  up  by  rendering 
all  the  windows  in  the  then  little  burg  that 
faced  the  storm  lightless. 

In  l-"ebruary  of  the  year  1839  the  first 
carpenter  and  cabinetmaker  settled  in  Green- 
field in  the  person  of  Joseph  Hartsook.  He 
occupied  a  residence  on  the  northwest  corner 
of  the  public  square  and  many  of  the  first 
residence  of  Greenfield  were  constructed  by 
him.  Following  Mr.  Hartsook  in  this  line 
came  Messrs.  W'ooley,  Speaks  and  Heaton, 
who  were  his  immediate  successors  in  this 
vocation,  and  to  whom  Mr.  Hartsook  sm-- 
rendered  the  square,  saw  and  plane,  and  de- 
voted himself  to  the,  presumaljly,  more  con- 
genial a\dcation  of  law  and  politics. 

In  1841  the  first  jjublic  bouse  of  worship 
was  erected.  Before  this  time  the  early  set- 
tlers had  experienced  much  inconvenience 
in  having  no  fixed  place  of  worship,  but  al- 
ternating between  the  private  residences  of 
George  H.  Cowden,  George  W.  Allen  and 
Joel  Edwards.  This  state  t^f  afifairs,  bow- 
e\cr,  was  remedied  by  the  erection  of  what 
was  known  as  the  Old  Methodist  clunxh 
upon  a  lot  of  ground  donated  by  George  W. 
Allen.  Icbaljod  \'alentine,  as  master  work- 
man, superintended  the  erection  of  the  build- 
ing, and  it  was  completed  and  opened  for  di- 
vine service  during  the  winter  of  the  same 
year,  when  the  venerable  Dr.  B.  C.  Wood, 
of  C'arrollton,  preached  the  first  sermon  in 
it — the  funeral  discoiu'se  of  Samuel  Capps, 
who  died  upon  bis  farm  at  Palmyra  at  that 
time,  and  was  brought  for  interment  in  the 
burial  ground  at  Rubicon.  In  this  building 
the  Methodists  concentrated  their  scattered 
forces,  numbering  some  fifty  in  the  society. 
Here  they  domiciled  until  this  their  early 
home  no  longer  met  their  increased  necessi- 
ties, when,  in  1856,  they  erected  in  its  place 


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PAST  AND  PRESENT  OF  GREENE  COUNTY. 


a  more  pretentious  brick  edifice,  which  (htl 
duty  until  some  three  years  ago,  when  the 
present  large  and  modern  edifice  was  com- 
pleted and  occupied  by  the  society. 

In  1842  Captain  Josiah  Caswell  came 
out  from-  Vermont  and  located  on  a  farm 
afterward  occupietl  by  Thomas  Ford — a 
farm  first  entered  by  Charles  Stout,  the  fa- 
ther of  Mrs.  Ephraim  Barnett,  in  1835. 
Leaving  this  place,  he  resided  some  five  or 
six  years  on  a  i)lace  southeast  of  town,  where. 
having  imprci\'ed  the  "Sulphur  Springs" 
property,  he  lived  till  his  decease  on  Sep- 
tember 24,  1872,  in  the  eighty-first  year  of 
his  age. 

The  next  accession  to  the  population  of 
Greenfield  was  in  1844,  when  Norman  C. 
Wooley,  James  Hall  and  Isaac  R.  Ostrom 
arrived  there,  ]\Ir.  Ostrom  locating  upon 
land  a  half  mile  west  of  town,  then  known  as 
the  John  Pickett  place.  He  erected  the  first 
circular  sawmill  ever  operated  in  that  local- 
ity. Superadded  to  this  Messrs.  Joseph 
Hartsook  and  Edward  Johnson  put  in  oper- 
ation during  the  same  year,  1845,  a  turning 
lathe,  and  the  first  one,  too — a  machine  for 
the  manufacture  of  bedsteads,  etc. :  but  they 
soon  after  transferred  their  interest  in  the 
machine  to  William  Speaks  and  Norman  C. 
Wooley,  who,  as  before  stated,  succeeded 
Mr.  Hartsook  as  carpenters  and  cabinetmak- 
ers, and  who  turned  it  to  practical  utility 
in  the  prosecution  of  their  business  in  this 
direction,  as  evidenced  by  the  fact  that  be- 
sides doing  a  great  variety  of  other  work, 
they  built,  or  aided  in  building,  most  of  the 
structures  that  went  up  in  the  village  from 
1846  to  1852.  Notably  among  these  build- 
ings were  the  Sheffield  residence,  the  early 
palace  of  the  town,  Booker's  house.  F.  J. 
Stock's  residence,  Wilhite's  frame  store, 
Edwin  Wooley's  old  home,  the  Temperance 


hall,  the  Methodist  second  parsonage,  Mr. 
Wahl's  residence,  the  old  seminary,  S.  P. 
Cameron's  and  D.  S.  Wilson's  homes,  the 
Cnion  church,  alias  the  town  hall,  and  Pro- 
fessor ^\'ilder's  dwelling. 

Robert  McKnight  seems  to  have  been 
the  first  blacksmith  in  the  village,  followed 
by  Messrs.  Renshaw,  W' ilkinson  and  others ; 
yet  Mr.  Henry  Cress  seems  to  have  been  the 
first  to  deal  effective  blows  in  the  service  of 
His  \'ulcanic  ?\Iajesty.  and  tn  have  lieen  the 
most  successful  in  this  department  of  honor- 
able and  useful  industry.  He  came  to  Green- 
field in  1846  and  plied  his  vocation  in  connec- 
tii)n  with  G.  H.  Kinkaid,  wdio  had  preceded 
him  in  January  of  that  year,  and  carried  on 
their  trade  in  a  shop  on  the  northwest  corner 
of  the  public  square  until  January  of  1847, 
when  they  removed  to  their  new  shop,  after- 
ward o\vned  and  carried  on  by  J.  B.  Brodmar- 
kle.  They  were  succeeded  at  their  (ild  stand 
by  Messrs.  Halliday  and  Drake.  Continuing 
in  their  new  locality  some  two  years,  Mr. 
Kinkaid  gave  up  the  hammer  and  anvil  for 
the  tlrv  goods  business,  between  wdiich  and 
the  anvil  he  alternated  for  several  years. 
Mr.  Cress  on  the  contrary  continued  to  stick 
to  the  anvil,  and  taking  as  a  partner  Ephraim 
Barnett,  continued  in  the  business  success- 
fully for  ten  years,  when  the  condition  of 
his  eves  became  such  as  to  necessitate  the 
abandonment  of  the  shop,  which  he  did,  and 
retired  to  a  farm,  and  as  a  husbandman  was 
successful.  He  left  his  premises  in  the 
hands  of  J.  B.  Brodmarkle,  who  managed 
the  business  for  several  years,  coupling  with 
it  a  general  assortment  of  hardware  goods. 
]\Ir.  Brodmarkle  managed  the  business  so 
successfully  that  at  present  he  owns  and  man- 
ages one  of  the  most  complete  agricultural 
and  hardware  stores  in  the  county. 

Michael  Buchannan,  hitherto  mentioned, 


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was  ci'inempiiranciius  with  .Mr.  Cress  in 
Grecnilelil.  liaviny  made  Iiis  lirst  appearance 
there  in  i(S4(i,  ami  resided  a  year  (ir  two  in 
the  "tirst  hniel."  This  properly,  which 
was  located  on  the  site  of  the  present  ^hi- 
sonic  Hall,  lie  houg'ht  tor  $400,  and  sold  it 
to  Rev.  WiUiani  Sa.xton.  Here  Mr.  Sax- 
ton  (Ud  the  honors  of  iantUord  f(_ir  some 
years.  lUn  rinchng  at  length  that  hotel  life 
was  neither  so  ])leasant  nor  protitahle  as  had 
heen  sn])posed.  he  retired  to  a  farm  some 
two  miles  east  of  town,  leaving-  the  "Sa.xton 
House"  vacant,  or  occupietl  with  interrup- 
tion, for  some  time,  when  at  length  it  was 
hurned  down,  leaxing'  the  entire  corner  it 
occupied  bare  for  the  erection  of  the  brick 
jjlock  built  thereon  in  1867-8.  known  as  the 
Odd  Fellows'  and  Masonic  Hall,  with  com- 
modious business  rooms  in  the  lower  storv. 
In  1S4S  Thomas  Eord  settled  on  the  open 
prairie  northwest  of  town.  David  Lisles 
made  his  advent  in  Greenfield  in  1850.  Rev. 
Dunlap  came  in  1849  or  '50  and  bought  what 
was  known  afterward  as  the  "Harden  land." 
just  east  and  northeast  of  town.  In  1831-j 
the  first  institute  of  instruction,  better  known 
as  the  "Old  Seminar)-."  was  erected  through 
the  energ-y  and  public  spirit  of  the  friends  of 
education,  prominent  among  whom  were  R. 
M.  Booker.  X.  C.  W'ooley.  George  W.  .\1- 
len.  W.  A.  Secor,  George  T.  W.  Sheftield 
and  others.  This  was  built  by  voluntary 
subscrijjtion  throughout  the  community  at 
a  cost  of  near  $2,500.  The  institute  was 
opened  for  students  in  the  fall  of  1852  by 
Professor  Wilder,  and  continued  under  his 
super\ision  until  the  introduction  of  the  pub- 
lic scIkjoI  system  of  Illinois — a  term  of  i\vc 
years — when  it  was  taken  possession  of  by 
the  district  school  directors,  and  no  longer 
run  as  a  prixate  institution.  .\t  the  same 
time  the  Seminarv  was  built,  there  was  con- 


structed a  building-  known  ;is  the  "Union 
church."  afterward  called  the  "town  hall," 
built  by  the  community  at  large,  and  deeded 
to  a  smtdl  Baptist  organization,  and  ;i  Cum- 
berland Presbyterian  church,  and  occupied 
by  these  organizations  as  circumstances  fa- 
\-ored.  both  for  the  worship  of  (',m\  and  ;i  va- 
riety of  other  ])urposes.  foi-  netirly  twenty 
years. 

Cp  to  1S69  (jreeniield  h;id  suffered  from 
the  ni.niifold  disadvantages  of  isolation,  the 
potent  c'luse  of  its  tardy  growth  and  want  of 
general  prosperity,  and  longed  to  form  con- 
nection with  the  outside  wdrld.  as  some  of 
her  neighbors  h;id  done,  bv  means  of  a  rail- 
ro:i(l.  it  may  well  be  conceived  with  what 
interest  the  proposition  for  the  construction 
of  a  railroad  from  St.  Louis  through  Green- 
field to  Rock  Island  would  be  received  bv  the 
community  generally.  This  interest  soon 
took  shape  in  such  action  as  rolled  u\)  ;i  sub- 
scription ii-i  that  part  of  the  cmuity  of  $100,- 
000  in  a  very  short  period.  With  this  sub- 
scription the  road  was  speedily  jint  under 
contract  ii-i  many  of  its  parts.  The  ground 
was  first  broken  in  1857,  and  during  the  fol- 
lowing year  a  goodly  portion  of  it  was  grad- 
ed and  ready  for  the  ties.  But  owing  to  the 
great  financial  stringenc\-  througborU  the 
cmintry  generally,  coupled  soon  after  with 
the  advent  of  the  great  Civil  war  in  1861, 
it  remained  in  undistiu-bed  i-e])osc  until  in 
i8'i().  when  it  was  re\i\ed  and  the  wm-k  pro- 
ceeded rapidly  to  an  earl\-  con-ijiletion — as 
far  as  Greenfield — in  I'ebruary.  1870.  The 
road  is  now.  and  has  been  for  manv  vears, 
owned  and  operated  by  the  lUu-lington 
system.  The  Chicago.  Ouincy  &  St.  Louis 
road,  running  from  Eldred  to  Litchfield, 
crosses  the  Burlington  at  the  southern  lim- 
its of  Greenfield,  thus  giving  the  citizens  two 
lines  of  railwav. 


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PAST    AXD     PRESENT    OF    GREENE    COUNTY. 


The  first  banking  house  estabhshed  in 
Greenfield  was  organized  December  i6,  1870, 
by  SkilHng  Sheffield  &  Co.,  and  was 
located  under  the  Odd  Fellows  hall,  where 
it  cc;)ntinuecl  imtil  the  construction  of  the 
brick  building  on  the  southeast  corner  of 
the  scjuare,  when  it  took  up  its  cjuarters  there, 
where  it  did  business  for  many  years.  It 
is  now  located  on  the  southwest  corner  of 
the  scjuare,  in  a  well  appointed  bank  build- 
ing. The  style  of  the  firm  is  Sheffield  & 
Company.  J.  H.  Sheffield  is  president,  and 
Ralph  Metcalf  cashier.  This  is  the  only 
bank  in  the  city  at  present  and  enjoys  a  large 
patronage,  meeting  all  the  business  require- 
ments of  the  community  in  as  liberal  and  ac- 
commodating a  manner  as  is  consistent  with 
good  and  safe  banking. 

One  of  the  most  attractive  features  of 
society  in  Greenfield  is  her  educational  fa- 
cilities. Greenfield  is  justly  proud  of  her 
public  schools.  Her  school  building  is  sit- 
uated on  a  hill  in  the  eastern  part  of  the  city. 
Long  bridges  span  the  ravine  and  make  the 
approach  easy,  and  the  yards  are  always  dry 
and  clean. 

The  buildings  are  two  in  number,  each 
of  brick,  and  well  arranged  for  the  comfort 
and  ciHuenience  of  pupils.  In  1874,  after 
the  completion  of  the  second  building,  H.  H. 
Montgomery,  A.  ^I.,  was  chosen  superin- 
tendent and  organized  the  school  into  de- 
partments as  follows :  First  and  second  pri- 
mary, first  and  second  intermediate,  and 
grammar.  In  the  fall  of  1875  ^^^^  ''''S^'' 
school  was  inaugurated,  and  the  course  ar- 
ranged included,  in  mathematics,  trigonom- 
etry (plane  and  spherical)  completed:  in 
languages,  reading  of  \'irgil :  in  sciences,  as- 
tronomy, chemistry  and  such  others  as  are 
usually  called  for  in  examination  for  state 
certificates. 


Under  Mr.  ]Montgomery"s  supervision  the 
Greenfield  schools  made  rapid  progress  on 
the  up-grade,  and  maintained  a  high  stand- 
ing among  the  schools  in  this  section  of  the 
state. 

How  Mr.  Montgomery  was  regarded  as 
an  instructor  may  be  better  gathered  from 
the  following  card  published  by  the  board 
of  directors  at  that  time  in  the  catalogue  of 
1878-79: 

OUR  TE.\CHER. 

hi  connection  it  may  be  well  to  state  that  we 
have  again  secured  the  services  of  Prof.  H.  H.  Mont- 
gomery, who  enters  upon  his  fifth  consecutive  year 
as  Superintendent  of  our  schools. 

It  affords  us  pleasure  to  contribute  our  testi- 
monial of  his  high  attainment  and  proficiency,  excel- 
lent moral  character  and  gentlemanly  deportment. 

He  has  superior  executive  ability  and  the  faculty 
of  easily  imparting  knowledge, — all  of  which  place 
him  among  the  best  educators  in  the  State. 

It  may  also  be  said  that  we  have  employed  an 
able  corps  of  teachers,  all  of  whom  have  had  ample 
experience  in  teaching  and  have  proved  themselves 
well  qualified. 

Dr.  W,  C.  D.\y, 
s.  p.  cameron, 
J.  B.  Brodm.-\rkle, 

Board   of   Directors. 

Mr.  Montgomery  continued  in  charge  of 
the  schools  until  1879.  He  was  then  ap- 
pointed superintendent  of  schools  for  Greene 
county  to  fill  a  vacancy,  and  served  as  such 
until  the  spring  of  1881,  when  he  resigned  to 
take  editorial  charge  of  the  Carrolltoii  Ga- 
zette, in  which  he  purchased  a  half  interest. 
He  was  succeeded  in  the  Greenfield  schools 
by  Professor  D.  O.  ^^'itnler.  ]\lr.  W'itmer's 
successor  was  Professor  Russell,  now  Judge 
Russell  of  Bloomington :  he  was  suceeded  by 
Professor  Snyder,  and  Professor  Snyder  by 
the  present  incumbent,  Professor  H.  G.  Rus- 
sell. ^Ir.  Russell  has  had  charge  as  superin- 
tendent  since    1897.     His  wife  has   served 


r.\si"   Axi)   rRi-:si;.\"r   of  grrkxe  couxty. 


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as  principal  fur  the  same  length  of  time. 
Miss  Jessie  McDermid  is  assistant  principal. 
Teachers  in  other  grades  are  Miss  Minnie 
Booth,  jNIiss  Edith  King,  Miss  Iva  Amos, 
Miss  Mabel  Capps,  and  Miss  Harriet  Van- 
daver.  Mr.  W.  G.  Haven  is  director  of  mu- 
-ic. 

The  income  for  tuition  from  outside  pu- 
pils amounts  to  about  $1,000  a  year. 

Mr.  Russell  is  accounted  among  the  best 
educators  in  the  state,  and  he  has  brought 
the  Greenfield  schools  to  a  point  where  they 
rank  second  to  no  similar  institutions  in  Illi- 
nois. The  Professor  is  not  only  a  good 
school  man,  but  takes  deep  interest,  and 
lends  a  hand,  in  all  enterprises  that  makes 
for  the  best  interests  of  the  city,  socially, 
morally  and  commercially. 

The  Presbyterian  church  of  Greenfield 
was  organized  in  1859  by  Rev.  George  C. 
Wood,  of  Jacksonville,  who  for  a  time  was 
its  stated  supply.  Hiram  B.  Ellis  and  R.  E. 
Wilder  were  its  first  ruling  elders.  The 
present  pastor  is  Rev.  F.  P.  Witherspoon,  an 
able  man  and  good  pastor,  under  whose  ad- 
ministration the  church  work  in  all  its  de- 
partments is  in  a  fiourishing  condition. 

The  Baptist  denomination  seems  not  to 
have  figured  very  largely  in  the  early  history 
of  Greenfield  and  vicinity.  Rev.  Stephen 
Coonrod,  who  died  in  1872.  appeared  as  one 
of  the  first  Baptist  clergymen  in  the  village, 
though  at  other  points  not  far  distant  were 
Rev.  Charles  Kitchens.  Rev.  Tliomas  Lee 
and  Rev.  M.  Browning,  Rev.  H.  H.  Witt 
and  Rev.  S.  B.  Culp,  who  ministered  for  a 
longer  or  shorter  period  to  the  Hickory 
Grove  church,  northwest  of  Greenfield.  In 
1829  Mr.  Coonrod  became  pastor  of  the  little 
Batpist  church  in  the  village,  at  the  same 
time  li\ing  on  and  operating  his  farm.     He 


continued  this  relation  until  his  death — a 
period  of  48  years.  During  half  of  this  time, 
he  had  also,  at  the  same  time,  charge  of  a 
church  on  Taylor's  Prairie,  and  one  at  Ath- 
ensville.  At  first,  for  four  or  five  years,  he 
held  public  services  in  private  dwellings  but, 
in  1834,  a  small  log  church  building  was 
erected  on  one  corner  of  the  graveyard,  north 
of  town,  which  served  as  a  place  of  public 
worship  for  about  thirty  years,  when  it  gave 
place  to  a  more  impcjsing  structure  in  the 
north  part  of  town  in  1855.  This  building 
served  as  the  sanctuary  for  many  years,  giv- 
ing place  to  the  present  neat  and  modern 
structure  located  one  block  south  of  the 
square.  This  church,  as  now  constituted,  was 
organized  in  1886. 

Rev.  F.  B.  Feary.  an  able  young  man  of 
much  promise  is  the  ])resent  pastor.  Mrs. 
J.  H.  Diddle  is  church  clerk. 

As  before  mentioned  herein,  the  Method- 
ists were  the  early  pioneers  in  Greenfield; 
George  W.  Allen,  George  A.  Cowden  and 
Joel  Ethvards  being  among  their  number,  and 
at  whose  residence  public  worship  on  the 
Sabbath  was  conducted  by  the  early  apostles 
of  this  faith.  In  1828  the  Illinois  district 
and  .Apple  Creek  circuit  embraced  this  point, 
with  Peter  Cartwright  as  presiding  elder, 
and  Isaac  Scarrett  and  I.  T.  Johnson,  as  cir- 
cuit riders.  The  following  year  L.  Bogart 
and  I.  French  were  on  the  circuit  but  in  1830, 
the  district  being  changed  to  Sangamon, 
James  Bankston  appears  to  have  been  the 
first  regular  preacher  in  town,  though  others, 
both  circuit  and  local,  paid  occasional  visits 
for  some  time  before  this.  In  183 1  William 
D.  Trotter  and  William  Haskins  rode  the 
circuit,  and  they  were  succeeded  in  1832,  by 
John  V'ancleve  and  Le\i  Springer.  During 
tlicsc  four  years  Peter  Cartwright  continued 


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presiding  elder;  but  the  district  and  circuit 
lieing  changed  to  CarrolUon,  Simon  Peter 
succeeded  him  in  tiiis  capacity  in  1833,  witli 
John  \'ancleve  and  W'ilham  Petney  as  circuit 
riders.  In  1834  A.  E.  Philhps  and  C.  B.  N. 
McCabe  were  placed  on  the  circuit,  and  they 
were  succeeded,  in  1835.  by  Jesse  Hale  alone. 
In  1836,  the  district  being  then  again 
changed  to  Lebanon.  M.  S.  Taylor  succeetl- 
ed  Simon  I'eter  as  presiding  elder,  with  D. 
Cory  and  N.  Allen  on  the  circuit.  In  1837 
Charles  Holliday  followed  Elder  Taylor  as 
presiding  elder — Elijah  Corrington  being 
on  the  circuit  this  year,  with  A.  Bird  with 
him  a  portion  of  the  year.  In  1838  the  dis- 
trict was  changed  to  Alton  and  the  circuit 
to  Apple  Creek,  and  William  Chaiubers  rode 
the  circuit:  but  in  1839  the  circuit  was 
changed  to  Carrollton  and  J.  B.  Corrington 
was  again  placed  thereon.  In  1840  the  Al- 
ton gave  place  to  the  Illinois  District  when 
Peter  Cartwright  became  again  elder  \\ith 
\\'illiam  A\'ilson  on  the  circuit  during  this 
and  the  following  year.  Up  to  this  time  the 
Methodists  had  no  church  building,  but  had 
worshiped  where\er  temporary  accommo- 
dations were  furnished  them;  but  in  1841 
the  society  built  its  first  editice,  as  stated 
heretofore.  Among  the  local  preachers  of 
earlier  days  in  Greenfield  we  may  mention 
Revs.  J.  B.  Corrington.  W.  H.  Askins, 
Amos  Prentice,  Henry  Davidson,  Dr.  Led- 
brook,  William  Saxton,  William  Batty  and 
James  Rives;  the  latter  being  the  father  of 
the  lamented  Judge  Rives,  recently  deceased. 
The  church  in  Greenfield  at  the  present 
is  the  largest  in  the  city,  and  its  membership 
includes  many  of  the  foremost  and  financially 
strongest  citizens  of  the  community.  The 
present  pastor.  Rev.  T.  J.  \Mieat,  D.  D.,  is 
an  able  man  well  endowed  in  the  ecclesiasti- 
cal thought  of  the  times.  The  Sunday  school 


and  the  \arious  other  auxiliaries  of  the 
church  are  in  good  healthy  condition. 

The  Catholic  society  in  Greenfield  have 
as  their  pastor  at  present,  Rev.  Francis  Ke- 
hoe,  a  good  preacher,  and  said  to  be  an  able 
director  of  religious  forces.  The  society 
has  a  large  membership. 

In  the  matter  of  societies  and  orders  the 
sprightly  little  city  is  well  represented. 

jMasons — -The  Masonic  lodge  is  officered 
as  follows :  Hugh  A.  Shields,  worshipful 
master:  Dr.  H.  Converse,  senior  warden; 
B.  M.  Kinkaid,  junior  warden;  Ralph  Met- 
calf,  senior  deacon;  C.  T.  Metcalf.  jimior 
deacon;  M.  T.  Nichols,  secretary:  W.  E. 
Robbins,  treasurer. 

I.  O.  O.  F.— Officers :  Albert  E.  Carter, 
noble  grand:  M.  J.  Smith,  vice  grand:  J.  B. 
Brodmarkle,  secretary:  N.  L.  ^Mitchell, 
treasurer;  T.  L.  Shade,  warden:  H.  C. 
Smith,  contluctor. 

Knights  of  Pythias — Officers:  Dr.  J. 
A.  Cravens,  C.  C. :  E.  E.  Burroughs,  V.  C. ; 
\\'.  H.  Faith.  Prelate;  T.  L.  Shade,  K.  of  R. 
and  S. :  H.  A.  Shields,  M.  of  F. ;  \'.  H.  Ha- 
ven. M.  of  E. 

]\Iodern  Woodmen  —  Officers:  Hal. 
Howard.  \'.  C. ;  Elvin  A.  IMelow,  \\'.  A.; 
H.  A.  Shields,  secretary;  Charles  ■\Ieng, 
banker. 

Eastern  Star — Officers  :  Winona  Boul- 
ton,  W.  M. ;  Ralph  :\Ietcalf,  W.  P. ;  Bertha 
V.  Bauer,  associate  matron ;  Elizabeth  With- 
erspoon,  secretary:  Effie  Funnell.  treasurer; 
Elizabeth  ]Metcalf.  conductress ;  Catherine 
Bauer,  associate  conductress. 

Court  of  Honor— Officers :  G.  B.  Met- 
calf, chancellor:  S.  D.  McPherron,  recorder 
and  treasurer;  Ernest  Wilhite,  past  chan- 
cellor; Mrs.  Mattie  Wylder,  chaplain;  Ar- 
thur Shade,  conductor. 

Mutual  Protective  League — Officers  :  G. 


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H.  -Metcalf,  president;  Dr.  H.  \V.  Gobble, 
secretary  and  examining-  pliysician ;  Adam 
Koelim,  treasurer. 

Rebekahs  —  Officers  :  M  a  r  g  a  r  e  t  t  a 
Kuehm,  X.  G. ;  Mrs.  Ida  Witt,  V.  G. ;  Al- 
bert Carter,  secretary;  X.  L.  Metcalf.  treas- 
urer. 

Commercial  Club — Officers :  H.  G.  Rus- 
sell, president;  B.  F.  McGrew.  vice-presi- 
dent; Victor  H.  Haven,  recording  secretary; 
C.  R.  Sheffield,  treasurer. 

The  business  interests  of  Grecnticld  are 
represented  by  the  following  tinns  antl  in- 
dividuals : 

Dry  Goods — J.  T.  Callaway.  George  1'. 
Bauer  and  E.  E.  Cameron.  Frank  C.  Smith, 
W.  T.  Wilhite  Estate. 

Groceries —  G.  B.  Metcalf  &  Son,  \V.  G. 
Secor  &  Son;  S.  M.  Wilhite  &  Son.  Gibson 
&  Sj'uder,  Henderson  &  Shade,  Charles 
Meng  &  Son. 

Hardware — J.  B.  Brodmarkle,  Arnet  & 
Collins. 

Druggists — William  A.  Saylor.  Luther 
C.  Valentine,  W.  A.  Gray. 

Bank.— Sheffield  &  Co. 

X'otions — Cooper  &  Temple,  H.  L. 
Goodell. 

Furniture  and  Undertaking — C.  1'. 
Dannel.  H.  A.  Shields. 

Lumber — J.  H.  Entrckin.  Robert  .\. 
Mitchell. 

Buggies— A.  D.  Rollins,  John  H.  Bass- 
ham. 

Xewspaper — '"Greenfield  Argus,"  V.  H. 
Haven. 

Hotels  and  Livery— A.  D.  Rollins.  B.  U. 
Bassham. 

Flouring  Mill— B.  F.  McGrew. 

Shoes — Phillip  Bauer.  T.   X.   Kiuidson. 

Poultry — Chinow  th  &  French.  Milton  C. 
.-\ndrews. 


Restaurants — Mrs.  Lillie  h'esler,  Barton 
Bros.,  James  Bishop. 

Barber  Shops — Charles  L.  Xeal,  Wylder 
i!t  Wade,  Burghardt  &  Son. 

Photographer — Lewis  P'stell. 

Meat  ^larket — George  Holnback. 

Tailor  shop — Capt.  Thos.  Doyle. 

Dentists— R.  E.  Black,  H.  R.  Powell, 
J.  H.  Diddle. 

Grain— E.  D.  Wooley.  L.  V.  Allen. 

Attorney. — Hon.   C.   J.    Doyle. 

1  'ostmaster — John  Rt  )bar(ls. 

Physician.s — F.  ..\.  Clement.  H.  W. 
Gobble.  IL  Converse.  J.  .\.  Cra\cns,  A.  G. 
Kinkead. 

Cnv  OFKKER.S. 

Greenfield  was  incurporateil  under  the 
Stale  law  as  a  city  on  .\])ril  j.  1SS4.  since 
which  time  the  following  persons  have 
served  as  its  officers  : 

1884 — Mayor.  James  W.  Hutchinson. 
Aldermen:  First  ward.  George  B.  Metcalf, 
John  Beaty;  Second  ward,  Henry  C.  Myers, 
Henry  M.  Long;  Third  ward,  Joseph  J. 
Crouch.  James  H.  Smith;  Attorney,  George 
W.  Coonrod ;  Clerk.  Jesse  .\.  [Drake ;  Treas- 
urer, Samuel  M.  Wilhite;  City  Marshal. 
John  C.  Berry. 

1885— ilayor,  Edward  A.  Belknap.  Al- 
dermen: First  ward,  George  B.  Metcalf, 
Carter  Drake:  Second  ward,  Henry  C. 
Myres.  Henry  M.  Long;  Third  ward,  Jo- 
seph J.  Crouch,  Richard  C.  Fisher;  clerk, 
Vic  H.  Haven;  Police  Magistrate,  John  F. 
Roach :  Treasurer.  Jasper  Johnson ;  City 
Marshal.  Alfred  Walker. 

1886— Mayor.  Edwin  .V.  Belknap.  .\1- 
dermen  :  First  w  ard.  Carter  Drake.  George 
B.  Metcalf;  Second  ward.  Henry  M.  Long, 
Henrv  M.  Chinow  th;  Third  ward.  Richard 


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C.  l-'isher.  Phillip  Bauer;  Clerk,  \'ic  H. 
Maven;  Police  ilagistrate,  James  Steidley ; 
Treasurer,  Jasper  Johnson;  City  Marshal. 
Alfred  Walker. 

1887 — IMayor,  Wilbur  P.  Ennis.  Alder- 
men :  First  ward,  George  B.  Metcalf,  Al- 
pheus  D.  Rollins;  Second  ward,  Henry  'SI. 
Chinowth,  Stephen  B.  Cole;  Third  ward. 
Phillip  Bauer,  William  T.  Saxton ;  Attor- 
ney. William  M.  \\"allace;  Clerk.  \'ic  H. 
Haven;  Treasurer,  Ralph  Aletcalf,  City 
Marshal.  George  W.  Adams. 

1888— :^Iayor,  Wilbur  P.  Ennis.  Alder- 
men :  First  ward,  .Alpheus  D.  Rollins, 
(ieorge  B.  Metcalf;  Second  Ward,  Stephen 

B.  Cijle.  William  J.  Slaughter;  Third  ward, 
William  T.  Saxton,  Phillip  Bauer;  Attor- 
ney. William  'SI.  Wallace;  Clerk,  Vic  H. 
Flaven;  Treasurer,  Ralph  Metcalf;  City 
Marshal,  George  ^\'.  Adams. 

1889  —  J\Ia)-or,  Jasper  Johnson.  Alder- 
men :  First  ward,  George  B.  Metcalf,  Ed- 
ward J.  Stock;  Second  ward,  William  J. 
Slaughter,  James  A.  Piper ;  Third  ward. 
Phillip  Bauer,  William  Jayne;  Treasurer. 
John  B.  Brodmarkle;  City  Marshal,  George 
W.  Adams ;  Clerk,  Howard  E.  Wilhite ; 
Xight  Police,  James  Reynolds. 

1890 — Mayor.  Jasper  Johnston.  Alder- 
men :  F'irst  ward,  Edward  J.  Stock,  Thomas 

C.  Brown ;  Second  ward.  James  A.  Piper, 
George  W.  Adams;  Third  ward,  William 
Jayne,  Shadrach  P.  Cameron;  Treasurer, 
John  B.  Brodmarkle;  City  Marshal,  James 

Reynolds;  Clerk,  \'ic  H.  Haven;  Police 
Magistrate.  Milton  A.  Kinkead  ;  Xight  Po- 
lice, Curtis  Scott. 

189 1 — ]\layor.  George  B.  Metcalf.  Al- 
dermen: F'irst  ward,  Thomas  C.  Brown, 
John  W.  Piper;  Second  ward.  George  W. 
.\dams,  Stephen  P>.  Cole;  Third  ward,  Shad- 
rach  P.   Cameron.  Alonroe  G.   Sisson ;  At- 


torney, Edwin  Woolley;  Clerk,  tlarry  C. 
Wilhite;  Treasurer,  William  H.  Johnson; 
Police  Magistrate,  IMilton  .\.  Kinkead;  City 
Marshal,  John  D.  Shephard ;  Xight  Police. 
Curtis  Scott. 

1892 — ?^Iayor.  George  B.  Metcalf.  Al- 
dermen: F^irst  ward,  John  W.  Piper.  John 
B.  Brodmarkle;  Second  ward.  Stephen  B. 
Cole.  William  J.  Slaughter;  Third  ward, 
Alonroe  G.  Sisson,  Charles  H.  Barton; 
Clerk,  Harry  C.  Wilhite;  Treasurer,  Will- 
iam H.  Johnson;  Police  Magistrate,  Isaac 
P.  Barton ;  City  Marshal.  John  D.  Shep- 
hard ;  Night  Police,  Curtis  Scott. 

1893 — Mayor.  Frank  A.  Clement.  Al- 
dermen :  F'irst  ward,  John  B.  Brodmarkle, 
John  L.  Stansbury :  Second  ward,  William 
J.  Slaughter,  John  H.  Sykes;  Third  ward, 
Charles  H.  Barton.  \Wlliam  Jayne;  Attor- 
ney, \\'illiani  AF  Ward :  Treasurer,  George 
P.  Bauer ;  Clerk,  Joe  S.  Dixon ;  Police  Mag- 
istrate, Isaac  P.  Barton;  City  Marshal,  John 
D.  Shephard;  Xight  Police.  Henry  M. 
Chinowth. 

1894 — ]\Iayor.  Frank  A.  Clement.  Al- 
ilermen :  First  ward.  John  L.  Stansbm-y. 
John  B.  Brodmarkle:  Second  ward.  John  H. 
Sykes.  William  H.  Faith;  Third  ward.  Will- 
iam Jayne.  John  W'ahl :  Attorney.  William 
]\I.  Ward;  Treasurer,  George  P.  Bauer; 
Clerk.  Joe  S.  Dixon ;  I'olice  Magistrate, 
Isaac  P.  Barton;  City  Marshal,  Robert  H. 
INIaxfield ;   Night  Police,  Joseph  Chinowth. 

1895 — Mayor,  George  B.  Metcalf.  Al- 
dermen :  First  ward,  John  B.  Brotlmarkle. 
John  L.  Stansbury;  Second  ward.  William 
H.  F'aith,  Henry  C.  Myres;  Third  ward. 
John  \Vahl.  George  W.  Cunningham  ;  Clerk. 
Joe  S.  Dixon ;  Treasurer,  James  A.  Piper ; 
Police  ^Magistrate,  Isaac  P.  Barton ;  City 
:Marshal.  Rol)ert  H.  Maxfield :  Xight  Police. 
Jos.  Chinowth,  Curtis  Scott. 


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1S96 — Mayor,  George  B.  Melcall.  iVl- 
dermen :  First  ward,  John  L.  Stanslniry, 
Charles  W.  Saylor;  Second  ward,  Henry  C. 
Myres,  William  H.  Faith;  Third  ward, 
George  W.  Cunningham,  William  Jayne; 
ClerU,  Joe  S.  Dixon;  Treasurer,  James  A. 
Piper;  Police  Magistrate,  Isaac  P.  Barton; 
City  Marshal,  Robert  il.  Maxfield ;  Xight 
Police,  William  McCants. 

1897 — ATayor,  Frank  A.  Clement.  A1-. 
dermen :  First  ward.  Charles  W.  Saylor, 
William  G.  Allen;  Second  \\"ar(l,  William 
H.  Faith,  Robert  L.  Wyldcr ;  Third  ward, 
William  Jayne,  Joe  S.  Dixon ;  Clerk,  Harry 
T.  ^Madden;  Treasurer,  Carson  T.  Metcalf; 
]''olice  Magistrate,  Isaac  P.  Barton;  City 
Marshal,  Robert  II.  Maxfield ;  Night  Police, 
Charles  S.  Boring. 

1898— Mayor,  Frank  A.  Clement.  Al- 
dermen :  First  ward,  William  G.  Allen, 
Jesse  B.  Ash ;  Second  ward,  Robert  L.  Wyi- 
der,  Henry  C.  Myres;  Third  ward.  Joe  S. 
Dixon,  Elvid  A.  Melow;  Clerk.  Harry  T. 
Madden ;  Treasurer,  Carson  T.  Metcalf ; 
Police  Magistrate,  Isaac  P.  Barton;  City 
Marshal.  Robt.  H.  Maxfield;  Night  Police. 
John  Williams. 

1899 — Mayor,  Ebert  K.  Metcalf.  Al- 
dermen :  First  ward,  Jesse  B.  Ash.  Adam 
Koehm ;  Second  ward,  Henry  C.  Myres,  Jas- 
per Johnson ;  Third  ward,  Elvir  A.  Melow, 
Ewen  B.  Smith ;  Clark,  Henry  C.  Smith ; 
Treasurer,  Clyde  R.  Shefiield ;  Attorney. 
Cornelius  J.  Doyle;  City  Marshal,  Robt.  L. 
Wylder;  Night  Police.  John  Williams. 

1900 — Mayor,  Ebert  K.  Metcalf.  Alder- 
men :  First  ward.  Adam  Koehm,  Frank  E. 
Strang;  Sec(.ind  ward.  Jasper  Jdhnson.  P. 
Joseph  Madden:  Third  ward.  EKir  A.  Me- 
low. 1-lwen  B.  Smith;  Clerk,  Henry  C. 
Smith ;  Treasurer.  Clyde  R.  Shefiield ;  At- 
torney,  C(n-nelins  J.   Doyle;  City   Marshal, 


Harvey  Lisinbee.*  Jas.  .\.  I'ipcr;  Night 
Police,  John  Williams,*  William  H.   h'aith. 

1901 — Mayor,  E.  A.  Ik'lknap.  Alder- 
men :  First  ward,  Frank  1^.  Strang,  Adam 
Koehm ;  Second  ward,  P.  Joseph  Madden, 
W.  G.  Secor;  Third  ward,  Elvir  .A.  Melow. 
.\.  E.  Henderson ;  Clerk,  Hal  Howard ; 
Treasurer,  Carson  T.  Metcalf;  Attorney, 
Cornelius  J.  Doyle;  City  Marshal.  James  R. 
l'il)er;  Night  Police,  William  H.  Faith. 

igo2 — Mayor,  Edwin  A.  Belknap.  Al- 
tlermen:  I'irst  ward,  .\dam  Koehm,  Ben. 
-M.  Kincaid ;  Second  ward,  W.  (i.  Secor, 
11.  Clardy;  Third  ward,  Elvir  A.  Melow, 
.\.  E.  Henderson;  Clerk,  Hal  Howard; 
Treasurer,  Carson  T.  IMetcalf;  Attorney, 
Cornelius  J.  Doyle;  I'olice  Magistrate,  Fred 
1..  Stock;  City  ^larshal,  J;uncs  A.  I'iper; 
Night  Police,  William  II.  Faith. 

1903 — Mayor,  Harry  W.  Gobble.  j\l- 
dermen  :  hirst  ward,  lien.  M.  Kincaid,  Car- 
son T.  Metcalf;  Second  ward.  George  W. 
Hammack.  Hugh  Clardy ;  Third  ward,  Elvir 
A.  Melow.  Harry  C.  Wilhite;  Clerk,  Hal 
Howard ;  Treasurer,  Clyde  R.  Shefiield ;  At- 
torney, Isaac  P.  Barton;  City  Marshal,  Will- 
iam A.  (jreen ;  Night  Police,  William  H. 
health. 

1904 — Mayor,  Harry  W.  Goblde.  Al- 
dermen: First  ward,  Carson  T.  Metcalf, 
lien.  M.  Kincaid;  Second  ward.  George  W. 
Hammack,  Hugh  Clardy.*  S.  B.  Cole; 
Third  ward.  H.  C.  Wilhite.*  O.scar  Davis, 
lilvir  A.  Melow;  Clerk,  Hal  Howard; 
Treasurer,  Clyde  R.  Sheffield ;  .Attorney, 
Isaac  P.  Barton ;  City  Marshal,  W'illiam  A. 
Green:  Night  Police,  William  H.  Faith. 

The  only  news])aper  in  the  city  is  The 
Argus,  published  by  \'ic  H.  Haven,  who  is 


*Resi2:ned. 


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also  its  editor.     It  is  a  weekly  journal  and 
one  of  the  best  in  the  countv. 


CITY  OF  WHITE  HALL. 

For  the  following  sketch  of  this  thriving 
city,  we  are  indebted  to  the  courtesy  of  Mr. 
J.  D.  Rowe,  the  hustling  real  estate  agent 
there,  who  kindly  permitted  us  to  copy  from 
the  advance  sheet  of  a  little  booklet  he  has 
in  preparation  entitled  "Greater  White 
Hall." 

LOC.^TIOX. 

White  Hall  is  located  at  the  junction  of 
the  Chicago  &  Alton  and  Chicago,  Burling- 
ton &  Ouincy  Railways,  in  Greene  county, 
Illinois,  and  is  66  miles  north  of  St.  Louis, 
241  miles  from  Chicago,  and  257  miles  from 
Kansas  City.  Carrollton.  the  county  seat 
of  Greene  county,  is  ten  miles  south.  Jack- 
sonville twenty-five  miles  north  and  Spring- 
field, the  state  capital,  only  sixty  miles  north- 
east, the  way  the  crow  flies.  The  Illinois 
river  is  twelve  miles  west.  Wdiite  Hall  is 
surrounded  by  one  of  the  richest  and  most 
fertile  agricultural  districts  in  the  Mississ- 
ippi Valley,  and  her  excellent  railroad  facili- 
ties give  easy  access  to  the  leading  markets 
of  the  Middle  \\'est. 

INCORPOR.VTION. 

^^'hite  Hall  was  founded  by  David  Piar- 
row  on  Jan.  12,  1832.  The  town  ])lat,  which 
was  recorded  March  9.  1832.  cuntained  forty- 
eight  lots  and  four  streets,  known  as  West 
street.  East  street.  Main  street  and  Church 
street. 

Bv  an  act  of  the  legislature.  White  Hall 


was  incorporated  as  a  town  in  1837.  (Dates 
are  conflicting,  some  giving  1833.  others 
1836  as  official.)  .Vs  the  original  records 
were  in  some  manner  destroyed,  it  is  not 
positively  known  who  was  president  of  the 
first  town  board.  Under  the  law  at  that  time 
the  trustees  appointed  their  own  chairman 
and  Archibald  Clark  and  Chester  Swallow' 
are  the  only  ones  known  to  have  been  mem- 
bers of  the  first  board  of  trustees. 

In  1838  another  charter  was  obtained 
which  remained  in  force  until  1869,  when  a 
new  charter  was  granted,  and  Samuel  Hig- 
bee  elected  president  of  the  board,  and  Philip 
Brantzel,  S.  V.  V^illinger,  J.  Smith  and  G. 
S.  \'osseller,  trustees. 

In  1884  White  Hall  was  duly  incorpor- 
ated as  a  city.  S.  D.  Chapin  was  elected 
mayor ;  R.  S.  Worcester,  clerk ;  Isaac  Pow- 
ell, treasurer :  Thomas  Henshaw,  city  attor- 
ney ;  F.  I.  Vedder,  marshal ;  T.  P.  Hackney, 
Superintendent  of  Streets ;  Robert  Neece, 
Supt.  Lamps';  Aldermen :  First  ward,  F.  F. 
Worcester,  Alfred  W'hite;  Second  ward, 
D.  Culbertson,  A.  O.  Vosseller ;  Third  ward, 
M.  C.  Purdy,  i\I.  Brantzel. 

MERCANTILE. 

Beverly  Holliday  was  the  first  man  to 
engage  in  the  mercantile  business  in  White 
Hall,  his  place  of  business  being  his  resi- 
dence, which  stood  on  the  lot  now  owned  by 
David  Hutchinson,  south  of  the  Catholic 
church.  He  was  also  the  first  postmaster, 
and  of  him  it  is  truly  said  that  when  he  re- 
cei\'ed  mail  (which  was  once  every  two 
weeks)  he  would  put  letters  in  his  hat.  walk 
about  the  little  village  and  when  asked  by 
any  one  for  mail,  would  take  down  the  port- 
able postoffice  and  after  a  careful  perusal  of 
its  contents,  hand  over  a  letter,  if  there  hap- 


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pened  to  be  one  for  the  questioner.  This 
method  was  continued  by  Air.  HoHiday  for 
about  tliree  vears. 


To  give  a  correct  detailed  history  of  the 
clay  industry  in  White  Hall  from  its  infancy 
to  the  present  time  would  make  an  exceed- 
ingly large  volume  within  itself.  Therefore 
we  will  be  obliged  to  refer  only  to  some  of 
tlie  principal  features,  and  in  connection, 
give  sketches  of  some  of  the  manufacturers. 

The  first  earthenware  manufactured  in 
White  Hall  was  by  Michael  Baker  in  1835, 
on  the  lot  where  Dr.  H.  \\'.  Chapman's  resi- 
dence now  stands.  The  unburned  ware  was 
then  hauled  to  William  Heath's  kiln  to  l^urn. 
Mr.  Heath  owned  the  only  kiln  in  Greene 
county  at  that  time,  it  being  located  near  the 
S.  M.  Henderson  residence  southeast  of 
town.  The  second  kiln  was  built  just  west 
of  the  house  owned  by  Mrs.  A.  \\'.  Fore- 
man, now  occupied  by  W.  O.  Tankersley. 

The  ware  made  was  earthenware,  not 
\\hat  is  now  known  as  stoneware. 

In  the  30's,  John  N.  Ebey,  who  was  mak- 
ing earthenware  (not  stoneware)  in  Sanga- 
mon county,  came  to  White  Hall  and  turned 
the  first  stoneware  ever  turned  in  Greene 
county.  This  was  burned  in  the  William 
Heath  red  ware  kiln,  and  there  was  little  or 
nothing  more  done  in  this  line  here  for  thirty- 
one  years.  Soon  after  the  business  was  re- 
vived by  Aug.  Pierce,  D.  Culbertson  and 
others.  Mr.  Ebey  removed  to  White  Hall 
and  for  several  years,  he,  his  sons,  John  V. 
and  Charles,  and  his  son-in-law,  L.  C.  Mur- 
phy, carried  on  the  manufacture  of  stone- 
ware on  tlie  ground  subsequently  occupied 
by  the  Hill  &  Prindle  factory. 

In  subsequent  years  other  potteries  were 


erected  or  operated  by  different  ones,  among 
them  W.  W.  Hubbs,  Moore  &  Boone,  George 
Hill,  L..  T.  Prindle,  M.  C.  Purdy,  John  King, 
1".  J.  McGowan,  T.  O'Gorman,  M.  J.  Gal- 
huly.  Murphy  &  Bates,  F.  C.  Garbitt,  Brown 
Cogdell  &  Sax,  Vermillion  Brothers,  G.  B. 
Dan  forth  and  man\-  others  whom  we  would 
be  jileased  to  mention  if  space  would  permit. 

.\LGUSTUS   PIERCE. 

Augustus  Pierce,  father  of  the  pottery 
industry,  as  it  now  exists  in  White  Hall, 
learned  the  potters'  trade  in  Akron,  Ohio, 
and  while  working  as  a  farm  hand  near 
White  Hall  in  1863.  interested  B.  G.  Culver, 
a  dry  goods  merchant,  in  the  manufacture  of 
stoneware,  and  in  1864  they  erected  the  first 
pottery  plant  in  \\"hite  Hall.  It  was  located 
on  the  lot  where  X.  R.  Mason's  residence 
stands,  at  the  north  end  of  Bates  avenue. 
yir.  Pierce,  it  might  be  said,  is  the  original 
manufacturer  of  stoneware  in  White  Hall, 
although  Michael  Baker  made  the  first  ware. 
He  at  that  time  lived  in  a  log  house  on  the 
present  site  of  his  now  neat  and  comfortable 
little  home  on  East  Lincoln  street. 

DAVID  CULBF.RTSOX. 

Some  years  later  Da\id  Culbertson  be- 
came a  partner  in  the  firm  with  Pierce  & 
Culver,  but  five  years  after,  withdrew  and 
erected  a  building  where  his  present  large, 
commodious  plant  stands.  To  Air.  Culbert- 
sim,  it  is  said,  belongs  the  honor  of  making 
the  first  drain  tile  in  this  part  of  the  state. 
The  capacity  of  the  machine,  which  was  run 
by  hand,  was  500  tile  per  day.  Some  years 
later  when  Mr.  Culbertson  installed  machin- 
ery capable  of  making  4,000  tile  per  day,  he 
was  the  subject  of  severe  criticism,  but  he 


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was  then,  as  he  is  today,  looking  into  tlie 
future  growth  of  White  Hall  and  the  clay 
industry.  The  annual  output  of  his  plant  is 
now  1,000,000  gallons. 

Uncle  Dave,  as  the  is  familiarly  known, 
is  the  only  pioneer  potter  who  has  been  in 
Inisiness  continuously  to  the  present  time 
and  his  plant,  clay  lands,  residence  and  bank 
account  are  testimonials  of  his  success. 

A.   D.   RUCKEL   &  SON. 

The  seniiir  member  of  this  firm  came 
from  Akron,  Ohio,  t.i  White  Hall  in  Au- 
gust, 1870,  and  engaged  in  the  pottery  busi- 
ness with  M.  C.  Purdy,  the  style  of  the  firm 
being  Purdy  &  Ruckel.  The  plant  stood 
where  the  White  Hall  Electric  Company's 
l)lant  now  stands.  Five  years  later  he  sold 
his  interest  to  Mr.  Purdy,  and  bought  in 
with  A.  F.  \'edder,  dealer  in  hardware, 
drugs,  groceries,  etc. 

In  January.  1883,  }ilr.  Ruckel  re-engaged 
in  the  manufacture  of  stoneware,  buying 
the  factory  owned  by  D.  C.  Banta.  and  has 
been  in  this  business  continuously  since  that 
date.  In  1898,  the  present  large  and  con- 
venient structure  was  erected,  new  machin- 
ery added  and  modern  methods  for  the  man- 
ufacture of  w-are  introduced.  About  ten 
years  ago,  C.  A.  Ruckel,  the  junior  member, 
was  taken  in  by  his  father  as  a  full  partner 
in  the  business,  the  syle  of  the  firm  since 
being  A.  D.  Ruckel  &  Son.  The  capacity  of 
the  plant  is  now  about  1,000,000  gallons  an- 
nually. Like  other  stoneware  factories  in 
White  Hall,  Ruckel  &  Son  ship  ware  to  vari- 
ous parts  of  the  United  States,  Canada  and 
Mexico. 

WHITE   H.\LL  SEWER  PIPE   &  STOXEWARE   CO. 

The  clav  industrv  in  the  wav  of  making 


drain  tile  and  building  l)rick  by  this  company 
began  in  1866  by  S.  S.  and  W.  W.  Arnold 
in  a  little  frame  building  located  near  Clay 
City,  about  two  and  one  half  miles  east  of 
White  Hall.  The  institution  grew  until 
1876,  when  a  plant  was  built  in  this  city  on 
the  site  of  the  present  mammoth  structure 
for  the  purpose  of  manufacturing  sewer  pipe, 
roofing  tile,  etc. 

In  1892,  H.  C.  IMorrow  became  manager 
of  the  company,  and  so  continued  until 
March  26.  1903,  when  fire  completely  de- 
stroved  the  entire  plant.  Vnv  some  time 
after  the  fire,  things  seemed  rather  gloomy 
for  \\'hite  Hall,  but  a  new  and  much  stronger 
company  was  organized  by  Mr.  Morrow, 
the  capitalization  being  $150,000.  which  was 
later  increased  to  $200,000.  Shortly  there- 
after, Mr.  Morrow  organized  the  White 
Hall  Railway  Company  with  a  capital  of 
$40,000.  for  the  purpose  of  transferring  clay 
from  the  "diggings"  to  the  big  works. 

Following  are  the  officers  of  both  cor- 
porations :  H.  C.  Morrow,  president ;  W.  E. 
Killen,  vice-president;  H.  O.  Tunison,  vice- 
president;  C.  B.  Stahl,  secretary  and  treas- 
urer. The  directors  are:  E.  S.  Greenleaf, 
Jacksonville.  Illinois,  vice-president  Ayers 
National  Bank:  Gust.  Bischotf.  St.  Louis. 
Missouri,  president  ]\Ianchester  Bank;  .\. 
P.  Grout,  Winchester,  Illinois,  president 
First  National  Bank,  White  Hall,  Illinois; 
Judge  E.  P.  Kirby,  Jacksonville.  Illinois, 
attorney  and  capitalist;  F.  H.  W.  Krenning, 
St.  Louis.  Missouri,  president  Krenning 
Glass  Co.:  W.  E.  Killen,  Jacksonville.  Illi- 
nois, superintendent  motive  power,  C.  P.  & 
St.  L.  Railway;  Jett  A.  Kirby.  Jersey ville, 
Illinois,  vice-president  Jersey  State  Bank; 
John  R.  Davis,  Jacksonville.  Illinois,  mayor 
of  Jacksonville;  H.  O.  Tunison.  White  Hall, 
Illinois,  vice-president  First  National  Bank; 


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George  W.  I'erry.  St.  Louis,  Missouri, 
George  W.  I'crry  &  Co.;  H.  C.  Morrow, 
White  Hall,  lliiuois. 

Tliis  is.  without  doubt,  tlie  most  nioderu 
and  best  equipped  of  any  clay  manufacturing 
plant  in  the  United  States,  if  not  in  the 
world.  The  buildings  are  heated  and  ware 
dried  by  waste  heat  drawn  from  the  kilns 
by  use  of  large  fans,  electrically  operated. 
There  are  nine  stoneware  and  six  sewer  pipe 
kilns,  fiiur  of  which  are  said  to  be  the  largest 
in  the  world,  each  holding  fourteen  cars  of 
ware,  and  being  forty-two  and  one-half  feet 
in  diameter,  inside  measurement.  About  120 
tons  of  clay  are  dug  by  an  electrical  shovel 
and  hauled  by  trolley  line  daily  to  the  plant. 
A  small  railway  is  also  used  to  take  stone- 
ware from  the  kilns  to  the  yard,  and  from 
the  yard  to  cars.  One  hundred  tons  of  coal 
are  consumed  daily.  The  horse  power  in 
the  boilers  is  600,  and  in  electricity,  266. 
The  plant  and  yards  cover  twenty-five  acres 
of  ground,  and  the  company  owns  200  acres 
of  clay  and  coal  east  of  this  city. 

The  annual  outpvit  of  the  plant  is  1500 
cars  of  stoneware  and  1200  cars  sewer  pipe 
and  drain  tile. 

WHITE    H.\LL   CL.W. 

[Through  the  kindness  of  Prof.  Paul  E.  Cox  a 
sketch  on  the  nature  of  our  clay  deposits  is  herewith 
presented.  Mr.  Cox  is  a  chemist  of  marked  ability, 
with  a  reputation  at  stake,  and  as  his  analysis  was 
for  the  sole  purpose  of  determining  the  quality  of 
the  clay  in  this  section,  the  reader  may  rest  assured 
that  the  report   is  impartial   in   every  respect.] 

The  clays  of  this  vicinity  are  adapted  to 
the  manufacture  of  lime  nodules  and  the 
like,  hut  uiidouhtedly  line  red  brick  could  be 
made.  Owing  to  the  richness  of  variety  of 
other  clays,  shades  could  be  produced  to 
please  the  modern  architect  who  demands 
restful  shading  in  his  w^all  colore. 


The  buff-burning  clays  from  which 
stoneware  is  made  are  suited  to  the  manu- 
facture of  enameled  brick,  enameled  bath 
tubs  and  all  sorts  of  enameled  wares.  x\rt 
stoneware  may  be  made  of  the  sort  made  in 
England  by  the  Doultons  at  the  Lambeth 
potteries,  or  such  as  the  Banko  ware  of  Jap- 
an. No  art  stoneware  is  made  in  America. 
The  last  Paris  exposition  used  any  sort  of 
plastic-formed  ware  except  white  ware. 
White  ware  can  never  be  made  from  a  body 
containing  above  one  per  cent  of  iron  oxide. 
These  stonew'are  clays  vary  from  one  to  four 
per  cent,  hence  no  white  ware  can  be  made 
from  any  local  clays,  as  the  bufif  color  would 
show  strongly,  no  matter  how  worked. 
I'urther  there  is  not  a  single  raw  material 
for  white  ware  manufacture  short  of  the 
wholesale  dealers  of  St.  Louis.  So  it  would 
appear  that  White  Hall  resources  should  be 
developed  along  the  lines  that  local  condi- 
tions point  out. 

Out  of  the  common  yellow  clays  good  red 
brick  could  be  made.  Some  may  be  unfit 
from  much  glazed  stoneware  in  friezes  and 
other  decorative  work,  the  glazes  being 
colored  and  applied  with  the  brush  to  the 
hand-modeled  piece.  Architects  are  ever  on 
the  look-out  for  ta.sty  fireproofing  that  is 
easily  cleaned.  This  sort  of  stuf?  is  possible 
from  local  materials.  Any  sort  of  art  w'are 
can  be  made  from  local  clays  except  such  as 
demand  the  white  body.  The  Iris  ware  of 
the  Rockwood  pottery  is  of  this  type.  Any 
other  sort  of  ware  made  at  Rockwood  could 
be  made  from  local  clays. 

The  newest  thing  in  art  ware  is  the  matt 
glazed  stuff.  Being  entirely  of  aque,  any 
clay  is  suited  to  them,  and  any  clay,  even 
the  dust  from  the  street,  could  be  prepared 
by  washing  and  lowning,  and  a  matt  glazed 
piece  made  from  it,  hence  any  local  clay  can 


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be  used  for  art  ware,  and  in  the  transparent 
glazes  many  beaiTtiful  effects  can  be  obtained 
from  clays  that  would  be  condemned  for 
utilitarian  wares.  It  may  be  said  in  this 
connection  that  the  Jap  potter  owes  his  su- 
periority to  American  ones  entirely  to  his 
ability  to  appreciate  an  unexpected  and  un- 
desired  beautiful  thing  in  his  pottery  work — 
his  ability  to  realize  on  accident. 

There  is  fine  red-burning  clay  here,  which 
matures  about  cone  five.  This  would  be  very 
good  for  garden  pots  for  the  formal  garden 
becoming  so  common  in  centers  of  wealth 
and  position.  \\'ith  this  could  be  blended 
other  clays  and  minerals,  producing  effects 
to  suit  the  landscape  gardener. 

Chemical  stoneware  might  well  be  made. 
None  is  made  in  America.  The  best  of  pot- 
tery skill  is  required  to  produce  it.  but  one 
need  but  to  think  of  the  number  of  chemical 
works  to  realize  that  much  of  the  imported 
stoneware  must  belong  to  this  class. 

Architectural  faience,  glazed  tile  for 
grates  and  mantels,  bath  room  tilings,  mo- 
saic tiles,  encaustic  tiles,  all  are  possible  in 
whole  or  in  part  from  local  clays. 

These  things  and  the  wares  already  man- 
ufactured, plus  a  more  extensive  line  of  fire- 
proofing  goods,  should,  if  well  worked  out, 
make  White  Hall  the  important  clay  \\ork- 
ing  city  it  should  be.  But,  after  all,  it  de- 
pends on  the  spirit  of  the  people  as  to  w  hat 
shall  develop;  for  science  somehow  finds  a 
way  to  work  clays  where  the  spirit  of  the 
people  makes  it  most  profitable,  and  every 
day  the  advantage  of  established  workings 
grows  less  where  progress  lags  behind. 

.\GRICULTURE. 

From  an  agricultural  point  of  view 
White  Hall  ranks  with  the  best  towns  in  Illi- 


nois, and  it  is  an  indisputable  fact  that  Illi- 
nois ranks  with  the  leading  states  of  the 
Union,  not  only  in  general  production,  but 
in  that  she  has  leading  markets  for  her  prod- 
ucts. It  is  no  idle  boast  when  we  say  White 
Hall  is  one  of  the  leading  towns  in  Western 
Illinois. 

The  famous  Apple  Creek  Prairie  on  tlie 
west,  southwest  and  south  and  practically 
the  same  on  the  north,  makes  farming  a 
pleasant  and  profitable  business  instead  of  a 
life  of  drudgery  and  toil,  as  is  the  case  in 
many  instances.  The  productiveness  of  the 
soil  is  abundant  and  it  is  useless  to  give  in 
detail  the  merits  of  it.  The  reader  may 
judge  for  himself  when  we  say  that  some 
of  this  land  could  not  be  bought  for  $175  per 
acre — in  fact  it  is  not  for  sale  at  any' price. 
However,  a  few  small  farms  have  been  of- 
fered at  from  $90  to  $125  per  acre. 

THE   BIG   FIRE. 

October  11,  187 J,  occurred  the  most  de- 
structive conflagration  in  the  history  of 
White  Hall.  The  fire  originated  about  nine 
o'clock  a.  m.,  in  a  restaurant  kept  by  L.  A. 
Nor\iel  and  burned  furiously  until  after 
noon.  A  defective  flue  was  the  cause,  and 
when  at  last  the  flames  were  subdued,  deso- 
lation remained,  for  all  the  buildings — fif- 
teen in  number — west  of  Main  street  between 
Franklin  street  and  the  building  now  occu- 
pied bv  G.  F.  Todd,  and  from  Main  to  Car- 
rollton  street  on  Sherman,  were  a  total  loss. 

Soon  after  the  fire  began  to  spread  from 
one  building  to  another.  Rev.  D.  S.  Starr, 
seeing  the  imminent  peril  of  the  town  sent 
the  following  telegram  to  Jacksonville : 

White  Hall.  Ill,,  Oct.  11,  1872. 
Mayor  McConnel : 

White  Hall  is  in  flames.     Come  to  our  aid. 
D.  S.  Starr. 


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Mayor  IMcConnel  at  once  informed  tlie 
lire  department  and  in  a  few  minutes  a  spe- 
cial train  with  a  tire  engine,  hose  carts,  etc., 
and  ahout  150  men  started  for  White  Hall, 
making  the  run  in  twenty-seven  minutes,  in- 
cluding the  time  they  took  the  siding  at 
Roodhouse  for  the  regular  train.  Heroic 
work  was  ilone  hy  both  the  local  and  Jack- 
sonville firemen,  but  the  combination  of 
frame  buildings,  inadequate  water  supply 
and  ineflicient  lire-fighting  apparatus,  was 
too  much  to  be  overcome  without  great  loss, 
which  was  variously  estimated  at  from  $50,- 
000  to  $75,000. 

.\mong  those  who  sustained  loss,  as 
nearlv  as  we  can  learn,  were: 


Picrson,  Gregory  &  Co.,  bankers;  M.  F.  Dixvitt, 
heirs;  L.  A.  Norviel,  restaurantcr ;  H.  J.  Moreland, 
furniture;  Aaron  Reno,  furniture:  S.  &  J.  E.  Higbee, 
wagon  makers ;  Brantzel  Bros.,  hardware ;  Odd  Fel- 
lows Hall;  Marcus  Worcester;  S.  D.  Chapin,  grocer- 
ies; T.  P.  Hackney,  groceries;  L.  T.  Whiteside,  har- 
ness shop  and  building;  B.  F.  Baldwin  &  Son,  dry 
goods ;  Bridges  &  Worcester,  store  buildings ;  D.  C. 
Banta,  drugs,  groceries,  etc. ;  James  Israel,  store 
buildings,  etc. ;  Sanford  &  Danforth,  general  mer- 
chandise ;  Vinyard  &  Mason,  store  building ;  .\. 
Davis,  store  and  wareroonis;  L.  Oswald,  merchan- 
dise. 


With  a  determination  in  which  failure 
was  (and  is  yet)  unknown,  the  business  men 
of  White  Hall  began  the  erection  of  brick 
buildings  on  the  lots  thus  laid  waste,  al- 
most before  the  last  cloud  of  smoke  had  set- 
tled on  the  horizon,  and  with  the  exception 
of  two,  all  these  business  buildings  are  good, 
substantial  Ijrick  structures,  containing  stocks 
of  goods  that  are  far  above  the  average  for 
towns  of  the  size  of  White  Hall. 

Just  here  we  cannot  refrain  from  quot- 
ing a  few  expressions  made  by  a  representa- 
tive of  the  Western  Trade  Journal  published 


in  St.   Louis  April  30,   18S4. 
writer  savs  of  White  Hall : 


In  part  the 


There  is  not  a  shabby  dwelling  in  it.  The  mer- 
cantile business  is  chiefly  confined  to  one  street,  and 
where  the  stores  end.  the  "upper  crust"  residences 
begin  and  extend  for  half  a  mile,  on  a  broad  avenue, 
shaded  on  either  side  by  a  line  of  spreading  soft 
maples.  Every  residence  on  this  avenue  is  as  neat, 
cozy  and  clean  as  a  new  pin  or  a  schoolma'am's 
apron.  *  *  *  jhe  retined  and  cultured  ladies 
who  w'ork  hand-in-hand  with  heaven  in  this  Eden 
must  be  awfully  nice  and  sweet!  And  I  know  they 
are,  for  I  saw  a  few  of  them  peeping  through  open- 
ings among  the  plants,  and  1  swow  their  cheeks  and 
lips  are  prettier  than  pinks,  their  eyes  are  brighter 
than  dew-drops  on  a  daisj' — daisy  and  all — and  their 
noses  are  nicer  than  the  posies  they  smell  of.  I'll  bet 
two  bits  the  man  they  smile  upon  feels  as  if  a  seraph 
liad  patted  him  on  the  cheek,  and  a  cherub  chucked 
him  under  the  jaw. 

The  city  is  located  on  a  pretty  plain  of  the  very 
best  black  soil  and  in  the  midst  of  as  fine  an  agri- 
cultural section  as  even  Illinois  can  show  up  any- 
where. There  is  not  a  house  to  rent  in  the  town — 
if  there  was  it  would  soon  be  rented  and  the  win- 
dows full  of  flowers. 

*  *  *  The  churches  are  all  line  structures, 
paupers  are  unknown,  and  I  didn't  see  but  one  dog 
in  a  two-hours'  stroll  and  he  was  too  lonesome  to 
hark.  The  ladies  carry  bouquets  instead  of  poodles, 
and  llie  men  read  papers  and  magazines  instead  of 
picking   tleas  off  the  dogs." 

Should  the  same  writer  visit  Wliite  Hall 
today  he  would  find  existing  some  of  the 
same  conditions,  practically,  that  he  did 
twenty-one  years  ago,  especially  in  speaking 
of  vacant  houses. 


MISCELLANEOUS. 

In  the  early  days  in  White  Hall  corn  was 
king,  i,  e..  corn  juice.  Main  street  was  the 
scene  of  many  exciting  episodes  during  the 
first  thirty  years  of  the  town's  existence,  such 
as  drunkenness,  rioting,  horse-racing,  etc., 
the  street  being  the  race  track,  and  maiiv  a 


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dollar  lias  been  won  and  lost  on  races  run 
thereon.  The  lives  of  women  and  children 
were  endangered  and  many  times  they  were 
obliged  to  keep  off  the  street  until  the  race 
was  o\'er.     But  times  have  changed. 

On  P'ebruary  26,  1870,  a  town  election 
was  held,  and  by  an  extraordinary  effort  on 
the  part  of  the  churches  and  anti-saloon  ele- 
ment, a  temperance  board  was  elected  with 
J.  E.  Higbee  as  president,  by  a  majority  of 
19  out  of  a  total  vote  of  227.  From  that 
day  to  this  we  have  not  had  a  licensed  saloon 
in  the  town,  and  the  good  name  of  White 
Hall  has  been  heralded  throughout  the  land 
as  one  of  the  best  towns  in  Illinois  in  which 
to  live.  May  her  good  name  never  be  tar- 
nished bv  another  saloon. 


James  Allen  kept  the  first  puljlic  eating 
house  in  \\diite  Hall,  the  only  one  Ijetween 
Carrollton  and  Jacksonville.  It  stood  on 
the  corner  now  occupied  by  the  Park  Li\er)- 
Stable,  and  was  known  as  the  White  Hall 
House,  later  as  the  Amos  Hotel, 


As  a  moral  town,  White  Hall  has  few 
equals.  Religiously,  she  has  the  Methodist 
Episcopal,  Christian,  Presbyterian,  Bap- 
tist and  Catholic  denominations,  all  having 
a  good  membership  and  in  good  working- 
order.  H.  E.  Greening  is  pastor  of  the  M. 
E.  church ;  O.  C.  Bolman,  of  the  Christian ; 
I.  A.  Johnston,  of  the  Presbyterian:  W.  W. 
Lewis,  of  the  Baptist;  J.  B.  Wand,  of  the 
Catholic.  All  but  the  Catholic  church  hold 
regular  weekly  prayer  meetings  on  W'ednes- 
day  evening,  Sunday  school  at  9 130  a.  m. 
and  preaching  services  at  1 1  :oo  a.  m.  and 
7  130  p.  m.  The  several  churches  have  vari- 
ous branch  organizations  which  are  working 
in  perfect  harmony. 

You  are  not  only  welcome,  but  are  cor- 
dially invited  to  attend  any  or  all  of  these 
ser\-ices,  when  it  is  convenient  to  do  so. 

White  Hall,  as  stated  heretofore,  has  not 
had  a  licensed  saloon  for  more  than  thirty 
vears,  and  we  repeat,  that  as  a  moral  town, 
has  few  equals. 

SOCIETIES. 


In  1867  a  stock  company  was  organized 
and  Union  Hall  was  built  at  a  cost  of  $20,- 
000.  The  first  board  of  directors  consisted 
of  L.  E.  Worcester,  Simeon  Ross,  I.  D. 
Vedder,  E,  M,  Husted  and  Major  E,  A. 
Giller,  and  was  built  under  the  super\-ision 
of  Judge  Worcester.  The  organization  was 
known  as  "Union  Hall  Association."  M. 
B.  Ross,  the  present  owner,  elevated  the 
floor  a  few  years  ago  and  replaced  the  old 
stool  chairs  with  good  opera  chairs,  recently 
put  in  electric  lights,  and  we  now  have  a 
real  nice  little  opera  house,  capable  of  seat- 
ing- about  600. 


The  Masonic  lodge  meets  on  Thursday 
night  on  or  before  the  full  moon.  C.  ^^^ 
Dossell.  AWirshipful  Master. 

Order  Eastern  Star  meets  first  and  third 
Tuesdays  of  each  month.  Mary  Evans, 
Worthy  Matroi-i. 

Odd  Fellows  meet  every  Monday  night, 
J.  D.  Rowe,  Noble  Grand. 

Rebekahs  meet  on  the  first  and  Third 
Tuesday  night  of  each  month.  Etta  Wig- 
ginton,  Noble  Grand. 

Knights  of  Pythias  meet  every  Thurs- 
dav  night.  L.  W.  Ballard,  Chancellor  Com- 
mander, 


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Mutual  I'miective  League  meets  Secoiul 
ml  Fourth  Tlnirsda)-  nights.  E.  A.  Piper, 
president. 

Modern  Woodmen  of  America  meets 
tirst  and  third  Monday  nights.  11.  L.  Mc- 
l-'arland,  \'enerabie  Consul. 

Royal  Xeighbors  meet  second  and  fourth 
Tuesday  afternoons.  Mrs.  C.  H.  Page, 
( )racle. 

Court  of  Honor  meets  second  and  fourth 
Monday  nights.     J.   ¥.   Greer,  Chancellor. 

Grand  Army  of  the  Republic  meets  first 
Saturday  night  in  each  month.  Capt.  T.  .\. 
Smith,  Commander. 

Knights  anil  Ladies  of  Seciu-ity  meet  an- 
nually,    (i.  1\.  Adams,  president. 


The  first  school  taught  in  White  Hall 
was  by  a  man  named  Barton,  in  1835.  The 
building  stood  on  Carrollton  street,  not  far 
from  I'ranklin.  At  that  time  there  were  less 
than  30  pupils  in  attendance.  The  present 
enrollment,  as  shown  by  the  report  March 
4.  1905,  is  548. 

Rev.  C.  G.  Snow,  of  Jacksonville  is 
probably  the  oldest  teacher  in  Illinois.  He 
began  teaching  in  1837,  and  with  the  excep- 
tion of  two  years,  taught  continuously  for 
fifty-nine  years.  While  he  never  taught  in 
White  Hall,  he  will  be  remembered  as  a 
pioneer  pedagogue  with  considerable  influ- 
ence. He  was  one  of  the  teachers  in  the 
Gregory  district,  taking  charge  of  that 
school  in  1871.  He  resided  in  a  litile  house 
where  the  fine  residence  of  C.  B.  Roodhouse 
now  stands,  on  south  Main  street.  After 
teaching  the  Ciregory  school  tor  a  number  of 
\ears,  he  sought  new  fields  of  labor. 

Years  rolled  by,  his  i)upils  grew  to  man- 
hood and  womanhood,  and  to  some  extent 


the  former  days  were  forgotten.  In  the 
summer  of  1901  Rev.  Snow  paid  a  visit  to 
White  Hall,  and  it  was  proposed  by  some 
of  his  earlj'-day  pupils  that  he  be  treated  to 
a  surprise.  At  an  appointed  hour  in  the 
afternoon  of  Thursday,  June  6th,  a  few  of 
his  old  time  pupils  gathered  on  the  spacious 
lawn  of  C.  B.  Roodhouse  and  awaited  the 
arrival  of  their  old  teacher.  According  to 
pre-arranged  plans,  George  C.  Tunison,  who 
was  one  of  the  most  prominent  in  arranging 
the  surprise,  drove  up  with  the  reverend  gen- 
tleman who  was  doubly  surprised,  for  his 
first  impression  was  that  he  was  to  be  called 
upon  to  ofliciate  at  a  wedding.  The  facts  in 
the  case  were  soon  made  known  to  him, 
however,  and  the  program  was  carried  out  in 
detail  in  a  manner  pleasing  to  all  present. 

The  pupils  present  were :  Ella  Tunison, 
Mamie  Corin,  Mary  Brantzel,  Julia  Weis, 
Nellie  Dossel,  Minnie  Worcester,  Mary  Red- 
w  ine,  Mary  Woodington,  Addie  Ozbun,  Ab- 
bie  Roodhouse,  Alice  Tunison.  Ella  Rood- 
house,  Samuel  Silkwood,  Jr.,  Bentley  Ken- 
dall, Ira  Kendall,  Lucius  Tunison,  George 
C.  Tunison,  Henry  Hough  and  H.  W.  Rood- 
house. 

Others  present  were :  Mesdames  Mary 
Rickart,  Bridget  McAvoy,  Lucy  Tunison, 
Rosetta  Tunison.  ^linerva  Kendall;  Misses 
Dora  !McFarland,  Mary  Woods.  Emma 
Thuett;  Messrs.  R.  S.  Worcester.  M.  G. 
Brantzel,  C.  Weis.  Dr.  J.  W.  Redwine  and 
C.  B.  Roodhouse. 

The  first  decisive  step  toward  erecting  a 
new  school  building  was  taken  in  1866,  when 
by  a  vote  of  the  district,  the  board,  consist- 
ing of  Simeon  Ross,  David  Culbertson  and 
S.  D.  Chapin,  was  instructed  to  proceed  with 
the  work.  A  building  committee  was  ap- 
pointed, composed  of  L.  E.  Worcester,  1.  D. 
Vedder  and  H.  \\'atson,  and  in  April,  1868, 


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the  main  structure  of  the  present  sclioul 
building  was  begun,  and  ready  for  occu- 
pancy by  December  of  the  same  year.  The 
cost  of  the  building  and  the  grounds  amount- 
ed to  about  $22,000.  At  that  time  the  teach- 
ers were :  R.  H.  Frost,  principal ;  Mrs.  R. 
H.  Frost,  assistant  principal ;  Ellen  Mat- 
thews, A.  E.  McGuire,  Fannie  Adams:  E. 
K.  Shirley,  janitor. 

The  increasing  attendance  was  such  that 
in  February,  1889,  $5,000  was  authorized 
with  which  to  build  an  addition,  but  this 
amount  was  not  sufficient  to  meet  the  de- 
mand and  on  May  4th  of  the  same  year 
$4,000  was  added  to  complete  the  work. 
Lucas  Pfeififenberg  was  the  architect  and 
the  contract  was  let  to  W.  F.  Hoyle.  The 
total  cost,  including  repairs  on  the  old  build- 
ing, amounted  to  more  than  $10,000. 

The  board  at  that  time  consisted  of  A. 
W.  Foreman,  president ;  E.  J-  Pearce,  sec- 
retary; M.  C.  Purdy,  H.  W.  Chapman,  G. 
B.  Danfordi,  \\'.  C.  Chapin  and  Louis  Low- 
enstein. 

A  few  years  ago  it  became  an  evident 
fact  that  the  building  was  still  inadequate 
for  the  increasing  attendance,  and  a  special 
election  was  held  April  27,  1901,  and  an  ap- 
propriation of  $7,000  was  voted  to  build  an- 
other addition,  which  was  finished  the  fol- 
lowing spring.  The  total  cost  of  the  build- 
ing as  it  now  stands,  including  the  furniture, 
is  about  $42,000.  This  now  gives  us  one  of 
the  best  school  buildings  for  a  town  of  this 
size  in  this  part  of  the  state. 

Our  corps  of  instructors  are  fully  up  to 
the  standard  in  their  work.  They  are :  C. 
E.  Avis,  superintendent;  Isabella  Anderson, 
principal ;  Myrtle  L  Roberts,  assistant  prin- 
cipal ;  R.  V.  Smith,  assistant  principal ;  Mat- 
tie  E.  Ryan,  7th  grade;  Anna  M.  Richert, 
6th   grade:  Mabel  E.    Green,     5th    grade: 


Sarah  Shaw.  4tli  grade;  \'in  A.  \edder,  3rd 
grade :  Mary  Richart,  2d  grade ;  Ethel  \'. 
Duncan,  ist  grade,  B  division;  Mary  F. 
E\ans,  ist  grade,  A  division;  Bertha  Bar- 
ton, musical  instructor.  L  C.  Burbridge  is 
janitor  and  B.  F.  Mann  is  truant  officer. 

The  school  board  is  as  follows :  F.  F. 
\\'orcester,  president ;  E.  J.  Pearce,  secre- 
tary: H.  O.  Tunison,  H.  A.  Chapin,  W.  A. 
Winn,  M.  B.  Ross,  A.  E.  \'osseller,  mem- 
bers. 

MUNICIPALITY. 

The  municipal  affairs  of  White  Hall  are 
at  present  in  the  hands  of  a  wide-awake  class 
of  men  who  are  ever  ready  to  advance  the 
interest  of  the  town  by  assisting  in  the  pro- 
motion of  any  new  enterprise  that  springs 
up  in  which  intelligent  legislation  is  re- 
quired. The  officers  are:  Mayor,  F.  'M. 
Baldwin:  clerk,  J.  H.  Piper;  treasurer,  H. 
W.  North ;  marshal,  B.  F.  Mann ;  night  po- 
lice, G.  W.  Clowder;  aldermen:  First  ward, 
T.  A.  Smith,  R.  V.  Smith;  Second  ward, 
C.  E.  King,  T.  J.  Grant;  Third  ward,  H. 
W.  Roodhouse,  M.  Brantzel. 

The  city  officers  are  ably  assisted  in  ad- 
\'ancing  the  material  interests  of  the  city  by 
the  Mercantile  Club,  an  organization  of 
business  men,  an  article  on  which  appears 
later. 

The  officers  of  the  \Miite  Hall  fire  de- 
partment are:  J.  H.  Fox,  chief;  T.  M.  Hull, 
M.  G.  Brantzel,  first  and  second  assistants; 
M.  G.  Brantzel,  treasurer.  With  our  splen- 
did waterworks  system,  the  company,  num- 
bering about  twenty,  gives  excellent  service, 
and  has  recently  moved  into  its  new  quarters 
erected  by  the  city,  adjacent  to  the  city  hall. 

COUNTY  HISTORY. 

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will  give  ;i  lilllc  history  of  the  early  days  in 
Greene  county. 

Some  of  our  oldest  inhabitants  probably 
remember  the  "deep  snow,"  which  occurred 
in  December  and  January,  1830-31.  It  was 
about  five  feet  deep  on  the  level,  and  in 
many  places  it  drifted  to  a  depth  of  twelve 
feet.  To  be  a  genuine  "old  settler"  in 
Greene  sounty.  it  is  said,  you  arrival  must 
date  prior  to  the  "deep  snow." 


The  first  murder  committed  in  Greene 
county  was  near  Carrollton  in  September. 
1 83 1.  Patrick  Cavanaugh,  known  as  James 
Sullivan,  killed  a  boy  by  the  name  of  Samuel 
Lofton.  As  the  story  goes,  young  Lofton 
was  sent  by  his  father  to  collect  a  debt  of 
about  $15,  and  on  his  return  home,  over- 
took Cavanaugh,  who  was  given  a  ride,  the 
boy  giving  up  the  saddle  and  rode  behind, 
allowing  Cavanaugh  to  guide  the  horse. 
During  the  conversation  the  lad  made  known 
the  success  of  his  mission,  and  in  a  short  time 
the  horse  was  turned  from  the  main  traveled 
road,  regardless  of  the  boy's  protests,  and 
when  a  secluded  spot  was  reached,  Cavan- 
augh dismounted  and  brained  the  youngster 
with  a  clul),  took  the  money  and  skipped. 
-About  a  week  later  the  boy's  corpse  was 
found  by  a  searching-  i)arty  which  was  di- 
rected to  it  by  \'ultures. 

The  following  spring  a  citizen  of  Greene 
county  chanced  to  meet  Cavanaugh  in  New 
Orleans,  recognized  him,  had  him  arrested 
and  brought  back  to  Carrollton  where  he 
was  subsequently  hung. 

On  the  day  of  the  execution  Carrollton 
was  thronged  with  people  from  all  over  the 
county.  Cavanaugh  was  placed  in  a  wagon 
seated  on  his  coffin  and  the  long  procession 
started  for  the  gallows,  which  consisted  of 


an  uak  frame  erected  on  the  David  Wright 
farm,  about  a  mile  northwest  of  Carrollton. 
Judge  Alfred  Hinton  was  one  of  the  guards 
appointed  for  the  occasion,  and  Jacob  Fry 
was  sherifif,  and  had  charge  of  the  execution 
Alter  the  procession  had  proceeded  a  short 
distance  Cavanaugh  expressed  a  desire  to 
walk  and  his  wish  ,was  granted. 

Reaching  the  gallows  the  condemned 
man  was  placed  in  a  wagon,  the  noose  ad- 
justed, and  the  wagon  driven  from  under 
him.  Later  his  bod_\-  was  cut  down  and 
liuried  under  a  tree  in  the  corner  of  the  field. 


Returning  to  White  Hall  as  Our  subject, 
and  yet  speaking  of  episodes  of  early  days, 
we  w  ill  recall  the  murder  of  Avery  Ballard, 
which  occurred  April  16.  1870,  in  the  yard 
near  the  house  owned  by  Mrs.  Olivia  Coates 
oil  \\'est  Bridgeport  street. 

This  was  one  of  the  most  brutal  crimes  in 
the  history  of  White  Hall.  A  stranger,  giv- 
ing his  name  as  William  F.  Davis,  engaged 
board  for  a  few  days  at  the  Ballard  home 
and  on  the  day  of  the  murder  he  and  Mr. 
llallard  were  at  the  wood-pile,  when,  at  an 
unexpected  moment,  Davis  struck  Ballard 
with  an  ax,  crushing  his  skill. 

Davis  immediately  came  up  town  and 
went  to  the  White  Hall  House,  where  he 
registered  as  "William  F.  Davis,  of  Christian 
county.  111.,  formerly  of  Logan  county, 
Ohio.  Got  revenge.  Don't  rub  this  out  till 
published." 

The  news  of  the  murder  quickly  spread 
and  excitement  was  at  a  fever  heat.  In  a 
short  time.  Davis,  after  watching  the  excited 
movements  of  the  people,  stepped  up  to 
Thomas  Dodsworth  and  stated  that  he  was 
the  man  who  killed  Ballard,  and  that  he  did 
it  for  revenge.     He  was  quickly  taken  to  the 


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calaboose  by  Deputy  Sheriff  Thomas  Davis 
and  it  was  with  great  difficulty  that. the  offi- 
cers prevented  a  lynching.  Fearing  mob'  vio- 
lence, Sheriff'  Davis,  D.  F.  Shipman  and  T. 
P.  Hackney  hurried  the  prisoner  to  the  de- 
pot amid  a  howling  mob,  where  he  was 
placed  in  the  caboose  of  a  freight  train  and 
taken  to  Carrollton.  .\n  exciting  scene  was 
enacted  as  the  crowd  reached  the  railroad. 
In  the  attempt  by  the  mob  to  get  Davis  from 
the  officers  a  skirmish  took  place,  in  which 
Hackney's  revolver  was  taken  away  from 
him,  his  hands  and  wrists  being  consider- 
ably disfigured  in  the  mix-up.  After  a  futile 
attempt  to  uncouple  the  caboose  from  the 
train,  the  engineer  pulled  out,  and  Davis  was 
soon  landed  in  the  Carrollton  jail,  where  he 
cheated  the  gallows  by  deliberately  starving 
himself  to  death. 

.soldiers'  reunion  and  soldiers'  .\nd 
sailors'   monument. 

The  largest  gathering  that  ever  assembled 
in  White  Hall  was  that  on  August  23,  1877, 
the  date  of  first  soldiers'  reunion  held  here. 
The  executi\-e  committee,  consisting  of  W. 
M.  Potts,  Col.  J.  C.  Winters,  A.  O.  Vossel- 
ler,  J.  S.  Judd,  G.  B.  Danforth,  George  Hill 
and  W.  C.  Baker,  chartered  three  special 
trains,  one  each  from  Medora,  Chapin  and 
Jerseyville,  with  Ed.  North,  T.  P.  Hackney 
and  J.  S.  Judd  as  conductors  of  the  trains  in 
the  order  named.  It  was  estimated  that 
20,000  people  were  present.  Eight  bands 
furnished  music  for  the  occasion.  Col.  J. 
C.  Winters  was  grand  marshal  and  Major 
E.  A.  Giller,  chairman  of  the  day. 

After  paying  $500  each  for  the  trains, 
and  defraying  all  the  other  expenses  of  the 
gathering,  the  executive  committee!  found 
itseJf  in  possession  of  about  $700,  and  as  a 


result  of  this  monstrous  gathering,  origin- 
ated the  idea  of  erecting  a  soldiers'  monu- 
ment. From  that  time  forward  it  was  talked 
of  until  in  Alay,  1896,  when  the  White  Hall 
Soldiers  Monument  Association  was  incor- 
porated under  the  laws  of  Illinois.  The  first 
l3oard  of  directors  consisted  of  T.  A.  Smith, 
\V.  M.  Potts,  G.  S.  Vosseller,  W.  C.  Baker, 
Ed.  North  and  Mark  Meyerstein.  Decem- 
ber 5,  1903,  the  Association  let  the  contract 
for  the  erection  of  a  monument  at  the  en- 
trance of  the  White  Hall  cemetery,  the 
grounds  having  been  secured  from  the  White 
Hall  Cemetery  Association.  The  monument 
which  has  been  dedicated  to  the  memory  of 
the  soldiers  and  sailors  of  the  republic,  is 
twenty-five  feet  in  heigh,  eight  feet  square 
at  the  base,  and  cost  $j,ooo.  It  was  com- 
pleted July  2,  1904,  but  the  dedicatory  ex- 
ercises were  not  held  till  October  6,  1904. 
Hon.  Mark  Meyerstein  presided  at  the  meet- 
ing and  Col.  A.  C.  Matthews,  of  Pittsfield, 
and  Judge  O.  P.  Thompson,  of  Jacksonville, 
delivered  the  principal  addresses. 

The  present  officers  of  the  Association 
are  W.  M.  Potts,  president;  R.  B.  Pearce, 
secretary;  G.  S.  Vosseller,  treasurer;  Mark 
Meyerstein,  Ed.  North  and  W.  C.  Baker,  di- 
rectors. Two  pyramids  of  lo-inch  shells 
and  a  concrete  walk  are  soon  to  be  added  to 
aid  in  beautifying  the  grounds. 

BANKRUPTCY. 

Many  of  our  citizens  (especially  the 
farmers)  remember  the  firm  of  Peter  Tufflie 
&  Co.,  millers  and  grain  buyers.  They  will 
also  remember  that  when  the  firm  suspended 
operations,  the  farmers  had  been  touched  to 
the  tune  of  from  $50,000  to  $75,000. 

This  occurred  late  in  November.  1869, 
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learn  that  tlic  firin  had  left  town  lietween 
two  days,  having  fn-st  shipped  out  all  the 
wiieat,  flour,  etc.,  until  nothing  of  value  was 
left.  The  mill  was  located  on  South  Main 
street.  It  burned  down  about  twenty-tive 
years  ago  and  was  never  rebuilt. 

MERC.\XTILE  CLUB. 

The  While  Hall  Mercantile  Club  was 
organized  January  15,  1902,  for  social  and 
business  purposes.  The  original  organiza- 
tion was  composed  of  Dr.  E.  J.  tlume,  presi- 
dent; H.  O.  Tunison,  vice-president;  R.  B. 
P'earce,  secretary;  II.  W.  North,  treasurer, 
and  twenty-one  members. 

At  the  second  annual  meeting,  February 
14.  1903,  the  office  of  industrial  secretary 
was  created  and  II.  O.  Tunison  was  chosen 
to  fill  the  office,  to  which  place  he  has  been 
elected  each  year.  February  8.  iyo2,  the 
club  took  formal  possession  of  its  elegant 
hall  at  the  corner  of  Main  and  Sherman 
streets,  fitted  up  for  the  special  use  of  the 
club  by  Capt.  11.  \V.  Starkey.  The  hall  was 
furnished  with  a  [)iano  and  other  furniture 
at  a  cost  of  over  $350. 

The  usefulness  of  such  an  organization 
as  this  is  shown  in  its  business  features,  hav- 
ing one  of  the  best  methods  of  promoting 
the  material  welfare  of  die  city  to  be  found 
anywhere,  and  it  has  been  the  model  for 
similar  organizations  formed  in  neighboring 
cities.  While  combining  the  social  and  busi- 
ness features,  it  holds  up  "Greater  White 
Hall"  as  its  motto,  and  is  pushing 
forward  in  a  practical  manner  its  fore- 
most object,  thus  making  the  motto  a  reality. 
It  has  on  its  present  membership  list  forty, 
representatives  of  every  industry,  bank  and 
profession  in  the  city.  The  present  organ- 
ization  consists  of   C.    B.   Stahl.   president: 


Claude  Lowenstein,  vice-president ;  R.  B. 
Fearce,  secretary;  11.  O.  Tunison,  industrial 
secretary;  Ward  Evans,  treasurer.  Its 
membership  is  increasing  and  it  is  the  ad- 
vance agent  of  the  city's  progress. 

W.\TEU    SVSTICM. 

The  water-works  system  of  the  city  of 
White  Hall  has.  on  account  of  some  of  the 
unique  features,  attracted  the  attention  of 
the  electrical  and  mechanical  world.  The 
water  supply  is  obtained  from  the  city  rcser- 
viiir.  which  has  an  area  of  about  22  acres, 
w  ith  an  average  depth  of  thirteen  feet.  The 
water  is  admiral)ly  adapted  t<5  all  uses,  soft 
and  free  from  impurities.  It  is  especially 
line  for  boiler  use.  all  the  factories  and  the 
lUirlington  railroad  using  it  for  that  pur- 
pose. 

The  supply  is  furnished  in  an  80,000 
gallon  tower,  125  feet  high,  liy  the  White 
llall  Electric  Co.,  under  contract  with  the 
city.  The  ordinary  pressure  is  about  fifty 
pounds  and  a  fire  pressure  of  too  pounds  or 
more  can  be  maintained.  The  pumping  plant 
is  located  in  a  brick  building  at  the  reservoir, 
about  one  mile  east  of  the  city,  and  consists 
of  a  .Smith-\'aile  triple.x  pump  with  a  ca- 
])acity  of  15.000  gallons  per  hour,  operated 
by  a  direct  connected  motor.  The  auto- 
matic starting  device  is  operated  at  the  elec- 
tric company's  plant  in  the  city.  WHien  the 
machinery  is  started  it  is  automatically  re- 
lieved of  the  tower  pressure  until  its  gets  up 
to  speed,  when  it  is  again  changed  so  as  to 
pump  directly  into  the  tower.  This  is  ac- 
complished by  the  machine  itself.  All  ma- 
chinery at  the  pumping  station  is  lubricated 
with  a  self-oiling  device. 

There  are  about  fi\e  miles  of  water  main  ; 
the  fire-hydrants  arc  latest  pattern  of  Corey 


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standard  nre-hydrants.  The  investment  in 
the  system  represents  about  $30,000,  and  the 
revenue  derived  from  the  use  of  water  makes 
it  almost  self-sustaining.  The  plant  is  fre- 
quently visited  by  delegations  from  other 
cities,  it  being  generally  conceded  that  White 
Hall  has  a  model  water  system. 

It  has  been  in  operation  for  more  tlian 
five  years  and  never  for  one  minute  has  there 
been  a  shortage  in  the  supply,  and  at  this 
time  thousands  of  gallons  more  water  are 
being  used  than  had  heretofcJre  been  thought 
of. 

LIGHTING  SYSTEM. 

The  White  Hall  Electric  Co.  was  incor- 
porated December  4,  1894,  with  a  capitaliza- 
tion of  Sio.ooo.  O.  F.  GrJswoid  is  presi- 
dent; H.  O.  Tiinison.  secretarj-;  and  W.  A. 
Winn,  superintendent.  April  10,  1896,  the 
company  entered  into  a  contract  with  the 
cit}-  to  pump  water  from  the  city's  reser\-oir. 
one  mile  east,  into  the  tower  near  the  elec- 
tric light  plant.  An  electric  motor  was  in- 
stalled at  the  pump-house  at  the  reservoir 
and  is  automatically  operated  from  the  plant. 
A  large  niunber  of  Main  street  residences 
are  heated  by  the  exhaust  steam  piped  from 
this  plant.  It  is  one  of  the  best  and  most 
economical  heating  systems  fotmd  in  any 
coiuitr}'  town. 

This  plant  runs  24  hours  a  day,  thus  giv- 
ing continuous  power  and  lighting  service. 
We  are  putting  it  mild  when  we  say  that 
\Miite  Hall  has  one  of  the  best  systems  of 
liehtino"  in  Illinois. 


The  White  Hall  Creamery  Company  was 
organized  June  i.  1901,  with  a  capital  stock 


of  $1,000.  The  officers  are:  E.  M.  Prindle, 
president;  H.  O.  Tunison,  secretary;  C.  I. 
McCoIlister,  treasurer.  J.  C.  Spencer  is 
foreman. 

The  company  leases  its  plant  to  the  St. 
Loitis  Dairj-  Co.,  which  ships  milk  from  it 
for  the  dair^-men  of  this  and  adjoining  com- 
mimities,  tlie  average  daily  shipment  being 
135  cans.  The  profits  on  this  business  have 
been  so  gratifjTng  that  a  company  has  just 
been  formed  to  establish  a  milk  condensing 
plant,  which  will  soon  be  in  operation.  The 
latter  company  was  chartered  April  7,  1905, 
as  the  White  Hall  Condensed  ililk  Com- 
pany, with  a  capital  stock  of  830,000.  Its 
officers  are:  F.  D.  Moulton,  president:  .A. 
C.  Griswold,  \-ice-president ;  H.  O.  Tunison. 
secretary' :  Edward  Ross,  treasurer. 

.\  contract  for  the  installation  of  neces- 
sar)-  machinerj'  has  been  made,  a  building 
will  be  erected  and  it  is  thought  the  plant 
will  be  in  operation  by  June  i,  1905. 


Established  by  Winn  Bros.  &  Co..  in 
1877.  In  1880  the  name  of  the  firm  was 
changed  to  Winn  Bros.,  being  then  composed 
of  George  W.  and  Richard  B.  Winn.  From 
that  time  to  the  present,  the  name  of  the  firm 
has  never  been  changed,  although  the  busi- 
ness has  changed  hands  several  times,  each 
time  being  to  different  members  of  the  Winn 
family. 

The  first  change  was  made  in  1893,  when 
Richard  B.  sold  his  interest  to  E.  A.  Lapp. 
In  1895  William  A.  and  G.  E.  Winn  bought 
it.  W.  A.  retired  from  the  firm  December 
I.  1896,  and  assumed  control  of  the  electric 
light  plant,  and  was  succeeded  by  G.  E. 
Winn,  who  conducted  the  business  until  his 
death,  which  occurred  May  7,   1903,  since 


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\\  liich  time  his  w  iduw  has  continued  tlie  husi- 
ness  successfully  w  ith  0.  W.  Manker  as  fore- 
man. 

PL'BLICATIOXS. 

U'liilc  Hull  Rcl^itblicaii.  Daily  and  U'cclcly. 

Tile  White  Hall  Rc/^uhlicoii.  weetcly.  was 
started  in  1877  hy  E.  J.  Pearce  as  editor  and 
business  manager,  and  with  Clement  L. 
Clapp  associated  widi  him  as  publisher.  The 
paper  was  printed  at  Carrollton  until  May, 
1883,  when  the  senior  partner  bought  Mr. 
Clapp's  interest  and  C.  W'eis"  plant  at  White 
Hall  and  has  since  been  sole  owner.  The 
Scott  County  Arrozi'  was  started  in  1878. 
and  tlie  Evening  Republican  in  1884.  The 
newspaper  press  and  two  of  the  job  presses 
are  operated  by  electricity.  There  are  also 
two  hand  presses  in  the  office. 

No  issue  of  any  one  of  the  papers  has 
e\er  been  omitted,  e\en  for  a  holiday.  They 
ha\e  never  \\a\ered  from  advocacy  of  edu- 
cation, sobriety  ant!  good  citizenship  along 
all  lines. 

iriiite  Hall  Register. 

The  White  Hall  Register  was  founded 
August  21,  1869,  by  Frank  Glossop  and  S. 
H.  Davis.  The  paper  changed  hands  a 
great  many  times  from  that  date  to  July, 
1883.  when  W.  J.  Roberts  took  charge  and 
continued  the  paper  until  June.  1901,  when 
George  C.  McFarland  and  J.  D.  Rowe  pur- 
chased the  plant,  the  latter  retiring  in  March 
the  following  year.  Harry  E.  Bell,  the  pres- 
ent owner,  succeeded  to  the  proprietorship  in 
June.  1902.  He  advocates  the  best  interests 
of  White  Hall  in  each  issue  of  his  paper.  It 
is  Democratic  in  politics  and  a  newsy,  wide- 
awake paper. 


CHURCHES. 


B.\I-TI.ST  CHURCH. 


The  \Miite  Hall  Baptist  Church  was  or- 
ganized October  9,  1826,  by  David  R. 
Chance,  minister  of  the  gospel,  with  se\en 
charter  members.  Abraham  Jones  was  the 
lirst  church  clerk.  Rev.  W.  W.  Lewis  is 
the  i)resent  pastor,  and  the  church  has  a 
membership  of  176.  On  .\pril  26,  1891,  the 
dedication  of  the  modern  brick  edifice  took 
place.  This  neat  little  structure  is  located 
nn  Carrollton  street,  and  cost  $6,500.  It 
has  a  seating  capacity  of  about  500  in  both 
rooms.  The  average  attendance  at  Sunday 
school  is  107.  An  active  B.  Y.  P.  U.  so- 
ciety :  a  Ladies"  Aid  Society,  and  a  Young 
Ladies"  Guild,  working  in  their  respective 
lieUls  of  labor,  add  greatly  to  the  strength 
of  the  church. 

We  may  add  that  this  church  has  one  of 
the  best  choirs  in  this  part  of  the  State,  be- 
ing strengthened  by  the  Duncan  Sisters, 
whose  fame  as  church  workers  and  assist- 
ants in  revivals  is  far-reaching. 

XI.    E.    CHCRCH. 

This  society  was  organized  as  a  class 
about  the  year  1823,  and  for  several  years 
serx'ices  were  held  wherever  they  could  find 
a  room:  but  it  was  not  until  the  year  1832. 
that  they  had  any  recognized  place  of  wor- 
ship. 

In  that  year,  in  connection  with  the  Bap- 
tist congregation,  they  erected  a  union 
church.  In  the  year  1S37.  the  Methodists 
put  up  a  separate  building  on  a  lot  where 
the  old  Electric  Light  Plant  now  stands 
which  they  used  for  a  place  of  worship  un- 
til the  erection  of  the  present  splendid  church 


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on  North  Main  street  in  1872.  The  hitter  is 
of  brick,  and  cost  about  $23,000. 

The  first  regular  pastor  of  this  Society 
was  Rev.  Bankston,  in  1830.  Since  that 
time  the  church  has  l)een  served  by  some  of 
the  best  representatives  of  the  Ihinois  Con- 
ference, among  them.  Rev.  W.  \\\  Ever- 
liart  and  Rev.  Robert  Stephens,  the  latter 
being  now  presiding  elder. 

They  also  own  a  beautiful  parsonage  ad- 
joining the  church,  where  the  pastor,  Rev. 
H.  E.  Greening,  resides.  The  present  mem- 
bership numbers  about  300,  and  the  church 
is  in  a  splendid  financial  condition. 


PRESBYTERIAN     CHURCH. 

The  Presbyterian  Church  was  organized 
September  11,  1870,  by  Rev.  S.  H.  Hyde, 
with  twenty-three  members.  The  building 
is  of  red  brick  with  stone  trimmings,  and 
has  a  seating  capacity  of  three  hundred  and 
fifty.  The  building  is  neatly  furnished  and 
equipped  with  modern  improvements,  being 
recently  graced  by  the  installation  of  a  fine 
pipe  organ.  A  m(_i\ement  has  been  started  to 
enlarge  the  building. 

The  membership  is  one  hundred  and 
fifty.  In  addition  to  the  church,  there  is  a 
nine  room  parsonage  located  on  East  Bridge- 
port street.  Nine  ministers  in  all,  have 
served  the  congregation.  Revs.  J.  S.  Ed- 
wards, Hugh  Lamont,  D.  R.  Thompson,  E. 
L.  Hurd,  D.  D.,  W.  F.  Gofif,  W.  H.  Cooper, 
M.  H.  Kerr,  and  the  present  pastor,  J.  A. 
Johnston,  graduate  from  the  McCormick 
Seminary,  in  class  of  1904. 

Like  all  churches,  the  Presbyterians  here 
have  had  a  struggle  for  existence,  and  some 
of  the  past  has  been  clouded  with  obstacles 
which  have  hindered  the  work.        But  the 


church   has   lately   taken   on  new   life,    and 
promises  better  things  in  future. 

During  the  present  pastorate  fifty-six 
have  already  been  added  to  the  roll.  All 
departments  of  the  w^ork  are  alive  and  ag- 
gressive ;  the  Sabbath  school  numbers  eighty, 
and  there  is  a  Christian  Endeavor  Society 
of  thirty-four  members. 

ALL    S0UL.S    CATHOLIC    CHURCH. 

This  church  was  organized  with  l^\ather 
Metzler  of  Brighton  as  iiasltir.  The 
place  of  worship  is  a  neat  brick  structure 
located  on  South  Alain  street,  ami  was 
erected  in  1883  at  a  cost  of  about  $4,000.  At 
that  time  the  membership  was  small  and  it 
was  cpiite  a  struggle  for  the  little  band  to 
raise  enough  money  with  which  to  build  a 
church,  but  by  persistent  efforts  it  was  done, 
and  we  ha\-e  been  informed  that  the  church 
debt  has  long  since  been  liquidated.  The 
congregation  now  represents  about  twenty- 
five  families  and  J.  B.  Wand  is  pastor. 

CHRISTIAN    CHURCH. 

The  Christian  Church  was  organized 
-March  11,  1883,  with  t\\enty-(.ine  charter 
members.  Elder  J-  ^^  •  ^Miller  was  the  first 
pastor. 

The  place  of  worship  was  on  East 
Bridgeport  street,  where  the  little  organiza- 
tion struggled  along  for  many  years,  trying 
to  raise  money  enough  to  erect  a  new  home, 
and  in  1902,  work  was  begun  on  the  neat  lit- 
tle edifice  on  the  corner  of  ]\Iain  and  Bridge- 
port streets,  which  was  dedicated  Sunday, 
September  2~,  1903.  Elder  L.  L.  Carpen- 
ter, of  ^^'al)asl^,  Indiana,  deli\ered  the  dedi- 
catory sernnm.  The  present  membership  is 
150,  and  it  is  in  a  prosperous  condition. 


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O.  C.  Bolmaii  is  the  present  pastor.  For 
several  years  the  church  had  no  permanent 
pastor,  but  services  were  held  by  Elders 
John  Dunn  or  I'rancis  Fowler,  almost  every 

Sunday. 

OUl'H.XXS'   HOME. 

The  Orphans'  Home  Association  came 
into  existence  on  Xo\ember  5,  1902.  Fran- 
cis Fowler  is  president :  H.  C.  Morrow  and 
E.  J.  Pearce.  vice-presidents ;  J.  F.  Greer, 
secretary  and  treasurer;  \V.  L.  Winn,  coun- 
selor; Dr.  H.  .\.  Chapin,  medical  attendant 
and  Rev.  J.  X'.  Dewell,  superintendent. 

Through  the  efficient  management  of 
Rev.  Dewell  a  large  number  of  children  have 
been  placed  in  good  homes  during  the  past 
two  years,  and  there  is  scarcely  a  week  that 
a  child  is  not  either  brought  to  or  taken  from 
tlie  Home  and  ijlaced  with  a  sjood  faniiiv. 


RAILROADS. 


CHICAGO   &  ALTON. 


The  Chicago  &  Alton  railway,  which  is 
fast  building  up  a  reputation  as  "The  Only 
\\'a\-."  was  extended  south  from  Manches- 
ter through  White  Hall  about  the  year  1865. 
and  has  since  met  the  demands  of  the  people 
of  this  city  and  adjacent  territory  to  a  mark- 
ed degree.  J.  ;\I.  Lcighton  was  the  first 
agent.  He  is  now  and  has  long  been  a  prom- 
inent business  man  of  Manchester. 

This  road  has  rock  ballast  and  its  man- 
agement is  always  on  the  alert  to  better  its 
condition  by  way  of  improvements  along 
its  lines.  It  will  be  remembered  that  "The 
Only  Way"  put  on  a  special  World's  I'air 
train  for  the  accommodation  of  patrons  on 
this  division. 

G.  W.  Secor  has  charge  of  the  com- 
pany's  interests  here,    having    been    ticket 


agent  for  thirty-four  years.  He  has  prob- 
ably sold  as  many  tickets  and  answered  as 
many  questions  as  any  agent  on  the  road 
outside  of  the  cities. 

CHIC.\GO,    BURLINC.TOX    &    OUIXCY. 

The  Chicago,  Burlington  &  Quincy  rail- 
way system  is  one  among  the  greatest  in  the 
United  States.  It  has  8,850  miles  main 
track,  480  miles  second  track  and  24  miles 
third  track.  The  company  owns  1.323  lo- 
comotives, 1,117  passenger  coaches,  47,167 
freight  cars,  and  6,879  cars  of  miscellaneous 
nature  and  employs  about  40,000  persons. 

The  beginning  of  the  Burlington  system 
was  February  12.  1849,  when  the  Illinois 
legislature  granted  it  a  charter  to  build  a 
road  from  Aurora,  Illinois,  to  connect  with 
the  Galena  &  Chicago  Union  Railroad  in 
Dupage  county,  and  on  X'ovember  i,  1850, 
the  first  trains  from  Aurora  passed  into  Chi- 
cago over  these  lines. 

The  Rockford,  Rock  Island  &  St.  Louis 
Railway  was  built  from  Beardstown  through 
White  Hall  to  East  St.  Louis  in  1870,  and 
was  purchased  by  the  C.  B.  &  O.  May  18, 
1876.  The  first  depot  was  destroyed  by  fire 
October  9,  1884.  and  the  present  one  was 
ready  for  occupancy  by  December  following. 
.\  man  by  the  name  of  Hesser  was  the  first 
agent.  J.  W.  Coulee,  the  present  incumbent, 
has  managed  the  affairs  of  the  company  in 
White  Hall  for  the  past  twenty  years,  and 
has  been  in  the  company's  ser\ice  nearly 
thirtv-five  years. 


FLOUR  MILLS. 


This  enterprise,  known  as  the  Superior 
I''lour  Mills,  is  at  present  under  the  man- 
agement of  Frank  Freeh  and  \\'.  .\.   Tohn- 


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son.  In  April,  1897,  Frecli  &  Wilton  suc- 
ceeded ^I.  E.  Blatchley,  and  conducted  the 
business  until  Noveml^er,  1901,  when  ]\[r. 
Johnson  purchased  J-  A.  W'ilton's  interest, 
since  which  time  the  (irni  name  has  been 
Freeh  &  Johnson. 

The  daily  capacity  of  this  mill  is  150 
barrels,  and  at  some  seasons  of  the  year  day 
and  night  shifts  are  worked  to  keep  orders 
filled.  Mr.  Freeh  is  recognized  as  one  of 
the  best  millers  in  the  state,  having  taken 
first  premium  at  the  state  fair  two  different 
times.  In  connection  with  the  mills  are  two 
elevators  with  a  capacity  of  35,000  bushels. 


LUMBER  COMPANY. 

The  Worcester  Lumber  Co.,  is  one  of 
the  oldest  estalilishments  in  the  city,  as  it 
dates  back  to  183 J.  when  it  was  owned  by 
Judge  L.  E.  Worcester.  Since  that  time 
the  name  of  the  firm  of  company  has 
changed  several  times,  Init  has  never  Ijeen 
without  the  "Worcester"  part  of  it,  i)eing 
Worcester  &  Blaichley,  F.  F.  Worcester  & 
Co.,  and  finally  Worce.'jter  Lumber  Co. 
This  name  was  adopted  January  17,  1898, 
when  the  companv  was  incorporated  with  a 
capital  of  $15,000  paid  up  stock. 

The  present  officers  are  F.  F.  Worcester, 
president ;  W^m.  F.  Dillman,  secretary ;  John 
A.  Dillman,  treasurer. 


BANKS. 

I'^rom  a  financial  point  of  view.  White 
Hall  ranks  with  the  best  towns  in  Illinois. 
Her    miinetary    institutions    are    in    keeping 


with  the  agricultural,  manufacturing  and 
other  business  interests,  and  the  manage- 
ment of  the  different  concerns  is  first-class 
in  everv  particular.  The  officers  in  charge 
arc  men  of  sterling  integrit}'.  of  infiuence 
and  wealth,  and  depositors  and  patrons  of 
the  banks  of  White  Hall  can  rest  assured 
that  they  are  dealing  with  safe  and  reliable 
people. 

THE   people's   B.\NK 

Was  organized  April  i.  1877.  with  a  capi- 
tal of  $50,000.  Peter  Roodhouse  was  its 
first  president ;  Edward  North,  cashier,  and 
T.  L.  Smith,  assistant  cashier.  For  several 
years  the  business  was  conducted  in  the 
building  now  occupied  Iiy  A.  Fischer's  jew- 
elry store.  In  1884  they  mcn-ed  into  the 
present  building,  which  is  one  of  the  best 
liications   in    the   city. 

'Sir.  North  is  a  shrewd  business  man, 
and  his  judgment  on  matters  of  finance  is 
considered  first-class. 

WHITE    HALL  NATIOX.\L   BANK. 

The  White  Hall  Bank  was  organized 
November  25,  1885.  with  L.  E.  ^Vorcester 
as  president;  H.  W.  Starkey.  cashier;  R.  S. 
Worcester,  assistant  cashier.  The  capital 
stock  was  $50,000.  The  officers  connected 
\vith  this  bank  were  conservative  business 
men,  and  the  history  of  the  institution  has 
been  a  career  of  progress.  During  periods 
of  depression  it  was  responsive  to  the  wants 
of  the  communitv  in  a  manner  satisfactory 
t.>  all. 

Januarv  i,  1904,  this  bank  was  char- 
tered as  a  National  bank,  with  a  capitaliza- 
tion of  $50,000.  G.  S.  A'osseller  is  presi- 
dent; S.  N.  Griswold.  vice-president;  R.  S. 


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Worcester,  cashier;  H.  H.  Griswohl,  assist- 
ant cashier.  There  is  now  a  surplus  and  un- 
di\ideil  profits  of  $2,000.  The  deposits  ex- 
ceed $200,000. 

FIRST    N.\TIOXAL    B.VXK. 

Tliis  Bank  is  a  new  institution  and  op- 
ened for  business  April  16.  1904,  with  a  cap- 
ital stock  of  $50,000.  Its  stockholders  rep- 
resent about  sixty  farmers  and  business  men 
of  this  and  neighboring  communities,  com- 
prising many  of  influence  and  wealth  whose 
individual  responsibility  aggregates  fully 
$3,000,000,  and  to  whose  push,  energy  and 
business  sagacity  White  Hall's  present  heal- 
thy growth  is  due  to  a  great  extent. 

The  officers  of  this  bank  are  .\.  P.  Grout, 
president ;  H.  O.  Tunison,  G.  C.  Tuni.son  and 
W'm.  Lavery,  vice-prisidents;  Alonzo  Ellis, 
cashier,  and  ^I.  B.  Ross,  assistant  cashier; 
and  a  directorate  of  fifteen,  to  whose  com- 
bined efforts  of  conservatism  and  business 
integrity  the  unusual  rapid  growth  of  this 
bank  is  largely  due  and  whose  straightfor- 
wardness cannot  l)e  questioned. 

Its  place  of  business  and  banking  room 
is  the  best  equipped,  with  all  modern  con- 
veniences and  facilities  of  any  bank  in  the 
county,  and  great  credit  to  the  beautiful 
little  city  of  \Miite  Hall  and  the  officers  of 
the  bank. 

The  Bank  started  from  no  deposits  in 
April,  1904,  and  reached  on  March  14,  1905, 
the  last  official  statement,  (not  ciuite  eleven 
months  after  the  opening)  $117,706.82.  a 
remarkable  and  very  satisfactory  growtli. 

Below  is  a  list  of  business  and  pnfes- 
sional  men  who  now  are  and  have  been  in 
business  in  White  Hall  for  twenty-five  years 
or  more. 


F,  -M.  Mytinger,  groceries,  etc.;  W.  L. 
Morgan,  wagon  maker ;  Chas.  Richert,  bar- 
ber; Richard  White,  barber;  Thos.  McCann, 
impIemeiU  dealer ;  F.  F.  Worcester,  lumber- 
man:  R.  B.  Winn,  machinist,  groceryman; 
1 1.  W.  C'hapman,  practicing  physician  ;  J.  W. 
Redwine.  practicing  physician ;  E.  K.  Shir- 
ley, practicing  physiciaU  ;  G.  W.  Burns,  prac- 
ticing physician;  H.  L.  Mcb'arland,  black- 
smith; N.  H.  Rose  &  Sons,  blacksmith; 
I'Vances  Fowler,  merchandise;  Vosseller 
Bros.,merchandise;  Lowenstein  &  Sons,  mer- 
chandise ;  John  Nowak,  shoemaker ;  John 
P.oehm,  shoemaker;  Henley  Wilkinson,  nur- 
suryman ;  G.  W.  Secor,  Agt.  C.  &  A.  Ry. ; 
W.  .\.  Wigginton,  painter;  Mark  Mcyer- 
stein,  lawyer;  Edward  North,  banker;  E.  J- 
Peace,  publisher,  in.surance ;  T.  W.  Prit- 
chett,  dentist;  .\.  D.  Ruckel,  merchandise, 
stoneware;  D.  Cuibertson,  manufacturer;  .\. 
J.  Robertson,  gardening,  merchant ;  Welker 
&.  Son,  carpenters;  I.  W.  Decker,  carpenter; 
G.  R.  Adams,  joiner  and  painter;  George 
Gardiner,  contractor  and  undertaker  i  J-  D. 
Boggess,  transfer;  W.  H.  Pritchard,  Ijrick 
mason. 

It  is  impossible  for  us  to  give  the  name 
of  each  and  every  person  who  has  resided  in 
White  Hall,  but  among  those  who  will  be 
remembered  by  our  older  residents  are : 

Elijah  Lott,  E.  R.  Adams,  Calvin  Flager, 
Benj.  Smith,  Asbury  Davis,  N.-  Kendall, 
-Aaron  Reno,  David  Cole.  W.  and  B.  L. 
Yates,  John  Amos,  Jacob  Eoff.  Alex.  Lakin, 
James  L.  Eoff,  Dr.  Stout,  E.  M.  Blanchard, 
L.  T.  \\'hiteside,  Ezra  Mundy,  H.  B.  Shir- 
ley, JoJm  C.  Vannostrand.  P.  J.  Bates,  John 
.\mos,  James  Smith,  E.  R.  Metcalf.  James 
Cochran,  Dennis  Hoaglan,  Dr.  H.  M.  Hunt, 
Rescarick  Ayers.  J.  P.  Hunt.  Enos  Ayers, 
John  Spangenberg.  Alfred  .Ayers,  .\.  White, 


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F.  P.  \'edder,  Win.  Dodson,  S.  H.  Culver. 
Dr.  J.  W.  Israel,  Colby  Young,  James  Israel, 
Samuel  Higbee,  Rev.  B.  B.  Hamilton,  Vin- 
cent Higbee,  Dr.  J.  B.  Hamilton,  William 
Carr,  C.  Weitzel.  Levi  Cburch,  Rev.  Jobii 
Sargent,  Marcus  Worcester,  Sylvester  Gris- 
wold,  J.  S.  Peairs,  William  Cotter,  J.  1). 
Adams,  Robert  Dennis,  H.  C.  Cox. 

Among  others  worthy  oi  mention  are; 
T.  C.  Winters,  David  Hutchinson,  James 
Brooks,  A.  F.  \'e(lder,  Archibald  Nesbit,  F. 
A.  Worcester.  Chester  Page. 

White  Hall  has  12  grocery  stores,  5  dry 
goods  stores,  2  jewelry  stores,  2  drug  stores, 
3  milliner  stores,  2  hardware  stores,  -  sec- 
ond-hand store,  4  restaurants,  i  flouring 
mill,  2  elevators,  2  meat  markets,  3  banks 
(2  national,  i  private),  4  law  offices,  2  den- 
tal offices,  2  art  galleries,  7  practicing  phy- 
sicians, 2  furniture  houses,  i  short-hand 
school,  2  music  studios,  6  instructors,  1 
band,  i  lumberyard,  i  machine  shop  and 
foundrv,  2  orchestras,  1  mandolin  and  guitar 
club,  I  business  club,  4  stoneware  factories, 
I  sewerpipe  factory,  3  railways,  2  proposed, 
1  waterworks  system,  2  reservoirs,  2  elec- 
tric plants,  2  express  companies,  2  telegraph 
companies,  i  orphan's  home  society,  2  lele- 
phone  companies,  i  marble  works,  public 
school,  3  churches,  1 1  secret  orders,  i  daily 
and  3  weekly  papers,  2  real  estate  finns, 
3  l)!acksmith  shops,  3  woodwork  establish- 
ments, 4  hotels,  3  boarding  houses,  i 
harness  shop,  i  agricultural  and  im- 
plement house,  I  dairy  station  shipping 
133    cans    daily,    i    city    dairy,    i    laundry, 

1  nursery,  2  junk  yards,  i  fire  company,  i 
tailor  shop,  3  pool  rooms,  3  carpenter  shops, 

2  market  gardeners,  2  livery  stables,  2  poul- 
try houses,  I  building  and  loan  association,  3 
transfer  companies,  3  paint  shops,  i  sanitar- 


ium, 1  standard  oil  plant,  4  barber  shops, 
6  dressmakers,  i  opera  house,  and  possibly 
other  enterprises  we  have  overlooked. 


ROODHOUSE. 

The  thriving  city  of  Roodhouse,  located 
near  the  northern  line  of  the  county,  has  had 
a  comparatively  brief,  yet  successful,  career. 

When  the  Jacksonville  branch  of  the 
Chicago  and  Alton  Railroad  was  extended 
as  far  as  White  Hall,  in  1862,  a  small  depot 
was  built,  around  which  Roodhouse  after- 
ward grew  up.  In  this  the  first  depot,  James 
Armstrong,  as  agent  and  telegraph  operator, 
furnishing  his  own  instruments.  The  trains 
only  stopped  when  flagged.  Mr.  Armstrong 
also  conducted  a  small  trade  in  lumber,  tin- 
ware and  family  supplies. 

Subseciuently,  citizens  of  the  place  be- 
ing in  danger  of  loosing  the  telegraph  office, 
built  a  depot,  which  was  afterward  used  as 
a  school  house.  Adam  Shearer,  who  was 
the  first  blacksmith  nf  the  town,  erected  a 
house.  He  sold  licjuors  at  his  residence  for 
some  time.  James  Thompson  soon  after 
added  to  the  business  of  the  town  by  obtain- 
ing a  barrel  or  two  of  sugar  and  some  coffee, 
with  which  he  opened  out  in  the  grocery 
Imsiness  in  an  old  log  hut.  He  shortly  re- 
lapsed from  this,  and  engaged  in  the  Initcher 
business. 

The  laying  out  of  a  town  was  already 
talked  of.  and  some  surveys  made,  but  noth- 
ing definite  was  yet  done.  About  this  time 
a  meeting  was  held  in  Rawling's  warehouse 
to  consider  the  propriety  of  building  a 
church,  or  lecture  room.  A  small  school- 
house,  or  public  building  was  erected  as  a 
result,  and  a  Sunday-school  at  once  organ- 


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ized,  tlie  siii)eriiitcndent  and  teachers  com- 
ing from  White  Ilall. 

Among  those  who  settled  in  the  village 
during  its  infancy,  we  note  the  following : 
Charles  Adler,  now  deceased,  built  a  small 
edifice  in  which  he  kept  a  boot  and  shoe 
shop.  Simmons  &  Thompson  erected  a  store 
house  and  transacted  a  general  merchandis- 
ing business,  each  member  of  the  firm  build- 
ing a  comfortable  residence.  Adam  Shearer 
built  an  addition  to  his  house  and  sold  gro- 
ceries therein ;  he  was  also  postmaster  for 
some  time.  John  and  William  Sitton  came 
early  and  built  themselves  residences,  and 
being  contractors  and  carpenters  put  up 
many  other  dwellings. 

The  first  tailor  in  town  was  John  Mc- 
intosh, who  purchased  the  school  house  and 
moved  his  family  into  it.  When  the  Teter 
Thompson  property  was  burned  down.  Xor- 
man  Langer  bought  the  site  and  built  upon 
it.  John  T.  Rawlings  was  the  second  post- 
master, and  at  the  same  time  proprietor  of  a 
prosperous  general  business. 

It  was  not,  however,  until  April,  1866, 
that  John  Rtwdhouse,  the  original  owner  of 
the  land  upon  which  the  greater  part  of  the 
little  settlement  was  built,  laid  out  the  town 
named  for  him.  The  original  plat  contained 
forty  lots  66x130  feet  and  75x150  feet.  Dur- 
ing the  next  twenty  years  additions  were 
made  as  follows:  John  Roodhouse,  three; 
William  Cobb,  three;  Cobb  &  Mitchell,  one; 
J.  C.  Cobb,  two;  P.  J.  Sharp,  one.  Its 
growth  for  a  number  of  years  was  slow, 
still  new  comers  continued  to  be  attracted  to 
the  little  village. 

Dr.  D.  B.  Moore  opened  the  first  drug 
store.  Harmon  Wales  kept  the  first  hotel 
in  a  building  which  afterward  constituted  a 
part  of  the  Metropolitan  Hotel,  managed  by 
William  Smith.     The  Kirkland  House,  op- 


posite the  depot,  was  soon  alter  erected  by 
David  Kirkland.  In  1877  this  building  was 
destroyed  by  fire,  whereupon  Mr.  Kirkland 
erected  on  its  site  the  commodious  and  sub- 
stantial brick  structure  which  still  occupies 
the  site. 

Among  others,  than  whom  we  have  men- 
tioned, who  became  early  residents  are  Hum- 
l)hrv  Armstrong,  Frank  \rmstrong.  Charles 
Savage,  William  Lorton,  John  Cole,  Mrs. 
Martha  Wallace,  L.  E.  Col)l),  \V.  H.  Bar- 
row, Adam  Chapman,  Thos.  McMahon, 
James  Long,  Hoff.  Bridges  and  Dr.  Beach. 

In  187 1  the  Louisiana  branch  of  the  C. 
&  .\.  was  constructed  by  the  Chicago  & 
Alton  company,  for  the  purpose  of  connect- 
ing the  Jacksonville  branch  with  Louisiana, 
and  so  furnish  an  outlet  to  the  far  west.  As 
the  work  was  approaching  completion,  and 
the  point  of  connection  with  the  Jackson- 
ville branch  had  not  yet  been  settled,  a 
strong  influence  was  brought  to  bear  upon 
the  ofticials  of  the  road  to  make  the  con- 
nection at  Jacksonville.  White  Hall,  how- 
ever, was  the  nearest  natural  point,  and  since 
she  had  secured  the  crossing  of  the  Chicago 
&  Alton  with  the  Rock  Island  road,  now 
considered  herself  foreordained  to  become  a 
railroad  center,  and  started  in  to  hustle  to 
secure  tlie  connection  for  their  city. 

Meanwhile  some  of  the  more  enterpris- 
ing citizens  of  Roodhouse  conceived  the 
idea  that  it  would  be  a  nice  thing  if  the  junc- 
tion could  be  secured  for  that  town.  The 
matter  was  at  once  discussed  by  leading  men 
of  the  new  town,  and  finally  a  letter  was  sent 
to  L.  B.  Blackstone,  president  of  the  road, 
asking  wliat  would  be  reciuired  to  secure  the 
junction  at  Roodhouse,  and  signed  by  John 
Roodhouse.  John  T.  Rawlings,  J.  M.  Arm- 
strong and  Simmons  &  Thompson. 

President  Blackstone  replied  that  he  had 


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considered  the  contents  uf  the  letter,  and  had 
ordered  a  snr\-ey  of  the  route  to  he  made  to 
Roodhouse,  and  would  later  advise  them 
further  regarding  the  proposed  scheme.  As 
soon  as  the  survey  was  hegan,  White  Hall 
became  alarmed  and  at  once  sent  a  delega- 
tion to  Chicago  to  turn  the  tide  in  her  favor. 
Meanwhile  a  meeting  was  held  in  Mr.  Raw- 
lings'  store  in  Roodhouse,  and  a  committee 
consisting  of  John  Roodhouse,  J.  T.  Raw- 
lings  and  E.  M.  Husted,  appointed  to  go  to 
Chicago  to  see  President  Blackstone.  They 
took  a  hand-car  as  far  as  Jacksonville,  that 
they  might  catch  an  early  train  from  that 
city.  Here  they  were  told  that  it  was  need- 
less for  them  to  proceed  fu'rther,  that  they 
were  too  late,  and  that  White  Hall  had  cap- 
tured the  prize.  But  they  hastened  on  to 
Chicago,  nevertheless,  saw  President  Black- 
stone  who  made  the  cheering  proposition  to 
them  that  if  they  would  secure  the  right  of 
way  from  the  Illinois  river  to  Roodhouse, 
and  deed  ten  acres  of  land  for  depot  grounds 
within  a  week,  the  junction  would  be  made 
at  that  point.  A  subscription  paper  to  se- 
cure funds  with  which  to  carry  out  this  pro- 
ject was  in  circulation  in  a  very  short  time. 
Messrs.  Roodhouse,  Cobb  and  Rawlings 
heading  the  list  with  $i,ooo  each,  Messrs. 
Simmons,  Husted,  Armstrong  and  P.  A. 
Rawlings  $500,  George  W.  Thompson  $250 
and  others  like  sums ;  resulting  in  the  secur- 
ing of  the  road.  E.  M.  Husted  was  presi- 
dent and  treasurer  of  the  committee  to  se- 
cure the  right  of  way  and  conducted  that 
part  of  the  enterprise  in  a  masterly  manner. 
No  sooner  was  this  junction  effected  than 
the  town  started  rapidly  on  the  up-grade. 
The  railroad  company  built  a  large  and 
handsome  depot,  and  in  many  ways  con- 
tributed to  the  growth  of  the  place.  \'ery 
soon  Roodhouse  was  made  the  terminus  of 


the  [Missouri  Division,  and  roundhouse  and 
repair  shops  located  here,  which  brought  a 
large  amount  of  business  and  increasing  pop- 
tdation. 

Soon  after  these  railroad  advantages 
came  to  Roodhouse  it  was  incoporated  un- 
der the  state  law.  The  first  trustees  were 
John  Roodhouse,  J.  T.  Rawlings,  Dr.  J.  B. 
Moore  and  David  Kirkland.  Mr.  Rood- 
house  was  elected  president  and  J.  T.  Raw- 
lings clerk,  who  served  until  February,  1876. 
when  the  town  organization  was  repealed 
and  a  \illage  organization  substituted.  The 
officers  of  the  new  board  were :  President 
E.  H.  Sawyer;  trustees,  John  A.  Taylor,  J. 
M.  Dill,  Matt.  Sterrett,  Fred.  Hudson,  John 
A.  Lowner;  Clerk,  James  F.  Walker;  Mag- 
istrate, George  W.  Thompson;  Street  Com- 
missioner, James  N.  Sawyer ;  Constable, 
Thomas  Jones ;  Attorney,  D.  C.  Mclver. 

After  the  completion  of  the  Louisiana 
branch  of  the  railroad  many  prominent  busi- 
ness enterprises  sprang  up.  B.  Nathan 
erected  a  large  store  building  in  which  he 
sold  notions,  stationery,  etc.,  for  several 
years.  N.  H.  Clark  built  a  restaurant  which 
he  carried  on  for  some  time.  Messrs.  Freeto 
&  Bullard  were  at  the  head  of  an  extensive 
tinware  and  stove  business  for  several  years. 
Sawyer  &  Dreunen  were  for  a  long  time  in 
the  first  ranks  as  merchants,  selling  dry 
goods  in  one  Iniilding,  and  groceries  in  the 
other.  In  1871  Armstrong  &  George  formed 
a  partnership  and  dealt  in  hardware,  grocer- 
ies and  lumber.  In  1874  this  firm  gave  place 
to  Armstrong  &  Sharp,  which  added  a  stock 
of  dry  goods  to  the  already  large  establish- 
ment, and  a  little  later  opened  the  first  bank 
the  village  ever  contained.  In  1876  the  firm 
dissolved  and  divided  the  business  between 
the  partners.  James  .\rmstrong  took  the 
lumber  and  building  materials,  selling  also, 


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wagons,  etc.  In  February,  1879,  he  sold  out 
to  Bundy  &  Worcester.  George  Armstrong 
became  proprietor  of  the  grocery,  (jucens- 
ware  and  hardware  departments,  and  1'.  J. 
Sharp  assumed  control  of  the  stock  of  tlry 

g.K.ds. 

(iillliani  1.^  IJrotlier  built  a  good  business 
house  in  1875,  occupied  it  for  a  short  time 
and  sold  out  to  Haggard  &  Louder.  Subse- 
quently Haggard  sold  to  Bradshaw  and  the 
firm  became  Bradshaw  &  Lowder,  and  as 
such  sold  groceries  three  or  four  years.  .Mr. 
Watt,  of  W'inchester,  came  in  1874  and 
opened  a  furniture  store,  but  he  sold  out  to 
Ed.  Sawyer,  who  conducted  a  grocery  busi- 
ness. 

In  1875  Ellis  Briggs  and  Smith  Titus 
built  a  fine  flouring  mill  with  elevator  at- 
tached and  ilid  a  very  large  business  until  the 
29th  of  November,  1877,  when  the  build- 
ing and  contents  were  destroyed  by  fire,  in- 
flicting a  severe  loss  upon  its  owners,  and 
upon  the  town.  The  next  year  Mr.  Briggs 
erected  a  building  to  be  used  as  an  elevator 
and  connected  it  by  electric  telephone  with 
his  warehouse  in  White  Flail  four  miles 
south.  Later  he  rebuilt  the  flouring  mill  at 
Roodhouse,  erecting  a  sightly  brick  building 
and  named  it  "The  Victor  Mills"  which  he 
operated  very  successfully  until  they  also 
were  burned.  Mr.  Brigs  was  the  first  mayor 
of  Roodhouse,  and  was  one  of  the  i)rime  fic- 
tors  in  the  improvement  of  the  city. 

In  1876,  Sawyer  &  Drennan  built  a  fine 
business  block,  and  soon  after  Peter  Dunljar 
followed  their  example.  James  Walker 
owned  and  operated  the  first  brick  kiln,  and 
William  Cutler  was  the  first  to  estalilish  a 
foundry  in  the  town. 

The  first  newspaper  in  the  town  was  an 
edition  of  the  White  Hall  Register,  called 
the  Rnndhouse  Sis'i'^l-  which  was  i)rinted  at 


White  Flail.  A  similar  edition  of  the  Car- 
rollton  Gazette  soon  followed,  called  the 
Roodhouse  Headlight,  but  its  publication 
was  discontinued  sometime  in  1S77,  and  not 
long  after,  W.  T.  Lakin  began  the  publica- 
tion of  the  Roodhouse  ludependent  in  the 
town.  This  venture  was  not  well  sustained, 
and  the  paper  was  soon  removed  to  White 
FLall,  where  it  became  the  Greene  County 
Democrat,  and  in  other  hands  prospered  for 
a  time. 

In  October,  1877,  D.  C.  Mclver  &  Son 
began,  in  a  siuall  way,  the  publication  of  the 
Roodhouse  Review.  In  1877  J.  S.  Harper 
brought  a  new  newspaper  outfit  to  the  town 
and  established  Harper's  IVeekly  Herald,  a 
temperance  paper,  which  thrived  for  a  short 
time,  but  in  about  six  months  the  office  was 
removed  to  Jerseyville.  In  1882  W.  T.  ]\Ic- 
Iver  and  J.  P-  Drenner  established  the  Rood- 
house  Daily  Eye,  which  they  published  with 
success ;  also  a  weekly  five-column  quarto 
edition.  D.  C.  ]\lclvcr  in  1881  began  the 
publication  of  the  Greene  County  Advocate, 
a  greenback  paper,  which  be  ran  (luilc  suc- 
cessfully for  eighteen  months,  but  when  the 
E\'c  was  instituted  he  abandoned  the  enter- 
prise. In  the  fall  of  1882  IF  H.  Palmer  be- 
gan the  publication  of  the  Daily  Morning 
Journal,  which  met  with  fair  support  until 
in  the  fall  of  1883  its  publication  was  .sus- 
pended. 

The  Roodhouse  Journal  evoluted  from 
the  Roodhouse  Revieiv.  In  1880  D.  C.  Mc- 
lver who  was  then  the  editor  of  the  Review, 
sold  a  half  interest  to  Frank  Palmer,  and  the 
firm  so  contiiuied  for  a  few  months  when 
they  sold  the  paper  to  John  S.  Harper,  who 
changed  the  name  to  that  of  the  Roodhouse 
Eagle.  Harper  continued  the  publication  for 
some  six  months  when  be  disposed  of  the 
property  to  H.  FF  Palmer,  of  Jacksonville, 


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PAST    AND     PRESENT    OF    GREENE    COUNTY. 


who  changed  the  name  to  that  of  tlie  Rood- 
Iioiisc  Journal  again,  and  made  its  pohtics 
Democratic.  In  1882  he  sold  a  half  interest 
to  J.  E.  Roberts,  who,  in  1884,  became  the 
sole  owner  and  removed  the  plant  to  White 
Hall  and  consolidated  it  with  the  JJ'liifc  Hall 
Register. 

Among  the  persons  carrying  on  bnsiness 
in  Roodhouse  a  quarter  of  a  century  ago 
were  Frank  P.  .Vrmstrong,  timber  contrac- 
tor, C.  &  A.  R.  R..  George  W.  Armstrong, 
general  groceries,  hardware,  queensware, 
wood  and  willow  ware.  William  Barrett, 
merchant  tailor;  Mrs.  A.  Brown,  millinery; 
J.  B.  Bullard,  hardware,  stoves  and  tinware ; 
A.  E,  Erects,  express  agent,  hardware,  sto\-es 
and  tinware;  E.  ]\I.  Husted,  banker  and  in- 
ventor of  land  crusher;  F.  L.  Knight,  city 
butcher ;  D.  Kirkland,  proprietor  of  the  new 
Kirkland  House;  William  Lorton,  under- 
taker and  dealer  in  furniture ;  W.  T.  Ldwerv, 
manufacturer  of  brick ;  V.  ]\Iarket,  boot  and 
shoe  maker;  T.  McEuen,  physician  and  sur- 
geon; \\'illiam  Scott,  proprietor  Metropoli- 
tan Hotel :  J.  L.  Patterson,  attorney  at  hiw : 
John  Roodhouse,  stock  raiser,  and  founder 
of  town  of  Roodhouse:  Ebbert  &  Cutler, 
proprietors  of  Roodhouse  Machine  Shops 
and  Foundry;  ^^^  T.  Mclver,  editor  and 
proprietor  of  Roodhouse  Revieiu.  Robert 
Ruyle,  blacksmith  and  wagonmaker;  Geo. 
N.  Sawyer,  postmaster  and  insurance  agent ; 
James  A.  Sawyer,  livery  and  sale  stables: 
Strong,  Butler  &  Adams,  dealers  in  dry 
goods,  clothing,  boots  and  shoes,  notions  and 
groceries;  Harmon  Wales,  boarding  house: 
W.  Will,  manufacturer  of  and  dealer  in 
boots  and  shoes;  E.  B.  Winslow,  proprietor 
of  the  Illinois  trace-gearing  and  manu- 
facturer of  saddles  and  harness. 

The  Roodhouse  of  today  is  one  of  the 
most  bustling,   thriving  little  cities    in    the 


county.  Its  business  interests  are  diversi- 
fied and  its  citizens  rank  among  the  first 
class.  It  has  a  beautiful  park  in  the  square, 
studded  with  stately  shade  trees ;  on  the 
south  side  is  erected  a  large  Pagoda  for  band 
concerts  and  public  speaking.  W'ide  graveled 
walks  con\-erge  fnnn  the  north,  east  and 
west  entrances  to  the  center  of  the  park,  and 
the  grass  is  protected  and  well  groomed,  so 
that,  altogether,  it  is  a  most  delightful  re- 
treat for  the  citizens  during  the  summer 
months. 

Roodhouse  is  projecting  an  extensive 
waterworks  system,  and  operations  for  its 
construction  will  begin  soon.  \\"hen  this 
enterprise  is  completed,  and  taken  in  con- 
nection with  the  excellent  system  of  electric 
lighting  which  they  have  enjoyed  for  some 
time,  the  citizens  will  be  quite  justified  in 
assuming  metropolitan  airs. 

The  city  has  four  churches,  \-iz. :  Metho- 
dist. Baptist,  Christian  and  Congregation- 
alist,  and  all  have  comfortable  and  mod- 
ern houses  i)f  worship.  The  Methodists 
have  a  membership  of  nearly  two  hundred 
and  fifty.  Rev.  N.  M.  Jones  is  the  pastor. 
The  Sunday-school  of  this  denomination 
iuimljers  one  hundred  and  eighty-five  pupils, 
with  ]\Irs.  C.  S.  Savage  superintendent. 

The  Baptist  church,  located  on  the  south- 
east corner  of  the  square,  has  a  membership 
of  three  hundred  and  seventy-nine,  which  is 
increasing"  by  frequent  additions.  Rev.  J. 
J.  Roach  is  the  pastor.  The  Sunday-school 
is  in  a  flourishing  condition,  with  two  hun- 
dred and  tweiUy-(.nie  jiupils.  C.  W.  Payne  is 
the  superintendent. 

The  Christian  church  has  a  good  congre- 
gation and  regular  services.  Rev.  L.  Harda- 
way  is  the  pastor.  They  have  an  excellent 
Sunday-scho(-il  superintended  by  H.  M.  Bat- 
tershell. 


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The  Cuiiyrcgational  churcli  has  no  pasUn" 
at  present,  Ijut  maintains  a  guciil  Sumlay- 
school  with  J.  H.  Carkhut't  superiutendenc. 
Masonic  Lodge. — E.  M.  Husted  Lodge 
No.  796,  niem1)ershij)  61.  Officers:  C.  T. 
Bates  W.  M..  W.  C.  Roodhouse  S.  D..  C.  (i. 
West  S.  W.,  Rnv  Wolfe  j.  iX,  W.  A, 
■i'iionipson  j.  W'..  W.  I'",  '{'honipson  Sen. 
Steward.  K.  .M.  llnsted  treasurer.  A.  J. 
lohiisini  jun.  Steward.  (1.  M.  W'vatt  secre- 
tar\-.  W.  j.  I'erguson  marshal,  (i.  W.  I'rask 
cha])lain.  J.  C.  W'eiser,  tyler. 

I.  O.  O.  V. — Ivanhoe  Lodge.  No.  116. 
niemhersliip  43.  P.  A.  Rawlins  1'.  M.  \\'., 
A.  Campbell  receiver.  Edward  ( iril'tiili  M. 
\V.,  Thomas  Hyndman  financier,  C'.  1". 
Wilker.son  foreman.  J-  P-  Cole  guide.  W. 
T.  Siitim  overseer,  C.  T.  Wilkerson.  Jr..  1. 
W..  .\.  I'",.  I'"recto  recorder.  V..  IP  Sawyer 
O.  W. 

y[.  W.  A. —  Roodhouse  Camp  No.  483. 
memhershi])  61.  W.  H.  Helm  \'.  I'..  W.  A. 
Aluff  W.  A..  W".  A.  CampWl  banker,  t  .  T. 
Bates  clerk,  John  Robson  assi.stant  clerk, 
John  lleil  escort,  E.  England  watchman, 
Chas.  H.  Jones  sentry. 

K.  of  P. — Worcester  Lodge  No.  1  t.^ 
membership  103.  W.  L.  Kincaid  C.  C..  J. 
.M.  Orr  \'.  C,  J.  W.  Starkey  K.  of  R.  S., 
John  Sager  ^P  of  S..  Eerd  Epstein  M.  of  E., 
A.  S.  Higbee  M.  of  .M..  Wm.  Ralston  .M.  of 
.\.,  W.  A.  Ah.rrnw.  1.  (i..  Joseph  Martin 
O.  (i. 

i'.en  llur  Lodge. — John  Sager  chief,  W. 
L.  Riddle  scribe,  Mrs.  W.  L.  Riddle  judge. 
Mrs.  Lee  .\nglc  teacher,  Chas.  Holt  Ben 
llur.  R.  (;.  Benner  cajnain,  Mrs.  Otis 
Coates  K.  of  T.,  Miss  Eva  Riddle  K.  of 
O.  C. 

Rebekahs.— Adell  Lodge  No.  14S.  Mrs. 
J.  S.  Trijdctt  N,  C.  Mrs.  Alvin  Coulee  V. 


(>..  Miss  Lillie  Milton  .secretary.  Miss  Flora 
Sager,  treasurer. 

Royal  Neighbors. — Good  Hope  T^xlge 
No.  318,  membership  60.  Mrs.  W.  L.  Rid- 
lUe  past  oracle.  Mrs.  M.  .\.  X'auDorcu  ora- 
cle, Mrs.  J.  C.  Ctt  W  C.  Mrs.  Chas.  Rogers 
chancellor.  Mrs.  J.  FP  Barrow  recorder,  I\p-s. 
|.  A.  Ludlan  receiver,  Mrs.  John  Truitt 
inner  S.,  ^h■s.  S.  L.  l'"erguson  outer  S. 

G.  A.  R.— Jacob  Fry  l^i.st  No.  193. 
membership  38.  J.  J.  N'^rk  commander.  J. 
C.  Weiser  V.  C.  J.  M.  P.everly  J.  C..  W.  T. 
Thom])Si)n  adjutant,  James  (iibhons  chap- 
lain. A.  C.  llickok  ol'licer  of  the  day. 

W.  C.  T.  P.— Mrs.  11.  ]•:.  Good  presi- 
dent, ^Pss  Alice  Mclver  secretary,  ^P's.  N. 
M.  Jones  recording  secretary.  ]\h-s.  J.  W. 
1  l;dl  trc.isnrcr. 

.Mutual  I'mtective  Peague. — Roodhouse 
Council  No.  133.  membership  i_'o.  ( ieo.  IP 
Richardson  president.  Mrs.  Paura  Sorrells 
vice-president,  Mrs.  A.  .M .  Coulee  .secretary, 
Theo.  Dill  treasurer,  .Xelia  h".  Sawyer  chap- 
lain. Wm.  H.  Alarm  usher,  Isaac  X.  liurst, 
sentinel.  Wm.  11.  Jones  guard,  ilugo  Bar- 
run,  W.  .\.  I'liompson  and  Wm.  l'.  Poor 
directors. 

ROODHOUSE    PfBLIC    SCHOOLS. 

Roodhouse  has  two  ])ublic  school  build- 
ings.     Both  are  made  of  brick. 

The  older  building  is  in  the  extreme 
northwest  part  of  the  city.  This  is  called  the 
Washington  building.  It  is  in  this  Iniilding 
that  the  high  school  is  located.  Pi  this 
building  there  are  seven  teachers  below  the 
high  school,  one  for  each  grade  except  that 
the  second  and  thirtl  grades  are  in  the  same 
room  and  are  taught  by  the  same  teacher. 

Tn  the  high  school  two  courses  are  of- 


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fered.  One  course  requires  tliree  years' 
work  in  Latin.  The  other  course  gives  sci- 
ence work  instead  of  Latin.  Each  course  re- 
quires four  years"  work  in  English,  four  in 
mathematics  and  three  in  history,  with 
enough  science  required  to  make  each  course 
four  years  of  four  major  studies  each. 
Spelhng  is  required  in  the  high  school. 

Five-eighths  of  the  superintendent's  time 
is  spent  in  teaching  high  school  classes. 

The  high  school  is  thoroughly  equipped 
for  laboratory  work  in  chemistry  and  \-er\' 
well  equipped  for  laboratory  work  in  physics. 
We  have  a  fine  compound  microscope  for  use 
in  botany  and  zoology.  Practical  work  is 
done  wath  plants  and  animals.  Pupils  in 
botany  are  required  to  analyze  and  to  mount 
twenty  to  twenty-five  plants. 

The  newer  one  of  our  two  school  build- 
ings is  located  two  blocks  southeast  of  the 
public  square.  It  is  a  neat,  four-room  build- 
ing, well  lighted  and  well  ventilated.  Each 
of  the  four  rooms  is  occupied  by  a  separate 
grade,  the  first,  second,  third  and  fourth. 
respectively. 

Both  buildings  are  heated  by  steam. 

The  number  of  pupils  enrolled  this  school 
year  is,  high  school,  65;  grades,  522;  total. 
587.  Number  of  teachers,  high  school,  3 : 
grades,  11;  total,  14.  The  board  of  educa- 
tion is  composed  of  C.  T.  Bates,  president; 
T.  W.  Starkey.  J.  E.  Todd,  R.  Thomas. 
J.  A.  Morrow,  M.  F.  Thompson,  and  H.  \\'. 
Smith.  ■ 

The  present  corps  of  teachers  are,  H.  T. 
White,  superintendent  Washington  school : 
E.  W.  Davis  principal,  Eva  Riddle  assistant 
principal,  W.  R.  Anderson  8th  grade, 
Catharine  B.  Short  7th  grade,  Grace  King 
6th  grade.  Love  Good  4th  and  5th  grades, 
Adah  Hopkins  2d  and  3d  grades,  Euphre- 
mia  Shields  primary  grade. 


Jefferson  school,  Cora  Jones  4th  grade, 
Alice  Conant  3d  grade,  Mabel  Schmachten- 
berger  2d  grade,  Lutie  Wieser  primary 
grade. 

The  business  interests  of  Roodhouse  are 
represented  as  follows : 

Groceries, — Roodhouse  contains  and 
supports  several  grocery  establishments,  con- 
ducted by  the  following  firms  and  individ- 
uals :  E.  H.  &  A.  S.  Sawyer,  Theodore  Dill, 
Ra}-  T.  Barry,  F.  M.  Patterson,  J.  W.  Camp- 
bell, W.  A.  Campbell  and  George  White- 
head. 

Dry  Goods. — Four  large  dry  goods  stores 
are  carried  on  under  ownership  and  manage- 
ment of  the  following  firms  and  persons  re- 
spectively: W.  H.  Simons,  Roodhouse 
Store  Company.  Porter  &  Allen,  and  Gil- 
more  &  VanDoren. 

Drugs. — W.  D.  Berry  and  F.  C.  A'etlder 
conduct  each  a  drug  and  book  store  and  do 
a  lucrative  business. 

Stoves  and  Hardware. — H.  C.  Worces- 
ter conducts  a  mammoth  hardware  establish- 
ment, and  deals  in  agricultural  implements 
of  all  kinds.  W.  R.  Gordon  is  also  doing 
a  good  l)usiness  in  a  similar  line. 

Notions. — C.  G.  Hanim  and  C.  E.  Cole 
each  own  and  operate  a  fancy  notion  store. 

Clothing. — Two  very  extensive  clothing 
stores  are  owned  and  conducted  by  Epstein 
Brothers  and  Porter  &  Allen,  respectively. 

Feed  Stores. — Ferguson  &  Patterson 
and  George  Carlton  manage  the  feed  stores 
of  the  city. 

Furniture  and  Undertaking. — G.  E. 
Bundy  does  a  large  business  in  furniture, 
with  which  he  conducts  an  undertaking  es- 
tablishment. C.  E.  ]McIver  also  deals  in  fur- 
niture. Bauer  &  Son  and  R.  C.  Thompson 
are  undertakers. 


PAST    AXD    PRESEXT    OF    GREEXE    COL'XTV. 


Boots  and  SIidcs. — .\.  Pi.  Ua\is  conducts 
the  only  exclnsive  slioe  store  in  Roodhouse. 

Meat  Markets. — (ierting  &  Dorwart  and 
Freeto  &  Co.  each  furnish  the  meat  suppHes. 

Roodhouse  Bottling  \\'orks.  —  D.  S. 
Friedman,  proprietor. 

Blacksmiths. — W.  H.  TaA-lor  &  Son, 
\V.  A.  Scott. 

Books  and  Stationery. — C.  G.  Ilamm, 
\\'.  D.  Berry. 

Improvement  Cluh. — H.  C.  Worcester, 
president ;  W.  C.  Roodhouse,  secretary,  and 
C.  \\".  Payne,  treasurer. 

Carpenters  and  Builders. — Heaton  & 
W'etly.  Charles  and  Marvey  Deck,  George 
W.  Trask,  L.  Ballard.  Harry  Anderson, 
Harry  Rollins. 

Constables. — M.  ]~.  Hudson,  William 
Bateman,  John  S.  Sink. 

Dentists. — Dr.  D.  .M.  Truesdale,  Dr.  C. 
E.  Rowe. 

Dressmakers. — Mrs.  Lizzie  Peters,  Miss 
Ella  Carkhuff,  Mrs.  Xellie  Wieser,  :^Irs. 
Alice  Mclver. 

Ferris  Wheel. — W.  E.  Sullivan,  man- 
ufacturer. 

INlillinery  Stores. — Mrs.  R. 'C.  Hastings, 
Mrs.  James  Sanders. 

Banks. — Roodhouse  Bank. — E.  M.  Hus- 
ted.  president;  W.  H.  Barrow,  cashier;  C. 
W.  Payne,  assistant  cashier. 

People's  Bank. — T.  "SI.  Bates,  president; 
C.  T.  Bates,  cashier. 

Cigar  F"actories.  —  August  Scheske, 
George  Richardson. 

Jewelers.  —  A.  E.  Holbrook.  J.  C. 
Wieser. 

Lumber  Dealer. — H.  C.  Worcester  & 
Company. 

^Merchant  Tailor. — William  Mellen. 

Gardeners. — J.  B.  Cherry,  John  T. 
Shaw. 


Harness. — H.  C.  Worcester  &  Co.,  John 
Scruby. 

Insurance  Agents. — C.  W.  Payne,  C.  T. 
Bates,  J.  W.  Starkcy.  W.  B.  Strang.  Mark 
Mexerstein,  Jr. 

Justices. — J.  J.  York,  J.  11.  English  and 
J.  '!■.  Dawdy. 

Lawyers. — J.  \\".  Slarkley.  W.  B.  Strang, 
Mark  Myerstein,  Jr. 

Livery  Stables. — C.  H.  Pinkerton,  W. 
().  Smith. 

Mills. — Ferguson  &  Patter.son,  grist  and 
feed  mill. 

Orchestra. — A  line  orchestra  has  been  in 
organization  ten  years. 

Poultry  Dealers. — W.  J.  Cummings, 
Ferguson  &  Paterson. 

Painters. — C.  A.  Howard,  William  Daw- 
son, iMarion  Thompson. 

Physicians. — E.  H.  Higbee,  B.  B.  Lang, 
C.  R.  Thomas,  H.  \\'.  Smith,  W.  L.  Kin- 
caid,  C.  E.  Long. 

Plasterers. — David  Angle,  Henry  Buch- 
annan,  Robert  Giverson. 

Photographer. — O.  Holcomb. 

Real  Estate  Agents. — C.  W.  Payne.  C. 
T.  Bates,  J.  W.  Starkey,  W.  B.  Strang, 
Meyerstein  &  Roney. 

Shoemakers. — J.  J.  York,  Joseph  Stone, 
J.  A.  Mclver. 

Stoves  and  Tinware. — H.  C.  \\'orcester, 
W.  R.  Gordon. 

C.  &  A.  Stock  Yards. — Charles  Libby, 
superintendent. 

Stock  Dealers.— \\'.  P.  Gilmore,  G.  \V. 
Owens,  S.  M.  Ash. 

Stone  Masons.— A.  E.  &  S.  R.  Sturde- 

Tinners. — C.  H.  Bender,  J.  A.  Ludlam. 

Transfer  Wagons. — W.  O.  Smith,  R. 
P.  Wallace,  Warren  Thompson. 

Music. — Voice  Culture,  Miss  X^ina  Hall. 

X'eterinarian. — Dr.  \\'.  C.  Giller. 


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Newspaper  Offices. — Tlie  Record,  daily 
and  weekly,  Merrill  &  Jolly  publishers,  John 
Jones  editor.  The  Eyc-Iicrald,  weekly,  W. 
F.  Thompson  editor  and  publisher. 

Hotels. — Roodhouse,  C.  C.  Dill,  proprie- 
tor ;  Austin,  C.  E.  Bracey,  proprietor ;  Com- 
mercial, W.  E.  Adams,  proprietor. 

Restaurants. — J.  M.  Todd,  J.  H.  Young, 
Harvey  Adams,  S.  Hornberger,  Miss  Clara 
Nortli,  C.  &  A.  Lunch  Room,  conducted  by 
the  Western  News  Company. 

Painter  and  Decorator. — Charles  A. 
Howard,  paper-hanger,  painter  and  decora- 
tor, and  also  the  owner  of  the  billposting 
plant  of  the  city,  keeps  on  hand  at  his  place 
of  business  opposite  the  post  office  a  small 
but  exclusive  stock  of  wall  papers  and  dec- 
orations. His  billposting  plant  has  grown 
from  one  28-sheet  board,  in  1900,  to  a  capac- 
ity which  at  present  will  accommodate  about 
500  sheets. 


ROCKBRIDGE. 


The  town  of  Rockbridge  is  situated  upon 
the  northwest  cjuarter  of  section  34,  in  town- 
ship 10,  range  10,  in  this  civil  sub-division  of 
Greene  county,  on  the  line  of  the  Chicago, 
Burlington  &  Ouincy  railroad,  on  what  has 
long  been  known  as  Taylor's  Prairie. 

In  1826  a  mill  was  put  up  here,  which 
was  the  first  building  in  this  immediate  vicin- 
ity. A  history  of  this  mill  is  given  fur- 
ther on. 

A  small  settlement  sprang  up  here  short- 
ly after  this,  and  a  post  office  was  established 
in  1849,  through  the  influence  of  George  D. 
Randle,  the  owner  of  the  mill. 

About  the  year  1854  William  Gage  put 
up  a  store  building  and  put  in  a  stock  of  gen- 


eral merchandise,  in  connection  with  G.  T. 
W.  Sheffield,  under  the  firm  name  of  Gage 
&  Sheffield.  Later  \V.  H.  Summers  suc- 
ceeded this  firm,  in  the  same  line  of  business. 
He  was  succeeded  in  turn  by  the  various 
firms  of  Valentine  Brothers,  Valentine  & 
Bowman  and  \'alentine  &  Son. 

A  lively  Inisiness  was  done  here  in  those 
days,  both  at  the  store  and  at  the  saw  and 
grist  mill,  and  the  little  hamlet,  \\-hich  was 
about  a  half  mile  southeast  of  the  present 
town,  gained  a  few  inhabitants.  .\  small 
settlement  also  sprang  up  about  a  half  mile 
west  of  the  village,  which  was  familiarly 
known  as  Dublin,  but  it  contained  but  few 
houses  at  the  most. 

The  real  growth  of  the  town  of  Rock- 
bridge, however,  dates  from  the  completion 
of  the  railroad  in  1870.  In  that  year  what 
was  then  known  as  the  R.  R.,  I.  &  St.  L.  rail- 
road, now  the  Chicago,  Burlington  &  Ouincy 
railroad,  was  constructed  to  this  point,  and 
in  the  spring  of  1871  a  town  was  laid  out 
by  Sheffield  &  Hudson,  about  a  half  mile 
from  the  old  settlement,  which  was  called 
Sheffield,  after  G.  T.  W.  Sheffield,  one  of 
the  proprietors.  This  name  it  retained  un- 
til the  railroad  came  under  the  control  of 
the  Chicago,  Burlington  &  Quincy  Railroad 
Company,  when  the}-  changed  the  name  to 
Rockbridge,  the  name  of  the  post  office, 
which  had  remained  unaltered. 

Three  additions  have  been  made  to  the 
town  since  the  first  survey,  one  each  by  L. 
F.  \Villiams,  James  Valentine,  and  Isaac 
Bruner,  the  latter  being  platted  in  1877.  The 
first  house  in  the  new  town  was  erected  by 
James  Valentine.  This  was  a  store  build- 
ing, in  which  he  opened  a  stock  of  miscella- 
neous goods,  thereby  being  the  pioneer  mer- 
chant of  the  incipient  town.  He  also  erected 
a  grain   warehouse,   which   he  operated,  as 


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well  as  laid  in  a  stock  of  lumber,  being  the 
pioneer  in  both  these  branches  of  trade. 
Others  now  began  to  come  in,  and  the  little 
burg  began  to  wear  a  business  look,  and 
grew  to  be  quite  a  lively  place. 

The  first  school  house  in  the  town  was 
erected  in  1874,  the  first  teacher  being  John 
Howell,  of  Brighton,  Macoupin  county.  The 
building  is  32x42  feet  in  size,  and  was  put  up 
and  finished  at  a  cost  of  about  $2,500,  by 
R.  T.  Dawson,  contractor. 

There  are  two  church  buildings  in  the 
hamlet.  Baptist  and  Catholic;  but  four  de- 
nominations are  represented — Presbyterian 
and  Methodist,  in  addition  to  those  above 
named. 

The  lumber  yard  of  Kinder  &  Saunders 
was  established  by  James  Valentine  in  1870. 
He  carried  a  stock  of  about  $2,000,  and  ran 
it  in  connection  with  his  store  and  grain 
business.  For  twelve  years  he  operated  this 
business,  but  in  1882  he  disposed  of  it  to  C. 
G.  Edwards.  In  about  two  years  the  latter 
sold  out  to  Kinder  &  Saunders. 

The  drug  firm  of  Jacob  Keeley  &  Co. 
was  established  January  i,  1874,  by 
J.  H.  Gray  &  Co.,  Mr.  Keeley  being 
the  junior  partner.  In  July,  1875.  ^^-  -■^• 
E.  }klillcr  purchased  the  interest  of  Mr.  Gray, 
and  this  firm  carried  on  the  business.  Jacob 
Keeley  was  murdered  in  the  summer  of  1885. 

In  the  year  1849,  through  the  inlluence 
of  George  D.  Randle,  the  owner  of  the  mill 
at  the  old  town,  a  postoflice  was  established 
at  that  point  called  Rockbridge,  and  Mr. 
Randle  commissioned  as  postmaster.  He 
kept  the  office  at  his  dwelling  house,  a  large 
log  cabin,  near  the  mill.  In  1853  or  1854, 
William  Gage  became  postmaster,  and  re- 
moved the  office  to  his  store.  He  was  suc- 
ceeded by  William  H.  Summers,  and  he  by 
J.  H.  X'alentinc.  and  in  1873  Miln  R.  Blod- 


geli.  When  the  new  town  was  laid  out  the; 
office  was  moved  here,  but  the  name  contin- 
ued the  same,  and  has  finally  given  its  name 
to  the  town. 

The  village  officers  of  the  thrixing  little 
place  at  present  are:  President,  W.  E. 
Bruner;  hoard  of  trustees,  E.  B.  Jackson, 
Allen  I'ry,  J.  II.  Holmes.  A.  Roady,  H. 
Howard  and  Eugene  Williams ;  constable 
and  street  commissioner,  John  Wooldridge; 
police  magistrate,  E.  S.  Barnard. 

Bruner  &  Gray  conduct  a  general  mer- 
chandise store  and  are  doing  a  thriving  busi- 
ness. 

A.  Tendeck  is  one  t)l  the  \etcrans  in  trade 
in  the  village,  and  also  ileals  in  a  general 
stock  of  goods. 

The  grocery  and  millinery  business  is 
conducted  by  J.  H.  Mitchell. 

O.  J.  Miller  deals  in  drugs,  hardware 
and  lumber. 

J.  I*".  McKerney,  John  Emery  and  Will- 
iam Johnson  each  run  a  barber  shop,  and  Ed. 
Huf¥  operates  a  lunch  counter. 

H.  N.  Kluling,  A.  Rhody  and  \V.  J. 
Mora  are  engaged  in  the  Ijlacksmithing  and 
wagon  making  business. 

E.  O.  Standard  &  Co.  have  a  large 
grain  elevator  near  the  railroad  station  which 
is  superintended  by  J.  F.  Bertman,  who  deals 
in  grain,  hay,  flour,  seeds,  etc. 

I'^red.  Achenbach  &  Son,  also  C.  W. 
llolnbach,  deal  extensively  in  live  stock, 
hogs,  cattle,  horses  and  sheep.  Their  ship- 
ments are  large  and  frequent. 

Thomas  A.  Weisner  is  engaged  in  the 
drug,  hardware  and  agricultural  implement 
trade  and  is  meeting  with  good  success.  He 
also  writes  insurance. 

-Miss  Ida  Williams  is  the  popular  post- 
mistress, and  has  occupied  this  position  for 
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Dr.  A.  E.  Miller  is  the  only  resident  phy- 
sician. He  has  an  extensive  and  successful 
practice,  and  for  thirty-two  years  he  has  ad- 
ministered to  the  sick  in  that  vicinity. 

N.  L  Dawson  and  Clarence  Crane  are 
the  contractors  and  builders,  and  are  kept 
busy  the  year  through. 

Ross  Ellison  is  the  village  photographer. 

Lodges. — Herald  Lodge,  No.  102,  K. 
of  P.,  has  twenty-three  members.  The  pres- 
ent officers  are :  W.  E.  Bruner,  C.  C. ;  John 
Wilhousen,  A.  C. ;  Harry  Burger,  P. ;  Theo- 
dore Cummings,  M.  of  W.,  K.  of  R.  and  S. ; 
D.  J.  Williams,  M.  of  P.:  J.  A.  Weimer.  M. 
of  E. :  Fred  Baker,  I\L  A.  and  A. ;  E\eret 
Tucker,  J.  G. ;  Ned  Baker,  O.  G.  This  lodge 
was  instituted  May  12,  1882. 

Rockbridge  Lodge.  No.  688,  ]\Iodern 
AVoodmen  of  America,  was  instituted  Janu- 
ary 30,  1 894,  and  now  has  forty-seven  mem- 
bers. The  officers  are  as  follows :  A. 
Roady,  A.  C. :  D.  J.  Williams,  A.;  W.  E. 
Bruner,  banker:  J.  F.  Tucker,  clerk;  L.  C. 
Crist,  escort;  William  Crist,  watchman. 

Rockbridge  Council,  No.  506,  M.  P.  L., 
was  instituted  February  9,  1904.  The  offi- 
cers are :  J.  F.  Tucker,  president ;  A.  Roady, 
vice  president;  J.  J.  Steele,  chaplain;  C.  S. 
Baker,  secretary ;  H.  N.  Kleeting,  past  presi- 
dent; Ned  Baker,  inner  guard;  Ed.  Welch, 
outer  guard. 

The  Baptists  and  ^vlethodists  each  have 
churches  in  the  village.  The  Sunday  school 
in  connection  with  the  Baptist  denomina- 
tion have  a  flourishing  Sunday-school,  offi- 
cered by  W.  J.  Cannedy,  superintendent; 
W.  L.  Witt,  assistant  superintendent;  Mrs. 
W.  E.  Bruner,  secretary  and  treasurer. 

The  Methodists  also  have  a  large  Sun- 
day school  under  the  leadership  of  Charles 
W.  Hollenbach.  with  Rev.    T.  M.  Duff,  as- 


sistant, and  Miss  Lucy  Scandrett.  secretary 
and  treasurer. 

Rockbridge's  public  schools  are  an  ac- 
knowledged factor  in  helping  to  sustain  the 
reputation  of  Greene  count)-  for  the  excel- 
lency of  her  schools.  The  Rockbridge 
schools  are  doing  good  work  under  the  su- 
pervision of  Prof.  C.  E.  Bell,  principal, 
and  Miss  M.  B.  Short,  assistant. 


KANE. 

There  have  been  two  places  of  this  name 
in  the  county,  of  which  old  Kane,  or  Homer, 
as  it  was  once  called,  was  much  the  older. 
This  town  was  laid  out  on  section  36,  town- 
ship 9,  range  12,  in  1837.  by  Nathaniel  M. 
Perry,  Abraham  B.  Harris  and  W.  W.  My- 
rick,  the  plat  of  the  same  being  filed  for  rec- 
ord December  14,  1837.  Also  prominent  in 
the  laying  out  of  the  new  town  were  Z.  H. 
Adams  and  a  Mr.  Brainard.  It  is  not  def- 
initely known  who  the  first  settlers  upmi  the 
site  of  the  place  were,  but  it  is  generally  con- 
ceded to  have  been  the  Brainard  brothers, 
for,  when  Z.  H.  Adams  came,  in  1830,  he 
took  up  his  residence  with  them.  Soon  after 
settling  in  the  incipient  tillage,  a  postoffice 
was  established  with  Mr.  Adams  as  post- 
master.    He  was  succeeded  by  N.  M.  Perry. 

The  first  store  was  opened  by  Zenas  H. 
Adams  in  the  front  room  of  the  Brainard 
brothers"  flwelling.  He  retailed  drugs,  gro- 
ceries, dry  goods,  hardware,  and  all  other 
articles  that  go  to  make  up  the  country  store, 
and  continued  the  same  until  the  store  of  N. 
M.  Perry  was  started,  when  Mr.  Adams  dis- 
continued the  business. 

N.  M.  Perrv  came  to  Kane  in  the  early 


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part  of  1836,  and  in  the  fall  of  that  year 
erected  a  store  building.  In  the  early  part 
of  1837  he  opened  the  second  store  in  the 
place,  carrying  a  general  stcok,  which  he 
prosecuted  vigorously  and  successfully  until 
1872,  when  he  discontinued  the  business  at 
this  place. 

Soon  after  Mr.  Perry  had  established 
his  business.  Samuel  Pope  opened  a  black- 
smith shop,  and  the  old  town  rang  with  the 
merry  sound  of  the  hammer  on  the  anvil. 
He  also  kept  weary  travelers,  and  the  stage 
made  a  stopping  place  of  his  house. 

In  1837  William  Myrick  opened  a  shop 
and  ci>mnienced  making  and  repairing  .shoes. 
The  same  year  two  men  by  the  name  of 
Strong  and  Wyckoff,  both  deaf  and  duml), 
commenced  tailoring. 
^  Dr.  Augustus  Knaj)])  was  the  first  phy- 
sician to  locate  at  Homer,  as  it  was  then 
called,  and  remained  until  1845.  Dr.  Lu- 
ther Cory  was  the  ne.xt  permanent  physi- 
cian to  locate  here,  in  1844,  where  he  re- 
mained until  his  death  July  29,  1850. 

The  town  now  commenced  to  grow, 
dwellings  springing  up  all  over  the  town  site, 
and  considerable  trade  was  done. 

In  1838  the  Baptists  erected  a  ciunch 
edifice,  which  was  dedicated  and  occupied 
by  this  denomination  until  about  1870. 

In  1856  a  steam  flouring  mill  was  erect- 
ed by  a  stock  company  consisting  of  X^.  M. 
Perry,  \\'.  O.  Tolman,  S.  W.  Tolman,  G.  C. 
Richards  and  Willis  Barrow.  The  build- 
ing was  built  diu'ing  the  summer  of  that 
3-ear,  and  when  fall  had  come,  Myron  Cory, 
the  contractor  and  builder,  turned  it  over  to 
the  owners.  In  1859  X.  M.  Perry  bought 
out  his  associates,  and  operated  it  alone  until 
1866,  when  it  was  purchased  by  S.  M.  and 
Z.  M.  Titus,  who  enlarged  the  building  and 
placed  in  it  an  amount  of  new  and  improved 


machinery.  They  operated  it  at  its  best  ca- 
pacity for  several  years.  In  1874  il  was 
sold  to  Jefferson  Bolt  and  John  W.  l-"inney. 
In  1877  Mr.  Bolt  purchased  Mr.  Finney's  in- 
terest and  operated  the  mill  successfully.  In 
1S81  he  sold  it  to  Alonzo  Hebron,  who  again 
.sold  the  same  in  1882  to  H.  C.  Stevens.  In 
the  same  year  James  Bothwell  bought  and 
owned  it  until  1883.  In  1884  C.  J.  Gard- 
iner became  a  purchaser,  and  in  the  fall  of 
1885  it  was  purchased  by  some  St.  Louis 
parties. 

During  the  years  1854  and  '55,  while 
the  i)reliminary  survey  for  the  railroad — now 
the  Chicago  &  Alton — was  being  made  by 
J.  T.  Hunt  and  Charles  AUendorf,  endeavors 
were  made  to  find  a  jiracticable  route  into 
and  out  of  the  town,  but  nothing  like  a  proper 
grade  could  be  found,  and  much  to  the  regret 
of  the  citizens,  the  line  adopted  ran  about 
a  mile  to  the  east  of  the  place.  This  sealed 
its  doom.  The  road  was  opened  for  busi- 
ness from  White  Hall  to  Godfrey  January 
I,  1866. 

In  November,  1865,  Tobias  HoUiday, 
who  owned  a  tract  of  land  on  section  29, 
township  9,  range  11.  which  was  intersected 
bv  the  railroad,  laid  out  a  town  on  the  west 
side  of  the  track,  which  was  known  for  a 
time  as  Hollidaysburg.  Some  time  in  the 
summer  of  1866  Thomas  H.  Boyd,  a  weal- 
thy resident  of  Carrollton,  purchased  twenty 
acres  on  the  east  side  of  the  railroad,  which 
he  laid  out  and  gave  the  name  of  Kane,  but 
is  now  known  as  Boyd's  addition  to  Kane. 
The  place  soon  took  the  name  of  its  older 
neighl)or. 

John  Greenfield  erected  the  first  building 
in  the  embryo  town,  commencing  it  in  the 
fall  of  1865.  In  February,  1866,  S.  G. 
Gardiner  commenced  building  a  woodshed, 
and  commenced  hauling  the  material  for  a 


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dwelling,  but  Greenfield  had  his  completed 
first. 

J.  B.  Enslow  started  the  erection  of  the 
second  permanent  structnre  in  the  town. 
This  was  a  store  building,  two  stories  high, 
the  upper  story  being  used  for  dwelling  pur- 
poses, and  in  it  he  put  a  stock  of  grocer- 
ies, etc. 

S.  G.  Gardiner  was  the  next  merchant  of 
the  town.  He  opened  a  stock  of  general 
merchandise  June  i,  1866.  He  carried  dry 
goods,  groceries,  boots,  shoes,  hats,  caps, 
drugs,  medicines,  oils,  hardware,  etc.  This 
stock  he  closed  out  in  the  spring  of  18S2. 
The  building  was  remo\'ed  a  short  distance 
north,  and  two  brick  structures  were  erected 
upon  the  site. 

The  dry  goods  establishment  of  Smith, 
Irwin  &  Co.  is  one  of  the  largest  in 
this  part  of  the  county.  Its  history  is  this : 
On  the  ist  of  January,  1880,  C.  A.  Smith, 
Robert  Hobson  and  Mrs.  M.  A.  Archer 
bought  out  the  firm  of  Greene  &  Smith,  who 
had  been  running  the  place  for  a  time,  and 
continued  the  partnership  until  the  death 
of  Robert  Hobson  in  July,  1882,  when  his 
widow  took  his  interest,  and  Jeft'  Bolt  pur- 
chased the  interest  of  ]\Irs.  Archer;  but  the 
firm  continued  under  the  old  name  of  Smith, 
Hobson  &  Co.  until  February,  1883. 
when  INIr.  Bolt  retired  from  the  firm.  In 
1884  Mrs.  Hobson  retired  and  a  new  part- 
nership was  formed  with  Charles  S.  Smith, 
James  ]\I.  Irwin  and  Edward  A.  CuK'er  as 
its  components,  under  the  name  Smith,  Ir- 
win &  Culver, 

Cyrus  Morris  commenced  the  business  of 
dealing  in  hardware,  harness,  etc.,  in  1870, 
erecting  the  building  in  the  winter  of  1869- 
70,  removing  part  of  it  from  the  old 
town. 

I*"rank    McClure,   a   prominent   dealer  in 


the  hardware  line,  occui)icd  a  building  that 
was  erected  in  1881  by  W.  W.  Felter.  It 
was  first  occupied  by  Felter  &  McClure,  who 
put  in  a  stock  of  hardware,  and  also  had  a 
printing  office  in  the  same  building.  These 
gentlemen  ran  the  paper  for  about  six 
UKjnths,  when  they  quit  the  journal,  but  con- 
tinued the  job  department  for  two  years 
longer.  In  July,  1883,  Frank  McClure  and 
A.  W.  Felter  dissolved  partnership. 

The  pioneer  drug  store  of  Kane  was 
opened  by  Dr.  A.  B.  Allen  in  1869  or  1870. 
He  ran  this  two  or  three  years,  when  he  re- 
moved his  stock  to  Jersey ville.  In  1871  F. 
S.  Torrey  opened  a  store  of  this  character 
and  continued  it  for  twt)  or  three  years,  when 
he  sold  out.  The  next  party  to  open  a  (h"ug 
store  was  Herman  Roesch,  who,  after  about 
two  years,  sold  out  to  Dr.  J.  B.  Hamilton 
in  1873.  This  gentleman  ran  it  for  a  short 
time,  when  he  sold  to  John  Robinson.  He 
was  succeeded  by  Dr.  I.  S.  Hughes,  who  took 
in  as  a  partner  William  Enslow,  and  after- 
ward sold  to  the  latter  gentleman  in  1878. 
In  1879  it  was  sold  out  and  purchased  by 
John  B.  Enslow. 

William  C.  Reinecke  started  in  the  dry 
goods  business  in  Kane  in  1878,  moving  the 
building  occupied  by  him  from  Old  Kane 
the  same  year. 

Louis  L.  Roberts  opened  a  grocery  and 
provision  store  in  Kane  in  April.  1882,  in 
the  building  formerly  occu])icd  by  S.  G. 
Gardiner  &  Brother. 

Dr.  Peter  Fenity  commenced  the  prac- 
tice of  medicine  in  Old  Kane  May  18,  1857. 
Here  he  remained  until  July,  1S66,  when  he 
removed  to  the  new  tow  n  and  built  one  of  the 
first  dwelling  houses  in  that  infant  city, 
where  he  has  remained  in  practice  ever  since. 
He  was,  as  will  be  seen,  the  first  physician 
of  the  place. 


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The  first  millinery  establishment  in  Kane 
was  started  by  Mrs.  Mary  Weir. 

In  1867  Peter  and  William  W.  Pelter 
erected  a  brick  building,  the  first  in  the  vil- 
lage. This  was  35x60  feet  in  ground  area. 
On  the  lower  floor  was  a  store,  and  the  sec- 
ond floor  was  fitted  up  as  a  hall,  and  in  this 
was  held  the  first  religious  services  in  the 
burg.  Services  continued  to  be  held  here 
until  the  M.  E.  church  was  built. 

Jesse  Cockrell  commenced  the  lumber 
and  coal  business  in  April,  1883,  in  connec- 
tion with  M.  Cockrell,  of  Jerseyville,  but  in 
October.  1883.  the  latter  withdrew  from  the 
firm. 

John  T.  Williams  was  the  first  to  buikl 
the  necessary  warehouse  to  carry  on  the  grain 
trade,  which  he  did  shortly  after  the  advent 
of  the  railroad  here.  In  size  this  structure 
was  35x50  feet,  and  had  a  capacity  of  nearly 
10.000  bushels.  About  that  time  Mr.  Will- 
iams handled  a  great  deal  of  grain,  but.  in 
1880  discontinued  it,  renting  the  warehouse 
to  Jesse  Cockrell,  who  kept  it  one  year. 
Then  D.  A.  Thompson  rented  it  and  ran  it 
for  a  season,  to  be  succeeded  by  Joseph 
Went.  He  ran  it  for  a  season,  and  then  it 
was  rented  by  H.  C.  Yeager,  of  the  mill,  and 
after  his  departure  Mr.  Williams  again  took 
charge. 

In  October,  1884.  Jesse  Cockrell  and  W. 
J.  Pope  formed  a  partnership  under  the  firm 
name  of  Cockrell  &  Pope  in  the  grain  trade. 
The  first  butcher  shop  in  the  village  of 
Kane  was  kept  by  T.  Early  in  1868.  He 
was  succeeded  by  Titus  Claflin.  George 
England  ran  it  about  three  years  and  built 
the  first  slaughter  house.  Several  parties 
have  ran  it  since  that  time,  it  changing  hands 
every  few  months.  In  March,  1885,  R. 
Huitt  and  R.  Raines  took  charge  of  it. 

The  wagon  and  wood-working  shop  was 


opened  in  1881  by  James  Xutt.  who  ran  it 
about  eighteen  months,  when  it  came  under 
the  control  of  Philo  Adams. 

Henry  Yahncke  commenced  the  wood- 
working business  in  Kane  in  the  fall  of  1866. 
William  Sunderland  was  engaged  in  the 
Ijlacksmith  business.  His  shop  was  opened 
during  the  year  1865,  in  Old  Kane,  in  which 
Smith  Gill,  the  pioneer  blacksmith  of  Kane, 
commenced  business.  He  ran  it  for  about 
three  years,  w  hen  he  sold  out  to  Cyrus  Mor- 
ris, who  operated  it  l)ut  a  short  time.  It 
lay  idle  then  for  some  lime,  but  in  18S2  Will- 
iam Sunderland  rented  the  shop  of  Cyrus 
Morris  and  opened  the  business. 

A.  H.  Kight  commenced  the  blacksmith 
business  here  in  1872.  and  has  conducted  it 
ever  since.  He  came  from  St.  Charles,  Alis- 
souri.  to  Old  Kane,  and  from  there  here. 

The  bank  was  established  and  opened  for 
business  in  September,  1881,  by  S.  F.  Greene 
and  George  W.  Witt.  They  have  a  capital 
of  about  $10,000.  Most  of  their  loans  are 
made  on  personal  security,  and  they  are  do- 
ing a  fine  business.  The  firm  name  is  S.  F. 
Greene  &  Co.,  but  it  is  under  the  man- 
agement of  R.  W.  Greene,  to  whom  is  due, 
in  a  large  measure,  the  popularity  of  the  in- 
stitution. 

There  was  a  bank  here  prior  to  this,  or- 
ganized in  1874,  by  Dr.  Casey,  of  Jersey- 
ville, and  E.  C.  Leigh,  which  had  a  capital 
of  about  $5,000.  They  occupied  a  luiilding 
owned  by  W.  W.  Felter  for  a  time,  and  after- 
ward removed  to  the  building  owned  by  Dr. 
Fenity,  which  they  erected.  They  continued 
business  until  1878. 

The  pioneer  hotel  of  the  village  was 
opened  in  1867  by  Andrew  Giles,  who  had 
just  erected  the  necessary  building.  When 
he  first  put  up  the  edifice,  it  was  only  a  story 
and  a  half  high,  and  26x30  feet  in  ground 


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area;  but  in  1878  he  erected  an  addition  to 
it,  18x32  feet  in  size  and  two  stories  high. 
In  1882  he  remodeled  the  original  portion  of 
the  building,  making  it  26x30  feet  in  dimen- 
sions, and  two  stories  high.  It  was  very 
comfortably  arranged,  and  accommodated 
about  twenty-five  people. 

The  Kane  House  was  built  in  1875  by 
William  Parker.  The  first  to  keep  this 
house  was  Louis  Turner,  who  ran  it  but  a 
short  time,  when  he  was  succeeded  by  Dr. 
Weir.  This  gentleman  remained  about  a 
year,  wlien  T.  J.  Enslow  took  charge,  and 
kept  it  a1)0ut  a  year.  It  has  never  been  long 
under  one  proprietor,  changing  every  few 
years.  The  last  to  keep  it  was  William  Pen- 
nell,  who  took  it  in  1881  and  ran  it  until 
1884.    The  Parker  heirs  owned  the  building. 

The  Kane  Nursery  was  established  by  S. 
G.  Gardiner  in  the  spring  of  1875.  It  cov- 
ered eleven  acres  of  ground. 

A  lime  kiln  was  started  in  the  fall  of  1882 
by  J.  G.  W'eller.  It  had  a  capacity  of  a1)out 
fifty  barrels  per  day. 

The  Jacksonville  branch  of  the  Chicago, 
Alton  &  St.  Louis  railroad  passes  through  the 
town  of  Kane  and  has  a  depot  here.  The 
road  was  built  through  here  in  1864  and 
1865,  and  opened  for  business  with  the  be- 
ginning of  the  following  year. 

The  present  population  of  the  town  of 
Kane  is  750.  The  village  officials  are  :  Will- 
iam Forsvthe,  president :  Jesse  Ashlock, 
clerk;  Ora  W'lieeler.  John  Hodge,  Cam. 
Woolridge,  John  ]\Iusgrove  and  George 
Housewell,  councilmen ;  Sidney  Jenkins,  po- 
liceman, and  (ieorge  W.  Cory,  police  magis- 
trate. 

Lodges. — Kane  Camp  No.  1120,  Modern 
Woodmen  of  America,  have  a  thriving  camp 
conducted  by  the  following  officers:  J.  H. 
Adams,   venerable  consul ;    \\'nrthv    Berrv, 


worthy  adviser;  John  Valentine,  banker; 
Harvey  Davis,  clerk;  Harry  Hodge,  watch- 
man :  Ora  Wheeler,  sentry ;  Kurl  Hodge,  es- 
cort ;  S.  \V.  Jenkins,  Charles  Felter  and  Dean 
Smith,  managers. 

King  Solomon's  Lodge,  No.  197,  A.  F. 
&  A.  M.  was  instituted  at  the  meeting  of  the 
Grand  Lodge  in  1854  and  commenced  work 
under  a  dispensation,  as  usual.  The  officers 
appointed  at  that  time  were  George  W.  Cory, 
W.  M. ;  Augustus  T.  Perry,  S.  W. ;  James 
W.  Allen,  J.  W.;  Cyrus  R.  Lake,  T. ;  A.  H. 
Smith,  Sec. ;  S.  G.  Gardener,  S.  D. ;  Thomas 
Dodson,  J.  D.  and  James  Brooks,  tyler.  On 
the  7th  of  October,  1856,  a  charter  was 
granted  the  lodge,  and  it  was  organized  with 
the  following  charter  members :  George  W. 
Cory,  A.  T.  Perry,  J.  W.  Allen,  C.  R.  Lake, 

A.  H.  Smith,  W.  B.  Conner,  James  Brooks, 
D.  Barron,  E.  J.  Lovell,  S.  B.  Hatfield,  Lu- 
cien  King,  J.  B.  ^Vhite,  Lewis  White,  Joel 
Terry,  P.  B.  Cook,  G.  S.  Cook,  P.  Ozbun, 
S.  A.  Brewster  and  S.  G.  Gardener. 

On  the  1 2th  of  November,  1856,  Dr.  J. 

B.  Samuel,  of  Carrollton,  acting  as  grand- 
master, appointed  and  installed  the  following- 
officers:  George  W.  Cory,  W.  M. ;  A.  T. 
Perry,  S.  W. ;  J.  W.  Allen,  J.  W. ;  C.  R. 
Lake,  T. ;  A.  H.  Smith,  Sec. ;  S.  G.  Gardiner, 
S.  D. ;  J.  D.  White,  J.  D. ;  and  E.  J.  Lovell, 
tyler. 

The  first  deadi  to  occur  in  the  lodge  was 
that  of  Cvrus  R.  Lake,  who  was  munlered 
on  the  night  of  July  28,  1858,  at  Link"s 
branch  three  miles  south  of  Carrollton.  His 
murderer  was  never  apprehended. 

The  lodge  was  first  instituted  at  Old  Kane 
but  was  removed  to  Kane,  February  6,  1870, 
when  they  took  quarters  in  the  hall  over 
Felter's  Ijrick  store,  where  they  remained  till 
Tanuarv  i,  1876.  Then  they  removed  to  the 
hall  they  now  occupy.     This  room  is  24x76 


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feet  in  size  and  is  well  furnished.  The  build- 
ing was  erected  by  John  Greene,  and  the 
lodge,  at  a  cost  to  the  latter  of  sixteen  hun- 
dred dollars,  including  furniture,  which 
sum  was  raised  by  subscription  of  the  mem- 
bers. This  lodge  is  accounted  among  the 
best  in  the  county. 

The  present  officers  are :  Charles  T. 
Keeley.  \V.  M.;  George  R.  Richards,  S. 
W.;  Clarence  E.  Greene,  J.  W. ;  H.  A.  W. 
Shirley,  secretary;  Samuel  G.  Gardiner, 
treasurer ;  Frederick  L.  Dressel,  S.  D. ;  Ed- 
ward O.  Varble,  J.  D. ;  Robert  W.  Greene, 
S.  S. ;  Newton  H.  Close,  J.  S. ;  and  Charles 
A.  Davis,  Tyler. 

Elizabeth  Chapter  No.  17,  O.  E.  S.  is 
flourishing,  and  has  for  its  present  officers : 
Mrs.  Maud  Irwin,  \V.  M.;  Newton  H. 
Close.  W.  P.;  ]\liss  Jessie  Drellel,  A.  M.; 
Mrs.  Clara  Shirley,  secretary;  Mrs.  Minerva 
Dressel,  treasurer;  Miss  Myra  Jones,  con- 
ductor; Miss  Jessie  Pope,  A.  C. ;  Miss  Anna 
Williams,  Adah;  Aliss  Clara  Fenity,  Ruth; 
Mrs.  Carrie  Gardiner,  Esther;  Mrs.  Hattie 
Cory,  ]\Iartha;  Miss  Alta  Witt,  Electa;  Mrs. 
Noami  Halbert,  warden;  Charles  D.  Davis, 
sentinel;  Mrs.  Mary  Close,  chaplain;  Mrs. 
Hannah  White,  marshal,  and  Mrs.  l-"ay 
Foreman,  organist. 

Mutual  Lodge  No.  30,  I.  O.  O.  F.  was 
instituted  on  the  5th  of  July,  1870.  George 
S.  Miles,  of  Jerseyville,  became  past  master 
by  special  authority,  and  subsequently,  Col. 
Joseph  H.  Carr  was  elected  noble  grand  of 
the  new  lodge,  with  S.  S.  Torrey,  vice- 
grand;  AI.  M.  Johnson,  secretary,  and  R. 
N.  McClure,  treasurer.  This  lodge  contin- 
ued with  more  or  less  interest  and  prosperity 
until  about  ten  years  ago,  when,  it  having 
become  reduced  to  eight  or  ten  active  mem- 
bers, surrendered  its  charter  and  went  out  of 
oreanization. 


KAXE    CANNING    COMPANY. 

This  institution  is  a  prominent  feature 
in  the  business  interests  of  Kane,  and  for  a 
number  of  years  has  done  a  good  business, 
more  or  less  extensive  according  to  the 
greater  or  less  supply  of  tomatoes  which  is 
their  principal  vegetable  for  canning  pur- 
poses. The  officers  of  the  company  are : 
Michael  Henkle,  president;  R.  W.  Greene, 
secretary;  S.  G.  Gardiner,  treasurer;  Jos. 
Dressel,  J.  N.  Hodges,  and  C.  J.  Gardiner's 
estate,  directors. 

BUSINESS   HOUSES. 

Bank. — S.  E.  Greene  &  Co. ;  R.  W. 
Greene,  cashier. 

R.  Linder  &  Bro.,  hardware,  furniture 
and  undertaking;  C.  C.  Hall,  groceries;  W. 
C.  Reinecke,  drugs,  paints,  oils,  etc. ;  W. 
B.  Woolsey,  groceries;  W.  H.  Varble  & 
Son,  groceries ;  Smith,  Irwin  &  Co.,  dry 
goods,  clothing,  boots  and  shoes;  Mark  P. 
Diamond,  dry  goods,  clothing,  boots  and 
shoes;  W.  F.  Gardiner,  restaurant  and  con- 
fectionery ;  T.  F.  Williams,  implements, 
hardware,  buggies,  etc. ;  Kelley  Atchinson, 
butcher;  William  Dean,  agent  C.  &  A.  Rail- 
road ;  John  White,  blacksmith ;  A.  H.  Kight, 
blacksmith;  J.  A.  ^lallory,  editor  and  pro- 
prietor of  the  Kane  Telegram;  H.  L.  Man- 
ning, real  estate,  insurance,  etc. ;  Theodore 
Williams,  proprietor  Kane  Livery  Stable;  J. 
N.  Hodges,  lumber,  coal  and  building  ma- 
terial. 

Physicians: — Drs.  E.  W.  Fenity,  C.  B. 
Foreman  and  E.  G.  Proctor. 

The  population  of  the  little  village  is 
750. 

X'illage  Officers :  William  Forsythe, 
president;  Sydney     Jenkins,     police;  Jesse 


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Ashlock,  clerk.  Coiincilmen :  Ora  Wheeler, 
John  Hodge,  Cam.  Woolridge,  John  Mus- 
s'rove,  George  Housewell. 


M.  W.  A.  Kane  Camp  No.  1120. — J.  H. 
Adams,  venerable  consul;  Worthy  Berry, 
worthy  adviser;  John  Valentine,  banker; 
Harvey  Davis,  clerk;  Harry  Hodge,  watch- 
man; Ora  Wheeler,  sentry;  Hurl  Hogde, 
escort;  S.  W.  Jenkins.  Charles  Felter.  Dean 
Smith,  managers. 

CHURCHES. 

Baptist — W.  H.  Dickman,  pastor;  Meth- 
odist— J.  B.  Ravenscraft.  pastor;  Christian 
— T.  J.  Rowley. 

School — C.  W.  Spring-gate,  principal. 


WALKERVILLE. 


In  1835,  John  Walker,  one  of  the  early 
settlers,  conceived  the  idea  of  laying  out  a 
town  on  his  farm  on  section  24,  T.  11,  R.  13. 
This  he  proceeded  to  do,  and  on  the  i8th  of 
July,  1836,  he  filed  for  record  with  the  clerk 
of  the  circuit  court,  a  plat  of  the  town.  Mr. 
Walker  was  the  first  resident  of  the  town 
site. 

The  pioneer  store  building  was  put  up  by 
Jason  C.  Lewis,  in  1836,  and  dealt  in  all  the 
miscellaneous  goods  usually  dispensed  in 
stores  in  early  times,  and  sometimes  now,  in 
small  places.  The  postoffice  was  established 
about  this  time,  and  Mr.  Lewis  was  ap- 
pointed postmaster,  and  served  several  years. 

Squire  Vinyard  built  one  of  the  first  resi- 
dences in  the  town,  and  he  put  up  a  building 


and  was  the  second  to  open  a  store  here. 
After  a  time  he  sold  out  to  Kinser  and  Brant- 
lett. 

The  latter  firm  was  not  very  long  in 
business,  when  they  became  bankrupt,  were 
closed  out  and  moved  from  the  village. 

They  were  succeeded  by  Ezra  Swank, 
who  kept  the  postoffice  in  his  store.  In  the 
postmastership  he  was  succeeded  by  Jesse 
Ballard,  and  he  in  1884,  by  E.  J.  Greene,  and 
he  in  turn  by  Kane  Fields.  Kane  Fields 
started  in  business  here  in  May,  1884. 

The  Christian  church  of  Walkerville, 
was  organized  April  i,  1861,  at  the  school 
house  in  Walkerville,  Revs.  J.  W.  Miller  and 
Hiram  Hess  officiating. 

Andrew  Kelley,  early  in  the  history  of 
the  little  village,  built  a  blacksmith  shop  and 
therein  set  up  the  first  forge.  He  continued 
for  many  years  and  was  succeeded  by  his 
son,  D.  Kelley,  and  he  by  Washington  Bru- 
baker. 

The  business  of  Walkerville  is  represent- 
ed by  the  following:  James  Howard,  Jr., 
has  a  store  in  which  he  carries  a  general 
stock  of  merchandise,  and  does  a  good  busi- 
ness. He  began  trade  in  1890,  and  cuntin- 
ued  until  1892,  when  his  store  house  and 
stock  were  consumed  by  fire.  He  then  re- 
moved to  a  farm  on  Apple  Creek  and  en- 
gaged in  farming  one  season,  returned  to 
Walkerville,  purchased  the  Peter  Simons 
store  building  and  resumed  merchandising. 
After  one  other  move  he  settled  down  to 
business  again  in  die  Simons  building  where 
he  is  at  present. 

Walter  Jones,  the  cash  grocer,  began 
business  in  Walkerville  in  January,  1900, 
which  he  continued  until  1903,  when  he  re- 
tired for  a  time,  but  in  February,  1905,  he 
resumed  in  his  present  quarters  where  he 
sells  g-roceries.  notions,  and  lunches. 


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Walkerville  Camp  was  organized  in 
April  5,  1900,  with  the  following  charter 
members :  J.  W.  Adams,  M.  D.  R.  Adams, 
F.  W.  Cox,  Major  Cox.  M.  A.  Cox. 


WRIGHTSMLLE. 

A  small  village  located  upon  section  23 
of  Wrights  township,  on  the  line  of  the 
C,  B.  &  O.  R.  R.,  bears  the  name  of 
A\'rightsvi]ie.  This  was  laid  out  by  A.  J. 
Wright,  on  June  18,  1872.  The  first  busi- 
ness transacted  here  was  by  the  town  pro- 
prietor, A.  J.  Wright,  who  erected  a  plat- 
form shortly  after  the  railroad  was  built,  in 

1870,  and  shipped  grain.  Tlie  first  carload 
was  sent  from  here  in  May.  1870,  and  was 
wheat  raised  by  William  T.  Cooper,  and  pur- 
chased by  Mr.  Wright.  No  other  Inisiness 
was  done  here,  except  the  grain  Iniying,  until 

1871,  when  -A.  J.  Wright  built  the  first  store. 
This  was  a  small  frame  Iniilding  20  by  24, 
with  shelves  and  counter  on  one  side  only. 
The  first  stock  of  goods  was  put  in  at  a  cost 
of  $292.92.  The  store  was  opened  Feb.  i, 
1 87 1.  The  first  article  sold  was  a  dollar's 
worth  of  sugar  to  John  Doyle. 

Tiie  second  store  was  opened  by  William 
and  Daniel  Merrick,  in  June,  1873.  Several 
other  small  stores  were  started,  but  none  of 
them  continued  long. 

William  Ickes  was  the  first  blacksmith. 
He  constructed  a  shop  in  the  fall  of  187 1, 
and  continued  in  business  two  or  three  years, 
and  afterward  nio\ed  to  a  farm. 

A.  J.  Wright  built  the  first  house  for 
residence  pui-poses,  in  the  fall  of  1872. 

The  present  business  interests  of  tin's 
village  are  as  follows  : 

A     sfeneral     merchandise    establishment 


conducted  by  O.  D.  Wright,  successor  to  his 
father,  who  established  the  business  several 
\ears  since  and  who  is  now  retired. 

W.  D.  Waltrip  also  manages  and  owns  a 
large  stock  of  general  merchandise,  includ- 
ing agricultural  implements,  and  is  doing  a 
good  business. 

fohn  L.  Goode  deals  in  notions. 

Henrv  Barnard  sells  groceries,  notions 
and  fancy  goods. 

Jerry  Bethard  is  tlie  postmaster;  also 
keeps  a  stock  of  merchandise. 

L.  C.  Cunningham  runs  a  well  ordered 
barber  shop,  as  also  does  Everett  Maberry. 

Waltrip  &  Brannon  conduct  wagonmak- 
ing  and  blacksmith  shops  and  do  repair  work 
of  all  kinds. 

Smith  &  Frazer  and  Cunningham  & 
Waltrip  are  contractors  and  builders. 

J.  C.  Kessinger  &  Son  handle  grain  of 
all  kinds  at  their  extensive  warehouse. 

Kessinger  &  Doyle  deal  extensively  in 
live  stock,  making  a  ready  market  for  the 
growers  of  such  products  in  that  locality. 

The  Methodist  congregation  of  Wrights- 
ville  hold  their  services  in  Temperance  Hall, 
having  as  yet  erected  no  church  building. 

A  Baptist  church  house  is  located  about 
a  mile  from  the  village,  where  regular  serv- 
ices are  held  and  where  a  Sunday-school  is 
maintained.  Rev.  Ford  is  the  pastor.  Sun- 
day-school is  also  held  in  the  village. 

Wrightsville  has  three  lodges  with  in- 
surance features,  viz. :  Modern  Woodmen, 
Mutual  Protective  League  and  Royal  Neigh- 
Ixirs. 


ELDRED. 


The  comparatively  new  and  lively  little 
village  of  Eldred  is  located  about  nine  miles 


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west  of  Carrollton,  and  is  at  present  the 
western  terminus  of  a  l^ranch  of  the  C.  &  A. 
Railway,  formerly  the  L.,  C.  &  W.  It  is 
situated  at  the  foot  of  the  towering  bluffs 
that  skirt  the  bottom  lands,  north  and  south, 
visible  either  way  from  the  little  town  for 
many  miles.  It  is  about  three  and  one-half 
miles  from  the  Illinois  river.  The  bluffs 
formed  by  a  solid  and  almost  perpendicular 
wall  of  Burlington  lime  stone,  which  rises 
sometimes  to  the  height  of  two  hundred  feet, 
and  immediately  back  of  which,  and  not  in- 
frequently at  its  very  brink,  rises  a  series  of 
conical  hills  fmni  one  to  two  hundred  feet 
higher,  and  which,  during  the  summer 
months,  are  covered  to  the  summit  with  the 
richest  verdure,  present  the  most  picturesque 
and  fascinating  scenery  in  the  state.  Eldred 
has  at  present  about  300  population  and  is 
growing  rapidly.  It  has  two  grain  elevators 
which  handle  the  immense  grain  vield  of  the 
rich  bottom  lands  contiguous.  Hussev  & 
Co.  own  anrl  operate  one  and  Jijhn  Langer 
the  other.  Each  have  a  capacitv  of  5,000 
bushels. 

Three  general  stores  furnish  supplies  for 
the  community,  one  owned  and  operated 
by  Fickle  &  Borman,  one  by  John  E. 
Hetzel,  and  the  other  by  Lewis  & 
Beebe.  Eldred  has  two  blacksmith  shops. 
C.  P.  Gibson  owns  and  operates  one 
and  Gregan  &  Borman  the  other.  Will- 
iam Buchanan  and  Will  Camerer  own 
and  run  a  barber  shop  each.  R.  C. 
Bradly  and  William  Camerer  each  operate  a 
pool  room.  Alvin  Merriwether  conducts  a 
large  first-class  livery  stable,  and  John 
Langer  has  a  large  stock  of  lumber  for  all 
purposes.  Two  excellent  Ijoarding  houses 
furnish  provisions  for  the  "inner  man."  A 
good  graded  school  is  conducted  loy  Alable 


Ellis  and  Amy  Pinkerton  as  teachers.  The 
postoffice,  with  C.  H.  Borman  as  postmaster, 
has  one  star  and  two  rural  routes.  The 
star  route  is  carried  by  Samuel  F.  Smith,  of 
Eldred,  route  No.  i,  rural,  south  In-  Elmer 
Sanderson ;  route  No.  2,  north,  liy  A.  J. 
Borman.  The  site  of  the  town  was  laid  out 
in  lots  in  1S97. 


BERDAN. 


The  ^'illage  of  Berdan,  lying  on  the  north 
line  of  Carrollton  tow'nship,  was  laid  out 
and  platted  on  the  20th  day  of  September, 
1865,  by  W.  R.  Kelley,  Louis  Oswald  and 
L.  E.  Worcester,  and  was  named  for  Jame 
Berdan,  who,  at  that  time  was  prominently 
connected  with  the  C.  &  A.  R.  R.,  on  which 
line  the  town  is  built. 

The  pioneer  business  house  was  a  grocery 
and  notion  store  operated  by  Richard 
Vedder.  George  Slight  conducted  a  grocery 
store,  in  connection  with  a  saloon,  until  1881, 
when  he  sold  to  Patrick  Leyden. 

M.  L.  Milledge  located  in  Berdan  in 
1882  and  started  in  business  as  a  dealer  in 
groceries,  medicines  and  notions,  in  addition 
to  which  be  carried  on  the  business  of  general 
blacksmithing.  He  was  postmaster  eight 
years;  also  a  justice  of  the  peace  and  notary 
for  a  number  of  years.  He  erected  the  build- 
ing in  which  he  now  does  business  in  1883. 

Isaac  M.  Mace  located  in  Berdan  in  1891 
and  engaged  in  the  business  of  blacksmith- 
ing, erecting  the  next  year  the  shop  in  which 
he  is  now  located.  He  also  sells  gasoline 
engines  and  fixtures,  and  is  quite  an  electri- 
cian. 

Clarence    Brodmarkle   occupies   the   old 


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Slight  and  Ley  den  property  and  sells  gen- 
eral groceries   in  the  store  room. 

R.  C.  Reynolds  tegan  the  grocery  busi- 
ness in  1897.  in  which  he  continued  for  two 
years,  when  he  sold  to  L.  O.  Campheli,  who, 
purchasing  the  grocery  stock  of  P.  Leyden, 
continued  the  business  until  September, 
1900,  when  he  sold  to  F.  C.  I.rikin.  who 
still  continues  it. 

Berdan  has  a  Union  church  building 
occupied  jointly  l)y  the  Baptist  and  Metho- 
dist denominatiiins.  The  Methodists  have 
a  parsonage.  i\ev.  Mr.  Rains  is  the  Baptist 
pastor.  .\  large  union  Sunday-school  is 
maintained  with  .M.  L.  Milledge  superin- 
tenilent. 

.V  Home  I'^orum  Lodge  was  organizeil  in 
the  village  in  1893.  afterward  changed  to  the 
.American  Guild:  also  in  1898  a  Court  of 
Honor  was  organized. 

The  Modern  Woodman  lodge  was  or- 
ganized in  1898.  and  erected  a  large  hall 
which  they  occupied  until  1901.  when  it  was 
totally  destroyed  by  fire.  It  was,  however, 
soon  afterward  replaced. 

The  village  boasts  of  an  excellent  school, 
conducted  in  a  building  recently  enlarged, 
with  James  Pinkerton  principal  and  Miss 
Mary  Statts  assi.stant. 

Creamery. — Berdan,  not  to  be  outdone 
by  its  sister  towns,  has  projected  a  creamery 
which  is  to  be  completed  ready  for  business 
in  a  short  time.  1".  C.  Lakin  and  others 
have  organized  a  dairy  company  and  the 
building  is  now  in  course  of  construction, 
just  south  of  the  crossing  of  the  railroad. 
The  building  is  to  be  20  by  30  feet  in  dimen- 
sions, with  Ixiiler  room  and  ice  house  at- 
tache<l.  r.erdan  is  a  pleasant  little  burg, 
and  surrounded  with  a  productive  country. 
F.  C.  Lakin  is  postmaster. 


ATlIliXSXTLLE. 

The  Ijcautiful  village  that  bears  the  above 
name  was  laid  out  by  Greene  Weaver,  in  the 
summer  of  1834,  and  the  plat  of  the  same 
was  filed  for  record  on  the  2d  of  October, 
1 834.  It  is  located  on  the  southwest  quarter 
of  the  northwest  quarter  of  section  26,  and 
is  beautifully  situated  as  to  surroundings. 
Some  of  the  finest  farms  in  eastern  Greene 
countv  are  in  the  immediate  vicinity  of  this 
"loveliest  village  of  the  jjlain." 

The  first  building  erected  on  the  site  of 
the  town  was  put  up  about  the  year  1832. 
It  was  a  store  room.  Greene  Weaver  had 
Ijeen  sent  from  Carrollton  with  a  stock  of 
goods  by  John  Evans,  with  which  he  was  to 
stock  a  store  at  ^It.  -\iry,  but  he  came  to  this 
place,  built  the  building  and  put  in  the  stock 
of  goods,  and  was  thus  the  pioneer  merchant 
of  the  village.  About  the  year  1840  he  sold 
out  to  John  .\rmstrong,  an  Englishman,  who 
had  come  to  the  county,  early  in  its  history. 
He  had  originally  a  store  near  the  town,  and 
in  the  year  above  named,  had  mo\ed  to  the 
"burg"  and  bought  out  Mr.  Weaver.  He 
was  made  postmaster  and  served  for  years. 
i  le  was  in  partnership  with  Alexander  King 
and  with  T.  S.  Patterson,  and  about  1845, 
sold  out  to  the  latter.  He  died  in  this  town 
about  1854  or  1855.  Mr.  Patterson  ran  the 
store  until  1876.  when  it  was  sold  to  John 
Morrow,  and  two  years  later  to  Z.  D. 
Morrow. 

The  business  of  the  village,  in  1885,  was 
rejiresented  by  five  general  stores,  one  drug 
store,  three  blacksmiths,  two  woodworking 
shops,  and  a  grist  mill. 

McCauley  &  Spencer  were  the  leading 
dealers  in  general  mercha:idise.  This  estab- 
lishment originated   with  John   English,  in 


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1880.  He  erected  a  building  30  Ijy  60  feet 
in  size,  at  a  cost  of  about  $700,  tlie  second 
story  of  which  was,  and  is  occupied  by  the 
I.  O.  O.  F.  lodge.  Mr.  English  put  in  a 
stock  valued  at  about  $1,500  and  ran  it  suc- 
cessfully for  about  two  years,  when  he  sold 
to  George  Wood.  In  about  a  year  he  dis- 
posed of  it  to  Rigg  &  Spencer. 

Zachariah  D.  Morrow  was  engaged  in 
the  sale  of  hardware,  groceries,  etc.,  in  this 
village.  This  business  was  established  by 
J.  B.  Morrow  in  April.  1880,  who  built  the 
edifice  and  put  in  a  stock  of  boots,  shoes  and 
groceries,  valued  at  $2,000.  He  operated 
this  business  until  July  14,  1881,  when  he 
sold  to  O.  A.  Morrow. 

Syrrel  Whitaker  was  engaged  in  the 
general  merchandising  business  here.  John 
L.  Stoddard  established  this  business  for  his 
daughter  Lillie  May,  Oct.  15,  1882.  putting 
in  a  stock  of  about  $700.  April,  1885,  the 
lady  proprietress  getting  married,  the  stock 
was  thrown  on  Mr.  Stoddard's  hands,  antl 
he  ran  it  for  some  months,  when  he  sold  out 
to  Mr.  Whitaker. 

The  pioneer  drug  store  of  .Vthensville 
was  opened  by  Messrs.  John  Jones  and 
James  Butler,  in  1861.  They  ran  it  but  a 
short  time,  when  they  were  succeeded  by 
Dr.  J.  E.  Waters,  who  continued  the  busi- 
ness for  several  years.  Augustus  Lewis  & 
Bro.  were  the  next  to  manipulate  drugs  in 
this  store,  and  after  about  three  years,  gave 
way  for  Barnard  &  Waters.  In  a  very  short 
time,  they  were  succeeded  b}-  Downs  Hard- 
castie,  who  was  burnt  out  in  about  a  year 
thereafter.  In  1879  Dr.  J.  E.  Waters  started 
another  drug  store. 

The  postoffice  of  Athensville  was  estab- 
lished in  1835,  at  the  store  of  John  Arm- 
strong, located  about  a  quarter  of  a  mile 
east  of  the  present  site  of  the  village.     Mr. 


.Vrmstrong  was  the  first  postmaster.  \\'hen 
the  village  was  laid  out  he  moved  store  and 
office  to  this  place.  In  1845,  '^  •  S.  Patterson 
succeeded  to  the  office,  which  he  retained 
until  1876,  when  John  Morrow  became  the 
postmaster.  Two  years  later  it  was  trans- 
ferred to  his  brother,  Zachariah,  who  acted 
in  that  capacity  until  1879,  when  he  was 
succeeded  by  Isaac  Massey.  W.  P.  Rigg  is 
the  present  postmaster  and  has  held  the 
position  for  ten  years. 

The  business  of  the  little  village  at  pres- 
ent is  represented  by  the  following :  Geo. 
\\'.  Morrow  &  Sons  operate  a  large  general 
merchandise  establishment,  dealing  in  agri- 
cultural implements  and  other  farm  supplies. 
Mrs.  John  Ruyle  continues  to  carry  on  the 
general  store  operated  by  her  husband. 
Esquire  John  Ruyle,  lately  deceased,  and 
keeps  a  large  stock. 

D.  B.  Slyter  runs  a  general  blacksmith 
shop  and  does  manufacturing  and  repairs. 
C.  E.  McCracken  has  a  neat  shop  w  here  he 
attends  to  the  tonsorial  needs  of  the  com- 
munity. The  Ijuilding  and  contracting-  is 
done  by  W.  M.  Caffery,  Geo.  W.  Rogers  and 
Tames  Grififith. 


Athensville  Lodge,  No.  368,  I.  O.  O.  F., 
was  instituted  March  16.^  1868,  and  has 
thirty-five  members.  The  present  officers 
are :  J.  S.  Billings  N.  G.,  John  Schafer 
\^  G..  W.  P.  Rigg  secretary,  \\'.  J.  Barnard 
treasurer. 

Rebekah  Lodge,  No.  613.  I.  O.  F.,  was 
instituted  Feb.  20,  1904,  with  thirty-four 
members.  The  present  officers  are  :  ]\Iyrtle 
Mullins  N.  G.,  Sophia  McCracken  \'.  G., 
Jennie  McCracken  secretary,  ,\nna  Billings 
treasurer,  and  Fanny  ^^''ood  deputw 


PAST    AND    PRESENT    OF    GREENE    COUNTY. 


Peach  Tree  Camp,  No.  1621,  Modern 
Woodmen  of  .\merica,  has  alx)ut  fifty  mem- 
bers. Tlie  present  officers  are :  D.  B.  Slyter 
consnl,  and  C.  E.  McCracken  clerk. 

Ixanlmc  District  Conrt  of  lloni)r  has 
aljiiui  thirty  members.  \\'.  J.  Barnard  is 
clerk. 

Athens\ille  Conncil,  No.  80,  Local  Pro- 
tective League,  has  a  membership  of  twenty, 
with  Leslie  Jackson  secretary. 

CIIURCJIES. 

The  Baptist  clnnxh  has  a  membership  of 
about  one  hundred  and  seventy-three  and 
maintains  a  flourishing  Sunday-school 
twelve  months  in  the  \ear.  The  pastor  is 
Rev.  ().  .\.  Cannean.  I'ecil  Standefer  is 
church  clerk.  B.  P.  Johnson  is  the  super- 
intendent and  Cecil  Standefer  clerk  of  the 
Sunday-school. 

The  Christian  church  is  the  only  other 
denomination  in  the  village,  but  they  ha\e 
no  pastor  at  i)rescnt,  no  Sunday-school,  and 
hold  no  meetings. 

Dr.  J.  S.  Billings  is  now  the  onlv  physi- 
cian located  in  Athensville.  lie  has  a  neat 
office  and  a  good  practice. 


PATTERSON. 


Is  a  neat  little  \illage  of  about  200  in- 
habitants. It  is  located  on  the  scouthwest 
(|uarter  of  section  18,  and  was  laid  out  on 
May  18,  1836,  by  Lucius  Norton,  Thomas 
Grace,  Thomas  Hanks.  Young.  Henderson, 
Lane,  and  Higbee,  and  the  plat  filed  for  rec- 
ord as  Wilmington,  in  the  office  of  the  cir- 
cuit clerk,  May  21,  1836.    This  name  it  bore 


for  many  years,  but  it  was  changed  to  Breese 
and  then  to  Patterson.  In  1836,  John  Ches- 
ter opened  a  store  for  the  sale  of  groceries, 
dry  goods,  etc.,  which  he  ran  for  a  short  time 
when  he  sold  out  to  Isham  Cranfil.  The  lat- 
ter gentleman  did  an  extensive  business, 
buying  beef  and  pork,  at  from  $1.^5  to  $1.75 
per  hundred,  and  packing  it,  and  also  buy- 
ing grain  and  teaming  it  to  Alton.  He  after- 
ward sold  out  the  place  to  L.  D.  Morris,  and 
emigrated  to  Oregon.  Mr.  Morris  did  no 
business  but  disposed  of  the  property  to  L. 
J.  Patterson. 

In  1836,  Peter  Gibbon  established  a  tan- 
nery here  wdiich  gave  employment  to  several 
hands  and  made  business  lively.  He  com- 
manded a  good  trade  here  for  many  years. 

W'ickliff  Post  opened  a  black.smith  shop 
about  the  year  1835  or  36,  and  kept  it  for 
several  years.  He  came  here  from  .\pple 
Creek  prairie. 

The  second  to  open  up  a  store  was  ]ra 
Clark.  He  had  a  grocery  store  in  a  build- 
ing Ijuilt  by  Thomas  Groce. 

Shortly  after  the  commencement  of  the 
town  a  hotel  was  put  up,  which  was  run  by 
Thomas  Groce.  The  sign  was  the  "Rising 
Sun." 

William  Flemniing  engaged  in  the  cooper 
trade  in  1844  or  45,  and  was  succeeded  by 
Charles  Wiggins,  who  was  the  last  to  fol- 
low the  business  here.  He  closed  up  his 
shop  in  1849. 

Drs.  Gosnold.  Charles  Hardt,  Bums, 
Garrison,  Higbee,  and  others,  practiced 
medicine  in  those  early  days.  The  first 
school  was  taught  by  Dr.  Joe  Garrison,  he 
teaching  and  practicing  medicine  at  the  same 
time. 

Quite  a  little  settlement  now  sprang  up, 
to  trace  which  in  all  its  detail  would  require 
too  much  space.     Let  us  therefore  clip  the 


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following-  excellent  article  in  regard  to  the 
little  hamlet : 

Whiteside  &  Eaton  put  up  a  saw  mill 
in  1859,  that  ran  by  steam,  which  greatly 
facilitated  the  erection  of  buildings,  and  aid- 
ed materially  in  the  prosperity  of  the  town. 
This  mill  was  afterward  sold  to  a  party  who 
moved  it  to  Glascow. 

G.  W.  Burns  came  from  Pennsylvania, 
and  located  here  about  1868,  and  now  resides 
in  White  Hall. 

The  school  building  was  erected  in  1873  ■ 
is  furnished  with  40  patent  seats,  capable  of 
seating  80  pupils ;  has  abundance  of  black- 
board room,  well  lighted,  vestibule  in  front 
end,  furnished  with  hat  hooks,  shelves,  etc. 
The  yard  is  beautifully  adorned  and  shaded 
with  a  grove  of  maples,  planted  by  W.  B. 
Coates,  who,  at  the  time,  was  director  of  the 
school.  As  it  is  impossible  to  name,  consecu- 
tively, the  links  which  formed  the  business 
of  this  village,  we  shall  content  ourselves 
with  giving  it  thus:  In  1855,  J.  R.  Pruitt 
and  L.  T.  Whitesides  were  the  business  men 
of  the  place.  In  1856,  Lee  Coates  and  his 
father,  John  Coates,  engaged  in  the  mercan- 
tile business,  and  for  four  or  five  years  had 
a  good  trade.  In  1857.  W.  B.  Coates  suc- 
ceeded his  father,  becoming  a  partner  with 
his  brother  Lee,  thus  forming  a  strong  and 
prosperous  firm,  which  continued  till  1861, 
when  they  dissolved,  and  Lee  continued  some 
time  alone,  dealing  heavily  in  grain,  and 
barge  building,  with  L.  E.  Carter,  at  Grand 
Pass,  etc.  About  that  time,  W.  B.  Coates 
did  considerable  business  as  a  stock  and 
grain  dealer,  till  in  the  spring  of  1864,  he 
went  to  the  Montana  gold  mines,  where  he 
remained  four  years.  He  afterward  engaged 
in  business  here.  About  1857,  Morris  & 
Simmons  sold  goods  here  for  a  short  period, 


and  were  succeeded  by  Beal  Cotter,  in  1859. 
In  i860  Aaron  Reno  &  Bro.,  succeeded  J. 
R.  Pruitt.  In  1865  Elihu  Yates  and  James 
Wilkinson  embarked  in  the  dry  goods  and 
grocery  business,  but  not  succeeding  well, 
soon  retired.  About  1866,  J.  R.  Pruitt  and 
Philemon  Reno  formed  a  dry  goods  firm, 
and  after  a  short  time  retired.  Edward  S. 
Houghton,  also,  dealt  in  boots,  shoes,  etc., 
for  a  short  time.  About  the  same  time  Jones, 
Patterson  &  Howard  formed  a  copartner- 
ship, and  sold  an  immense  amount  of  goods, 
continuing  some  three  or  four  years.  In 
1869  Philemon  Reno  dealt  in  groceries  alone. 
The  village  was  incorporated  in  1869, 
under  the  general  laws  of  the  State,  as  a 
town,  and  as  a  village  under  special  act,  in 

1875- 

Ford  Brothers,  dealers  in  general  mer- 
chandise, engag'ed  in  this  line  April  13, 
1883,  in  the  building  which  was  built  in 
1835  by  Thomas  Groce,  and  first  used  as  a 
general  store  by  Mr.  Groce  and  Ira  Clark. 
Additions  have  since  been  made  to  this  his- 
toric structure  and  it  has  had  about  as  many 
owners  and  occupants  as  it  is  years  of  age, 
therefore  to  mention  them  would  be  almost 
an  impossibility. 

D.  H.  Gilson  who  was  a  dealer  in  drugs, 
groceries,  etc.,  commenced  business  Aug. 
II,  1885,  as  successor  to  Coates  &  Lovelace. 
This  stand  was  originally  established  as  a 
dry  goods  store  by  Pruitt  &  Wilkinson. 

The  store  building  occupied  by  Ford  & 
Gurley  was  erected  by  Isaac  Lowenstein, 
now  a  resident  of  White  Hall,  in  1874.  He 
put  in  a  general  stock,  which  he  operated 
three  \ears.  His  successors  have  been  B. 
F.  &  G.  W.  Carriger,  T.  J.  Albert,  Gurley  & 
Doyle,  F.  M.  Gurley,  J.  S.  \^'att.  \\'ells  & 
Ford  and  Ford  &  Gurley. 

The  postoffice  at  Patterson  was  origin- 


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ally  known  as  Breese,  deriving  its  name  from 
Chief  Justice  Breese.  The  first  postmaster 
was  L.  T.  Whiteside. 

Wilmington  lodge  Xo.  167,  Ancient 
Order  of  United  Workmen,  was  organized 
April  17,  1880,  with  the  following  charter 
members :  James  M.  Linder,  Henry  C. 
Roberts,  Joseph  P.  James,  William  Jones, 
Henry  Boyer,  G.  B.  Patterson,  Sidney  H. 
Wilmington,  George  W.  Burns,  Samuel  F. 
Hicks,  Perry  Wilmington.  A.  B.  Collister. 
Stanton  H.  Patterson,  William  Gollier,  Ben- 
jamin Halm.  .\(lam  House,  Thomas  Knox, 
Absalom  Mitchell,  Lemuel  B.  James.  The 
lodge  has  been  kept  in  a  flourishing  condi- 
tion. 

Among  the  first  religious  services  here 
were  those  held  by  Peter  H.  Clark,  who  was 
a  Methodist  preacher.  Rev.  William  Mc- 
Adams  held  services  in  this  neighborhood  at 
an  early  day. 

The  first  mill  was  built  by  David  Seeley 
in  1833.  It  was  a  grist  mill,  run  by  water 
power.  It  was  operated  by  David  Seeley 
and  David  Hodge. 

The  business  interests  of  Patterson  are 
represented  at  the  present  time  as  follows : 
B.  F.  Ford  has  a  large  trade  in  general  mer- 
chandise, as  has  also  J.  M.  Linder  &  Son. 
Ed.  Nicholson,  in  addition  to  a  general  mer- 
chandise stock,  handles  farm  machinery  of 
all  kinds. 

J.  M.  I-"ord  conducts  a  general  black- 
smithing  and  wagon  making  establishment. 
Dr.  J.  Foreman  attends  to  the  physical  ail- 
ments of  the  community.  Mrs.  R.  Kille- 
brew  conducts  a  neat  millinery  store.  A. 
Hanback  is  postmaster,  also  conducts  a  bar- 
ber and  notion  shop. 

Patterson  has  an  excellent  school  with 
Luther  T.  Snn'th.  principal,  and  Miss  Eda 
Owdom,  assistant.    One  hundred  pupils. 


The  Baptists,  the  only  denomination  in 
the  town,  have  a  large  membership — nearly 
four  hundred — with  Rev.  William  Gaither, 
pastor.  A  large  Sunday  school  is  main- 
tained with  B.   F.   Ford,  superintendent. 


GREENE      COUNTY'S     MILITARY 
RECORD 

(By  James  B.  Hays,  Carrollton,  111.) 

A  roster  of  Greene  county  soldiers,  who 
helped  to  open  this  country  to  settlement,  to 
extend  its  territorial  limits,  and  to  perpe- 
trate our  nationality.  During  the  Revolu- 
tion the  Red  ^lan  roamed  at  will  over  our 
prairies',  during  the  period  of  our  second 
war  with  England  and  t\)l lowing  our  fron- 
tiersmen were  encroaching-  upon  and  driving 
the  Red  Men  to  narrower  limits  of  territory ; 
the  names  of  those  hardy  frontiersmen  were 
never  placed  on  record  previous  to  183 1, 
and  we  can  only  render  homage  to  them  as 
our  unknown  benefactors. 

During  the  Black  Hawk  wars,  1831  and 
1832.  imperfect  records  were  kept  of  the  vol- 
unteers, but  it  is  difficult  to  locate  the  coun- 
ty from  which  they  enlisted ;  a  list  will  be 
gi\-en  as  near  accurate  as  the  evidence  will 
permit : 

FIRST  BL.\CK  HAWK  \V.\R. 

May  27,  1 83 1,  Gov.  Reynolds  called  for 
700  volunteers  to  oppose  Black  Hawk,  who 
had  invaded  Illinois;  1,600  men  responded 
to  this  call,  met  at  Beardstown,  moved  to  a 
camp  two  miles  north  of  Rushville  and  were 
there  organized  into  two  regiments  and  two 
battalions.  One  of  these  regiments  elected 
John  D.  Henry,  colonel,  and  Jacob  Fry.  of 


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PAST    AND    PRESENT    OF    GREENE    COUNTY. 


Greene  county,  lieutenant  colonel;  a  number 
of  Greene  county  men  enlisted  in  this  regi- 
ment, but  there  is  no  record  of  their  names 
on  file.  This  service  was  short  and  all  re- 
turned hoine. 

SECOND    BLACK    HAWK    WAR. 

On  April  6,  1832.  Black  Hawk  again 
invaded  Illinois.  April  16,  1832,  Governor 
Reynolds  called  for  volunteers  to  repel  this 
second  invasion.  The  second  regiment  in 
this  call  was  commanded  by  Col.  Jacob  Fry, 
of  Greene  county ;  a  part  of  Capt.  Samuel 
Smith's  company  of  this  Regiment  was  a 
part  of  Jacob  Fry's  company  of  the  year 
previous. 

SECOND  REGIMENT  OF  GEN.  WHITESIDES' 
BRIG.-\DE. 

Col.  J.-\cob  Fry. 

Date   of   inustcr  in,  April  20,   1832. 
Date  of  muster  out,  May  25,   1832. 

Chas.  Gregorj-,   Captain,  promoted  Lieut.  Col. 
Thos.  Chapman,   ist  Lieut.,  promoted  Captain  .\pril 

30,  1832. 
Thos.  Hill,  2d  Lieut.,  promoted   ist  Lieut.  April  30, 

1832. 
Levi    Whitesides,    1st    Sergt.,    promoted    2d    Lieut. 

.■^pril  30,   1832. 
Sherman  Goss,  Sergt.,  promoted  ist  Sergt.  April  30, 

1832. 
Isaac   Moore,   Sergt.,  promoted    1st   Sergt.   April  30, 

1832. 
Henry  Phillips,  Sergt.,  promoted  ist  Sergt.  April  30, 

1832. 
Aaron   Hart,   Sergt.,   promoted   1st   Sergt.   .\pril   30, 

1832. 
Michael    Hendricks,    Corporal,   promoted    1st    Sergt. 

April  30,   1832. 
Samuel  Pinkerton,  Corporal,  present  at  muster  out. 
John  F.  Hart,  Corporal,  present  at  muster  out. 
James  H.  Finley,  Corporal,  present  at  muster  out. 
Martin    Burns,    private,    present    at    muster   out. 
Squire  Dunn,  private,  present  at  muster  out. 
John  Duff,  private,  absent  on  leave. 
Daniel  Duff,  private,  present  at  muster  out. 


Elijah  Elmer,  private,  present  at  muster  out. 
Geo.  L  Elmer,  private,  present  at  muster  out. 
Ralph  Elmore,  private,  present  at  muster  out. 
George  B.  Elmer,  private,  present  at  muster  out. 
Richard  Garrison,  private,  absent  on  leave. 
James  Gilleland,  private,  present  at  muster  out. 
VVm.   Gilleland,  private,  present  at  muster  out. 
Geo.   Hazlewood,  private,  present  at  muster  out. 
Wyatt  Hazlewood,  private,  present  at  muster  out. 
Israel    Phillips,   private,   present   at   muster   out. 
.Albert  Rule,  private,  absent   (sick)   at  muster  out. 
Wm.  Shelton,  private,  present  at  muster  out. 
Jas.  R.  Spencer,  private,  absent  (sick)  at  muster  out. 
Robert  Welch,  private,  present  at  muster  out. 
James  Wood,  private,  present  at  muster  out. 
Laban   Wiggins,  private,  present  at  muster  out. 

SECOND  REGIAIENT. 
CoL.  J.vcoB  Fry. 

Date  of  Diustcr   in,  Afril  20,   1832. 
Date  of  muster  out,  May  27,   1832. 

Jeremiah   Sniitli,  Capt.,  elected  Capt.  April  20,  1832. 
James  Allen,   1st  Lieut.,  elected   1st  Lieut,  .\pril  20, 

1832. 
Jacob  Wagoner,  2d  Lieut.,  elected  2d  Lieut.  .April  20, 

1832. 
Andrew   Guest,   ist    Sergt.,   elected    1st   Sergt.   April 

20,   1832. 
Dail   Gregory,   Sergt.,   elected   Sergt.   April   20,   1832. 
Wm.  Thompson,  Sergt.,  elected  Sergt.  April  20,  1832. 
Peter  Thompson,  Sergt.,  elected  .April  20,  1832. 
Eli   Brown,  Corpora!.,  elected   April  20,   1832. 
Allen  Hardy,  Corporal,  elected  April  20,  1832. 
George  Woods,  Corporal,  on  furlough  at  muster  out. 
H.  K.  Stubblefield,  Corporal,  on  furlough  at  muster 

out. 
William  Brown,  private,  present  at  muster  out. 
Horatio  Bundy,  private,  present  at  muster  out. 
John  Baker,  private,  present  at  muster  out. 
Samuel  Breman,  private  deserted  at  muster  out. 
Benj.  Crabtree,  private,  present  at  muster  out. 
John  G.  Campbell,  sick  at  muster  out. 

Campbell,  private,  present  at  muster  out. 

Richard  Coats,  private,  present  at  muster  out. 
Harris  Carter,  private,  present  at  muster  out. 
Charles  Dunsworth,  private,  present  at  muster  out. 
Jackson  Dollerhite,  private,  present  at  muster  out. 
James   Fisher,  private,  present  at  muster  out. 
Jacob  Godwin,  private,  present  at  muster  out. 
James  Hodges,  private,  on  furlough  at  muster  out. 
David  How,  private,  present  at  muster  out. 
John  Hamilton,  private,  absent  (sick)  at  muster  out. 


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Rtvis   Hawkins,  private,  on  furlougli  at  nuistcr  out. 
^lortica  W.  Lorton,  private,  present  at  muster  out. 
John  Lisincut,  private,  deserted. 
John  Miller,  private,  present  at  muster  out. 
Samuel  Moudey,  private,  present  at  muster  out. 
William  Williams,  private,  present  at  muster  out. 
Robert  Young,  private,  present  at  muster  out. 

GEN.  WIIITESIDES'  BRIG.ADE. 

Odd    R.\rT.\i.iON    of    Spies    Comm.xnded    by    M.vjor 
Jas.  D.  Henry. 

Date  of  muster  in,  April  20,   1832. 
Date  of  muster  out.  May  27,   1832. 

Thomas  Carlin.  Captain,  present  at  muster  out. 

Jesse  V.  Mounts,   ist  Lieut.,  present  at  muster  out. 

George  W.  Laurens,  2d  Lieut.,  present  at  muster  out. 

Merrel  E.  Ratten,  ist  Sergt.,  appointed  Sergt.-Major 
.April  28,  1832. 

David  Thurston,  Sergt..  present  at  muster  out. 

James  Gilleland,   Sergt.,  transferred  to  Capt.   Chap- 
man's company. 

Harrison  Boggess,  Sergt.,  present  at  muster  out.   Lost 
horse  in  stainpede. 

Lewis  B.  Edwards,  Corp..  present  at  muster  out. 

Josiah  Ashlock,  Corp.,  present  at  muster  out. 

William  Cook,  Corp.,  present  at  muster  out. 

William  Finley.  present  at  muster  out. 

Joshua  .>M)ner,  private,  present  at  muster  out. 

John  .'Xshlock,  private,  present  at  muster  out. 

Williamson   Banning,  private,  present  at  muster  out. 

Preston  Bagers,  private,  appointed  3d  Sergt.    Present 
at  muster  out. 

John  Courtney,  private,  present  at  muster  out. 

John  Cook,  private,  present  at  muster  out. 

James   Carlin.  private,  present  at  inuster  out. 

Edward   Crabl).  private,  present   at   muster  out. 

Silas   Crane,   private,  present   at  muster  out. 

Wm.  H.  Dulaney,  private,  promoted  surgeon  2d  Regi- 
ment .\pril  30. 

Howell   Dawdy,  private,  present  at  muster  out. 

Eldred  Elon,  private,  present  at  muster  out. 

Silas  Eldred,  private,  present  at  muster  out. 

Edward  Talbcrt.  private,  present  at  muster  out. 

Zuriah  Finley,  private,  transferred  to  Capt.  Chapin's 
company. 

William  Gilliland,  private,  transferred  to  Capt.  Cha- 
pin's company. 

Valentine  A.  Gibbs,  private,  present  at  muster  out. 

William  Hoskins,  private,  present  at  muster  out. 

Jonathan  Hill,  private,  present  at  muster  out. 

John   Huit,  Jr..  private,  present  at  muster  out. 
12 


Samuel   Hess,  private,  lost  horse  at  Dixon. 
Reuben  Herrick,  private,  present  at  muster  out. 
Thomas  Hopper,  private,  present  at  muster  out. 
John  Jackson,  private,  present  at  muster  out. 
Robert  King,  private,  present  at  muster  out. 
Joseph  Linder.  private,  present  at  muster  out. 
George  Linder,  private,  present  at  muster  out. 
James  Moore,  private,  present  at  muster  out. 
David  Moore,  private,  present  at  muster  out. 
William  Pinkerton,  private,  present  at  muster  out. 
John  F.  Pinkerton,  private,  present  at  muster  out. 
Henry  B.  Pinkerton,  private,  present  at  muster  out. 
Larken   Ratten,  private,  present  at   muster  out. 
Philoman  Reno,  private,  present  at  muster  out- 
James   Short,   private,   present   at   muster  out. 
Starlin  Thackston,  private,  present  at  muster  ouf. 
Wm.  H.  Whitesides,  private,  present  at  muster  out^.. 
John  B.   Whitesides,  private,  present  at  muster  out. 
John  C.  Williams,  private,  never  reported  after  mus- 
ter in. 

CAPT.    SAMUEL    s.mhh's    company    of 

SECOND     REGIMENT, 

(\   part   of   this   company   served    under   Lieut. -Col. 
Fry  in  1831.) 

Date  of  muster  in,  April  20,   1832. 
Date  of  muster  out,  May  27,   1832. 

Jacob  Fry,   Captain,  elected   Colonel   .\pril  30,   1831. 
Samuel    Smith,    Captain,    promoted    from    1st   Lieut. 
E.  D.  Baker,  ist  Lieut.,  promoted  from  2d  Lieut. 
Mathias  S.  Link,  2d  Lieut.,  present  at  muster  out. 
Fredric  Atchison,  1st  Sergt..  present  at  muster  out. 
David  Miller,  Sergt.,  present  at  muster  out. 
T.  J.  Brown,  Sergt.,  present  at  muster  out. 
Martin  Bigsby,  Corporal,  absent  on  leave  at  muster 

out. 
Jolm   Miller.  Corporal,  present  at  muster  out. 
.•\bncr    P.    Hill,   Corporal,   present   at    muster   out. 
David   Breson,   Corporal,   present  at  muster  out. 
Atchison  Fieldon,  private,  present  at  muster  out. 
Isam  -Adcock,  private,  mustered  out ;  re-enlisted. 
Irvin  D.  Brown,  private,  present  at  muster  out. 
Hardy  Crane,  private,  present  at  muster  out. 
Nicholas   Campbell,   private,  present  at  muster  out; 

promoted  corporal. 
Philip  Deeds,  private,  present  at  muster  out. 
Henry  Emerson,  private,  present  at  muster  out. 
Shedrick  Goan,  private,  present  at  muster  out. 
John  Hobson,  private,  present  at  muster  out. 
.Archibald   Lee,   private,   present   at   muster  out. 
Richard  G.  Lee,  private,  present  at  muster  out. 


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William  Lee,  private,  present  at  muster  out. 

David  Link,  private,  present  at  muster  out ;  re- 
enlisted. 

David  Milton,  private,  present  at  muster  out. 

Lemuel  Miller,  private,  present  at  muster  out. 

David  Medkiff,  private,  present  at  muster  out. 

Elisha   Nix,  private,  present  at  muster  out. 

Dumpsey  Powell,  private,  present  at  muster  out. 

Harrison  Pointdexter,  private,  present  at  muster  out. 

Harrison  Pointdexter,  private,  present  at  muster  out ; 
re-enlisted. 

Israel  Piper,  private,  present  at  muster  out. 

VVm.  C.  Renna,  private,  present  at  muster  out. 

Aaron  Smith,  private,  present  at  muster  out. 

George   Sanders,  private,  present  at  muster   out. 

Samuel  Thomas,  private,  deserted. 

Benj.   F.   Scott,   private,  present   at   muster   out. 

James  L.   Scott,  private,  present  at  muster  out. 

Spencer  Thomason,  private,  present  at  muster  out. 

William   Thomason,  private,  present  at  muster  out. 

James  Tucker,  private,  present  at  muster  out. 

Luther  Tunnell,  private,  present  at  muster  out. 

Wm.  Tunnell,  private,  transferred  to  stafif  of  Spy 
company. 

James  Trearney,  private,  present  at  muster  out. 

Ervin  Vandiver,  private,  present  at  muster  out. 

T.  A.  West,  private,  present  at  muster  out. 

Theo.  R.  Walton,  private,  present  at  tnuster  out. 

Wyatt  Whittle,  private,  present  at  muster  out. 

Wm.  P.  Wallace,  private,  present  at  muster  out. 

Squire  Wood,  private,  re-enlisted;  promoted  sergeant. 

BRIGADIER-GEN.  H.  ADKINSON. 

Odd  Cosip.vnv. 

(Most    of    this    company    served    in    previous    cam- 
paigns.) 

Date   of   muster   in,    Ufay   20,    1832. 
Date  of  muster  out.  June   15,  1832. 

Samuel  Smith,  Captain,  present  at  muster  out. 

James  D.  Scott,  ist  Lieut.,  present  at  muster  out. 

Jacob  Waggoner,  2d  Lieut.,  present  at  muster  out. 

Thomas  Briggs,  ist  Sergt.,  present  at  muster  out. 

Frederick  Atchison,   Sergt.,  absent  on  furlough. 

Fielding  Atchison,  Sergt.,  present  at  muster  out. 

Squire  Wood,  Sergt.,  present  at  muster  out ;  wagon- 
master. 

George  Sanders,  Corporal,  on  furlough  at  muster  out. 

Harrison  Pointdexter,  Corporal,  present  at  muster 
out. 

B.  G.  Lee,  Corporal,  present  at  muster  out. 

Vincent  Lee,  Corporal,  present  at  muster  out. 


Isam  .\dcock.  private,  presLMit  at  muster  out. 
Martin  Burns,  private,  on  furlough  at  muster  out. 
Lemuel   Burton,  private,  present  at  muster  out. 
John  Baker,  private,  on  furlough  at  muster  out. 
Preston  Boggus,  private,  present  at  muster  out. 
William  Cook,  private,  present  at 'muster  out. 
Edward  Crabb,  private,  present  at  muster  out. 
Squire  Dunn,  private,  on  furlough  at  muster  out. 
H.  Delaney,  private,  promoted  surgeon  at  muster  out. 
Gregory  Doil,  private,  on  furlough  at  muster  out. 
Chas.  W.  Dansworth.  private,  on  furlough  at  muster 

out. 
James  Fisher,  private,  on  furlough  at  muster  out. 
Jacob  Fry,  private,  promoted  Colonel  May  31,  1832. 
James  Gilliland,  private,  on  furlough  at  muster  out. 
Thomas  Hopper,  private,  on  furlough  at  muster  out. 
Jonathan  Hill,  private,  on  furlough  at  muster  out. 
Mathias  S.  Link,  private,  present  at  muster  out. 
David   Link,   private,   present  at   muster  out. 
Washington  Laxton,  private,  present  at  muster  out. 
Joseph   Lakin,   private,  present  at  muster  out. 
Isaac  Moore,  private,  on  furlough  at  muster  out. 
Benj.  F.  Massey,  private,  present  at  muster  out. 
David  Melton,  private,  present  at  muster  out. 
Israel  Piper,  private,  on  furlough  at  muster  out. 
John  Reddish,  private,  present  at  muster  out. 
Jeremiah  Smith,  private,  present  at  muster  out. 
John  W.  Scott,  private,  promoted  paymaster  May  31. 
James  Tourney,  private,  present  at  muster  out. 
Levi  T.  Whitesides,  private,  present  at  muster  out. 
John  B.  Whitesides.  private,  present  at  muster  out. 
James   Whitlock,  private,  present  at  muster  out. 
James  Walden,  private,  present  at  muster  out. 
Thomas  R.  Walden,  private,  promoted  quartermaster 

Sergt. 

GEN.   ATKINSON'S  THIRD  BRIGADE. 

Date   of   muster   in.   May    15.   1832. 
Date  of  muster  out,  August  16,  1832. 

James   Kincaid,   Captain,   lost   two   horses  on   forced 

march. 
John  Fry.   ist  Lieut.,  present  at  tnuster  out. 
Royal  O.   Pitts.  2d  Lieut.,  sick  in  quarters. 
John  Link.  1st  Sergt..  present  at  muster  out. 
George  Melrum,  Sergt.,  present  at  muster  out. 
Henry  Coonrod,   Sergt.,  present  at  muster  out. 
Christopher  Dodgson.   Sergt.,  present  at  muster  out. 
Wm.  C.  Dorman,  Corporal,  present  at  muster  out. 
Hugh  Jackson,  Corporal,  present  at  muster  out. 
John  Coonrod,  Corporal,  present  at  muster  out. 
Joseph  M.  Schuyler,  Corporal,  lost  a  horse ;  present 

at  muster  out. 


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James  Bias,  private,  present  at  muster  out. 

Thomas  Biggs,  private,  furloughed   Aug.   12;  lost  a 

horse. 
Lemuel  Burton,  private,  furloughed  Aug.   12:  lost  a 

horse. 
George  Coonrod.  private,  pre^;ent  at  muster  out. 
Henry  Cook,  private,  present  at  muster  out. 
William  Cook,  private,  present  at  muster  out. 
Felix  Doughty,  private,  sick  in  quarters  :  lost  a  horse 

on  forced  march. 
Joshua  Davis,  private,  present  at  muster  out. 
Noah  Fry,  private,  present  at  muster  out. 
William   Finley,   private,   furloughed   .A.ug.   2. 
Zuriah  Finley,  private,  present  at  muster  out. 
Isaac  R.   Green,  private,  lost  a  horse. 
Fielding  Harrison,  private,  furloughed  .\ug.  2. 
John  Johnson,  private,  present  at  muster  out. 
John    C.    Jordan,    private,    discharged    by    order    of 

Gen.  Scott  Aug.  2. 
Robert  Johnson,  private,  discharged  June  22.  sick. 
William  Lewis,  private,  present  at   muster  out. 
Mathias  L.  Link,  private,  lost  a  horse. 
George  Linder.  private,  present  at  muster  out. 
John  Mongold.  private,  present  at  muster  out. 
David  Mellon,  private,  present  at  muster  out. 
James   L.  Norris.  private,  discharged  June  22,   sick. 
Hiram  Rattan,  private,  absent  with  leave. 
Larkin  Rattan,  private,  lost  a  horse. 
Jarvis  B.  Rattan,  private,  lost  a  horse. 
Littleton  Rattan,  private,  furloughed  .^ug.  2. 
Daniel    Rattan,    private,    discharged    by    order    Gen. 

Scott  .\ug.  2 ;  lost  a  horse. 
Richard   Rattan,  private,   discharged   by  order  Gen. 

Scott  Aug.  2;  lost  a  horse. 
Morse  Sterling,  private,  present  at  muster  out. 
Asa  Stone,  private,  present  at  muster  out. 
Israel  Standifer,  private,  present  at  muster  out. 
David  Waggoner,  private,  present  at  muster  out. 
.Austin  Woodman,  private,  furloughed  .\ug.  12. 
John  B.  Whitesides.  private,  furloughed  Aug.   12. 
Wni.  H.  Whitesides.  private,  furloughed  .-Vug.  12. 

CAPT.  GERSHOM   PATTF.RSOX'S  COMFAXV 

(2d  Rcgt..  3d  Brigade.  :Mountcd  Vol.1 

Date   of   muster   in.   May    15.    1832. 
Date  of  muster  out,  August  15.  1832. 

Alexander   Sniitli.   Captain,   resigned   July    15.    1832. 
Gorshoni  Patterson.  Captain,  promoted  Captain  July 

t6,  1832. 
Jacob  Baccus.  ist  Lieut.,  horse  lost  .Vug.  9  on  forced 

march. 


Sanuiol   Bowman.  2d  Lieut.,  killed  in  battle  .Vug.  2, 

1832. 
Jonathan    Cooper.    1st    Scrgt.;    detailed    to    quarler- 

niaster. 
Calvin  Piggs,  Sergl.,  present  at  muster  out. 
James   Novin,  Sergt..  on  furlough ;   lost  a  horse. 
.Alexander  Moore.  Sergt..  present  at  muster  out. 
John  Reddish,  Corporal,  present  at  muster  out. 
Alexander  Lyberly.  Corporal,  present  at  muster  out. 
Edmund   Medford,   Corporal,   lost   saddle   in   action; 

present  at  muster  out. 
Robert  Irwin,  Corporal,  present  at  muster  out. 
Alexander  Bonner,  private,  on  furlough  from  July  20. 
John   Bowin.   private,  on   furlough   from   .\ug.  7. 
Robert   Chowning,  private,  present  at  muster  out. 
Thos.  H.  Chapman,  private,  present  at  muster  out. 
Thomas    Carlin.    private,    lost    horse    and    outfit    on 

forced  march. 
.Vlexander  Chisam,  private,  present  at  muster  out. 
Joseph   CliflFord.  private,  present  at  muster  out. 
Isaac    Darnell,    private,    color    guard;    gun    lost    in 

battle. 
Jolm  .\.  English,  private,  present  at  muster  out. 
John    .McFain,   private,   on    furlough;   lost   horse   on 

forced  march. 
John    Guffy.    private,    on    furlough;    lost    horse    on 

forced  march. 
Phillonson   Higgins,  lost  horse  and  outfit  on  forced 

march. 
Husk  W.  Hamilton,  private,  present  at  muster  out. 
John   Higgins,  private,  present  at  mustei'  out. 
Joseph  ;\IcKinney,  private,  on  furlough  from  Aug.  ~. 
Seaborn  I.  Moore,  private,  present  at  muster  out. 
James  Means,  private,  present  at  muster  out. 
John  Means,  private,  present  at  muster  out. 
David  Mannon,  private,  present  at  muster  out. 
Solomon   Rice,   private,  present  at   muster  out. 
David  Rusk,  private,  on  furlough  from  Aug.  I. 
Thomas  Seard.  private,  present  at  muster  out. 
David  Suttlemers,  private,  present  at  muster  out. 
Walden  Solomon,  private,  present  at  muster  out. 
John  Walden.  private,  present  at   muster  out. 

CAPT.  AARON  BANNON'S  COMPANY. 

1 2d   Regt.,  3d   Brigade,  organized   in   White  Hall.) 

Date  of  muster  in,   May    15,    1832. 
Date  of  truster  out,  Aug.  16,  1832. 

Aaron  Bannon,  Captain,  mustered  out  with  company. 
Harvy  Jarboe.  1st  Lieut.,  mustered  out  with  company. 
Job  Collins.  2d  Lieut.,  mustered  out  with  companj'. 
James  C.  Campbell.  2d  Lieut.,  mustered  out  witir 
company. 


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Absolom    Kitchens,    1st    Sergt.,    mustered    out    with 

company. 
Uriah  Allen,  Sergt.,  mustered  out  with  company. 
James  Doddy,  Sergt.,  discharged,  disability,  July   15. 
Alexander  Webb,  Corporal,  lost  a  horse. 
Hezekiah  Crawsby,  Corporal,  present  at  muster  out. 
Job  Phillips,  Corporal,  present  at  muster  out. 
John  Jones,  Corporal,  present  at  muster  out. 
John   Bishop,   private,   present  at   muster  out. 
Peter  Breeden,  private,  present  at  muster  out. 
Josiah  Brantly,  private,  present  at  muster  out. 
Rheuben  Coulee,  detailed  special  duty  June  22. 
Thomas   Cartwright,  private,  present  at  muster  out. 
Benjamin  Drummons,  private,  present  at  muster  out. 
Frederick  Evelin,  private,  present  at  muster  out. 
Joseph  Evans,  private,  present  at  muster  out. 
Samuel  A.  Fisher,  present  at  muster  out;  horse  lost. 
James  Ford,  private,  present  at  muster  out ;  horse  lost. 
Sherman  Goss,  private,  present  at  muster  out. 
James   Hart,   private,   present   at  muster   out ;   horse 

lost. 
John  F.  Hart,  private,  present  at  muster  out. 
Henry  Han,  private,  present  at  muster  out. 
Jesse   Hunter,  private,  present  at  muster  out. 
Hamon  Morrison,  private,  furloughed  June  22,  sick. 
Edmund  B.  Magruder,  private,  present  at  muster  out. 
Gabriel   Manley,   private,  present  at  muster  out. 
Jonathan   A.    jNIcClanan,   private,   present   at   muster 

out. 
George   Pope,  private,  present  at  muster  out ;   liorse 

lost. 
Edward   Phillips,   private,   furloughed  June  22,   sick. 
Alfred  Rule,   private,  horse  lost. 
George  W.  Roe,  private,  present  at  muster  out. 

CAPT.    THOMAS    McDAW'S    COMPANY. 

(Gen.   Whitesides'   Brigade.) 

Date   of   muster  in,  April  20,   1832. 
Date   of   muster  out,  May  27,   1832. 

Thomas  McDaw,  Captain,  mustered  out  with  com- 
pany. 

James  VVhitlock,  ist  Lieut.,  mustered  out  with  com- 
pany. 

Silas  Grain,  2d  Lieut.,  on  furlough. 

Thomas  Brigs.  1st  Sergt.,  present  at  muster  out; 
re-enlisted  in  Capt.  Samuel  Smith's  company. 

B.  F.  Massey,   Sergt.,  present  at  muster  out. 

James    Burk,    Sergt.,    absent    on    furlough. 

James  Whitehead,  Sergt.,  present  at  muster  out. 

Josiah  Dunn.  Corporal,  present  at  nnister  out. 

William  Phillips,  Corporal,  present  at  muster  out. 


James   Waldon,  Corporal,  present  at  muster  out. 
Hezekiah  Brown,  private,  present  at  muster  out. 
Daniel  Brown,  private,  present  at  muster  out. 
Thomas  Clifton,  private,  present  at  muster  out. 
Squire  Clark,  private,   present  at  muster  out. 
Jilatthew   Cowen,  private,  present  at  muster  out. 
Daniel  Costly,  private,  present  at  muster  out. 
John  Dobbs,  private,  absent  on  furlough. 
Alfred  Ervvin,  private,  present  at  muster  out. 
James  Ferguson,  private,  present  at  muster  out. 
Edward  Fleming,  private,  present  at  muster  out. 
Royal  P.  Green,  private,  present  at  muster  out. 
William  Hurd,  private,  absent  on  furlough. 
John  AL  Jamison,  private,  present  at  muster  out. 
Benjamin  Lofton,  private,  absent  on  furlough. 
Joseph   Larkin,   private,   present   at   muster   out. 
Robert   Latham,  private,  present  at  muster  out. 
John   Means,  private,  present  at  muster  out. 
Lewis  Morris,  private,  present  at  muster  out. 
McCornmiack,  private,  present  at  muster  out. 
Lewis  Means,  private,  present  at  muster  out. 
Garrison  Medford,  private,  absent  without  leave. 
William  Nairn,  private,  absent  without  leave. 
William  Northam,  private,  on  furlough. 
William  H.  Rouden,  private,  present  at  muster  out. 
William   Swan,   private,   present  at  muster  out. 
John  D.  Sutton,  private,  absent  on  furlough. 
Washington  Saxton,  private,  present  at  muster  out. 
Anderson  Thornton,  private,  absent  without  leave. 
Geo.  W.  Webb,  private,  present  at  muster  out. 

Tliere  were  a  number  of  Greene  county 
men  in  the  Black  Hawk  war  in  1831,  of 
whom  no  records  were  kept.  Some  enhsted 
from  other  counties  or  states  and  located  in 
Greene  county  after  their  military  service, 
of  such  there  are  no  records  to  be  found.  Of 
those  whose  records  we  cannot  find  I  would 
call  attention  to  Mr.  Samuel  Thomas.  Mr. 
Black ;  from  this  cause  we  are  compelled  to 
disai)p()int  the  friends  of  a  few  worthy  sol- 
diers. J.  B.  Hays. 


ME.XICAN    WAR. 

On  the  nth  of  May,  1846,  the  United 
States  congress  declared  that  l\v  the  act  of 
the  Republic  of  Mexico,  a  state  of  war  ex- 


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isted  between  that  government  and  tlie  Uni- 
ted States;  at  the  same  time  appropriated 
$10,000,000  to  carry  on  the  war,  and  anthor- 
ized  tlie  President  to  call  for  50,000  volnn- 
teers.  Tiiese  troops  were  mostly  secnred 
from  tlie  sontliern  and  western  states:  Illi- 
nois fnrnished  fonr  reii'inients  for  one  year 
service,  the  isi.  Jtl,  3rd  and  41)1.  After  the 
expiration  of  this  service  the  5tli  ;uid  (>lh 
regiments  (known  dnring  the  war  as  the 
I  St  and  jd)  were  organized,  mostly  composed 
of  veterans  of  the  ist,  2d,  3rd  and  4th  regi- 
ments that  had  jnst  been  mustered  out  of 
service.  Company  C  of  the  ist  Regiment 
was  recruited  from  Greene  county.  After 
organization,  the  ist  Regiment  started  down 
the  Mississippi  river  July  15,  1846.  crosseil 
the  Gulf  of  Mexico,  and  established  camp 
near  the  old  town  of  X'ictoria  in  Texas.  From 
this  commenced  the  long  march  of  more  than 
one  thousand  miles  to  the  south.  Crossing 
the  Rio  Grande  River,  they  entered  Santa 
Rosa,  Mexico,  October  24.  After  resting  a 
few  days  they  took  up  their  knapsacks  and 
continued  their  Tramp.  Tramp,  'i'ranii) ; 
passing  through  Monclova,  Parras  and  on 
to  intercept  Gen.  Santa  Anna's  attack  on 
Monterey,  arriving  at  -\gna  Xueva.  ending 
a  six  weeks'  campaign.  The  armv  under 
General  Wool  rested  here  until  January. 
1847,  when  the  march  was  resumed.  Gen. 
Zachary  Taylor  in  command.  On  the  22d 
and  23rd  of  February,  the  battle  of  Buena 
\'ista  was  fought  and  the  Mexicans,  under 
Gen.  Santa  Anna,  were  completely  routed. 
and  the  ist  and  2nd  Illinois  Regiments  did 
honor  to  themselves  and  the  state  they  rep- 
resented. The  ist  Illinois  lost  fifty  men 
killed  and  wounded  in  this  engagement. 
This  ended  the  active  service  of  this  regi- 
ment. On  May  28.  the  regiment  received 
orders  for  muster  out,  which  was  done  at 


Camargo,  Mexico.  June  17,  1847.  After 
muster  out  the  regiment  returned  home,  dis- 
banding at   Alton.    Illinois. 

I'lEI.D  A\D  STAFF,  FIRST  ILL.  VOL. 

Dtitc    of   muslcr   in,   June   30,    1846. 
Dale  of  muslcr  out.  June   17,   1847. 

John  Hardin,  Colonel,  killed  at  Buena  Vista. 
William  Weatherford,  Lieut. -Col.,  promoted  Colonel ; 

present  at  muster  out. 
William    B.    Warren,    Major,    promoted    Lieut. -Col., 

liresent  at  muster  out. 
William    A.    Richardson,    Captain,    promoted    Major 

from  Company  E. 
Benjamin  "Si.   Prentice,   Adjutant,  promoted  Captain 

Company  I   from  Company  E. 
W.   H.  L.  Wallace.  2d  Lieut..  Company  I.  promoted 

1st  Lieut,  and  .Vdjutant  ;  present  at  muster  out. 
James    II.    Wliite.    Surgeon,    transferred    at    Buena 

N'ista. 
C.   Fayton,  Surgeon,  present  at  muster  out. 
Chris.   B.   Zalviskie.   Surgeon,   transferred   at   Panas. 

Mexico. 
John  Scanland.  Q.  Mast.,  appointed  from  and  trans- 
ferred to  Co.  K. 
Wm.  Ervin,  Q.   Mast.,  promoted  from  2d  Lt. 
Geo.  S.  Myers,  Commissary,  present  at  muster  out. 
Edwin  .\.  Gillcr,  Sergt.  Maj.,  present  at  muster  out. 
Thos.  Smothers,  Q.  M.  Sergt.,  died  at  New  Orleans, 

July  27,   1846. 
Wm.  Osman.  Q.  M.  Sergt..  present  at  muster  out. 
.\ustin   W.   Fay.  Musician,  killed  at  Buena  Vista. 
Levi  Bi.xby.  Musician,  reduced  to  ranks. 
Jerome  Gibson,  inusician.  temporary. 
Jno.    A.    Stemple.    Musician,    appointed    to    succeed 

Fay.   killed. 

COMPAW  C.  FROM  (;REEN  CO.,  ILL. 

N'oah   Fry.   Captain,   mustered  out. 

Wm.  C.  Rainey.  ist  Lieut.,  mustered  out;  grandfa- 
their  of  Congressman  H.  T.  Rainey. 

Solomon  S.  Chester.  2d  Lieut.,  furlonghed  and  mus- 
tered out. 

Joshua  C.  Winters.  2d  Lieut.,  present  at  muster  out. 

John  J.  Sears.  Sergeant,  present  at  muster  out. 

Elihu    Boan,    Serg't.,   no    record    further. 

Edwin    Parks.   Serg't..  no  record   further. 

Wm.  McGovran,  Serg't..  no  record  further. 

Rufus  Cleveland.  Corporal,  no  record  further. 

James  H.  Brock,  Corporal,  no  record  further. 


PAST  AND  PRESENT  OF  GREENE  COUNTY. 


Wm.  C.  Rainey,  Corporal,  uncle  of  Henry  T.  Rainey, 

M.  C. 
Wilson     Whitlock,     Corporal,     appointed     Corporal 

March   iStli. 
Edward  JNlcGovran,   Corporal,  no  additional   record. 
Wm.  T.  Attebery,  private,  no  additional  record. 
Stephen  C.  Attebery,  private,  no  additional  record. 
Jas.  V.  Allen,  private,  no  additional  record. 
Andrew  J.  Allen,  private,  no  additional  record. 
Jas.  M.  Ashlock,  private,  mustered  out  March  J2, 

1847,  discharged  on  surgeon's  certificate. 
Calvin  L.   Bowman,  private,  mustered  out  June    17, 

1847,   no  additional   record. 
Jas.  T.  Bandy,  private,  no  additional  record. 
Elihu   Bandy,  private,  no   additional   record. 
Richard  T.  Bandy,  private,  no  additional  record. 
Wm.  Blackshor,  private,  no  additional   record. 
George  Ballow,  private,  no  additional  record. 
A.  J.  Barnard,  private,  no  additional  record. 
Jno.  B.  Barnett,  private,  no  additional  record. 
Silas  P.  Conway,  private,  no  additional  record. 
Jas.  R.  Cade,  private,  no  additional  record. 
George  Conner,  private,  no  additional  record. 
Hiram   Clark,  private,  no  additional  record. 
R.  K.  F.  Cocliran,  private,  no  additional  record. 
Mathew  A.  Dennis,  private,  no  additional  record. 
Elishu  Fisher,  private,  no  additional  record. 
Wm.  B.  Ferguson,  private,  no  additional  record. 
George  C.  Fitch,  private,  no  additional  record. 
John  M.  Goodwin,  private,  no  additional  record. 
Larkin   Gilliam,   private,   no   additional   record. 
Jno.  W.  Hughs,  private,  no  additional  record. 
Thompson  Houser,  private,  no  additional  record. 
James  Hudson,  private,  transferred  to  Q.  M.  Dep't 

May  IS. 
Jno.  T.  Kirgin,  private,  no  additional  record. 
Cyrus  J.  Knapp,  private,  no  additional  record. 
Wm.  A.  Long,  private,  no  additional  record. 
John    Leonard,    private,   no    additional    record. 
Chas.   Laton,  private,  no  additional   record. 
Jas.  Murry,  private,  no  additional  record. 
Geo.   Martin,  private,  no  additional   record. 
Uriah  Moore,  private,  no  additional  record. 
Geo.  W.   Morrow,   mustered  out   April   7,   1847,  dis- 
charged on  surgeon's  certificate. 
Alf.  W.  Neece,  private,  no  additional  record. 
Lawrence  Pointdexter,  private,  no  additional  record. 
Wm.  A.  Porter,  private,  no  additional  record. 
Eliza  Powell,  private,  no  additional  record. 
Jas.  A.  Robbins,  private,  no  additional  record. 
David  Roe,  private,  no  additional  record. 
James  S.  Record,  private,  no  additional  record. 


.\sa  Sloan,  private,  died  at  Carrollton,  111,  June  12, 
1904. 

Tno.  Swindell,  private,  no  additional  record. 

H.  W.   Skeen,  private,  no  additional  record. 

Jno.  L.  Stoddard,  private,  no  additional  record. 

Thos.  Spofford,  private,  no  additional  record. 

Craven  Stone,  private,  no  additional  record. 

Noah  M.  Stone,  private,  no  additional  record. 

David  Stephens,  private,  transferred  to  Q.  M.  Dep't. 
May  24. 

Martin  L.  Tunnell,  private,  no  additional  record. 

Walter  Taylor,  private,  no  additional  record. 

Hiram  Watson,  private,  no  additional  record. 

Morrill  Witt,  private,  transferred  to  Q.  M.  Dep't. 
May  15. 

(2d  Enlisted,  ist  Reg't.,  so  called  during  the  war,  but 
recognized  now  as  the  5th   Regt.) 

James  M.  Davis,  mustered  in  May,  1847,  private, 
Co.  K,  mustered  out  Oct.  16,  1848,  located  in  Car- 
rollton, died,  Phys.  and  Surg. 

Garten  Heron,  mustered  in  June,  1S47.  private,  Co. 
I,  mustered  out  Oct.  17,  1848,  located  in  Carroll- 
ton,  J.  of  P.,  living  this  Mar.  20,  1905. 

Anderson  Hedrick,  mustered  in  May,  1847,  private, 
Co.  K,  mustered  out  Oct.  13,  1848,  for  many  years 
coroner  this  county. 
Henry  Herrin,  mustered  in  June,  1847,  private  Co. 
K.,  mustered  out  Oct.  13,  1848,  present  at  muster 
out. 

COJiIPANY  D. 

(2d    Enlistment    of   2d    Reg't..    now    Known    as   6th 

Reg't.) 
Jno.  B,  King,  mustered  in  June  21,  1847,  Sergt.,  died 

Cerro  Gordo,  Mexico,  June  17,  1848. 
Erasmus    D.  ■  House,    mustered    in    June    21.    1847, 

Serg't.,    mustered    out    July    20,    1S48.    promoted 

Serg't.  Maj.,  Feb.  17,  1848. 
Henry  S.  Fitch,  mustered  in  June  21,  1847.  .Adjutant, 

mustered  out  July  20,  184S,  promoted  Captain  Co. 

D,   Feb.   29,    1848. 

There  are  no  records  in  the  Adjutant- 
General's  office  of  but  few  of  killed,  died  or 
discharged  for  disability ;  such  evidence  is  no 
doubt  on  file  in  the  war  department  at  Wash- 
ington, D.  C.  There  are  now,  or- has  been, 
many  whi^  live  in  this  county  that  served  in 
the  ]\Iexican  war.  but  entered  the  service 
from  other  states  or  counties,  as  Squire 
Abraham  Henderson,  who  enlisted  in  Ken- 


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tucky.  One  w  ishing  to  look  up  the  records, 
should  knciw  the  regiment  and  company  of 
the  soldier  to  begin  with. 

The  result  of  this  war  was  the  acquisi- 
tion of  1,246,166  square  miles  of  territory 
to  our  domain,  from  which  have  been  erected 
the  states  of  Texas,  the  western  half  of  Colo- 
rado, Utah,  Nevada,  California,  and  the  ter- 
ritories of  Arizona  and  New  Mexico,  vast 
in  resources,  unlimited  in  tlie  precious  met- 
als, iron,  coal,  agricultural  products  and 
fruits  of  the  temperate  and  semi-tropic  zones; 
the  highest  mountains;  the  broadest  plains, 
and  a  most  sahibrious  climate. 

THE  CIVIL  W.\R,   1861    TO   1865. 

We  now  enter  upon  the  titantic  struggle 
for  maintenance  of  the  L'nited  States,  for 
the  great  principles  for  which  the  war  of 
the  Revolution  was  fought — Liberty  and 
National  supremacy — instead  of  a  compro- 
mised confederation  of  States.  In  1861,  we 
had  a  mongrel  government,  a  compromise 
of  a  free  Christian  national  government,  with 
a  loosely  constructed  confederation  of  states; 
supported  by  one  of  the  blackest  crimes  of 
the  dark  ages.  This  condition  was  no  fault 
of  the  people  living  at  this  time,  but  the 
fruits  of  an  unchristian  greed  of  the  owners 
of  a  cargo,  that  was  landed  on  the  James 
River  in  1620.  We,  who  filled  the  ranks  of 
the  Union  army  from  1861  to  1865,  have  no 
personal  enmity  against  our  brothers  of  the 
grey,  with  stars  and  bars,  but  the  time  had 
come  when  a  "house  divided  against  itself 
could  not  stand,  but  this  government  should 
and  would  become  all  free  or  all  slave." 
Greene  county  sent  1,600  men  to  make  this 
government  all  free.  These  men  volun- 
teered to  leave  the  comforts  of  home,  and  the 
dearest  family  ties,  and  take  up  the  gun  and 


knapsack  to  do  and  to  die,  that  freedom 
might  live.  I  will  give  a  few  facts  from  the 
records  of  the  war  department  to  refresh  the 
memory  of  a  later  generation  of  what  their 
lathers  did,  that  they  might  enjoy  this  great 
and  good  government,  the  beacon  light  of 
tlie  world. 

The  total  enlistments  of  the  United 
States  army  1861   to  1865: 

Total  enlisted  for  30  days  300 

Total  enlisted  for  2  months  ^.045 

Total  enlisted  for  3  months  108,416 

Total  enlisted  for  100  days   85,507 

Total  enlisted  for  4  months  44 

Total  enlisted  for  6  months  20,439 

Total  enlisted  for  8  months  373 

Total  enlisted  for  9  months  87,588 

Total  enlisted  for  i  year  391,752 

Total  enlisted  for  2  years  44,40o 

Total  enlisted   for  3  years   2,036,700 

Total  enlisted  for  4  months  1,042 

Grand  total   enlistments  2,778,606 

.\  great  numl)cr  of  these  were  separate 
enlistments.  A  large  number  of  individual 
soldiers  enlisted  from  two  to  ten  times,  short 
term  men  and  bounty  jumpers;  deduct  the 
frequent  enlistments,  the  bounty  jumpers, 
deserters,  and  the  136,000  who  veteranized, 
from  the  total  number  and  in  all  probability 
less  than  2,000,000  different  men  served 
during  the  war ;  this  2,000,000  includes  of- 
ficers, privates,  enlisted  cooks,  teamsters, 
musicians,  pioneers,  railroad,  steamboat, 
quartermasters  and  commissary  depart- 
ment, provost,  post  and  R.  R.  guards,  from 
the  northern  states  to  the  army  in  the  field, 
from  the  Atlantic  to  the  Pacific  oceans,  and 
of  these  are  included  over  300,000  enlisted 
just  at  the  close  of  the  war  and  saw  but  little 
or  no  active  service.  The  loss  of  the  1,000,- 
000  men  who  did  the  fighting — there  were 
killed,    110,070;   died   of  disease,   249,458; 


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total  deaths,  359,528.  Total  wounded,  275,- 
175;  total  killed  and  wounded,  385,245; 
total  killed,  died  and  wounded,  634,703. 

There   was    one    battle    in    which    the    killed   and 
wounded  exceeded  18,000. 

There  were  two  battles  in  which  the  killed  and 
wounded  was  between  15,000  and   18,000. 

There  were  three  battles  in  which  the  killed  and 
wounded  was  between  12,000  and  15,000. 

There  were  two  battles   in  which  the  killed  and 
wounded  was  between   11,000  and   12,000. 

There  were  three  battles  in  which  the  killed  and 
wounded  were  between  10,000  and  11,000. 

There   was   one   battle   in   which    the   killed   and 
wounded  was  between  9,500  and   10,000. 

There   was   one   battle    in    which   the   killed   and 
wounded  was  between  8,500  and  9,500. 

There   was   one   battle    in    which   the   killed    and 
wounded    was  between   7,500   and   8,500. 

There   was   one   battle   in    which    the   killed    and 
wounded  was  between  6,500  and  7,500. 

There  were  three  battles  in  which  the  killed  and 
wounded    was    between   4,500    and   6,500. 

There  were  three  battles  in  which  the  killed  and 
wounded  was  between  3,500  and  4,500. 

There  were  five  battles   in  which   the   killed  and 
wounded    was   between   3,000  and   3,500. 

There   were  ten  battles   in   which   the   killed  and 
wounded  was  between  2,500  and  3,000. 

There  were  four  battles  in  which  the  killed  and 
wounded   was  between  2,000  and  2.500. 

There   were   six  battles   in   which   the   killed   and 
wounded  was  between  1,500  and  2,000. 

There  were  nineteen  battles   in   which  the  killed 
and  wounded  was  betwnen  1,000  and  1,500. 

There  were  forty-seven  battles  in  which  the  killed 
and  wounded  was  between  500  and  1,000. 

There  were   146  battles   in  which   the  killed   and 
wounded  was  between  50  and  500. 

There  were  1,628  battles  and  skirmishes  in  which 
the  killed  and  wounded  was  from  t  to  50. 

ORG.KNIZATION  OF  U.  S.  ARMY,    1861   TO   1865. 

A  company  had  one  captain,  one  first 
lieutenant,  one  second  lieutenant,  one  first  or- 
derly sergeant  and  four  duty  sergeants,  eight 
corporals  and  eighty-six  privates.  A  regi- 
ment of  infantry  consisted  of  what  are  called 


line  officers  as  follows :  one  colonel,  one  lieu- 
tenant-colonel, one  major,  one  adjutant,  one 
quartermaster,    one   surgeon,   two    assistant 
surgeons,  one  chaplain,  one  sergeant  major, 
one  quartermaster  and  one  commissary  ser- 
geant, one  hospital  steward,  one  wagon  mas- 
ter and  helps  for  these  officers;  the  fighting 
strength   was   composed  of  ten  companies ; 
a  regiment  of  cavalry,  and  of  artillery  com- 
posed of  twelve  companies,  each  of  which 
was  larger  than  infantry  companies.     A  bri- 
gade was  commanded  by  a  brigadier-gen- 
eral, a  brevet  brigadier  general,  or  by  a  col- 
onel   who    held    the    oldest    commission;  a 
brigade  consisted  of  from  three  to  five  regi- 
ments, usually  of  fi\-e;  a  division  usually  con- 
sisted of  three  l)rigades,  designated  as  first, 
second  and  third.    The  division    was    com- 
manded In-  a  major,  or  l)revet  major-general, 
more  frequently  in  last  t\vo  years  of  the  war 
In^a  ])rigadier,  often  by  a  brex'et  brigadier- 
general.     .\  C(irps  consisted  of  three  divis- 
ions, designated  as  first,  second  and  third  di- 
visions:  their  colors  were:  red  for  the  first; 
white,  the  second ;  and  blue  the  third.  A  corps 
was  designated  by  a  badge,  as  the  fourth  corps 
l)adge  was  a  maltese  cross,  worn  cm  the  hat; 
the  first  division  a  red  cross:  the  second,  a 
white  cross:  the  third,  a  blue  cross.     The 
14th  corps  Ijadge  was  the  acorn  attached  to 
its  cup;  the  15th  corps  badge  was  a  repre- 
sentation  of   a   cartridge  box,   with    "forty 
rounds"  stamped  upon  it.     The  forty  desig- 
nated the  number  of  cartridges  contained  in 
a  box.     1 7th  corps  badge  was  an  arrow  ;  the 
20th  corps  badge  a  five  pointed  star ;  and  so 
on  from  the  first  to  the  twenty-fifth  corps.  A 
corps  was  commanded  by  a  major  or  brevet 
major-general;    an   army   consisted   usually 
of  two  corps,  commanded  by  a  major-gen- 
eral.     Tlie  dift'erent  armies   had  names  as 
Armv  of  the  Tennessee,  Army  of  Georgia. 


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Army  of  Ohio,  Army  of  the  Cumberland. 
Army  of  the  Gulf  and  so  on.  A  department 
consisted  of  two  or  more  armies,  as  the  de- 
partment of  the  East;  Department  of  the 
trans-Mississippi ;  the  Midille  Department : 
and  the  Department  of  the  Gulf.  In  estimat- 
ing the  size  of  any  integral  part  of  the  army. 
after  January,  1863,  make  it  on  the  basis  of 
about  25  to  30  men  to  a  company. 

The  Northern  or  Union  States  in  i860 
had  a  military  population  of  4,500,000,  add 
to  this  500,000  boys  who  became  of  sen-ice 
age  during  the  war,  make  a  totol  of  5,000,- 
000;  about  two-tifths  or  2,000,000  entered 
the  army.  The  eleven  Confederate  states 
had  1,065,000  of  military  age  in  i860,  200,- 
000  became  of  service  age  during  the  war, 
the  conscripted  from  16  to  50  years  of  age. 
which  gave  the  south  near  1,500,000  men 
subject  to  military  duty,  fnur-tifths  of  whom 
were  forced  into  the  army ;  to  this  add  those 
who  volunteered  from  Delaware,  5.000: 
^Maryland,  lo.ooo;  West  Virginia,  38,000: 
Kentucky.  45.000;  and  Missouri.  50.000:  a 
total  of  J. 618.000,  this  is  taken  from  the  best 
data  obtainable,  for  the  Confederates  kept 
no  records  after  the  middle  of  1S63;  they 
had  4,000,000  slaves  to  leave  at  home  to 
raise  provisions  for  the  army,  which  enabled 
them  to  send  approximately  all  their  military 
population  into  the  army.  There  were  765 
regiments  that  served  during  the  entire  war, 
and  were  constantly  being  filled  by  con- 
scripts instead  of  forming  new  regiments  as 
the  North  did ;  there  were  also  home  guards 
of  boys  and  old  men  who  held  rear  points; 
such  held  the  trenches  at  Petersburg  June 
15,  1864,  until  General  Lee  came  uj).  There 
were  also  partisan  bands,  under  Moscbv  and 
John  Morgan,  made  up  mostly  from  Mis- 
souri and  Kentucky.  There  are  no  reports 
of  losses  during  the  last  twelve  months  of 


the  war,  excepting  from  the  two  Carolinas. 
Xorth  Carolina  with  a  military  population 
of  115,000,  reports  19,673  killed  and  died 
of  wounds,  and  20,000  died  of  disease,  a 
total  death  roll  of  39,673;  South  Carolina 
with  55.046  military  age,  reports  a  loss  in 
killed  and  died  of  wounds,  12,922;  died  of 
disease,  4,760;  total  deaths,  17,682;  Virginia 
military  population  196,587.  reports  only 
7,847:  died  of  disease,  6,947;  total  deaths, 
14,794;  3.000  less  than  South  Carolina,  and 
25.000  less  than  North  Carolina;  Alabama 
with  twice  the  number  of  military  population 
of  South  Carolina,  reports  742  killed  ana 
died  of  wounds,  and  724  died  of  disease;  a 
total  death  roll  of  1.466;  Texas  with  almost 
twice  the  military  strength  of  South  Caro- 
lina, reports  number  of  killed  and  wounded. 
2.589;  death  by  disease,  1,260;  total  deaths. 
3.849.  To  base  the  Confederate  losses  on 
the  reports  of  the  two  Carolinas  would  be 
the  proper  way  to  estimate,  which  would  give 
the  Confederate  losses  about  100,000  in 
killed  and  died  of  wounds.  The  reports  up 
to  1864  were  fairly  well  kept,  and  at  that 
time  Confederate  and  Union  losses  were 
about  equal,  and  it  is  fair  to  presume  they 
so  continued  to  the  end  of  the  war.  The 
Confederate  reports  give  no  report  of  their 
losses  in  149  battles,  which  is  a  great  in- 
justice to  the  Confederate  soldiers;  this  pol- 
icy was  pursued  by  general  order.  The 
fighting  regiments  of  the  Confederacy  were 
in  more  hard  battles  than  any  individual 
Union  regiments,  they  having  shorter  dis- 
tances to  travel,  could  be  rushed  from  place 
to  place  to  meet  different  commands  of  the 
Union  army.  A  large  number  of  southern 
regiments  fought  in  many  large  battles, 
while  but  few  Union  regiments  was  engaged 
in  more  than  two  or  three  large  battles.  Al- 
most  one-third   of   the  Union   army  never 


PAST    AND    PRESENT    OF    GREENE    COUNTY-. 


heard  the  crash  of  battle,  they  were  guard- 
ing points  in  the  rear,  but  they  did  all  the 
duty  they  were  called  upmi  to  do  and  did  it 
well.  The  loss  of  life  and  maimed  was 
greater  in  this  four  years  strife  than  similar- 
losses  of  all  the  world  in  the  preceding  hun- 
dred years. 

UNION    GENERALS    KILLED. 

Arniv  Commander  killed  : — Major-Gen- 
eral  James  B.  McPherson,  at  Atlanta. 

Corps  Commanders  killed  :  —  Major- 
General  Joseph  K.  Mansfield,  at  Antietam; 
Major-General  John  F.  Reynolds,  at  Gettys- 
burg; Major-General  John  Sedgwick,  at 
Spottsylvania. 

Division  Commanders  killed: — Maj.- 
Gen.  J.  J.  Stevens,  at  Chantilly;  Maj-Gen. 
Phil.  Kearney,  at  Chantilly;  Maj.-Gen.  J. 
L.  Reno,  at  South  Mountain;  Maj.-Gen.  J. 
B.  Richardson,  at  Antietam;  Maj.-Gen.  A. 
W.  Whipple,  at  Chancellorsville;  Maj-Gen. 
H.  G.  Berry,  at  Chancellorsville;  Brevet 
Maj.-Gen.  J.  S.  W'adsworth,  at  Wilderness; 
Brevet  Maj.-Gen.  D.  A.  Russell,  at  Ope- 
quan;  Brig.-Gen.  W.  H.  L.  Wallace,  at  Shi- 
loh;  Brig.-Gen.  Thomas  Williams,  at  Baton 
Rouge;  Brig.-Gen.  J.  S.  Jackson,  at  Chaplin 
Hills;  Brig.-Gen.  J.  P.  Rodman,  at  Antie- 
tam; Brig.-Gen.  T.  J.  Stevenson,  at  Spott- 
sylvania; Brevet  Brig.-Gen.  J.  A.  Mulligan, 
at  Winchester. 

Brigadier  Commanders  killed  : — Maj.- 
Gen.  G.  C.  Strong,  at  Fort  Wagoner ;  Brevet 
Maj-Gen.  Alexander  Hays,  at  Wilderness; 
Brevet  Maj.-Gen.  S.  K.  Zook,  at  Gettys- 
burg; Brevet  Maj.-Gen.  Frederick  Win- 
thrope,  at  Five  Forks;  Brevet  Maj.-Gen.  T. 
A.  Smyth,  at  Farmville ;  Brig.-Gen.  Nathan- 
iel Lyon,  at  Wilson's  Creek  ;  Brig.-Gen.  Rob- 
ert L.  McCook,  at  Dechard;  Brig.-Gen.  H. 


Bohlen,  at  Freemansford ;  Brig.-Gen.  G.  W. 
Taylor,  at  Manassas;  Brig.-Gen.  W.  R.  Ter- 
rill,  at  Chaplin  Hills;  Brig.-Gen.  P.  A. 
Hackleman,  at  Corinth;  Brig.-Gen.  G.  D. 
Bayard,  at  Fredericksburg;  Brig.-Gen.  C. 
F.  Jackson,  at  Fredericksburg;  Brig.-Gen.  J. 
W.  Sill,  at  Stone  River;  Brig.-Gen.  E.  P. 
Chapin,  at  Port  Hudson ;  Brig.-Gen.  S.  W. 
Weed,  at  Gettysburg;  Brig.-Gen.  E.  J. 
Fornsworth,  at  Gettysburg;  Brig.-Gen.  S. 
Vincent,  at  Gettysburg;  Brig.-Gen.  W.  H. 
Lytle,  at  Chickamauga;  Brig.-Gen.  W.  P. 
Sanders,  at  Knoxville;  Brig.-Gen.  S.  A. 
Rice,  at  Jenkins  Ferry;  Brig.-Gen.  J.  C. 
Rice,  at  Spottsylvania;  Brig.-Gen.  C.  G. 
Harker,  at  Kenesaw  Mountain;  Brig.-Gen. 
Dan  McCook,  at  Kenesaw  Mountain ;  Brig.- 
Gen.  H.  Burnham,  at  Fort  Harrison ;  Brig. 
Gen.  D.  D.  Bidwell,  at  Cedar  Creek;  Brig.- 
Gen.  C.  R.  Lowell,  at  Cedar  Creek;  Brevet 
Brig.-Gen.  A.  H.  Dutton,  at  Bermuda  Hun- 
dred; Brevet  Brig.-Gen.  G.  A.  Stedman,  Jr., 
at  Petersburg;  Brevet  Brig.-Gen.  G.  D. 
Wells,  at  Cedar  Creek;  Brevet  Brig.-Gen. 
J.  H.  Kilching,  at  Cedar  Creek ;  Brig-Gen. 
S.  G.  Hill,  at  Nashville;  Brevet  Brig.-Gen. 
Theodore  Read,  at  High  Bridge,  and  thirty- 
seven  colonels  who  commanded  brigades. 

CONFEDER.VTE    GENER.\LS    KILLED. 

Army  Commander  : — Gen.  Albert  Sid- 
ney Johnson,  at  Shiloh. 

Corps  Commanders  killed  : — Lieut. -Gen. 
T.  J.  Jackson  (Stonewall)  at  Chancellors- 
ville; Lieut. -Gen.  Leonidas  Polk,  at  Pine 
Mountain ;  Lieut.-Gen.  Ambrose  P.  Hill,  at 
Fall  of  Petersburg. 

Division  Commanders  killed — Maj.-Gen. 
\\'.  D.  Pender,  at  Gettysburg;  Maj.-Gen.  J. 
E.  B.  Stuart,  at  Yellow  Tavern;  Maj.-Gen. 
W.   H.  Walker,  at  Atlanta;  Maj.-Gen.   R. 


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203 


E.  Rodes,  at  Opequan;  ]\laj.-Gen.  S.  W. 
Ramsure.  at  Cedar  Creek;  Maj.-Gen.  Pat. 
R.  Clehurn.  at  Franklin. 

Brigade  Commanders  killed  : — Brig.- 
Gen.  J.  Pegram,  at  Hatchers  Run ;  Brig.- 
Gen.  R.  S.  Garnett,  at  Cheat  Mnnntain ; 
Brig.-Gen.  B.  E.  Bee,  at  First  lUill  Run; 
Brig.-Gen.  F.  S.  Barton,  at  First  iUill  Run; 
Brig.-Gen.  V.  K.  Zollicoffer.  at  Mills 
Springs;  Brig.-Gen.  Ben.  ]\IcCulloch,  at  Pea 
Ridge;  Brig.-Gen.  John  Mcintosh,  at  Pea 
Ridge;  Brig.-Gen.  W.  Y.  Slack,  at  Pea 
Ridge;  Brig.-Gen.  A.  H.  Gladden,  at  Shiloh; 
Brig.-Gen.  Robert  Hatton,  at  Fair  Oaks ; 
Brig.-Gen.  T.  Ashby,  at  HarristMiljurg; 
Brig.-Gen.  R.  Griffith,  at  Savage  Station; 
Brig.-Gen.  C.  S.  Winder,  at  Cedar  Mmin- 
tain;  Brig.-Gen.  Samuel  (iarland,  jr..  at 
South  Mountain ;  Brig.-Gen.  George  B.  . An- 
derson, at  .\tnietam;  Brig.-Gen.  L.  O.  B. 
Branch,  at  Antietam ;  Brig.-Gen.  \V.  E. 
Stark,  at  Antietam;  Brig.-Gen.  11.  Little,  at 
luka;  Brig.-Gen.  T.  R.  Cobb  at  Fredericks- 
burg; Brig.-Gen.  M.  Gregg  at  Fredericks- 
burg; Brig.-Gen.  J.  E.  Rains  at  Stone  River; 
Brig.-Gen.  R.  W.  Hanson  at  Stone  River; 
Brig.-Gen.  E.  D.  Tracy,  at  Port  Gibson ; 
Brig.-Gen.  Ed.  F.  Paxton,  at  Chancellors- 
ville;  Brig.-Gen.  L.  Tilgham.  at  Cliampion 
Hill;  Brig.-Gen.  M.  E.  Greene,  Vicksburg; 
Brig.-Gen.  William  Burksdale,  at  Gettys- 
burg; Brig.-Gen.  P.  Annstead.  at  Gettys- 
burg; Brig.-Gen.  R.  P..  Garnett,  at  (Gettys- 
burg; Brig.-(ien.  P.  E.  Semmes.  at  Gettys- 
burg; Brig.-Gen.  J.  J.  Pettigrew.  at  h'alling 
Waters;  Brig.-Gen.  P.  Smith,  at  Chicka- 
mauga;  Brig.-Gen.  B.  H.  Helm,  at  Chicka- 
mauga;  Brig.-Gen.  J.  Deshler,  at  Chicka- 
mauga;  Brig.-Gen.  C.  Posey,  at  Bristow 
Station ;  Brig.-Gen.  .\.  Mouton.  at  Saliine 
Cross  Roads ;  Brig.-Gen.  T.  Green,  at  Pleas- 
ant Hill:  Brig.-Gen.  W.  R.  Scurry,  at  Jen- 


kins Ferry;  Brig.-Gen  J.  M.  Jones,  at  Wil- 
derness; Brig-Gen.  M.  Jenkins,  at  Wilder- 
ness; Brig.-Gen.  L.  A.  Ford,  at  Wilderness; 
Brig.-Gen.  A.  Perrin,  at  Spottsylvania ; 
Brig.-Gen.  J.  Daniel,  at  Spottsylvania;  Brig.- 
Gen.  James  B.  Gardner,  at  Yellow  Tavern; 
Hrig.-Cien.  G.  Doles,  at  I'ethesda  Church; 
Brig.-Gen.  W.  E.  Jones,  at  Piedmont ;  Brig. 
Gen.  C.  H.  Stevens,  at  Peach  Tree  Creek; 
Brig.-Gen.  S.  Benton,  at  Ezra  Church; 
Brig.-Cien.  J.  C.  Saunders,  at  Weldon  Road; 
Brig.-Gen.  J.  R.  Chambliss,  at  Deep  Bot- 
tom; Brig.-Gen.  R.  H.  Anderson,  at  Jones- 
boro;  Brig.-Gen.  John  Morgan,  at  Green- 
ville ;  Brig.-Gen.  A.  C.  Godwin,  at  Opequan ; 
Brig.-Gen.  J.  Dunnovant,  at  Vaughn  Road; 
Brig.-Gen.  J.  Gregg,  at  Darby  Town  Road; 
Brig.-Gen.  S.  Elliott,  Jr.,  at  Petersburg; 
Brig.-Gen.  V.  J.  Girardey.  at  Petersburg; 
Brig.-Gen.  A.  Gracie,  Jr.,  at  Petersburg; 
Brig.-Gen.  J.  Adams,  at  Franklin ;  Brig.- 
Gen.  O.  F.  Strahl,  at  Franklin;  Brig.-Gen. 
S.  R.  Gist,  at  Franklin;  Brig.-Gen.  H.  B. 
(Iranberry,  at  Franklin;  Brig.-Gen.  J.  Dear- 
ing,  at  High  Bridge. 

'ihe  Confederates  gave  no  report  of  col- 
onels killed,  who  commanded  brigades.  There 
were,  no  doubt,  twenty -five  or  thirty  of  such. 

The  Iron  Brigade,  1861  to  1864  (w^est- 
ern  troops)  ist  Division,  ist  corps  com- 
posed of  the  2d,  6th,  7th  Wisconsin,  19th 
Indiana  and  24th  ^lichigan,  sustained  the 
heaviest  loss  in  proportion  to  its  numbers  of 
any  brigade  during  the  war. 


Killed 

and  died 

Killed  and 

Total 

ofw 

'ounds 

Wounded 

wounded 

enrolled 

2(1   Wisconsin   .... 

250 

586 

836 

1,203 

6tli   Wisconsin    . . 

-'56 

644 

goo 

1,940 

"til   W'isconsin    .  . 

293 

72.^ 

1,016 

1,630 

19th  Indiana   .... 

2og 

598 

807 

1,246 

24th   Michigan    .  . 

197 

467 

664 

1.654 

2.998 


4.203 


7.673 


204 


PAST  AND  PRESENT  OF  GREENE  COUNTY. 


The  Vermont  brigade,  1861  to  1865, 
2nd  Division,  6th  Corps,  sustained  the  great- 
est loss  of  any  brigade  during  the  war,  com- 
posed of  the  following  regiments  and  their 
losses : 


2d   Vermont    .  . . 

.     224 

663 

8S7 

1. 81 1 

3d  Vermont    .  . . 

.     206 

473 

679 

I.74S 

4th  Vermont   . .  . 

.     162 

394 

556 

1.658 

Sth   Vermont    . . 

•     ^13 

47-2 

685 

1.533 

6th  Vermont  . . . 

•     203 

471 

674 

1.568 

nth   Vermont    . 

.     164 

419 

583 

2.280 

2,892 


4.064 


10.598 


The  Irish  Brigade,  ist  Division,  2nd 
Corps,  was  probably  the  best  known  of  any 
brigade  organization,  its  unusual  reputation 
for  dash,  its  evolutions,  its  desperate  attack 
on  Mary's  Heights,,  its  never  failing  prompt- 
ness and  long  continuous  service,  composed 
of  the  following  regiments  and  losses : 

Killed  and  died  Killed  and         Total 

of  wounds        Wounded      wounded     enrolled 

63d   New   York..  156  444  560  1,411 

69th    New    York.  259  606  865  1.503 

88th    New    York.  151  384  535  1,324 

28th   Mass 250  597  847  1,774 

Ii6th    Penn 145  383  528  1,661 


Total 


2.374 


7.673 


The  2d  Wisconsin  shows  the  chances 
■which  a  man  takes  when  he  enlists  in  such  a 
war  as  the  rebellion  of  '61  to  '65 :  Killed 
and  died  of  wounds,  238;  wounded,  612; 
killed  and  wounded,  850:  total  enrolled, 
1,203. 

At  least  250  of  the  1,203  were  cooks, 
musicians  and  other  non-combatants,  and 
earl)-  discharged  men,  also  recruits  of  the 
closing  days  of  the  war;  this  regiment  was 
in  seventeen  engagements  where  the  battle- 
field dead  ran  from  i  to  86  men ;  there  were 
only  953  men  to  go  into  battle,  gradually 
reduced  by  battles  and  later  discharges,  etc. ; 


25  per  cent,  were  killed ;  64  per  cent,  wound- 
ed :  89  per  cent,  killed  and  wounded.  Seven- 
teen died  in  Confederate  prisons. 

The  I  St  Minnesota  had  the  greatest  loss 
in  proportion  to  the  number  of  men  engaged 
in  any  one  battle.  On  the  second  day  at 
Gettysburg  8  companies  with  262  men  had 
j^  killed,  149  wounded:  total  killed  and 
wounded,  224,  or  85  per  cent. 

A    FEW    C0NFEDER.\TE    LOSSES. 

The  26th  North  Carolina  at  Gettysburg 
had  no  men  killed,  601  wounded:  total 
killed  and  wtninded,  711:  number  of  men, 
800. 

Company  C  of  this  regiment,  on  the  first 
day  at  Gettysburg,  went  into  action  with 
3  officers  and  84  men.  All  the  officers  and 
83  men  were  killed  or  wounded. 

Company  C,  nth  North  Carolina,  lost 
36  out  of  40  men. 

Col.  John  B.  Gordon's  6th  Alaliama,  at 
Fair  Oaks,  lost  96  killed  and  2//  wounded 
out  of  a  total  of  632  men. 

In  the  same  battle  the  4th  North  Caro- 
lina lost  /7  killed  and  286  wounded  out  of 
a  total  of  678  men. 

At  Gaines  Mill  the  ist  South  Carolina 
Rifles  lost  81  killed  and  234  wounded  out  of 
a  total  of  337  men. 

At  Stone  River  the  Sth  Tennessee  lost 
41  killed  and  265  wounded  out  of  a  total  of 
444  men. 

At  Shiloh  the  6th  Mississippi  lost  61 
killed  and  239  wounded  out  of  a  total  of 
425  men  engaged. 

PRISONERS    CAPTURED    BV    THE    UNITED 
STATES    ARMY,     1861-65. 

In  1869  Gen,  A,  J.  Perry,  of  the  United 
States  Ouartermaster's  Department,   in  an- 


PAST    AND    PRESENT    OF    GREENE    COUNTY. 


swer  to  a  resolution  of  Congress,  made  the 
following-  slalenicnt.  This  is  the  latest  and 
only  official  statement  on  the  subject,  and 
must  be  accepted  as  the  most  accurate  pos- 
sible to  be  had,  or  will  ever  be  forthcoming; 
but  it  is  imperfect  as  to  Confederate  reports, 
which  are  meager.  On  the  other  hand,  the 
government  Ijooks  were  accurately  kept  as 
to  Confedcralc  prisoners  captured  by  United 
States  troops.  It  is  unfortunate  that  the 
Confederates  thought  it  best  to  ignore  so 
many  important  items  in  their  reports,  as 
was  done. 

Confederates  captured  during  the  war — 
Officers,  35,782;  enlisted  men,  426,85-' :  citi- 
zens. 13,535;  total,  476,169. 

Number  died — Officers,  597 ;  enlisted 
men.   -'5.379;  citizens.  7.098;  total,  26,774. 

Pan  lied — Officers.  22.2gj;  enlisted  men, 
22^,^J2\  citizens,  830;  total,  248,599. 

Exchanged — Officers,  6,641  ;  enlisted 
men,  93,899;  citizens,  1,228:  total,  101,768. 

Released — Officers,  6,041  ;  enlisted  men, 
71,889;  citizens,   10,464;  total,  88.394. 

Escaped — Officers,  131;  enlisted  men, 
1,807:  citizens,  160;  total,  2,098. 

Joined  the  United  States  Army — Offi- 
cers, i;  enlisted  men,  5.418:  citizens,  2)i) 
total.  5,452. 

Unaccounted  f^r — Officers.  74:  enlisted 
men,  2.988:  citizens.  22:  total.  3.084. 

UNITED    ST.VTES   TROOPS    C.XPTL'RED. 

White — Officers,  7,007;  enlisted  men, 
178.354:  citizens,  1,962;  total,   187.323. 

Colored  troops — Officers,  85  ;  enlisted 
men,  y^y  ;  total,  822. 

Deaths — White  officers,  no:  enlisted 
men,  25.979:  citizens.  160:  total,  26,249. 
Colored  officers — i:  enlisted  men,  78;  to- 
tal, 79. 

Pan  lied  and  exclianged — White  officers. 


6.444:  enlisted  men,  146,103;  citizens, 
1.547:  total.  154,094.  Colored  officers,  35  ; 
enlisted  men,  201 ;  total,  236. 

Illegally  paroled — White  officers,  59; 
enlisted  men,  821;  citizens,  217;  total,  1,- 
097.     Colored  officers,  46. 

Escaped — White  officers,  394:  enlisted 
men,  2,2"/ t^  ;  citizens,  29 ;  total.  2,696.  Col- 
iired  officers.  3:  enlisted  men,  74:  total,  yy. 

Recaptured — White  officers,  — ;  enlist- 
ed men,  17:  total,  17.    Colored  officers,  384. 

Joined  Confederate  .\rmy — White  offi- 
cers, — ;  enlisted  men,  3,161. 

The  strongest  discrepancy  in  these  re- 
])()rts  is  as  to  the  number  of  Union  prison- 
ers who  died  in  rebel  hands.  This  can  only 
he  estimated,  and  General  Perry's  estimate 
at  that  time  was  th;it  fully  jo  per  cent,  more 
had  died  than  could  be  found  on  the  imper- 
fect rolls.  From  many  jjrisons  no  death 
rolls  were  obtained,  and  in  others  they  were 
imperfectly  kept,  and  from  one  the  roll  only 
extended  to  the  letter  S.  It  is  believed  that 
the  actual  number  who  suffered  martyrdom 
in  rebel  i)risons  far  exceeded  the  number 
given.  He  estimated  the  total  at  36,401. 
We  now  know  that  this  is  far  too  low,  and 
that,  including  those  who  died  at  Vicksburg, 
Annapolis,  Wilmington  and  other  places  im- 
mediately after  being  delivered  to  the  Union 
lines,  the  total  numl)er  of  71,000  is  more 
nearly  correct.  The  graves  at  Annapolis 
number  2.489,  at  .Kudensonville  13.714,  at 
Danville  1,337,  '^^  I'lorence  2,998.  at  Rich- 
mond 6,542,  and  at  Salisbury  12,116,  and 
\et  thirteen  large  prisons  are  not  mentioned 
in  these  reports. 

ILLINOIS'     P.\RTlCir.\T10N     IN     THE     W.\R    OF 

1 86 1  TO  1865. 

Illinois   is   one  of  the  eight  states  that 
furnished  more  troo])s  than  its  quota.     The 


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state's  quota  was  244,496;  men  furnished, 
259,092;   reduced    to    a    three-year   basis, 

214,133- 

Ilhnois"  killed  was  9,894,  and  wounded, 
24,735:  died  from  other  causes,  24,940;  to- 
tal killed  and  wounded,  34,629;  killed, 
died  and  wounded,  59.569,  not  taking 
into  consideration  the  thousands  who  died 
within  one  or  two  years  after  discharge, 
from  the  effects  of  army  service.  There 
were  186,550  separate  and  distinct  individ- 
ual men  enlisted  from  the  state.  Some  of 
these  served  under  two,  three  and  more  en- 
listments to  go  to  make  up  the  259,092  to- 
tal enrollment.  Taking  the  186,550  as  a 
basis,  we  have  the  following  percentages : 
Killed,  5.3  per  cent.;  wounded,  13.2  per 
cent. :  killed  and  wounded,  18.5  per  cent. ; 
killed,  wounded  and  died.  32  per  cent.  That 
is,  nearly  one-third  met  the  probable  fate 
of  the  soldier.  There  were  23  regiments 
from  Illinois  that  never  saw  the  enemy, 
making  a  total  of  21,000  men  which  should 
be  subtracted  from  the  186,550,  when  figur- 
ing percentages  of  loss  in  battle.  This  would 
give  Illinois'  fighting  regiments  the  follow- 
ing: Killed,  6  per  cent.;  wounded,  15  per 
cent. ;  killed  and  wounded,  21  per  cent. 

Of  the  generals  who  attained  promi- 
nence in  the  war,  Illinois  is  credited  with 
Generals  Grant,  Logan,  McClernand,  Scho- 
field,  Palmer,  Hurlbert,  Black,  Giles  A. 
Smith,  Oglesby,  White,  William  P.  Carlin, 
Lawler,  Morgan,  E.  J.  Farnsworth,  Mulli- 
gan, and  many  others. 

OUR  REPRESENTATIVES  IN  THE  MILITARY 
AND  N.\VAL  SERVICE  THROUGH  GOVERN- 
MENT    MILITARY    EDUC.\TION. 

Gen.  William  P.  Carlin  was  born  on  a 
farm  nine   miles   northwest   of   Carrollton, 


November  22.  1829.  A  brother,  George 
W.  Carlin.  served  in  the  Army  of  the  Po- 
tomac as  a  division  master  of  transporta- 
tion, was  captured  by  the  Confederates,  held 
as  prisoner  in  Libby,  at  Richmond,  Virginia, 
for  a  long  period,  and  died  in  Carrollton  in 
1870.  His  younger  brother  enlisted  Au- 
gust 15,  1861,  served  three  years  as  sergeant 
major  of  the  regiment,  second  and  first  lieu- 
tenants, and  captain  of  Company  A;  also 
served  on  the  staff  of  General  Carlin,  and 
for  a  time  on  the  staff'  of  Gen.  Jeff.  C.  Da- 
vis. Later  was  commissioned  by  Governor 
Cullom  as  major  of  the  Fifteenth  Illinois 
Battalion  of  the  National  Guard. 

General  Carlin,  at  the  age  of  sixteen, 
was  sent  to  West  Point  Military  Academy 
on  the  recommendation  of  Senator  S.  A. 
Douglas;  graduated  in  June.  1850:  com- 
missioned second  lieutenant  Sixth  United 
States  fnfantry;  sent  to  the  plains  on  In- 
dian campaigns,  returning  from  his  cam- 
paigns as  captain  in  the  Sixteenth  Infantry ; 
was  stationed  at  Buft'alo.  New  York,  as  re- 
cruiting officer;  early  in  the  Civil  war  he 
was  commissioned  colonel  of  the  Thirty- 
eighth  Illinois  Infantry,  and  went  to  the 
front  in  Missouri :  later  joined  the  army  of 
General  Grant  in  the  siege  of  Corinth,  Mis- 
sissippi. His  campaign  soon  landed  him  at 
Nashville,  Tennessee,  and  on  to  Louisville. 
Kentucky,  in  pursuit  of  the  Confederate 
General  Bragg.  He  was  hotly  engaged  in 
the  battle  of  Perryville,  Kentucky,  as  a  brig- 
adier-general. From  there  he  went  by  way 
of  Cumberland  Gap  to  Nashville,  Tennes- 
see. This  in  October,  1862.  General  Car- 
lin's  command  brought  on  the  battle  of 
Stone  River,  December  30,  1862.  and  was 
hotly  engaged  in  this  battle  until  January 
3.  1863.  In  this  engagement  half  of  his 
brigade  was  killed  and  wounded.     June  24 


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follow iiig,  he  fought  the  battle  of  Liberty 
Gap.  General  Carlin,  in  Jeff.  Davis'  Divis- 
ion, McCook's  Corps,  fought  with  Thomas 
for  two  days  at  Chickamauga,  losing  half 
of  his  command,  and  having  two  horses 
killed  under  him.  He  retreated  with  the 
army  to  Chattanooga,  where,  later,  under 
tlooker  and  General  Grant,  he  fought  above 
the  clouds  on  Lookout  Mountain.  Follow- 
ing the  retreating  enemy,  he  ne.xt  was  des- 
perately engaged  on  Missionary  Ridge, 
driving  the  enemy  and  capturing  600  pris- 
oncr.s.  He  took  an  active  part  in  General 
Sherman's  campaign  to  .\tlanta,  Georgia. 
For  his  excellent  ser\ice  in  this  he  was  pro- 
moted brevet  major-general  in  the  regular 
army.  He  commanded  the  First  Division, 
I-'ourteenth  .\rmy  Corps,  in  Sherman's  cam- 
paign to  the  sea  and  through  the  Carolinas, 
fought  desperately  at  Avcrysboro,  March 
if'i,  and  at  Bentonville.  North  Carolina. 
.March  K).  1865.  \\'hile  it  is  not  generally 
known,  it  is  nevertheless  a  fact,  that  an  inci- 
dent occurring  at  the  battle  of  Bentonville, 
North  Carolina,  resulted  in  General  Carlin 
giving  to  Carrollton,  now  Gen.  William  P. 
Carlin,  Post,  No.  442,  Department  of  Illi- 
nois, G.  A.  R.,  $915  to  build  the  soldiers' 
monument  now  standing  at  the  north  front 
of  the  court  house  in  Carrollton.  General 
Carlin  was  looked  upon  as  one  of  the  safest 
fighting  generals  by  his  superiors,  which  is 
evidenced  by  the  fact  that  he  was  always 
given  a  command  in  the  departments  that 
fought  the  hard  battles  and  did  other  hard 
duties.  The  people  of  Greene  county,  and 
especially  the  citizens  of  Carrollton,  hold 
in  high  esteem  and  revere  the  memory  of 
our  fellow  citizen  and  fearless  soldier.  Gen. 
William  Passmore  Carlin.  He  was  buried 
by  Carrollton  Post.  No.  442,  G.  A.  R..  the 
Department  officials  of  Illinois  G.  A.  R.,  as- 


sisted by  a  part  of  the  Illinois  National 
Guard.  His  body  rests  in  the  Carrollton 
cemetery,  where  the  G.  A.  R.  and  family 
friends  strew  fragrant  flowers  and  place 
over  his  resting  place  the  stars  and  stripes,  in 
the  defence  of  which  he  devoted  his  life. 

COMMAXDEK  11.    .M .    HODGES,  U.  S.   X.WV. 

Commander  H.  M.  Hodges,  son  of 
Judge  Charles  Drury  Hodges,  graduated 
from  U.  S.  Naval  Academy  June  21,  1875; 
served  on  the  staff  of  I^ear  Admiral  Reed 
Worden,  commander-in-chief  of  the  South 
Pacific  station,  1875,  on  the  flagship  Rich- 
mond: returned  home  in  same  ship  in  1877, 
having  circumnavigated  South  America; 
ordered  to  the  U.  S.  S.  Constellation,  en- 
gaged in  taking  exhibits  to  the  Paris  expo- 
sition. 1878;  then  to  the  U.  S.  S.  Wyoming 
on  the  European  staliiin :  to  the  torpedo 
ram  Alarm,  in  1881  :  the  U.  S.  S.  Enter- 
prise, in  1882,  making  a  forty  months' 
cruise  around  the  world  by  way  of  the  Cape 
of  Good  Hope,  China  station,  Australia  and 
the  straits  of  Magellan ;  the  U.  S.  S.  Michi- 
gan on  the  Great  Lakes  in  1886:  the  C.  S. 
S.  Ouinnebaiig  on  European  station  via  the 
L'.  S.  training  ship  Portsmouth,  in  1887; 
the  L'.  S.  training  ship  Portsmouth  in  1889; 
the  U.  S.  S.  Atlanta  in  1892;  the  U.  S.  S. 
Chicago,  European  station,  1893;  the  naut- 
ical school  ship  St.  Mary's,  1895;  the  U.  S. 
S.  Detroit,  1897,  serving  during  the  war 
with  Spain  in  the  waters  of  Cuba  and  Porto 
Rico;  the  U.  S.  S.  Arethusa  in  autumn  of 
189S;  in  the  spring  of  1899  to  the  U.  S.  S. 
Nero,  in  which  he  completed  the  survey  for 
the  trans-Pacific  submarine  telegraph  cable, 
discovering  the  greatest  depth  of  water  and 
taking  the  deepest  sounding  and  tempera- 
ture on  record,  that  of  5,269  fathoms,  or 


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six  miles,  less  sixty-six  feet,  with  tempera- 
ture of  36  degrefes  Fahrenheit ;  was  appoint- 
ed supervisor  of  the  harbor  of  New  York  in 
1900.  On  September  5,  1901,  he  married 
Mary  George  Muir-Drew,  of  London,  in 
Grace  church  chantry,  New  York.  Ordered 
to  the  U.  S.  S.  Chicago,  European  station, 
in  1902;  was  appointed  hydrographer  to  the 
Bureau  of  Equipment,  Navy  Department, 
in  1904;  promoted  to  the  rank  of  comman- 
der in  the  navy  in  1904.  In  less  than  twen- 
ty-five years  after  graduating  he  was  in  the 
twenty-third  year  of  actual  sea  service,  hav- 
ing served  on  all  the  stations  around  the 
world,  the  longest  most  continuous  man-of- 
war  service  on  record  in  the  naval  list. 
Commander  Hodges,  when  on  vacations, 
always  remembers  Greene  county  by  pay- 
ing a  visit  to  his  boyhood  home  and  keeps 
in  touch  with  early  friendships. 

The  Ninth  Illinois  Regiment  sustained 
the  greatest  loss  of  any  regiment  of  the  state. 
The  Ninth  enlisted  April  26,  1861,  for  three 
months,  which  was  uneventful;  veteranized 
July  26,  1861 ;  the  regiment  fought  at  Fort 
Donelson  February  15,  1862,  losing  55 
killed  and  died  of  wounds:  146  wounded;  9 
missing;  total  loss,  210.  out  of  a  total  850 
present  for  duty.  .-\t  Shiloh.  April  6  and 
7,  1862,  its  loss  was  103  killed  and  died  of 
wounds;  258  wounded;  5  missing;  total 
loss,  366,  out  of  a  total  present  of  578.  At 
Corinth,  October  3  and  4.  1862,  it  lost  40 
killed  and  died  of  wounds ;  86  wounded ;  22 
missing;  total,  148  out  of  a  total  present  of 
357.  This  shows  23.3  per  cent,  at  Fort 
Donelson,  57.6  per  cent,  at  Shiloh,  and  4.2 
per  cent,  at  Corinth,  a  total  of  85.1  per  cent. 
Within  fourteen  months  after  enlistment, 
less  than  150  men  were  left  for  duty.  The 
fragment  left  after  these  battles  was  under 
fire    seventeen   times,    losing   from    i    to    5 


killed,  with  many  wounded.  In  the  Fort 
Donelson  engagement  there  were  actually 
in  line  to  meet  the  Confederate's  attempt  to 
cut  through  the  lines  only  600  men; 
Company  H  being  left  at  Pa'duca  and  Com- 
pany A  being  detached  to  support  a  bat- 
tery. 

The  Thirty-sixth  Illinois  sustained  the 
second  heaviest  loss  from  this  state,  its  loss 
in  killed  and  died  of  wounds  being  204; 
WDunded.  535;  total  enrollment,  including 
recruits  near  the  close  of  the  war,  was 
1,376,  a  total  loss  of  killed  and  wounded  of 
53.5  per  cent.  Many  other  Illinois  regi- 
ments sustained  heavy  losses. 

GREENE   COUNTY   IN    THE    WAR  OF   THE 
REBELLION. 

More  than  1,800  of  Greene  county's  pa- 
triotic sons  entered  the  army  at  some  period 
during  the  war,  which  prevented  a  sub-di- 
vision of  our  country  into  petty  govern- 
ments, without  strength,  embroiled  in  boun- 
dary and  near  neighborhood  troubles,  con- 
flicting laws,  interruption  of  railroad  and 
commerce,  and  eventually  resulting  in  the 
establishment  of  a  home  or  a  foreign  dic- 
tator. 

Names  and  service  of  Greene  county's 
soldiers : 

John  White,  mustered  in  April  25,  1861,  Co.  F.  7th 

Reg't.,  private,  mustered  out  July  25,  1861. 
Thos.  O'Riley,  mustered  in  Feb.  9,   1864,  Co.  G,  9th 

Reg't.,   private,   mustered   out  July  9,    1865.    See 

consolidated. 
Henry  Jackson,  mustered  in  .\ug.  i,  1861,  Co.  A,  12th 

Reg't.,  private,  died  July  30,  1862. 
Robt.  P.  McKnight,  mustered  in  May  25,  1861,  Co.  D, 

14th   Regt.,    1st   Lieut.,   promoted   .\djt.   Jan.  20, 

1862. 
A.  T.  Whitmore,  mustered  in  Sept.  17,  1862,  Co.  B, 

14th  Reg't.,  private,  died  Oct.  10,  1863. 
T.  J.  Bryant,  mustered  in  May  25,  1861,  Co.  D,  14th 

Reg't.,  Captain,  resigned  Oct.  5,   1862,  wounded. 


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Jas.  E.  Williams,  imistcred  in  May  25,  1861,  Co.  D, 

14th  -Reg't.,  -2cl   Lieut.,  promoted   ist  Lieut  May 

JO,    1S62.    promoted    Capt.,    1862,   transferred    ist 

Tenn.,  .May,  1863. 
Carlos  C.  Co.\,  mustered  in  May  J5.  1861.  Co.  D,  14th 

Reg't.,    1st    Scrgt.,   pronioled   2d   Lieut,  promoted 

i«t  Lieut.,  promoted   Capt.,   promoted  Maj.,  Vet 

£at.,  mustered  out  Sept  1865. 
Thos.  .A.  Weisnor,  mustered  in  May  25,  1861,  Co.  D, 

14th   Kegt.,  -Corp.   Vet.   private,    ist   Lieut.,   pro- 
moted Captain  Co.  F,  not  mustered :  mustered  out 

May  13,  1865. 
Wm.  R.  Love,  mustered  in  May  25.  i86r,  Co.D,  14th 

Reg't.,  Sergt.  discharged  Jan.  29,  1862,  disability. 
Richard  V.  Bibb,  mustered  in  .\Liy  25,  1861,  Co.  D, 

141b  Regt.,  Sergt.,  discharged,  term  expired. 

Reg't,  Sergt,  discliarged,  term  expired. 
John  H.  Hogan,  mustered  in  May  25,  1861,  Co.  D, 

14th  Reg't.,  Corporal,  discharged,  term  expired. 
Joseph  C.  Carroll,  mustered  in  May  25,  1861,  Co.  D, 

14th  Reg't.,  Corporal  Vet.,  promoted  Sergt.  mus- 
tered rmt  ilay  30,  1863. 
Ruben  E.  Weisner,  mustered  in  ^L^y  25,  1861,  Co.  D, 

14th    Reg't,    Corporal,    died    .Xpril    21,    1862    of 

wounds  received  at  Sliiloh. 
Robt  Jarvis,  mustered  in  May  25.  1861,  Co.  D.,  i4tli 

Reg't,.  Corporal,  term  expired. 
Thos.  A.  Willhouse,  mustered  in  .May  25.  iS6r.  Co.  D. 

14th   Reg't.,   Corporal,   discharged   June   20,    1862, 

disability. 
Wm.  .\.   Wilson,  mustered  in   May  25,  1861,  Co.   D, 

14th  Reg't,  Corporal,   discharged  June  28,   1861  : 

wounded  at  Shiloh;  re-enlisted  Feb.   12.  111.  Cav. 
Wm.  Pickett  mustered  in  May  25.  1861,  Co.  D,  14th 

Reg't,  Musician;  discharged  .Aug.  25,  1861. 
James  W.  .Attune,  mustered  in  .May  25.  1861.  Co.  1). 

14th    Reg't.,    private.    Vet. ;    mustered    out    Sept. 

16,   1S65. 
David  Baker,  mustered  in  June  I,  1861,  Co.  D,  14th 

Reg't.,  private.  Vet :  promoted  Sergt. ;  died  .April 

18,  T865. 
Isaac  P.  Barton,  mustered  in   May  25,   1861,  Co.  D. 

14th  Reg't,  private;  Music  \'et  Battal ;  mustered 
out   .May   ,^0,    1865. 
Chas.  Brown,  mustered  in  June  i,  i86r,  Co.  D,  14th 

Reg't.  private.  Vet. ;  Corporal  in  reorganization ; 

mustered  out  July  25,  1865. 
Wm.    L.   Clark,   mustered   in   May  25,    1861,   Co.   D, 

14th  Reg't,  private ;  promoted  Q.  M.  Sergt. ;  dis- 
charged for  promotion  Sept  29.  1863. 
Wm.   H.   Curtis,  mustered  in   May  25,   1861,  Co.   D, 

14th  Reg't.  private;  died  N'ov.  tt,  1861. 
John  Cunningham,  mustered  in  May  25,  1861,  Co.  D, 


i4lh  Reg't.,  private;  discharged  June  19.  1S62  for 

wounds. 
Daniel  .M.  Cox,  mustered  in  Sept.  g,  1861,  Co.  D,  l4tH 

Reg't.,  private  Vet;  mustered  out  Sept.  13,  1863. 
IJenry  C.  Cox,  mustered  in  Jan.  23,  1864,  Go.  D,  r4tH 

Reg't,  private;  nuistered  out  June  17,  1863. 
Eugene  L.  Carroll,  mustered  in  March  30,  I864,  Cdi 

D.    14th    Reg't.,    private;    mustered   out    May   ,56, 

1865. 
Jas.  H.  Cannedy.  nuistered  in  .March  30,  1864,  Co.  D, 

Mill   Reg't,  private;  mustered  out  JNIay  30,   1865. 
John   Dunn,  muslcred  in  May  23,  1861,  Co.  D,   14th 

Reg't,  private;  killed  .April  6,  1862  at  Shiloh. 
Jasper  Dennis,  mustered  in  May  25,  1861,  Co.  D,  14th 
'    Reg't.    private;    discharged    Nov.    29.    1862,    dis- 
ability. 
Jas.   II.  Evans,  nuistered  in  March  28.  1864.  Co.  D. 

I4tli  Reg't.,  private;  absent  at  muster  out  williout 

leave. 
.Alniariam  Farmer,  mustered  in  May  2^.  t86i.  Co.  D, 

14th   Reg't.,  private   Vet ;   mustered  out   .May   30, 

1865. 
John  Felter.  mustered  in  May  25,  1861,  Co.   D.   14th 

Reg't,   private;   killed   railroad   accident   Oct.    10. 

isr,j. 

Ji'hil   lleimer,  mustered  in  June  i,  1861.  Co.  D,  14th 

Reg't,  private;  discharged  at  expiration  of  term. 
Raswell  Hardin,  mustered  in  March  27,  1864,  Co.  D, 

T4th  Reg't.,  private;  mustered  out  June  17,  1864. 
Jas.  W.  Henderson,  mustered  in  March  28.  1864,  Co. 

D,  14th  Reg't.,  private;  mustered  out  May  .^o,  1865. 
Milton   Kinkead.  nuistered  in  May  25.   1861,  Co.   D, 

14th  Reg't,  private;  discharged  Oct  i.  1861. 
W'ni     A.   I.akin.   mustered   in   May  28,   1864.   Co.   D, 

Mill   RcKt  ,  private;  mustered  out   May  30,   1863. 
J.  X    Montgomery,  mustered  in  May  25,  1861,  Co.  D, 

i4tli  Reg't.,  private;   discharged  at  expiration  of 

term. 
I-'rank   .M.  Mytinger,  mustered  in  May  23,  1861,  Co. 

1).  14th  Reg't,  private;  di.scliarged  .April  21,  1861, 

disability. 
John  .A.   .Mytinger.  mustered  in  June  13.  1862.  Co.  D, 

14th  Reg't,  private;  died  Feb.  17,  1762. 
Benj.  F.  .Mytinger,  mustered  in  May  23,  1861,  Co.  D, 

14th  Reg't.,  private;  killed  .April  6  at  Shiloh. 
Isaac  N.  :Melton,  May  25,   i86r,  Co.  D,  14th  Reg't., 

private     Vet.;     promoted     Corporal,     transfered 

Non.  Com.  staff.  Com.  Sergt ;  mustered  out  Sept 

16.   1863. 
James  Neice.  mustered  in  May  23,  1861.  Co.  D,  14th 

Reg't.,  private ;  musterpd  out  May  .^o,  18^)3. 
Ellis  C.  Neice.  mustered  in  May  25,  1861.  Co.  D,  I4tli 
Reg't,  private;  mustered  out  June  17.   18^15. 


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PAST    AND    PRESENT    OF    GREENE    COUNTY, 


Lemuel  Pitman,  mustered  in  March  31,  1864,  Co.  D, 

14th  Reg't.,  private ;  mustered  out  May  12,  1865. 
John  H.  Pitman,  mustered  in  March  31,  1864,  Co.  D, 

14th  Reg't.,  private ;  mustered  out  May  25.   1865. 
Jas.  P.  Pinger,  mustered  in  March  31,  1864,  Co.  D, 

14th  Reg't.,  private ;  died  May  25,  1864. 
JNIichael   Rouen,  mustered  in  May  25,   1861,   Co.   D, 

14th  Regt.,  private ;  discharged  for  promotion. 
Cornelius   Scott,  mustered  in   May  2$,   1861,   Co.   D, 

14th  Reg't.,  private ;  died  May  25,  1862. 
Alfred  J.  Worcester,  mustered  in  June  I,  1861,  Co. 

D.   14th   Reg't.,  private;   promoted  ist  Lieut  Co. 

G :    mustered    out    at   consolidation. 
Bluford   Wilder,  mustered  in  May  25.   1861,   Co.   D, 

14th  Reg't.,  private  Vet.":   mustered  out  June   17, 

1865. 
Gear  B.  Wilder,  mustered  in   May  25,  1861,  Co.  D. 

J4th  Reg't.,  private   Vet. :   mustered   out   May  30. 

186s. 
Robt.  Wilder,  mustered  in  ^lay  25,  1861,  Co.  D.  14th 

Regt.,  private ;   discharged  at  expiration  of  term. 
Chas.   Yeoman,  mustered   in   May  25,   1861,   Co.   D, 

14th  Reg't.,  private ;  discharged  Aug.  29,  1862. 
Robert  Walker,  mustered   in   May  25,   1861.   Co.   D, 

14th   Reg't.,  private,  promoted  Sergt ;   discharged 

May  31,   1862. 
Jacob   Bowman,   mustered   in  ^Nlay  25.    1861,   Co.   D, 

14th  Reg't.,  private ;  died  Jan.  4,  1863. 
Cornelius  B.  Cash,  mustered  in  May  25,  1861,  Co.  D, 

14th   Reg't.,  private :  deserted  July  20,  1862. 
.Sanmel  Culbertson,  mustered  in  May  25,  1861.  Co.  D, 

14th    Reg't.,    private;    discharged    Alay    13.    1862, 

disability. 
Geo.  H.  Davidson,  mustered  in  May  25,  1861,  Co.  D, 

14th  Reg't.,  private ;  died  April  17,  1862,  wounds. 
Wm.  H.  Davidson,  mustered  in  May  25,  1861,  Co.  D, 

14th  Reg't.,  private  ;  killed   Shiloh   April  6,   1862. 
James  Kelly,  mustered  in  May  25,  1861,  Co.  D,  14th 

Reg't.,  private ;   died   May   14,   1862,   wounds. 
Michael   Lynch,   mustered   in   May  25,   1861,   Co.   D. 

14th   Regt.,   private :    discharged  at   expiration   of 

term. 
Geo.   McDonald,  mustered  in  jNIay  25.   1865,  Co.   D, 

14th  Reg't,  private  Vet. ;   mustered  out  Sept.   16, 

1865. 
Samuel   Mowder,  mustered  in  Alay  25,  1865,  Co.  D, 

14th   Reg't.,  private;   discharged  at  expiration  of 

term. 
Wm.  M.  Patterson,  mustered  in  May  25,  1861.  Co.  D, 

14th  Reg't.,  private ;  died  Oct.  2,  1862. 
Thomas  Patterson,  mustered  in  May  25,  1861,  Co.  D, 

14th  Reg't.,  private;  no  record 


Elijah  S.  Reynolds,  mustered  ia  May  25,  l86r,  Co.  D, 

14th    Reg't.,    priN-ate;    disdiarg,ed   Jan.    31,    1862; 

disability, 
Thos.  J.  Short,  mustered  in  May  25,  r86r,  Co.  B,  14th 

Reg't!,  pri\'ate  Vet. ;  mustered  otrt  Sept.  16,   1865. 
Henry  E.  Bachus,  mustered  in  June  i,  1861,  Co.  D, 

14th  Reg't.,  private;  discharged,,  terni  expired. 
James  M.  Baring,  mustered  in  Jan.  s   1864,  Co.  D, 

14th  Reg't.,  private,  promoted  Corporal;  mustered 

out  May  30.   1865. 
John  L.  Bell,  mustered  in  Jan.  I,  r86r,  Co.  D,  14th 

Reg't.,  private ;  deserted  Sept.  2,,  r862. 
John  Conly,  mustered  in  March  30,  1864,  Co.  D,  14th 

Reg't.,  private ;  mustered  out  May  30,  1865. 
Patrick  Cannon,  mustered  in  March  30,  1864,  Co.  D, 

14th  Reg't.,  private ;  supposed  nmstered  out. 
Jno.   Durham,  mustered  in   March  30,   1864,   Co.   D, 

14th  Reg't.,  private;  mustered  oirt  May  30,  1865. 
John  Griswold.  mustered  in  March  30,  1864,  Co.  D, 

14th  Reg't..  private ;  mustered  out  May  30,  1865. 
Wm.  L.  Halhert,  mustered  in  Sept.  ir,  1862,  Co.  D, 

14th   Reg't.,  private   Vet. ;   mustered  out  July  22, 

1865. 
James  L.  Hill,  mustered  in  March  31.   r864.  Co.   D, 

14th  Reg't.,  private :  died  Nov.  30,  1864. 
John  Jeffries,  mustered  in  June  i,  1861,  Co.  D,   14th 

Reg't.  Inf.,  private  ;  died  June  8,  1863. 
W.  F.  Neece,  mustered  in  Feb.  22,  1864,  Co.  D,  14th 

Reg't.,  private ;  mustered  out  J\lay  30,  1865. 
Chas.  D.  Taylor,  mustered  in  March  27,  1864.  Co.  D, 

I4lh  Reg't.,  private ;  mustered  out  JNIay  30,  1865. 
Walter  Watson,  mustered  in   Sept.   11,   1861,   Co.  D, 

14th  Reg't.,  private,  promoted  Corporal ;  mustered 

out  May  30,  1865. 
Charles  Court,  mustered  in  May  25,  1861,  Co.  F.  14th 

Reg't.,  private;  mustered  out  June  18,   1864. 
Wm.  H.   Dawson,  mu.stered   in  June  4.   1861,  Co.  F, 

14th  Reg't.,  private;  died  March  25,  1864. 
Win,    Wilson,  mustered  in  ]March  25,   1861,   Co.   F, 

14th  Reg't.,  private ;  mustered  out  June   18,   1864. 
Wm.  H.  Elson,  mustered  in  Jan.  I,  1862,  Co.  F,  14th 

Reg't.,    private;    transferred    ist    Missouri    Light 

artillery. 
Seymour  L.  W"ert?..  mustered  in  Aug.  12,  iS6r.  Co.  F, 

14th  Reg't.,  private;   mustered  out  Sept.  8,   1864. 
Franklin  McBain,  mustered  in  June  4,  1861,  Co.  F, 

14th  Reg't..  private ;  deserted  March  24,  1863. 
Christopher  Wright,  mustered  in  Aug.  I,  1861,  Co.  H, 

14th  Reg't.,  private;  discharged  August,  1864. 
Wm.   D.   Close,  mustered  in  Sept.   it,   1862,  Co.  K, 

14th  Regt.,  private,  promoted  Sergt. ;  mustered  out 

1865. 


PAST    AXD     I'RESEXT    OF    CRKEXE    COL'XTY 


Julius    Eldred,    mustered   iti    Sept.    il.    I«()2,    di.    K. 

14th  Rcg't.,  private,  promoted  Corporal ;  mustered 

out  Aug.   I,   1865. 
Lorenzo   Wells,  mustered   in   May  25,   1861,   Co.    K, 

14th   Reg't.,  private  Vet.;   mustered  out  July  ,?i, 

1865. 
Jolin  A.  Kilpatrick.  mustered  in  Sept.  i,  l8(ij,  Co.  A. 

14th  and    15th   Rcg'ts.   Inf..   private;  mustered   out 

Sept.  8.    1864. 
Geo,   \V.  Thompson,  mustered  in  Aug.  10.  1861.  Co. 

B.   14th   and   15th   Rcg'ts.    Inf.,  private,   mustered 

out  Sept.  8.   1864. 

THE    FOLRTEEXTH    ILLINOIS    \OLUXTEER    I\- 
FAXTRV,     \ETER.\X. 

This  reginic'iil  \\;is  r;iiseil  willi  nine  olh- 
crs  by  ( in\fi-ni ir  ^■ates  in  anticipatimi  nf  a 
call  In  nil  the  1 'resident,  ami  when  the  call 
came  llliunis  was  read}-  with  ten  regiments 
to  respond.  The  plan  nf  (ioverndr  "N'ates 
was  to  raise  one  regiment  from  each  of  the 
ten  congressional  districts.  The  Sixth  dis- 
trict contained  ten  counties,  and  each  comi- 
ty raised  one  company,  as  follows:  Com- 
pany .\.  Captain  Thumpson.  Cass  Cdtinty : 
Company  F5.  Capt.  1  lall.  Shelby  county; 
Company  C.  Captain  Corman.  .Macoupin 
county;  Company  D.  Captain  Bryant. Crcene 
ctjunty;  Company  E,  Captain  Johnson.  Me- 
n.ard  county;  Company  F.  Captain  Little- 
tield.  Jersey  ci  nuily ;  (.'Mmp;in_\-  d.  Captain 
Reiner.  Sangamon  count}- ;  Conipany  J  I. 
Captain  Simpson.  Christian  county;  Com- 
p;in\-  I.  Captain  Mnrris,  Mnrg.'m  ci>unt\-; 
Ccimp;u-iy  1\.  Captain  Cain.  Scott  cmmt}-. 
Captain  JubuMin  nf  Company  E  w-as  pro- 
muted  to  lieutenant  colonel,  and  Frederick 
.Mead  becai-ne  captain  of  Compan_\-  I-^.  Cap- 
tain Morris.  Conijiany  1.  promoted  major 
and  was  succeeded  b\-  Lieutenant  Meacham 
as  captain  of  Company  1.  John  M.  Palmer 
was  commissioned  colonel  of  the  l-'otu-- 
teenth  Regiment,  and  Robert  P.  McKnight. 
of  Greentield,    was  commissioned  adjutant. 


The  regiment  was  organized  at  Camp  Dun- 
can.  Jack.sonville,   May    11,    1861.     Instead 

of  the  usual  order  of  lettering  companies 
from  right  to  left.— .\.  F.  1).  I.  C,  H.  E.  K, 
C,  B. — this  regiment  dift'ered  from  that  of 
an_\-  other  regiment  in  the  Cnited  States 
army  as  follows;  .\.  C.  E.  (1.  1.  K.  H.  1'.  D, 
B.  making  it  the  color  comi):ui\-  instead  of 
the  usu;d  C  compan\-.  ( Ireene  couiitv's 
C"onip;m\-  1)  was  second  from  the  left.  The 
]'"oiu"teenth  humped  its  back  and  [dunged 
into  Alissouri  the  first  move.  Xol  meeting 
with  sufficient  resistance  the  l-Durteenth 
Ijlanted  itself  on  the  west  Ixmk  of  the  Ten- 
nessee ri\-er  at  Pittsburg  Landing  or  Shi- 
loh.  .\lbert  Sidney  Johnston  of  the  Con- 
feder.'ite  arnn-  thrust  his  lead  and  steel  mto 
the  front  of  the  I'ourteenth  at  Shiloh  April 
()  and  7.  ]H()2.  But  Johnston  had  met  a  foe 
worthy  of  his  .steel.  The  b'ourteenth.  b'if- 
teenth.  and  h^irty-sixth  Illinois  ;ind  the 
Tw-cnty-nfth  and  l-'ifty-third  Indiana  con- 
stituted the  Second  Firigade.  L'ourth  IJi- 
x'ision.  under  comniand  of  Brig.-Cjeii.  S.  A. 
Ilnrlbnt.  P>re\et  P)rig;idier-(  ieiierjd  \'e;ich 
commanded  the  Second  lirigade.  The 
Fiftv-third  Lidiana  was  detached  and  was 
doing  dutv  at  Cener.'d  (irant's  he;id(|uarters 
at  Saxannah.  Tennessee,  eight  miles  below 
Shiloh  :U  the  time  of  the  battle  of  April  6 
and  7  but  soon  joined  the  brigade.  The 
I-'ourCjenth  lost  heavily  at  Shiloh.  It  took 
an  active  part  in  the  siege  of  Corinth.  Mis- 
sissijjpi.  after  which  it  went  west  to  Grand 
Junction.  Tennessee,  to  Holly  Si)rings,  Mis- 
sissippi, and  ori  to  Meiuphis.  Tennessee; 
thence  back  to  near  Corinth  to  reinforce 
C.eneral  Rosecrans.  where  it  met  the  enemy 
.-It  llatchie  Bridge,  meeting  with  heavy  loss 
and  assisting  materially  in  the  defeat  of  the 
enemy.  The  l-'ifty-third  Indiana,  of  this 
brigade,  met  the  heaviest  loss  of  any  regi- 


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PAST    AND    PRESENT    OF    GREENE    COUNTY. 


meiit  in  this  battle.  While  the  Fourteenth 
was  in  long  and  hard  ser\-ice,  these  two  en- 
gagements constitute  its  heaviest  battles. 
The  Fourteenth  lost  62  killed  and  about  186 
wouiuled ;  lOi  died  of  sickness. 

Samuel   Kemmis,   mustered   in   Feb.  6,   1S65.   Co.   C, 

i6th    Reg't.    Inf.,    private;    mustered   out    July    8 

1865. 
Matthew    Proud,   mustered   in   Feb.   6,    iiS65.   Co.    C, 

l6th    Reg't.    Inf.,   private;    mustered   out   July   8, 

1865. 
Thos.   Davenport,   mustered   in  Feb.  8,   1865,  Co.   E, 

i6th    Reg't.    Inf.,    private;    mustered   out   July   8, 

1S65. 
Thos.   P.   Donald,  mustered   in  Feb.  8,   1865,   Co.   E, 

i6th    Reg't.    Inf.,    private;    mustered   out   July   8, 

1865. 
J.  W.   Bleak-ley,  mustered  in  March  8,  1865,  Co.  D, 

i8th    Re,g't.    Inf.,    Corporal ;    mustered    out    June 

27,    1S65. 
Gallant  A.  Bonswell,  mustered  in  March  8,  1865,  Co. 

E.    iSth    Regt.    Inf.,   private;    mustered   out    Dec. 

16,    1865. 
Ed,  M.  Bates,  mustered  in  Feb.  27,  1865,  Co.  G,  i8th 

Reg't.  Inf.,  Sergt,  promoted  2d  Lieutenant ;  mus- 
tered out  Dec.  16,  1S65  as  ist  Sergeant. 
Wm.   Peter,  mustered  in  Feb.  22,  1865,   Co.  G,  l8th 

Reg't.  Inf.,  Sergt. ;  mustered  out  Dec.  16,  1865. 
Chas.   S.   Cotter,  mustered  in   Feb.  22,    1865,   Co.  G, 

i8th    Reg't.    Inf.,    Corporal;    mustered   out    Dec. 

16,   1865,  as  private. 
Thomas  Watson,  mustered  in   Feb.  22,   1S65,  Co.  G, 

i8th    Reg't.    Inf.,    Corporal ;    mustered    out    Dec. 

16,   1865. 
I-"r«nces  V.  Close,  mustered  in  Feb.  22,  1865,  Co.  G, 

18th    Reg't.    Inf.,    ^lusician ;    mustered    out    May 

2.?.    1865. 
Francis    Biehm,   mustered   in   Feb.   27,    1865,   Co.   G, 

l8th   Reg't.   Inf.,  private ;   mustered   out   May  23, 

1865. 
John   Ryan,  mustered  in  Jan.  30,   1S65,   Co.   G,   i8th 

Reg't.   Inf.,  private;  deserted  March  20,   1865. 
Charles   B.    Ely,   mustered   in   Feb.  22,   1865,   Co.   G, 

i8th   Reg't.   Inf.,   private;   mustersd   out   Dec.   16, 

1865, 
Henry  Wells,  mustered  in  Feb.  22.  1865.  Co.  G,  l8th 

Reg't.   Inf.,   private;  mustered  out  Dec.   16,   1865. 
David  C.  Barrow,  mustered  in  Jan.  25,   i86r,  Co.  B, 

22d  Regt.  Inf.,  private,  promoted  2d  Sergt. ;  mus- 
tered out  July  7,  1864. 
Jas.  L.  Buchanan,  mustered  in  Jan.  25,   1861,  Co.  B, 


22d  Reg't.   Inf.,  Sergt.-Maj.,  promoted   ist  Lieut. 

Co.  K,  promoted  Capt. ;  mustered  out  July  7,  1864. 
Alfred  Rodgers,  mustered  in  Feb.   16,   1865,   Co.   A, 

28th   Reg't.    Inf.,  private;   mustered   out   Feb.    14, 

1866. 
Isaac   Allen,  mustered   in   Feb.   r,   1865,   Co.   C,  28th 

Reg't.   Inf.,  private;   mustered   out  Jan.  30,   1866. 
Isaac  Barnett,  mustered  in  Aug.  14,  1862,  Co.  C,  28th 

Reg't.  Inf.  private;  mustered  out  Nov.  23,  1865. 
Benj.  F.  Wright,  mustered  in  Jan.  21.   1865,  Co.  D, 

28th   Reg't.   Inf.,   private;   nuistered   o\it   July   13, 

1865. 
Patrick   Branon,   mustered    in    Feb.    i,    1862,    Co.   E, 

28th   Reg't.   Inf.,  private;   wounded   Hatchie  Oct. 

5,   1862 ;   discharged  for  wound. 
Joseph  Branchman,  mustered  in  Jan.  30,  1865,  Co.  E, 

28th    Reg't.    Inf.,    private ;    discharged    to    enlist 

in  1st  U.   S.  artillery;  ordered  to  return  to  com- 
pany-; deserted   September,   1865. 
Jas.   Quackenush,   mustered   in   March  20,   1865,   Co. 

K,    28th    Reg't.    Inf.,    private ;    deserted    April    i, 

1865. 
Joseph  C.  Woniack,  mustered  in  Oct.  4.  1861,  Co.  H, 

29th   Reg't.    Inf.,   private ;    mustered   out   Jan.   22, 

1865. 
Frank  Fails,  mustered  in  Feb.  3,   1865,  Co.  K,  29th 

Regt.  Inf.,  private ;  discharged  Sept.  ,^a,   1862,  for 

disability. 
David  A.  Brownlee,  mustered  in  Aug.   16.  1861,  Co. 

A,  ,30th  Reg't.   Inf.,  private ;  discharged  Aug.  30, 

1862. 
John  P.  Mitchell,  mustered  in  .Aug.   16.  1861,  Co.  .A, 

30th  Reg't.   Inf.,  private;  killed  at  Ft.   Donalson, 

Feb.    16,    1852. 
Samuel  Drake,  mustered  in  Aug.  20,  i86r,  30th  Reg't. 

Inf.,  priv-ate;  mustered  out  January,  1865. 
Alvan  A.  Sample,  mustered  in  Aug.  20,  1861,  Co.  A, 

30th    Reg't.    Inf.,    private ;    promoted    JNIusician ; 

mustered  out  July  17,  1865. 
Geo.   H.  English,  mustered  in  Sept.  6,  1861,  Co.  D, 

32d   Reg't.   Inf.,   Capt,  promoted   Maj.,   promoted 

Lieut-Col.,  promoted  Col.;  mustered  out  Sept.  16, 

1865,   as  Lieut. -Col.  ""  ' 

Ed.  D.  Scott,  mustered  in  Aug.  27,  1861,  Co.  A,  32d 

Reg't.   Inf.,   private;   deserted   Jan.   25,    1865;   the 
late  deserters  all  restored. 
John  J.  Gilmore,  mustered  in   Sept.  6,  1861,   Co.  E, 
32d   Reg't.    Inf.,    Sergt.,   promoted   assistant    Sur- 
geon; mustered  out  ."Xpril  12,  1865. 
John  E.  Barnard,  mustered  in  Sept.  6,  1861,  Co.  D, 

32d    Reg't.    Inf.,    Corporal,    promoted    Company 
Sergt. ;  mustered  out  Sept.  16,  1865. 
Charles  T.  Backus,  mustered  in  Sept.  .30,  1864,  Co.  A, 


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32(1  Kcg'l.  Int.,  private;  discharged  May  16:  lS'65, 

for   disability. 
John  Gerry,  mustered  in  Sept.  30,   1864,  Co.  A,  3.2d 

Reg't.  Inf.,  private;  mustered  out  June  30,   1865. 
Martin   J.    M.    Sessler,   mustered   in    Sept.   30,    1864, 

Co.    A,    32d    Reg't.    Inf.,    private;    mustered    out 

July  n,   1865. 
Henry   Melville,  mustered  in   Sept.  30,   1864,  Co.   A, 

32(1    Reg't.    Inf.,   private;   mustered   tut   June  30, 

1865. 
Louis   H.   Turk,  mustered   in  Sept.  30,   1864,  Co.   .-\, 

32d    Reg't.    Inf.,    private;    discharged    March   29. 

1S65. 
John   li.   Brewer,  mustered  in  Oct.   14,   1864.   Co.   B, 

32d    Reg't.    Inf..    private;    nuistered   out    June   3, 

1865. 
Jas.  M.  Gilbraith.  Jr..  nuistered  in  Oct.  24.  1864,  Co. 

B,   32d    Reg't.    Inf..   private;    nuistered   out    Sept. 

16.   1865. 
Riissel  J.  Stewart,  mustered  in  Sept.  30,  1864.  Co.  B. 

32(1    Keg't.    Inf..    private;    nuistered   out   June   3, 

1865. 
AH.  J.  Osborn.  muslered  in  Oct.  22.  1861,  Co.  C,  32d 
Reg't.    Inf.,    private   \'el. ;    nuistered    out    .\ug.   8, 

1865. 
Roht.   .■\.    Buslien.   mustered   in  Jan   2,    18^14.   Co.   C, 

32d   Reg't.    Inf.,   private;   mustered   out    Sept.    16, 

1865. 
Daniel  McLennan,  mustered  in  Sept.  6,  1861,  Co.  1), 

32(1   Reg't.    Inf.,    1st   Lieut.,  promoted   Capt. ;    re- 
signed Sept.  27,  1864. 
Thomas  A.  Smith,  mustered  in  Sept.  6,  1861,  Co.  1), 

32d    Reg't.    Inf.,    Sergt,   promoted    ist   Lieut;    re- 
signed Oct.  26,   1864. 
Krancis  M.  Walton,  mustered  in  Sept.  6.  1861,  Co.  I), 

32d  Reg't.  Inf.,  private  Vet.,  promoted   ist  Lieut.; 

mustered  out  Sept.  16,  1865. 
Samson  S.  Patterson,  mustered  in  Sept.  6,  1861,  Co. 

D,    32d    Reg't.    Inf.,    Sergt,   promoted    2d    Lieut; 

not  mustered ;  discharged  Sept.  6,  1864. 
James   Gibbons,   mustered   in   Sept.  6,    i86r,  Co.   D, 

32d  Reg't.  Inf.,  private  Vet.,  promoted  2d  Lieut.; 

mustered   out   Sept.   16,   1865. 
Robt.  A.  Smith,  mustered  in  Sept.  0.   1861,  Co.    D, 

32d  Reg't.  Inf.,  Sergt. ;  discharged  Sept.  6,  1864. 
Joscphus  Moore,  mustered  in   Sept.  6,   1S61,  Co.   D, 

32d  Rcgt.,  Inf.,  Sergt. ;  discharged  July  31,  1862. 
John   A.   Reeves,  mustered  in   Sept.  6,   1861,  Co.   D, 

32d   Regl.  Inf.,  Sergt.;   discharged  July  31,   1862. 
Dwight  Reynolds,  mustered  in  Sept.  6,  i86r,  Co.   I), 

32d    Reg't.,    Corporal    Vet. ;    mustered    out    Sept. 

16,  1865. 
Richard  .\.   Hall,  mustered  in  Sept.  6,    1861.  Co.   D, 


3Jd   Reg't.,   Corporal    Vet.;   transferred    1st   Miss. 

Heavy  Artillery. 
Kieliard  Tyas,  mustered  in  Sept.  6,  lS6r,  Co.  D,  32d 

Reg't.,  Corporal ;  discharged  Sept.  6,  1864. 
Alfred  J.  Wilder,  mustered  in  Sept.  6,  1861,  Co.  D, 

,'i2(.\  Reg't.,  Corporal;  transferred   from  6th  Miss. 

Infantry. 
Frederick   Dick,   mustered    in   Sept.  6,    1861,   Co.   D, 

32(1  Reg't.  Musician  Vet.;  mustered  out  Sept.   16, 

1865. 
Frank    Sackson,   mustered   in    Sept.  6,    1861,   Co.   D, 

32d  Reg't.,  Musician;  discharged  Sept.  6,  1864. 
Francis  M.  Allen,  mu.stcred  in  Sept.  6,  1861,  Co.  D, 

32d   Reg't.,   private  Vet. ;   promoted   Sergt ;   tnus- 

tered  out  Sept.   16,   1865. 
Thos.    Barnett,    mustered    in    Sept.   6,    1861,    Co.    D, 

32d  Reg't.,  private  Vet. ;  discharged  Sept.  6,  1864. 
Henry  C.  Boring,  mustered  in  Sept.  6,  1861,  Co.  D, 

.^2(1  Reg't.,  private;  di.scharged  Sept.  3,  1864,  for 

disability. 
Samuel    Brasher,  nuistered   in   Sept.  6,   i86t,   Co.   D, 

32(1  Reg't.,  private ;  killed  .-Xpril  6,  1862,  at  Shiloh. 
Charles  W.  Boring,  mustered  in  Sept.  6,  i86r,  Co.  D, 

32d  Reg't.,  private  Vet. ;  discharged  July  r,  1865. 
James  Black,  mustered  in  Sept.  6,  1861,  Co.  D,  ,?2il 

Reg't.,  private;  deserted  Oct.  24,  ltS6l. 
Thos.  Bagncll.  mustered  in  Sept.  6,  l86r,  Co.  D,  32d 

Regl.,  private;  deserted  Aug.   11,  1862. 
Richard  J.  Carlton,  mustered  in  Sept.  6,  1861,  Co.  D, 

32d   Reg't.,  private  Vet.;   died  at  home  Dec.   ir, 

1.S64. 
Clias.   L.   Carroll,   mustered  in   Sept.  6.  1861,   Co.  D, 

32d  Reg't.,  private;  absent  without  leave  at  mus- 
ter (Hit. 
Jiiliii  Brown,  mustered  in  Sept.  6,   iSfii,  Co.  D,  32d 

Reg't.,  private;   nuistered  out  July  12,   1865. 
James  X.  Cole,  nuistered  in  Sept.  6,  i86r,  Co.  1),  32d 

Rcgt.,  private ;  discharged  .\pril  20,   1863. 
John   M.  Cooper,  mustered  in  Sept.  6,   l86r,   Co.  D, 

32d  Reg't.,  private ;  discharged  .'\pril  20,  1S62. 
(Jco.  B.  Crane,  mustered  in  Sept.  6,  i86r,  Co.  D,  32d 

Reg't.,    private;    transferred    Invil.    Corps,    Sept. 

15,   1S62. 
John  Clardy,  nuistered  in   Sept.  6,   1861,  Co.  D,  32d 

Reg't.,  private;  died  at  .Meinpliis.  Teiiii.,  July  31, 

1862. 
Dewitt   C.   Calaway,   mustered   in   Sept.  6.    1861,   Co. 

D,  32d   Reg't.,  private;   \'el.;   died   at   Louisville, 

Feb.  25,  1865. 
Sam'I    D.    Edwards,   mustered   in   Sept.   6.    1861,   Co. 

D,  32d  Reg't.,  private:  deserted  March  4,  1862. 
John  M.  Gearheart,  mustered  in  Sept.  6,  1861,  Co.  D, 

32d  Reg't.  private ;  mustered  out  June  3,   1865. 


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PAST    AND    PRESENT    OF    GREENE    COUNTY. 


Andrew  J.   Hill,  mustered  in   Sept.  5.   1861,   Co.   D, 

32d  Reg't.,  private ;  killed  Oct.  5,  1862  at  Hatchie. 

Wm.  Heaton,  mustered  in  Sept.  6,  1861,  Co.  D,  32d 

Reg't.,  private ;  discharged  Sept.  6,  1864. 
David  S.  Jackson,  mustered  in  Sept.  6,  1861,  Co.  D, 

32d  Reg't.,  private ;  discharged  Sept.  6,  1864. 
Willis   Jackson,   mustered    in    Sept.   6,    1861,    Co.   D, 
32d    Reg't.,    private;    traI^sferred    Invil'd    Corps, 
Sept.    15,    1863. 
J.  M.  Jackson,  mustered  in  Sept.  6,  1861,  Co.  D,  32d 

Reg't.,  private ;  discharged  Sept.  6,  1864. 
Jonathan  Jordan,  mustered  in  Sept.  6,   1861,  Co.  D, 

32d  Reg't.,  private;  died  April  25,  1862. 
Edward  Keating,  mustered  in  Sept.  6,  1861,  Co.  D, 
32d  Reg't.,  private ;  killed  at  Shiloh  April  6,  1862. 
Augustus   Lewis,  mustered  in  Sept.  6,  i86r,  Co.  D, 

32d  Reg't.,  private ;  discharged  Sept.  6,  1864. 
Peter   Lee,   mustered   in    Sept.   6,    1S61,   Co.   D,  32d 

Reg't.,  private  Vet. ;  mustered  out  Sept.  16,  1865. 
John  Lenard,  mustered  in  Sept.  6,  1861,  Co.  D,  32d 
Reg't.,  private ;  discharged  Oct.   16,   1862  for  dis- 
ability. 
Chas.  Lynch,  mustered  in  Sept.  6,  1861,  Co.  D.  32d 

Reg't,,  private;  killed  Oct.  S,  1862,  at  Hatchie. 
Thos.  J.  Melton,  mustered  in  Sept.  6,   1861,   Co.   D, 
32d   Reg't.,   private   Vet. ;   promoted   Corp. ;   mus- 
tered out  Sept.  16,  1865. 
John  Mefford,  mustered  in  Sept.  6,  1861,  Co.  D,  32d 
Reg't.,   private ;    absent   without   leave   at    muster 
out. 
Wm.  Melvin.  mustered  in  Sept.  6.  1861,  Co.  D,  32d 

Reg't.,  private;   died  Aug.  4,  1862. 

Wm.  McNeil,  mustered  in  Sept.  6,  1861,  Co.  D,  32d 

Reg't.,  private  Vet. ;  mustered  out  Sept.  16,  1865. 

Jno.  G.  McBride,  mustered  in  Sept.  6,  1861,  Co.  D, 

32d  Reg't.,  private ;  killed  at  Shiloh  April  6,  1862. 

John  J.  Norris,  mustered  in  Sept.  6,  1861,  Co.  D,  32d 

Reg't.,  private ;  discharged  April  28,  1862. 
John   Oar,   mustered   in    Nov.  20,   1861.   Co.   D.   32d 
Regt.,    private   Vet. :    promoted    Corp. ;    mustered 
out  Sept.  16,  1865. 
W:n,  Pickett,  mustered  in  Nov.  20,  1861,  Co.  D,  32d 
Regt,.  private  Vet. ;  mustered  out  Sept.   16,  1865. 
Wm.   B.    Piper,   mustered   in    Sept.   6,    1861,   Co.    D, 
32d   Reg't,,  private   Vet. ;   mustered  out   Sept.    16 
1865. 
Martin  H.  Robbins,  mustered  in  Sept,  6,  i86r,  Co.  D, 
32d  Reg't,,  private,  promoted  Serg, ;  mustered  out 
Sept,    16,   1865, 
Stephen   Rivers,   mustered   in   Sept,   6.   186 1,   Co.   D, 
32d  Reg't.,  private  Vet. ;  absent   without  leave  at 
muster  out. 


Geo.   M.   Raney,   mustered   in   Sept.   6,    1861,   Co.   D, 

32d  Reg't.,  private ;  discharged  March  4,  1863. 
Levi  Stringer,  mustered  in  Sept.  6,  1861,  Co.  D.  .32d 
Regt.,   private ;    veteran ;    mustered   out    Sept.    16, 
1865. 
Newton  Spradley.  mustered  in  Sept.  6,  l86i.  Co.  D, 
32d  Reg't :.  private ;  died  at  home  Sept.  16,  1863. 
Jas.   M.   Sanders,  mustered  in  Sept.  6.  1861,  Co.  D, 
32d  Reg't..  private ;   discharged  Oct.  26.  1862,  for 
disability. 
Chas.  R.  B.  Thomas,  mustered  in  Sept.  6.  1861.  Co. 
D..  32d  Reg't.,   private  Vet.;   mustered  out  Sept. 
16,   1865. 
Jas.  H.  Taylor,  mustered  in  Sept.  6,  1861,  Co.  D,  32(1 

Reg't.,  private ;  mustered  out  Sept.  16,  1865, 
Samuel  S.  Semple,  mustered  in  Sept.  6.  1861,  Co.  D, 

32d  Reg't.,  private ;  discharged  Sept,  6,  1864, 
Joseph  Vanmeter,  mustered  in  Sept.  6,  1861,  Co.  D, 

32d  Reg't..  private;  discharged  Sept.  3.  1864, 
Geo.  ^L   Wilder,  mustered  in  Sept.  6,  1861,  Co.  D, 
32d   Regt.,   private   Vet.,   promoted    Corp. ;    mus- 
tered out  Sept.  16,  1865. 
Henry  R.  Barnett,  mustered  in  April  27,  1864,  Co.  D, 
32d  Reg't.  private,  promoted  Sergt. ;  mustered  out 
Sept.   16,  1865. 
W.    P.   Cooper,  mustered  in   April  27,   1864.   Co.  D, 
32d  Reg't.,  private ;   mustered  out  Sept.   16.   1865. 
Edward  Clarry,  mustered  in  Nov.  21,   1861,  Co.   D, 
32d  Reg't.,  private;  killed  at  Shiloh  April  6,  1862. 
Greenville  T.   Smith,  mustered  in  Aug.   I,  1862,  Co. 
D,  32d  Reg't,,  private,  promoted  Sergt ;  mustered 
out  Jan.  8,  1865. 
Jno.  P.  Campbell,  mustered  in  Dec.  31.  i86r.  Co.  E, 
32d  Reg't.,   Sergt.,  promoted  2d  Lieut.,  promoted 
1st  Lieut.;  mustered  out  April  6,  1865. 
Jno.  W.  Lee,  mustered  in  Dec.  4,   1861,   Co.  E,  32d 
Reg't..    Sergt..    promoted   2d    Lieut. ;    killed    July 
7,    1864. 
J.  G.  Gilmer,  mustered  in  Sept.  4,  1861.  Co.  E.  32d 
Reg't.,  Sergt.;   discharged   Sept.  4,  1862,   for  dis- 
ability. 
^Martin   Hughes,  nuistered   in    Sept.  4,   1861.   Co.   E. 
32d  Reg't.,  Corporal ;  wounded  April  6 ;   died  of 
wounds  April  20,  1862. 
Anderson  Reau'ghr,  mustered  in  Sept.  4,  1S61.  Co.  E, 

32d  Regt. ;  veteran ;  absent,  sick,  at  muster  out. 
William  Allen,  mustered  in  Sept.  4,  1S61,  Co.  E,  32d 

Regt. ;  private ;  killed  at  Shiloh,  April  6.  1862. 
Vinton  Allen,  mustered  in  Sept.  4,  1861,  Co.  E,  32d 
Regt.;   private;   veteran,   mustered   out,   Sept.    15, 
1865. 


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Elisha  Barrett,  mustered  in  Sept.  4.  1861,  Co.  E,  326 

Regt. ;   private ;    died    at    Marietta,    Ga.,    Aug.    7, 

1864. 
Michael    Boling.   mustered   in    Sept.   4,   1861,   Co.    E, 

326  Regt. ;   private ;   absent   witlioiit  leave  at   end 

of  service. 
Patrick   Carroll,   mustered   in    Sept.   4,    1861,   Co.    E, 

32d  Regt.,  private ;  discharged  June  25,  1865,  disa- 
bility. 
Robert  Cather,  mustered  in  Sept.  4,  1861,  Co.  E,  326 
Regt.,  private;  veteran;  mustered  out  Sept.  16,  1865, 

disability. 
Wesley  Cather,  mustered  in  Sept.  4,  1861,  Co.  E,  3Jd 
Regt.,  private;  discharged  .■\ug.  ,;o,  1862,  disability. 
John  B.  Hedrick.  mustered  in  Sept.  4.   1861,  Co.  E, 

32d  Regt.,  private ;  veteran,  mustered  out  Sept.  16, 

1865. 
Isaac  Holmes,  mustered  in  Sept.  4.  1861,  Co.  E,  32d 

Regt.,   private ;   veteran,   wounded   .\pril   6,   1862 ; 

mu.stered  out  Sept.  16,  1865. 
Morrison  W.  Moore,  mustered  in  Sept.  4.   i86r,  Co. 

E,  32d  Regt.,  private ;  deserted  .\ug.  18,  1862. 
John  A.  Robinet,  mustered  in   Sept.  4,   1861,  Co.  E, 

32d  Regt..  private ;  wounded   .Xpril  6,   1862 ;   dis- 
charged .-Kpril  20,  1862. 
Daniel  Reed,  mustered  in  Sept  4,   1862,  Co.  E,  32d 

Regt.,  private ;  veteran,  deserted  April  26,  1864. 
Charles  Atwood,  mustered  in  Sept  4,  1862,  Co.  E,  32d 

Regt.,  private ;  veteran,  absent,  sick,  at  muster  out. 
Thomas  E.  Willis,  mustered  in  Sept.  4,  1861,  Co.  E, 

,32d  Regt.,  private ;  veteran,  mustered  out  Jan.  7, 

1865. 
Ed  L.  Williams,  mustered  in  Sept.  4,  1861,  Co.  E,  32d 

Regt.,  private ;  mu.stered  out  Jan.  7,  1865. 
James  Watson,  mustered  in  Sept.  4,  1861,  Co.  E,  32d 

Regt.,  private;  deserted  Sept.  21,  1862. 
Theophilus  N.  Watts,  mustered  in  Sept.  4,  1861,  Co. 

E,  32d  Regt..  private ;  mustered  out  June  3.  1865. 
Henry  B.  Huffman,  mustered  in  Sept.  4.  1861.  Co.  E. 

32d   Regt.,  private;    veteran;   mustered   out   Sept. 

16,   1865. 
Edwin  .\.  Woodman,  mustered  in  Sept.  4,  i86r,  Co. 

E,    32d    Regt.,    private ;    veteran ;    mustered    out 

Sept.  16,  1865. 
Thomas  W.  Roberts,  mustered  in   l"cb.  21,   1864.  Co. 

E,  32(1  Regt..  private  :  nui^tered  out  Sept.  16.  1865. 

The  Thirty-second  Inf;mtry  was  organ- 
ized Septemljer  4.  1861,  and  mustered  into 
the  United  States  service  Decein!)cr  31. 
1861.  The  regiment  arrived  at  Cairo,  Illi- 
nois,   fanuarv  20,    1862.   ;uid  drew  arms — 


the  sinootli  bore  musket.  Arrived  at  I-'ort 
Henry  February  9 ;  Company  A  escorted  a 
battery  to  and  supported  it  in  battle  of  Feb- 
ruary 1 5th.  The  same  company  was  later 
detached  as  sharpshooters  on  a  gunboat  up 
the  Tennessee  rixer.  Late  in  the  month, 
Companies  C  and  K  were  embarked  on  the 
gunboats  T\ler  ;ind  Lexington,  and  on 
March  1  Ijombardcd  ;i  rebel  battery  at  Pitts- 
burg Landing;  liattery  silenced.  .\  land- 
ing was  made  ;ifter  a  sharp  encounter  witli 
Confeder;ite  int;iniry  ;md  cavalry:  the  com- 
panies were  finally  forced  to  the  boats, 
.March  15  tlie  Thirty-second  was  debarked 
at  the  landing  and  assigned  to  the  First 
Brigade,  Fourth  Division,  under  Hurlbut. 

.\pril  ().  iS()j.  the  Thirty-second  went 
into  ;iction  at  8:30  a.  m..  at  Shiloh  :  it  with- 
stood eight  or  ten  charges  of  the  enemy, 
changing  its  jiositimi  two  or  more  times  un- 
til 3  p.  m..  when  it  was  forced  back  with 
the  rest  of  General  Grant's  army.  'J'hc  col- 
onel was  wounded,  and  Lieutenant  L'olonel 
Ross  was  killed.  In  this  engagement  the 
Thirty-second  Icxst  44  killed  and  212  wound- 
ed and  captured,  most  of  the  latter  being 
wounded.  This  loss  was  more  than  50  per 
cent,  of  the  men  engaged.  The  regiment, 
with  only  300  men.  engaged  in  the  siege  of 
Corinth.  ^Mississippi.  After  this  the  regi- 
ment went  west  to  LaGrange,  Holly  Springs 
and  Memphis.  Next  it  marched  to  the  re- 
lief of  Rosecrans  at  Corinth.  Meeting 
Price's  ;md  VanDorn's  Confederate  forces 
at  Ilatchie  River,  October  5,  1862,  it  was 
hotly  engaged  and  assisted  in  repulsing  and 
driving  the  Confederates  from  the  tield. 
The  Thirty-second  lost  in  this  engagement 
7  killed  and  2(}  woimded.  Its  next  cam- 
])aign  was  in  (irant's  attempt  in  \'ick.sburg 
bv  the  rear,  and  its  return  to  Memphis.  Next 
it  was  engaged  in  the  (irand  Gulf  campaign 


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J'AST    AND     PRESENT    OF    GREENE    COUNTY. 


and  advanced  on  \'icksbui"g  from  below. 
After  the  surrender  of  tlie  Confederates  and 
\'icksl)urg  witli  30.000  prisoners,  it  went  to 
Jackson.  [Mississippi,  .\ugust  15  mo\-ed 
to  Natchez  as  a  part  of  Cireshani's  Brigade, 
Crocker's  Division.  Se\-enteenth  .\rmy 
Corps;  next  to  Harrisonburg,  Louisiana. 
then  back  to  Vicksburg.  It  next  returned 
to  Natchez,  thence  to  Fayette  and  return, 
and  then  back  to  the  rear  of  \'icksburg  to 
Hebron's  pkmtation,  where  it  enhsted  for 
another  three  years.  Next  on  the  ]\Ierid- 
ian  campaign;  tlien  to  ilhmiis  (in  \'eteran 
furlough;  returned  to  duty  April  _'8,  18(14. 
when  it  joined  Gen.  W.  T.  Sherman's  army 
in  the  Atlanta  campaign  at  Acworth  June 
II,  i8C)4.  The  Thirty-secimd  was  under 
constant  fire  at  Kenesaw  ^lountain  from 
the  2d  to  the  18th.  The  regiment  was  now 
transferred  to  the  Twenty-third  Brigade. 
Fourth  Division,  Seventeenth  Corps.  Sep- 
tember 8  40  foragers  were  captured.  The 
non-\eterans  were  mustered  out  during  No- 
veml.)er.  On  the  13th  of  November  the 
command  started  on  its  campaign  to  the  sea 
and  through  the  Carolinas.  The  Thirty- 
second  entered  Savannah,  Georgia,  Decem- 
ber 21.  1864.  On  l-'ebruary  i  began  the 
Carolina  campaign.  This  was  a  campaign 
of  constant  marching  through  daily  rains, 
mud  and  wading  rivers.  Entering  Co- 
lumbia. South  Carolina,  February  17,  the 
flag  of  the  Thirty-second  was  hoisted  over 
the  city  hall,  and  that  of  the  Thirteenth 
Iowa  over  the  state  house,  where  the  tirst 
ordinance  of  secession  was  passed.  Thus 
was  the  motlier  of  treason  humiliated. 
From  Columbia  northeast  through  Cheraw. 
and  the  13th  of  ^larch  entered  Fayetteville, 
North  Carolina;  was  engaged  at  Benton- 
ville,  ]\Iarch  21  ;  next  on  to  Goldslioro, 
which   was    reached    [March     2^.     After  a 


short  rest  the  army  started  for  Raleigli 
North  Carolina.  After  Gen.  Joe  Johnstoa's 
surrender,  which  clused  the  war.  the  army 
St '.rted  for  W'ashngton.  D.  C,  passing 
through  Petersburg,  Richmond  and  Alex- 
andria, A'irginia,  entered  Washington 
Citv  and  iiarticipated  in  the  grand  review 
IMav  24,  1865.  Next  moved  westwartl  by 
railroad  to  I'arkcrsburg.  West  A'irginia,. 
down  the  ( )hio  liy  l)oat  to  Louisville,  Ixen- 
tuckv,  thence  l)y  boat  to  St.  Lotiis,  [Mis- 
souri, and  thence  to  the  far  west  to  Fort 
Kearne}'.  Nebraska,  .\ngust  13,  where  mus- 
ter-out occurred.  Returned  to  Camp  But- 
ler and  recei\-ed  our  discharges  September 
16.  1865,  after  a  service  of  four  vears,  five 
months  and  twelve  days.  The  Thirty- 
second  lost  98  men  killed,  alxmt  21)4  men 
wounded,  and   170  died  (if  disease, 

THTRTV-THIRD   ILLINOIS   INFANTRY. 

Will.  H.   Boring,  mustered  in  .\ug.  28,  1861,  Co.  D, 

,^,!d   Regt.,   private ;    veteran ;    discharged   Feb.    I, 

1865,  disability. 
.Knthony   Campbell,  mustered   in  .-Xug.   28,   1861,   Co. 

D.  33d  Regt.,  private;  discharged  Nov.  5.  1861. 
Samuel  Campbell,  mustered  in  Aug.  28,  1861,  Co.  D, 

,3,^d  Regt.,  private;   discharged  Nov.  21,   1861. 
Milson  Risley,  mustered   in   ^larch   8,   1862,   Co.   H, 

,33d  Regt.,  private;   discharged   ^lay  20,   1862. 
Enos   \V.   Wood,   mustered  in   Sept.   5.   i86v.   Co.   I, 

33d   Regt.,  private ;   veteran :   mustered  out    Nov. 

24.  1865. 
Dennis   Collins,  mustered   in   March  8,   18C4,   Co.   B, 

34th  Regt.,  private ;  mustered  out  July  12.  1865. 
Samuel  .\le.xander,  mustered  in  March  29,  1865,  Co. 

G.    34th    Regt..    private;    mustered    out    July    12, 

1865. 
James   Callon,   mustered   in  ^March   2:>,.    1865,   Co.   G, 

,^4th    Regt.,    private;    unassigncd ;    mustered    out 

.Vpril  2^.   1865. 
Perry  Davinport,  mustered  in  Sept.  6,   1861,   Co.   G, 

34th  Regt.,  private  ;  killed  at  Shiloh  April  7,  1862. 
Thomas    Y.    Middletoti,   mustered    in    Sept.   6.    1861, 

Co.  G.  34th   Regt.,  private:   no   record. 
William  P.  Carlin,  mustered  in  Aug.  15,   18C1.  .?8th 


PAST    AXD    PRKSEXT    OF    GREENE    COl'XTY. 


:i7 


Kcgt..    Cciloin:! ;    prniiiotcd    Brig.-Gcii. ;    promoted 

Maj.-Gen. 
Walter  Carlin,  imistcrcd  in  Oct.  15.  1861.  Co.  A,  38th 

Regt.,  2d   Lieut.;   promoted    ist   Lieut.;   resigned 

March  21,  1863;  re-enli-;ted. 
Jeffery  Chambers,  mustered  in   March  3.   1865,  4gth 

Regt.,  private ;  nnassigned ;  died  March  29,  1865. 
Morris  M.  Carrico,  mustered  in  Sept.  15.  1861,  Co,  C. 

56th  Regt..  private,  died  March  26.  1862. 
Mortiniore  L.   Milledgc.  mustered  in   Sept.   17,  1861, 

Co.   C.   50th   Regt..   private,   union  company,   dis- 

cliargcd  Nov.   10.   1862,  disability  from  wounds. 
Henry  C.  Cooper,  mustered  in  Sept.  17,  1861,  Co.  C. 

50th  Regt.,  private ;  veteran,  mustered  out  July  18, 

1865.  from  L'nion  Co. 
Fred  .\.  Kennett,  mustered  in  Nov.  11,  1861,  Co.  B, 

5.5d  Regt.,  private;  discharged  October.  1862,  dis- 
ability. 
Myran  Wheeler,  mustered   iu   Oct.  3T.   1861,   Co.  A, 

55th  Regt..  Corporal :  discharged  Dec.  25.  1864. 

by  general  court  martial. 
Lyman  P.  Hendry,  mustered  in  Oct.  31,  1861,  Co.  A, 

5.Sth  Regt.,  private ;  died  April  17,  1863. 
Timothy  S.  Hendry,  mustered  in  Oct.  31,  1861,  Co. 

.'\.   55th    Regt..   private :    deserted. 
AVilliam  Wheeler,  mustered  in  Oct.  31,  i86r,  Co.  .\, 

55th  Regt.,  private ;  deserted. 
Allen  Wheeler,  mustered  in  Oct.  31.  1S61,  Co.  A,  55th 

Regt..  private;  mustered  out  Oct.  31,  1864. 
Joseph  Wheeler,  mustered   in   Feb.   16,  1864,   Co.  G, 

S5th   Regt..  Corporal ;   deserted  June  30,  1864. 
Mandaville  Winslow.  mustered  in  Dec.  29.  1863.  Co. 

B.  58th  Regt.,  private ;  mustered  out  April  I,  1866. 
Francis  A.  Peters,  mustered  in  March  3,  1865,  Co.  F, 

58th  Regt.,  Corporal;  con.solidated;  mustered  out 

Xov.  3.  1866. 

FIFTV-XIXTH    ILLIXOIS   VETERAX    IXFAX- 
TRV.   1 86 1   to   1863. 

Presly  Edwards,  mustered  in  Sept.  21,  1861,  Co.  E, 
59th  Regt.,  private ;  discharged  Aug.,  1862,  disa- 
bility. 

FVancis  yi.  Jackson,  Sept.  21,  i86r,  Co.  E.  59th  Regt.. 
private :  killed  at  Perryville.  Oct.  8.  1862. 

Hiram  P.  Powell,  mustered  in  Sept.  21,  1861,  Co.  E, 
59th  Regt.,  private ;  veteran,  mustered  out  Dec. 
8,  1865. 

James  Welsh,  mustered  in  July  27.  1861.  Co.  E,  59th 
Regt.,  private ;  died  of  wounds  Dec.  10,  1863. 

Daniel  Cox,  mustered  in  Oct.  5,  1864.  Co.  F,  private ; 
mustered  out  Oct.  16.  1865. 


Joshua  C.  Winters,  mustered  in  Awg.  7,  1861,  Co.  G, 
59th  Regt.,  Captain;  promoted  Maj.;  promoted 
Lieut. -Col.;  resigned  Xov.   12,  1863. 

Joseph  S.  Hackney,  mustered  in  Aug.  7,  1861,  Co. 
G.  59th  Regt.,  1st  Lieut.;  promoted  Captain;  re- 
signed Jan.  27,  1863. 

Horace  W.  Starkey,  mustered  iu  .April  4,  i86t,  Co.  G, 
59th  Regt.,  1st  Scrgt. ;  promoted  2d  Lieut.;  pro- 
moted 1st  Lieut.;  promoted  Captain;  resigned 
Sept.  9.  1863. 

Samuel  L.  Burroughs,  mustered  in  .Aug.  4,  i86r,  Co. 
G,  59th  Regt. ;  private ;  promoted  Sergt. ;  pro- 
moted 1st  Sergt.;  promoted  1st  Lieut.;  promoted 
Captain :  mustered  out  Jan.  8,  1865. 

Hiram  Wendt,  mustered  in  Aug.  4,  1S61,  Co.  G.  59th 
Regt..  private;  promoted  Sergt.,  promoted  1st 
Sergt.,  promoted  1st  Lieut.;  mustered  out  May 
I.  iSrj.s. 

Thomas  B.  Johnson,  musterd  in  Aug.  7,  1861,  Co.  G, 
59th  Regt.,  private ;  promoted  2d  Lieut. ;  wounded 
Oct.  8,  1862 ;  resigned  Oct.  6,  1863 ;  Inv.  corps. 

Wm.  B.  Ferguson,  mustered  in  .\ng.  14,  1862,  Co.  G, 
5gth  Regt..  private ;  promoted  Scrgt. ;  promoted 
2d  Lieut.;  promoted  1st  Lieut.;  resigned  July  30, 
1863. 

Marion  H.  Walker,  mustered  .in  Aug.  4,  1862,  Co.  G, 
5Qth  Regt.,  private ;  veteran ;  promoted  Sergt. ; 
jiromoted  2d  Lieut.;  wounded  Dec.  15,  1864; 
mustered  out  Dec.  8,  1865,  as  sergeant. 

.'Mfred  Lanstroni.  mustered  in  July  17,  1861,  Co.  B, 
59th  Regt.,  private ;  promoted  Sergt. ;  promoted 
2(1  Lieut.;  promoted  ist  Lieut.;  promoted  Captain 
Co.  G,  June  8,  1865 ;  mustered  out  Dec.  8,  1865. 

David  Potter,  mustered  in  Aug.  4,  1861,  Co.  G,  59th 
Regt.,  Sergt. ;  discharged  Feb.  24,  1864.  disability. 

Wm.  R.  March,  mustered  in  Aug-  4.  i86r,  Co.  G, 
59th  Regt.,  Sergt.;  killed  Chaplin's  Hill.s,  Oct.  8, 
1862. 

Wm.  W.  Oaks,  mustered  in  .Aug.  4,  i86r.  Co.  G.  sgth 
Regt..  Sergt.;  veteran,  discharged  Xov.  lO,  1865, 
disability. 

Philip  V.  .•\dmirc.  Aug.  4,  1861,  Sergt.;  discharged 
July  16,  1862,  disability. 

James  Cade,  mustered  iu  Aug.  4.  1861.  Co.  G.  5gth 
Regt.,  Corporal;  killed  at  Chaplin  Hills,  Oct.  8, 
1S62. 

Perry  Cade,  mustered  in  Oct.  4,  1864,  Co.  G.  59th 
Regt..  private;  mustered  out  Dec.  8.  1865. 

William  Hines.  mustered  in  -Aug.  7,  i86r,  Co.  G,  59th 
Regt.,  Corporal ;  veteran  ;•  drowned  Feb.  7,  1864. 

James  H.  Day,  mustered  in  .Aug.  7.  1861,  Co.  G.  59th 
Regt.,  Corporal;  discharged  Feb.  15.  1863.  wounds. 


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PAST  AND  PRESENT  OF  GREENE  COUNTY. 


Holder  Grace,  mustered  in  Aug.  7,  1861,  Co.  G,  59th 
Regt.,  Corporal;  reduced;  mustered  out  Sept.  17, 
1864. 
Chas.  H.  Cadman,  mustered  in  Aug.  7,  1861,  Co.  G, 

59th  Regt.,  killed  at  Pea  Ridge  March  8,  1862. 
Henry  Griffin,  mustered  in  Aug.  7,  1861,  Co.  G,  59th 
Regt.,   Corporal ;  veteran ;  died  at  home  Feb.   8, 
1865. 
John  C.  Wells,  mustered  in  Aug.  7,  1861,  Co.  G.  59th 
Regt.,   Corporal ;   veteran ;   mustered   out   Dec.   8, 
1865. 
Aaron  S.  Davis,  mustered  in  Aug.  7,  1861,  Co.  G,  59th 
Regt.,    Corporal ;    veteran ;    discharged    April    2, 
1865,  wounds. 
Geo.  R.  Strickland,  mustered  in  Aug.  7,  i86r,  Co.  G, 
59th  Regt.,  musician ;  veteran ;  mustered  out  Dec. 
8,  1865. 
Simeon  Ross,  mustered  in  Aug.  7,  1861,  Co.  G,  59th 
Regt.,  musician ;  veteran ;  absent,  sick,  at  muster 
out,  Dec.  8,  1865. 
George  W.  Lorance,  Aug.  4,  1861,  Co.  G,  59th  Regt., 

wagoner;  mustered  out  Dec.  8,  1865. 
John  A.  Admire,  mustered  in  Aug.  4,  1861,  Co.  G, 
59th  Regt.,  private ;   veteran ;   mustered  out   Dec. 
8,  1865,  as  sergeant. 
Henry  Beiterman,  mustered  in  Aug.  4,  1861,  Co.  G, 
59th  Regt.,  private;  mustered  out  Sept.  17,  1864; 
wounded  Oct.  8,  1862. 
Andy  Abner,  mustered  in  Aug.  4,  1861,  Co.  G,  59th 
Regt.,    private;    mustered    out    Sept.    17,    1864; 
wounded  at  Look  Out  Mountain. 
Daniel   Bee,   mustered  in  Aug.  4,  1861,  Co.   G,  S9th 
Regt.,    private ;    veteran ;    killed    at    Dalton,    Ga., 
Oct.  20,  1S64. 
Alfred  C.  Barber,  mustered  in  Aug.  4,  1861,  Co.  G, 
59th    Regt.,   private ;    promoted    Sergt. ;   killed   at 
Stone  River,  Dec.  31,  1862. 
Calvin  Blackburn,  mustered  in  Aug.  4,  1861,  Co.  G, 
59th  Regt.,  private;   died  Jan.  20,  1862,  at  Otter- 
ville,  Mo. 
Andrew   Barton,   mustered   in   Aug.  4.   1864.    Co.   G. 
S9th    Regt.,    private;    discharged    April    15,    1864, 
disability. 
Charles  A.   Batly,  mustered   in  Oct.  4,   1864,  Co.  G, 

59th  Regt.,  private :  died  Aug.  4.  1865. 
George  Bills,  mustered  in  Aug.  4,  1861,  Co.  G,  59th 
Regt.,  private;   died  at  Louisville.  Ky.,   Nov.    12, 
1862. 
Willis  A.  Cornelius,  mustered  in  .\ug.  4,  1864.  Co.  G, 
59th   Regt.,  private ;   veteran  ;   mustered  out  Dec. 
8,  1865. 
Perry  Cade,  mustered  in  Dec.  16,  1864,  Co.  G,  59th 
Regt.,  private;  mustered  out  Oct.  :6,  1865. 


Wm.  Cummings,  mustered  in  Aug.  4,  1861,  Co.  G, 
5Qth  Regt.,  private ;  veteran ;  promoted  from 
Sergt. ;  mustered  out  Dec.  8,  1862;  wounded. 
Reuben  A.  Cummings,  mustered  in  Aug.  4,  1861, 
Co.  G,  59th  Regt.,  private ;  veteran ;  promoted 
Corp. ;  killed  at  Stone  River,  Dec.  31,  1862. 
James  Gather,  mustered  in  Aug.  4,  1861,  Co.  G,  SQth 

Regt.,  private ;  mustered  out  Sept.  17,  1864. 
Merrill   Carr,  mustered  in  Aug.  4,  1861,  Co.  G,  59th 

Regt.,  private ;  deserted  Oct.  14,  1862. 
Daniel  Carr,  mustered  in  Aug.  4,  1861,  Co.  G,  59th 
Regt.,  private ;  died  near  Carrollton.  111.,  Nov.  2, 
1862. 
Charles   Dodson,   mustered  in   Aug.   4,   1S61,   Co.   G, 
5gth  Regt.,  private  ;  veteran  ;  promoted  Corporal ; 
mustered  out  Dec.  8,  1865. 
George   Dawson,   mustered   in   Aug.  4,   1S61.   Co.   G, 
59th    Regt.,    private;    transferred    to    Mississippi 
Marine  Brigade,  Feb.  II,  1863. 
Wm.  P.  Davis,  mustered  in  Aug.  4,  1861,  Co.  G.  59th 

Regt.,  private;  mustered  out   Sept.   17,   1864. 
Isaac  Emley,  mustered  in  Aug.  4,  1861,  Co.  G,  59th 
Regt.,   private ;   veteran ;    promoted   Sergt. ;   mus- 
tered out  Dec.  8,  1865. 
John  Edwards,  mustered  in  Aug.  4,  1861.  Co,  G.  59th 
Regt.,  private;  discharged  Dec.  20,  1862;  wounded. 
John  D.  Flora,  mustered  in  Aug.  4,  1861,  Co.  G,  59th 

Regt.,  private ;  deserted  Oct.  24,  1862. 
John  Gilbert,  mustered  in  Aug.  4,  1861,  Co.  G,  59th 
Regt.,  private ;  promoted  Corporal ;  transferred  to 
Invalid  Corps,  Sept.  20,  1863. 
Joseph  Gerring,  mustered  in  Aug.  4,  1861.  Co.  G,  SQth 
Regt.,  private;  killed  at  Chaplin  Hills,  Oct.  8.  1862. 
James  Gibson,  mustered  in  Aug.  4,  1861,  Co.  G,  S9tli ' 
Regt.,  private ;  transferred  to  Mississippi  Marine 
Brigade  Feb.  11,  1863. 
Joseph   Garrison,  mustered  in   Aug.  4,   1861,   Co.   G, 
59th  Regt..  private;  died  March  15.  1862;  at  Linn, 
Ark. 
William  Henson,   mustered  in  Aug.   4.   t86i.  Co.   G, 
59th    Regt.,    private;    veteran;    deserted    July    12, 
1865. 
Michael  Harrigan,  mustered  in  Aug.  4.  186 1,  Co.  G, 
59th  Regt.,  private;  veteran;  discharged  April  13, 
1863;  wounded  JNIarch  8,  1862. 
John  Henson,  mustered  in  Aug.  4.  1861.  Co.  G.  59th 

Regt.,  private;  died  Nov.  12,  1861,  disability. 
.\dmond  J.  Hankins,  mustered  in  Aug.  4.  1861,  Co. 

G,  59th  Regt.,  private;  died  Nov.  12,  1861. 
Wm.  Hankins,  mustered  in  Aug.  4,  1861,  Co.  G.  59th 

Regt.,  private;  mustered  out  Sept.  17,  1864. 
Frank   Hankins,   mustered   in   Aug.   4.    1861,   Co.   G, 
59th  Regt.,  private;  died  Nov.  16,  1861. 


PAST    AND     PRESENT    OF    GREENE    COUNTY. 


219- 


Ire  Englehart.  mustered  in  Aug.  4,  1861,  Co.  G,  59th 
Regt.,  private ;  discharged  Jan.  16,  1863 ;  wounded 
Oct.  8,  186-'. 
Richard   Isoon,,   mustered   in   Aug.  4,    1S61,   Co.   G, 

59th  Regt.,  private;  discharged  Dec.  12,  1861. 
\Vm.   Keim,  mustered  in  Aug.  4,  1861,  Co.  G,  59th 

Regt.,     private;     mustered     out     Oct.     6,     1864, 

wounded. 
Henry   Kohntop.   mustered   in   Aug.   4,    1861,   Co.   G, 

59th  Regt.,  private ;  died  at  Xashvillc,  Tenn.,  Feb. 

6.  1864,  wounded. 
Robert  Lyman,  mustered  in  Aug.  4,  1861,  Co.  G,  59th 

Regt.,    private :    veteran ;    mustered    out,    Dec.    8, 

1865. 
John  Millhouser,  mustered  in  Aug.  4,  i86t,  Co.  G, 

59th   Regt.,   private;    discharged    March   9,    1863, 

for  wounds. 
Wm.   F.   McLennin,  mustered  in   .Aug.  4,   1861,   Co. 

G,  59th  Regt..  private ;  veteran ;  promoted  Sergt. 

mustered  out  Dec.  8,  1865. 
George   McLennin,   mustered   in   .\ug.   4,    1861,    Co. 

G,  59th  Regt.,  private;  died  at  Jefferson  City,  Mo., 

Sept.  28,  1861. 
James  Medford.  mustered  in  Aug.  4.  1861,  Co.  G,  59th 

Regt.,    private;    killed    at    Look    Out    Mountain 

Nov.  20,  1863. 
Feli.x  Morris,  mustered  in  Sept  19,  1861,  Co.  G,  59th 

Regt..  private;  killed  at  Kenesaw  Mountain,  June 

18,  1864. 
Robert  Patterson,  mustered  in   .Aug.  4,  1861.  Co.  G, 

59th    Regt.,    private;    transferred    to    Mississippi 

Marine  Brigade,  Feb.  11,  1863. 
John  Rati  iff,  mustered  in  Aug.  4,  1861.  Co.  G,  59th 

Regt..  private ;  veteran  ;  absent  at  muster  out,  Dec. 

8,  1865. 
James  Reed,  mustered  out  Aug.  4,  1861,  Co.  G,  59th 

Regt.,    private ;    veteran ;    absent   at    muster    out, 

Dec.  8.  1865. 
H.  M.  Strickland,  mustered  in  Aug.  4,  1861,  Co.  G, 

59th    Regt..    private ;    promoted    Sergt. ;    killed   at 

Chaplin  Hills,  Oct.  8,  1862. 
Joseph  .\.  Robertson,  mustered  in  Aug.  4.  1861,  Co.  G, 

59th   Reg"t.,  private;   transferred    ist   Illinois  ar- 
tillery; mustered  out  Aug.  18,  1864. 
Mathcw  Swan,  mustered  in  Aug.  4,  1861,  Co.  G,  39th 

Reg't.,  private  Vet. ;  absent  at  muster  out  Dec.  8, 

1865. 
John  Simpson,  mustered  in  Aug.  4,  1861,  Co.  G,  39th 

Reg"t.,   private  Vet. ;   absent  at   muster  out   Dec. 

8,   1865. 
James   Simpson,   mustered   in   .\ug.   4.    1861,   Co.    G, 

39th    Regt.,    private    Vet. ;    transferred    Engineer 

Corps,   .Aug.   24,    1864. 


Jesse  Suttlcs,  mustered  in  Jan.   I,  1864,  Co.  G,  39th 
Reg't.,  private  Vet. ;   transferred  Engineer  Corps 
July   24,    1864. 
Wm.    Silkwood,   mustered   in   Aug.   4,    1861,   Co.   G, 
59th    Reg"t.,   private;    discharged   April   23,    1863, 
for   disability. 
John   Thomas,   mustered   in   -Aug.    14,    1861.   Co.    G, 
59th  Regt.,  private ;  veteran ;  absent  without  leave 
bee.  I,  1864. 
Wm.  B.  Wilson,  mustered  in  Aug.  19,  1861,  Co.  G, 
59th  Reg't.,  private ;  transferred  Co.  I,  transferred 
Invalid  Corps. 
Joseph  Fegar,  mustered  in  Sept.  21,  1861,  Co.  G.  59th 

Reg't.,  private  Vet. ;  deserted  Dec.  14,  1864. 
Marshall  A.  Powell,  mustered  in  Aug.  21,  i86j,  Co. 
G,  59th  Reg't.,  private  Vet.;  absent  without  leave 
since  July   11,   1865. 
Wm.  P.  Admire,  mustered  in  .Aug.  24.  1861,  Co.  G, 
59th    Reg't.,    private ;    discharged    Dec.    26.    1862, 
for  wounds  Oct.  8,  1862. 
Joseph  Buck,  mustered  in  .Aug.  21.  1862,  Co.  G,  59th 
Reg't.,  private;  discharged  Jan.  10,  1S63.  for  dis- 
ability. 
Elam  Bain,  mustered  in  .Aug.   14.  1862,  Co.  G.  59th 

Reg't..  private ;  mustered  out  Jan.  14,  1865. 
John  R.  Champlin,  mustered  in  Feb.  7,  1864,  Co.  G, 

59th  Reg't.,  private;  died  .April  4,  1864. 
James  Davis,  mustered  in  Sept.  17,  1861,  Co.  G,  59th 

Reg't.,  private;  deserted  July  23,  1863. 
Obadiah  Denham,  mustered  in  .Aug.  n.  1862.  Co.  G, 
59th  Reg't.,  private ;  mustered  out  June  14.  1865 
as   Sergeant. 
Woodson   Denham,  mustered  in   .Aug.   11.   1862,   Co. 
G,   59th    Reg't.,   private ;    mustered   out   June    14, 
1865. 
Isani   Edwards,  mustered   in   Sept.   8,    1861,    Co.   G, 
59th  Reg't.,  private ;  discharged  April  23,  1863,  for 
disability. 
.Alfred  Fuller,  mustered  in  Sept.  8,  1861,  Co.  G,  59th 
Reg't.,    private;    transferred    Miss.    Marine    Bri-. 
gade,  Feb.   11,   1863. 
Harrison  L.  Fields,  mustered  in   .Aug.   14.  1862,  Co. 
G,    59th    Regt.,   private;    mustered    out   June    14, 
1S65. 
Thomas    Ford,   mustered   in    .Aug.    14,    1S62,    Co.   G, 
59th  Reg't.,  private :  mustered  out  June  14,  1865. 
Elijah   Henson,  mustered   in   Sept.   10,   1861,   Co.  G, 
59th   Reg't.,  private ;  mustered  out  June  14,  1865, 
wounded. 
Solomon  Henson,  mustered  in  .Aug.  14,  1862.  Co.  G, 
59th  Reg't.,  private;  discharged  .April  3,  1863,  for 
disability. 
Hartwell  Huneycutt.  mustered  in  .Aug.  14.  1862,  Co. 


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G,  59th  Reg't.,  private;  discharged  April  24.  186,3, 

for    disability. 
Will.  L.  Herroii,  mustered  in  Feb,   14,  1865,  Co.  G, 

59th  Reg't.,  private;  discharged  Sept.  i,  1865. 
Wni.  Kearn,  mustered  in  Aug.  14,  1862,  Co.  G.,  59th 

Reg't.,  private ;  died  Nov.  22,  1863. 
Frank   Kendall,  mustered   in   Aug.    14,    1862,   Co.   G. 

59th    Reg't.,    private;    discharged    Feb.    14,    186.?, 

wounded. 
Chas.   Martin,   mustered   in   March   16,    1864,   Co.   G, 

59th   Reg't.,  private ;   mustered  out   Dec.  8,    1865. 
Flenry  J.  McClenning,  mustered  in  Aug.  14,  1862,  Co. 

G,  59th  Reg't.,  private;  mustered  out  Jan.  14,  1S65. 
James  McClenning,   mustered  in   -Aug.   15,   1861,  Co. 

G,   59th  Reg't.,  private;   discharged  Oct.  8,    1861, 

for  disability. 
Samuel  j\IcClenning.  mustered  in  .Aug.  15,  1861,  Co. 

G,  59th  Reg't.,  private;  discharged  July  15.   1862, 

for  disability. 
Prancis  M.  Myers,  mustered  in  March  25,  1864,  Co. 

G,    59th    Reg't.,    private ;    mustered    out    Aug.    7, 

1865. 
Wm.    McDonald,   mustered  in  Aug.  24.  1S61.  Co.  G. 

59th    Reg't.,    private;    transferred    ^Nliss.    Marine 

Brigade,  Feb.   11,  1863. 
Jas.  H.  Mahlone,  mustered  in  Aug.  21,  iS5i,  Co.  G, 

Sgth  Reg't.,  private ;  discharged  Dec.  12,  1862,  for 

disability.. 
Davidson   ]\Iay,   mustered   in   .•\ug.    14,    1861,   Co.   G, 

59th   Reg't.,  private:   mustered   out  June   14,    18O5. 

Veteran. 
B.  J.  Ratcliff,  mustered  in  .\ug.  14.  1862,  Co.  G.  59th 

Reg't.,  private ;  died  Jan.  12,   1863. 
Abraiii  A.  Pruitt,  mustered  in  Aug.  14,  1862,  Co.  G, 

59th  Reg't.,  private;   died  June   15,   1865. 
Samuel  Lockhart,  mustered  in  Aug.  14,  1862,  Co.  G, 

59th   Reg't.,  private;   discharged  Feb.   11.   1865. 
Samuel  B.  Silkwood,  mustered  in  Aug.  24,  1862,  Co. 

G,  59th  Reg't.,  private ;  discharged  June  14,  1865. 
James  Silkwood,  mustered  in  Aug.  24,  1862,  Co.  G, 

59th  Reg't.,  private ;  discharged  June  14,  1865. 
Wm.  Silkwood,  mustered  in  March  15,  1864,  Co.  G, 

sgth   Reg't.,  private ;  ajjsent  on  sickness  at   nius- 
•    ter  out  of  regiment. 
Samuel   Turner,  mustered   in   April  4,   1865.   Co.   G, 

59th  Reg't.,  private;  deserted  June  11,   1865. 
Solan  W.  Winters,  mustered  in  Sept.  26,  1862,  Co.  G, 

59th  Reg't.,  private ;  mustered  out  June  14,   1865. 
Francis  1\I.  Winters,  mustered  in  Aug.  11,  1862,  Co. 

G,  S9th  Reg't.,  private ;  discharged  April  13.  1863. 
Zachariah  T.  Walker,  mustered  in  Feb.  14,  1865,  Co, 

G.  59th   Reg't.,  private:   deserted  July   10.    i86.t. 
John  W.   Walker,  mustered  in  h"eb.  14,  1865,  Co.  G, 


59tli  Reg't.,  private ;  mustered  out  Sept.  20,  1865. 
Wm.  Hankins,  mustered  in  Jan.  ,30,  1865,  Co.  G,  sgth 

Reg't.,  private ;  mustered  out  Dec.  8,  i86s. 
Jas.   Powell,  mustered  in  Feb.   i,   1865,  Co.   G,  SQ'h 

Reg't.,  private;  mustered  out  Dec.  8,  1865. 
Wm.  A.  Powell,  mustered  in  Feb.  I,  l86s.  Co.  G,  59th 

Reg't.,  private ;  mustered  out  Dec.  8,  i86s. 
Will.   E.   Powell,   mustered   in   Feb.    i,    1865,   Co.   G, 

sgth  Reg't.,  private ;  mustered  out  Dec.  8,  i86s. 
Jacob  Downs,  mustered  in  Sept.  22,  1864,  Co.  K,  59th 

Reg't.,  private ;  mustered  out  June  14,  1865. 
Luther  Dickerson,  mustered  in  Sept.  22,  1864,  Co.  K, 

sgth  Reg't.,  private;  mustered  out  March  3.  1865. 
Wm.    Looker,    mustered    in    Sept.    22.    1864.    Co.    K, 

sgth  Reg't.,  private;  died  at  Greenville,  .\la.,  .'Xpril 

17.   1865. 
Thos.   F.   Reynolds,  mustered  in   Sept.  22.   1864,   Co. 

K,    sgth    Reg't.,   private;    mustered   out   June    14, 

1865. 
Philip  Wells,  mustered  in  Sept.  22,  1864,  Co.  K,  59th 

Reg't.,  private ;  unassigned. 


HISTORY      OF     THE      FIFTY-NINTH      ILLINOIS 
VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY. 

This  re,tj;'iiiient  was  raised  in  Illinois,  but 
(111  account  of  the  state's  quota  being  full 
could  not  enter  the  United  States  service  in 
consequence  of  this.  The  regiment  was  or- 
ganized at  St.  Louis  as  the  Ninth  Missouri. 
September  2 1  the  re,ginient  was  ordered  to 
Jefferson  City ;  30th  mo\-e<l  to  Boonville 
and  brigaded  with  the  Thirty-seventh,  Fifth 
Iowa,  First  Kansas,  and  Davidson's  Illinois 
Battery,  Col.  J.  C.  Kelton  of  the  Ninth  Mis- 
souri, ciimmanding  brigade,  and  Brig.-Gen. 
John  Pope  commanding  the  division.  The 
command  on  October  13,  marched  via. 
Svracuse  to  Otterville,  and  later  to  other 
places,  and  winding  up  a  canipai,gn  at  Osage 
Springs,  February  12,  1862.  By  special  or- 
der the  9th  Mis.souri  liecame  the  59th  Illi- 
nois ;  on  Feb.  22,  began  a  campaign  leading 
up  to  the  battle  of  Pea  Ridge,  March  7  and 
8,  as  a  part  of  General  Jefferson  C.  Davis's 
Division.     The  59th  lost  heavily  in  this  en- 


J -AST    AXU     PRESENT    OE    GRl'EXE    COLXTV. 


t;agcnieiU :  G  iiii[>:in_\-  ( i.  (Ireene  county's 
part  lit"  the  rcyiniciit  lust  <)  killed  ami  wnuml- 
v'l.  April  I,  iSfij.  Maj.  I'ust  became  Colonel. 
I'mni  March  S  to  May  20.  the  62(1  and  59th 
was  on  continual  marches  over  southern  Mis- 
souri, when  tliey  were  transferred  to  ( icn- 
eral  (irant"s  army  at  siege  of  Corinth,  Miss. 
After  the  Confederates  evacuated  Corinth. 
the  59tii  marched  in  pursuit  as  far  as  Boon- 
\ille.  NTiss..  thence  to  Holly  Springs,  to 
Colunihia.  to  h'ranklin.  Teun..  to  Murfrees- 
lioro.  arri\ing  there  Septemher  1.  iS6j; 
September  3  commenced  northward  march, 
arriving  at  Louisville.  Kentucky.  Sejitember 
j6;  October  i,  the  5yth  was  brigaded  with 
the  74tli  and  75th  Illinois,  and  the  22d  In- 
diana forming  the  Thirtieth  Brigade.  Army 
ui  the  (^hio,  and  assigned  to  Robert  1'..  Mil- 
chelTs  9th  Division,  3rd  Army  Corps.  On 
(  )ctober  I.  (jeneral  Buell's  army  nnwed  soutli 
after  the  Confederates,  under  (ieneral 
Bragg,  which  they  met  in  battle  October  8. 
iS()j.  near  Berry ville,  Kentucky,  the  59th 
losing  113  in  killed  and  wdunded:  (Ireene 
Count v  contribute<l  14  in  killed  and  wounded 
of  her  noble  sons,  members  of  Cotiipany  G. 
The  Confederates  retreating",  were  followed 
up  closely  by  the  Union  army,  and  on  the 
14th  the  59th  had  a  sharp  encounter  with  the 
enemy,  still  pressing  forward,  the  59th 
arrived  at  Edgikld  opposite  Xasluille,  Ten- 
nessee. Xovember  7.  where  the  regiment  had 
a  long  needed  rest.  In  the  reorganiz.ation 
oi  the  army,  the  39th.  74th.  75th  Illinois  and 
22(1  Indiana  and  3th  Wi.sconsin  battery  had 
added  to  their  brigade  the  21st  Illinois  In- 
fantry, P.  Sidney  I'ost  commanding  the  bri- 
.gade.  Gen.  Jefferson  C.  Davis  commanded 
the  division.  Gen.  .\.  M.  McCook,  the  corps 
(joth).  Cln  the  23th  of  December,  1SC12,  the 
army  began  what  is  known  as  the  Murfrees- 
boro  Campaign,  the  briigade  was  engaged  at 


Xolens\iIle  and  associated  with  Gen.  Will- 
iam 1'.  larlin's  brigade  had  a  brush  with  the 
enem\-  at  Knob  Gap;  after  this  ad\ancc 
was  made  on  Murfreesboro,  where  ;i  heavy 
battle  was  fought  <in  December  31.  iSri2, 
and  Jaun;n'\'  i.  iS'13.  Jhe  Union  army  lost 
in  this  action,  1,730  killed,  7,802  wounded, 
3.717  captin-ed  and  missing.  Total  13.249. 
Comi)any  G,  59th.  lost  3  killed.  6  wounded, 
so  Greene  county  contributeil  9  of  her  sons 
on  this  occasion  that  the  Cnion  might  li\e: 
next  came  the  Tutlahoma  campaign  :  then  the 
Chattanooga  campai.gn ;  the  39th  waded 
ri\ers.  climbed  mountains  and  descended 
into  \allev-,  until,  as  train  guard,  it  found  it- 
self in  rear  of  the  Confederate  army  <it 
Chickamauga.  (.Georgia,  where  a  desperate 
battle  was  fought,  in  which  the  Union  army, 
under  (ieneral  Rosecrans  lost  1.636  killed, 
i).74i)  wounded,  4.774  c:i])turcd  and  miss- 
ing: the  39lh  being  with  tlie  suiiply  train 
took  no  part  in  this  battle,  but  conducted  the 
wagon  trains  safel\'  to  (.'hattanooga.  Dur- 
ing the  siege  of  this  ])lace  the  3<;th  was  al- 
most dailv  under  skirmish  lire.  Another  re- 
organization of  the  army,  (  )ctober  21.  18(13. 
placed  the  39th  in  the  third  lirigade.  l-'irst 
Division,  Fourth  C'orps,  October  23  the 
regimeiU  st.arted  to  W'hitesides,  Tennessee, 
si.\t\-ruc  miles  distant.  Xmember  j^  be- 
gan the  Eookout  Mountain  campaign.  ( )n 
the  23th  the  39tli  led  the  assault  on  Mission 
Ridge,  driving  the  enemy  through  Rin.g- 
gold,  (ieorgia.  Xovember  30,  the  regiment 
was  sent  to  the  battlefield  of  Chickamauga. 
where  on  December  i  it  was  engaged  in 
burying  the  dead,  who  fell  on  Sei)tember  19 
and  20.  January  12,  1864.  the  59th  was 
mustered  as  veterans,  and  February  6, 
started  on  a  thirt\'  da\s'  home  fiu'lough. 
On  March  19  left  Siiringtield,  Illinois,  for 
the  front.     May  3  the  Atlanta  cam])aign  be- 


PAST  AND  PRESENT  OF  GREENE  COUNTY. 


gan.  where  Slierman  fuught  and  flanked  the 
Conferedates  for  130  miles  to  Atlanta,  one 
of  the  noted  campaigiis  of  the  world's  his- 
tory. The  59th  was  sent  north  after  Gen- 
eral Hood  in  his  great  northward  movement, 
which  ended  in  the  distraction  of  Hood's 
Confederate  army  in  the  hand-fought  bat- 
tles of  Franklin,  Tenn.,  Nov.  30,  and  Nash- 
ville, Dec.  15,  1864:  in  this  last  Ixittle,  and 
the  last  for  the  59th,  the  desperate  charges 
on  Overton  Hills  was  made,  a  desperate 
farewell  to  battle's  bloody  scenes.  The  59th 
was  sent  to  New  Orleans,  Louisiana,  after 
traversing  the  mountains  of  East  Tennes- 
see, thence  to  Texas,  where,  at  New  Braun- 
fels.  it  was,  December  8,  1865,  mustered  out 
of  service  and  started  for  home  and  dis- 
banded. 

Jacob   Fry,   mvistered   in   Nov.    i,    1861,   6ist   Reg't., 

Lieut. -Col. ;  resigned  May  14,  1863. 
Jerome   B.   Nulton,  mustered  in  March  7,   1862,   Co. 

G,   6ist    Reg't.,    Capt.,   promoted   Maj.,   promoted 

Col. ;  mustered  out  Sept.  8,  1865. 
Daniel   S.   Keeley,  mustered   in   March  7,   1S62,  6ist 

Reg't.,  Co.  D.,  1st  Lieut.,  promoted  Captain,  pro- 
moted Major ;  mustered  out  Sept.  8,  1865. 
Simon    P.    Ohr,    mustered    in    March    7,    1862,    61  st 

Reg't.,    ^lajor,    promoted    Lieut.-Col. ;    died    Sept. 

14,  1864. 
Francis  JL  Mytinger,  mustered  in  Jan.  4,   1864,  Co. 

C,  6lst  Reg't.,  private,  promoted  Adjt. ;  mustered 

out  Sept.  8,  1865. 
Francis    P.   Vedder,   mustered   in   Feb.   5,    1862,   6ist 

Reg't.,   Q.   AL ;    dismissed,   absence  without   leave 

May  21,   1862. 
Wni.   }iL   Potts,   mustered  in  April   15,   1862,   Co.  A, 

6ist  Reg't.,  1st  Lieut,  promoted  Q.  "M.;  mustered 

out  April  14,  1865. 
Benjamin   B.   Hamilton,   mustered   in   Nov.    I,    1S62, 

6ist  Reg't.,  Chaplain;  resigned  March  3,  1865. 
Chas.   H.   Ayers,   mustered   in   Feb.   S,    1862,    Co.   A, 

61  St   Reg't.,  private,  promoted  S.   Maj.,  promoted 

1st  Lieut. ;  mustered  out  Sept.  8,  1865. 
■Wm.  Caldwell,  mustered  in  Feb.  5,  1862,  Co.  E,  6ist 

Reg't.,  private  'Vet.,  promoted  Maj.;  mustered  out 

Sept.  8,   1865. 
Wm.   H.   Bonfay,  mustered   in   Feb.   5,    1862,   Co.   E, 


6 1st   Reg't.,  private,  promoted   Com.   Sergt.,   pro- 
moted 2d  Lieut. ;  mustered  out  Sept.  8,  1865. 
Thos.  F.  Pierce,  mustered  in  Feb.  5,  1862,  Co.  A,  6ist 

Reg't.,  private  Vet.,  promoted  Com.  Sergt. ;  mus- 
tered out  Sept.  8,  1865. 
Henry  !M.   Morrison,  mustered   in  Feb.  5.   1862,   Co. 

A.    6ist    Reg't.,    promoted    Sergt. ;    musterd    out 

Feb.  7,  1865. 
Green   P.  Hanks,  mustered  in   Feb.  5,   1862,  Co.  A, 

61  st   Reg't.,  private,  Vet.,  promoted   Sergt.,   pro- 
moted Capt. ;  mustered  out  Sept.  8,  1865. 
\\'ni.   H.   .'\rmstrong,  mustered  in  Feb.   5,   1862,   Co. 

A,    6ist    Reg't.,    2d    Lieut.,    ist    Lieut. ;    resigned 

July  IS,   1865. 
David  G.  Culver,   mustered  in  Feb.   5,   1862,   Co.  A, 

6ist  Reg't.,   1st  Lieut.;   wounded   at  Shiloh ;  died 

April   14,  1862. 
\Xm.  J.  Allen,  mustered  in  Jan.  5,  1862,  Co.  A,  6ist 

Reg't.,    private,    promoted    Sergt.,    promoted    2d 

Lieut ;  mustered  out  Sept.  8,  1865. 
^Marshall  Potts,  mustered  in  Feb.  5,  1862,  Co.  A,  6ist 

Reg't.,    Sergt.,   promoted   1st   Lieut,    1864. 
Samuel  F.  Winters,  mustered  in  Feb.  5,  1862,  Co.  A, 

6ist  Reg't.,  Sergt.;  discharged  Feb.  11,  1863.  Dis. 
Thos.  J.  Warren,  mustered  in  Feb.  5,   1862,  Co.  A, 

6ist    Reg't.,    Sergt.,   promoted    ist   Lieut    Co.    D, 

promoted  Capt. ;  mustered  out  Sept.  8,  1863. 
Jno.  B.  Dodson,  mustered  in  Feb.  5,  1862,  Co.  A,  6ist 

Reg't.,   Sergt.;    discharged  June    15,    1862,    Disch. 
John   Dinwiddle,   mustered   in   Feb.   5,    1865,   Co.   A, 

61  st  Reg't.,  Corporal;  died  Oct.  18,  1863. 
Benj.  F.  Higbee,  mustered  in  Feb.  5,   1865,   Co.   A, 

6ist  Reg't.,  Corporal;  died  Aug.  18,  1S63. 
Wm.  H.  Garrison,  mustered  in  Feb.  5,  1865,  Co.  A, 

6rst    Reg't.,    Corp.    Vet.;    mustered    out    Sept.    8, 

1865. 
Thornton  T.  Crabtree,  mustered  in  Feb.  5.  1865,  Co. 

A,   6ist   Reg't.,   Corporal;    absent   on   sickness   at 

muster  out. 
Ed.   Worthington,  mustered  in  Feb.   5,   1862,  Co.  A, 

6ist  Reg't.,  Corporal,  promoted  Sergt. ;  mustered 

out  Feb.  7,    1865. 
Allen  W.  Jacksbon,  mustered  in  Feb.  5.  1862,  Co.  A, 

6ist   Reg't.,    Corporal    \'et. ;    mustered   out    Sept. 

8,   1865. 
Tyler  B.  Cochran,  mustered  in  Feb.  5,  1862,  Co.  A, 

6ist  Reg't.,  Corporal;  died  May  22,  1862. 
j\Iorton  Campbell,  mustered  in  Feb.  5,  1862,  Co.  A, 

6ist  Reg't.,  Musician;  died  Oct.  16,   1863. 
Nelson  J.  Polaski,  mustered  in  Feb.  5.  1862,  Co.  A, 

6ist   Reg't.,    Musician,   Vet. ;   mustered   out    Sept. 

8,  1865. 
Jno.    N.   .\shlock,   mustered  in  Feb.  5,   1862,   Co.  A, 


PAST  AND  PRESENT  OF  GREEXE  COUNTY. 


6ist  Reg't.,  private  \'ct. ;  mustered  out   Aug.   15, 
1865 ;  prisoner. 
Runey  Allen,  mustered  in  Feb.  5,   l86j.  Co.  A,  61  st 
Reg't.,  private  Vet. ;  mustered  out  Sept.  8,   1865. 
Nelson  L.  Ballard,  mustered  in  Feb.  5,  1862,  Co.  A, 
6ist  Reg't.,   private  Vet. :   mustered  out   Sept.  8, 
1865,   Corporal. 
Jas.    Blanchlield,   mustered   in    Feb.    5,    i86j.   Co.   A. 
6lst   Reg't.,  private;   discharged   March   18,   1865; 
accidental   wound. 
Steph.  Crow,  mustered  in  Feb.  5,   1862,  Co.   .\.  61  st 
Reg't.,  private;  discharged  Oct.  19,  1865,  for  dis- 
ability. 
John  Cookson.  mustered  in  F'eb.  5,  1862,  Co.  A,  6ist 
Reg't.,  private ;  wounded  Shiloh  ;  discharged  Feb. 
6,  1863. 
\Vm.  Claridy,  mustered  in  Feb.  5.  1862,  Co.  A,  6lst 
Reg't.,  private;  wounded  June  22.  1862;  disability. 
\Vm.  Engle,  mustered  in  Feb.   5,   1862,  Co.   A,  6ist 
Reg't..  private  Vet. ;  mustered  out  Sept.  8.  1865. 
Geo.  M.  D.  Engle.  mustered  in  F'cb.  5,  1862,  Co.  A, 
6ist   Reg't.,    private   Vet.;   mustered   out    Feb.   7, 
1S65. 
Thomas  Edwards,  mustered  in  F"cb.  5,  1862,  Co.  A, 

6ist  Reg't.,  private;  died  at  Pittsburg  Landing. 
\Vm.  Francis,  mustered  in  Feb.  5,  1862,  Co.  A,  6ist 

Reg't.,  private;  died  Sept.  13,  1863. 
Geo.  Griswold,  mustered  in  Feb.  5,  1862,  Co.  A,  61  st 
Reg't.,  private ;  discharged  Oct.  8,    1862,  for  dis- 
ability. 
Gregory  Garrison,  mustered  in   Feb.  5,  1862,  Co.   A, 
Oist  Reg't.,  private;  killed  at  Shiloh  April  6,  1862. 
John  Holland,  mustered  in  F"eb.  5,  1862,  Co.  A,  6ist 

Reg't.,  private ;  died  March  25,   1862. 
Jno.   S.   Harrison,  mustered  in  Feb.  5,   1862,  Co.  A, 
61  st    Reg't.,   private   Vet.;   mustered   out    Sept.  8, 
1865,  Scrgt. 
Ed.  L.  Hager,  mustered  in  Feb.  5,  1862,  Co.  A,  6lst 

Reg't.,  private;  died  May  30,  1862,  of  wounds. 
Jas.  M.  Humphry,  mustered  in  Feb.  5,  1862,  Co.  A, 
6ist   Reg't.,  private  Vet.;   mustered  out   May  30, 
1S65,  Corporal. 
\Vm.  Huffman,  mustered  in  Feb.  25,  1862,  Co.  A,  6ist 
Reg't.,  private  Vet. ;  mustered  out  Sept.  8.   1865. 
\Vm.   D.   Holland,  mustered  in  Feb.  5,   1862,   Co.  .\, 
6ist    Reg't.,   private    Vet.;    niusterd    out    Sept.   8, 
1S65. 
Chas.  Jewell,  mustered  in  Feb.  5,  1862,  Co.  A.  61  st 
Reg't.,  private  Vet. ;  mustered  out  Sept.  8,   1865. 
Robt.  Jones,  mustered  in  Feb.  5,   1862,  Co.   A.  6ist 

Reg't.,  private ;  killed  at  Shiloh  April  6,   1865. 
Samuel  Lcckhart,  mustered  in  Feb.  5.   1862,  Co.  A, 


6ist  Reg't.,  private;  discharged  Aug.  7,  1862,  for 
disability. 
Isah  F.  Lister,  mustered  in  F"el>.  5,  1862,  Co.  A,  6ist 

Reg't.,  private;  discharged  July  23,  1862. 
F'ranklin  Long,  mustered  in  F'eb.  5,  1862,  Co.  A,  6ist 

Reg't.,  private;  mustered  out  Feb.  7,  1865. 
Israel   Long,  mustered   in  Feb.  5,   1862,  Co.  A,  6ist 
Reg't..  private;  discharged  June  21,  1861,  for  dis- 
ability. 
Jno.   Mullins,  mustered  in  F"eb.  5,  1862,  Co.  A,  6ist 

Reg't.,  private;  died  June  28,  1863. 
Jno.  Marshall,  mustered  in  Feb.  5,  1862,  Co.  A,  6ist 
Reg't.,   private ;     mustered    out    May    30,     1865 ; 
prisoner. 
Kindred  H.  Malone,  mustered  in  Feb.  5.  1862,  Co.  A, 

61  st  Reg't.,  private;   discharged. 
Wm.  Moore,  mustered  in  Feb.  5,  1862,  Co.  A,  61  st 

Reg't.,  private  Vet. ;  mustered  out  Sept.  8,  1865. 
Jno.  Xichols,  mustered  in  Feb.  5,  1862,  Co.  A,  61st 

Reg't.,  private  Vet.;  mustered  out  Feb.  7,  1865. 
Jadock  Overby,  mustered  in  Feb.  5,  1862,  Co.  A,  6ist 

Reg't.  private ;  deserted  F'eb.  20,  1863. 
Richard  Pruitt,  mustered  in  F'eb.  5,  1862,  Co.  A,  6ist 

Reg't.,  private  Vet. ;  mu,stered  out  Sept.  8,  1865. 
\Vm.  .-\.  Pulaski,  mustered  in   Feb.  5,  1862,  Co.  .'\, 

6tst  Reg't.,  private;  mustered  out  Feb.  7,  1865. 
Jno.  Romines,  mustered  in  F'eb.  5,  1862,  Co.  A,  6lst 
Reg't.,  private;  mustered  out  May  30,  1865;  pris- 
oner. 
Spire  Reamer,  mustered  in  Feb.  5,  1862,  Co.  A,  6ist 
Reg't.,  private  Vet. ;  mustered  out  Sept.  8,   1865, 
Corporal. 
Jas.  A.  Robins,  mustered  in  I'eb.  5,  1862,  Co.  A,  6ist 
Reg't.,  private;  transferred  Vet.  Res.  C,  May  15, 
1S64;  mustered  out  Feb.  4,  1865. 
Jno.    K.    Rogers,   mustered   in   F"eb.   2,    1862.   Co.    A, 
6ist  Reg't.,  private;  discharged  Sept.  4.  1864,  for 
disabilitj'. 
Jno.  H.  Reedy,  mustered  in  Feb.  5,  1862,  Co.  A,  6ist 

Reg't.,  private ;  mustered  out  Feb.  7,  1865. 
Samuel  J.  Rigg,  mustered  in  Feb.  5,  1862,  Co.  A,  6ist 
Reg't.,  private  Vet. ;  mustered  out  Sept.  8,  1865. 
Leonard  M.   Starkey,  mustered  in  Feb.  5,   1862,  Co. 
A,  6ist  Reg't..  private  Vet.;  wounded;  mustered 
out   Sept.  8,   1865,   Sergeant. 
Jas.  M.  Swagirty,  musterd  in  Feb.  5,  1862,  Co.   A, 
6ist    Reg't.,    private    Vet.;    wounded;    mustered 
out   May  30,   1865 ;   prisoner. 
Lucius  C.  Spaulding,  mustered  in  F'eb.  5,  1862,  Co.  A, 
6ist    Reg't..    private;    discharged    Jan.    8,    1863; 
wounded. 
Jacob  Swallow,  mustered  in  Feb.  S,  1862,  Co.  A,  6ist 


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Reg't.,  private ;   died  at  Pittsburg  Landing,  April 

1862. 
David  W.  Wells,  nuisterd  in  Feb.  5,  1862,  Co.  A,  6ist 

Reg't.,  private;  died  at  Pittsburg  Landing,  April 

I,  1862. 
Dennis  R.  Walker,  mustered  in  Feb.  5,  1S62,  Co.  A, 

6ist    Reg't.,    private;    discharged    May    27,    1862, 

for  disability. 
Jno.  Woods,   mustered   in   Feb.  5.   1862.  Co.   A,  6ist 

Reg't.,  private;  died  April  10,  1862. 
Isaac  Williams,  mustered  in  ^eb.  5,  1862,  Co.  A,  6ist 

Reg't.,  private  Vet.;  mustered  out  Sept.  8,  1865. 
Samuel  A.  Warner,  mustered  in  Feb.  5,  1862,  Co.  A, 

6ist  Reg't.,  private ;  discharged  Nov.  8,  1862,  for 

disability. 
Dennis  Welch,  mustered  in  Feb.  5,  1862,  Co.  A,  6ist 

Reg't.,  private;  discharged  Nov.  i,  1862,  for  dis- 
ability. 
Jas.   N.   Williams,   mustcrd   in   Feb.   5,   1862,   Co.   A, 

6lst     Reg't.,     private;     dishonorably     discharged 

Feb.    17,    1864. 
Reuben  Allen,  mustered  in  Feb.  10,  1862,  Co.  A,  61  st 

Reg't.,,  private  Vet. ;   nuistcred  out  Sept.  8,  1865, 

as  Corporal. 
Amburg  Campbell,  mustered  in  Feb.  22,  1864,  Co.  A, 

6ist   Reg't.,  private  Vet.;   mustered  out   Sept.  8, 

1865. 
Sylvanus  J.  Fears,  mustered  in  Feb.  22,  1862,  Co.  A, 

6ist   Reg't.,   private   Vet.;   mustered   out    Sept.   8, 

1865,  as  Corporal. 
Josiah  Siples,  mustered  in  Feb.  22,  1862,  Co.  A,  6ist 

Reg't.,   private   Vet.;   mustcrd   out   Sept.   8,    1865, 

as  Sergeant. 
John  Allen,  nmstered  in  Feb.   10,   1862,   Co.   A,  61  st 

Reg't.,  private  ;  died  May  22,  1862. 
Henry  Brown,  mustered  in  Feb.  I,  1865,  Co.  A,  6ist 

Reg't.,  private;  mustered  out  Sept.  8,  1865. 
Wm.  L.   Bonas,  mustered  in  June  31,   1864,   Co.  A, 

6ist  Reg't.,  private;  deserted  March  4,  1865. 
Wm.   Clark,   mustered  in  ,   1863,   Co.   A,  6ist 

Reg't.,  private;  mustered  out  Sept.  8,  1865. 
Peter  A.  Cox,  mustered  in  Sept.  14,  1864,  Co.  A,  61  st 

Reg't.,  private ;  mustered  out  July  20,  1865. 
Alvis  Fettigg,  mustered  in  April  28,  1864,  Co.  A,  6ist 

Reg't.,  private ;  mustered  out  Sept.  8,  1865. 
Geo.  H.  Freeman,  mustered  in  Dec.  20,  1863,  Co.  A, 

6ist  Reg't.,  private;  mustered  out  Sept. -8,  1865. 
Samuel  Gates,  mustered  in  Feb.  2,  1864,  Co.  A,  61  st 

Reg't.,  private ;  died  Sept.  16,  1864. 
Leonard  A.  Green,  mustereM  in  Feb.  2,  1864,  Co.  A, 

6ist  Reg't.,  private;  mustered  out   Sept.  8,   1863. 
Elisha  L.  Howard,  mustered  in  April  28,  1864,  Co.  A, 

6ist  Reg't.,  private;  died  tc.  20,  1864. 


Wm.   Hutchinson,  mustered  in  Feb.  2,   1864,  Co.   A, 

6ist  Reg't.,  private;  mustered  out  Sept.  8,  1865. 
Jas.  W,  Hastings,  mustered  in  F'eb.  2,  1864,  Co.  A, 

6ist  Reg't.,  private;  mustered  out  Sept.  8,  1865. 
Francis  M.  Jones,  mustered  in  Dec.  21,  1863,  Co.  A, 

6ist  Reg't.,  private;  mustered  out  Sept.  8,  1865. 
Reuben  Kesinger,  mustered  in  Feb.   I,   1865,  Co.  A, 

6ist  Reg't.,  private;  mustered  out  Sept.  8,  1865. 
James  Kelley,  mustered  in  Sept.  14,  1864,  Co.  A,  61  sf 

Reg't.,  private ;  mustered  out  July  20,  1865. 
Elisha  W.  Lee,  mustered  in  Feb.  7,  1862,  Co.  A,  61  st 

Reg't.,   private;   died  May  24,   1862. 
G.  W.  Lakin,  mustered  in  Feb.  6,  1864,  Co.  A,  6ist 

Reg't.,  private ;  died  at  Memphis,  March  25,  1864. 
Jno.  S.  iNIarshall,  mustered  in  Dec.  31,  1863,  Co.  A, 

6ist   Reg't.,   private;   mustered  out  Sept.  8,   1865. 
Elijah  Lakin,  mustered  in  Feb.  6,  1864,  Co.  A.,  6ist 

Reg't.,  private;  died  Oct.  16,  1864. 
Willis  H.  Pinkerton,  mustered  in  Dec.  31,   1863.  Co. 

A,  6ist  Reg't.,  private;  died  at  Little  Rock,  Feb. 

24,    1864. 
Revel  mustered  in  Dec.  29,  1863,  Co.  A,  61  st 

Reg't.,  private ;  mustered  out  Sept.  8,  1865. 
Geo.   W.   Ryno,  mustered   in   Feb.  22,   1864,   Co.    A, 

6ist  Reg't.,  private;  mustered  out  Sept.  8,  1865. 
Wm.  Swainey,  mustered  in  Feb.  2,  1864,  Co.  A,  6ist 

Reg't.,  private ;  mustered  out  Sept.  8,  1865. 
Henry  Stockman,  mustered  in  Feb.  2,   1864,  Co.  A, 

6ist  Reg't.,  private;  jnustered  out  Sept.  8,  1865. 
Hugh  R.   Taylor,   mustered  in  Feb.  2,   1864,   Co.   A, 

6ist  Reg't.,  private;  mustered  out  Sept.  8,  1865. 
David  J.  Thurston,  mustered  in  Feb.  22,  1864,  Co.  A, 

6rst  Reg't.,  private;  mustered  out  Sept.  8,   1865, 
Thos.  W.  Vinson,  mustered  in  Feb.  22,  1864,  Co.  A, 

6ist  Reg't.,  private;  mustered  out  Sept.  8,   1863. 
Riley  Warrimack,,  mustered  in  Jan.  31,  1864,  Co.  A, 

6ist  Reg't.,  private;  mustered  out  Sept.  8,  1865. 
Luke  Wood,  mustered  in  Jan.  18,  1864.  Co.  A,  6ist 

Reg't.,  private;  mustered  out  Sept.  8,  1865. 
Robt.  Warren,  mustered  in  Feb.  2,  1864,  Co.  A,  6H9t 

Reg't.,  private ;  mustered  out  Sept.  8,  1865. 
Jas.  L.  Wood,  mustered  in  Feb.  2,  1864,  Co.  A,  61  st 

Reg't.,  private;  mustered  out  Sept.  8,  1865. 
Martin  J.   Mann,  mustered   in  Feb.   5,   1862,   Co.   B, 

6ist  Reg't.,  Captain;  resigned  April  3.  1863. 
Samuel  T.  Carrico,  mustered  in  Feb.  5,  1862,  Co.  B, 

6ist  Reg't.,  2d   Lieut.,  promoted   ist   Lieut.;   re- 
signed ]\lay  29,   1865. 
Alfred  D.  Nash,  mustered  in  March  7,  1862,  Co.  B, 

6ist  Reg't.,  private  Vet.;  promoted  Captain;  mus- 
tered out  Sept.  8,  1865. 
Geo.   Chism,   mustered   in   Feb.   5,    1862,   Co.   B,  6ist 

Regt.,   ist  Lieuh  ;  resigned  Oct.  16,  1862. 


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■  Clias,   VV.    Mann,   mustered  in   Feb.   5,    iS()j;   Cu.   H, 

6lst    Reg't.,    private,    promoted    ist    Sergt.,    pro- 
moted 2d  Lieut. ;  di.smissed  May  25,  1863. 
Jas.  D.  Adams,  mustered  in  Feb.  5,  1862,  Co.  B,  61  st 

Reg't.,  private  Vet. ;  mustered  out   Sept.  8,   1865. 
Geo.  C.  Bryan,  mustered  in  Feb.  5,  1862,  Co.  B,  61st 

Reg't..  private  Vet. :  mustered  out  May  30,  1865 ; 

prisoner. 
Jno.   .A.    Bradley,   mustered  in    Fel).   5.   1862.   Co.    B, 

61  St    Reg't.,   private    Vet.;    mustered    out    Feb.   7, 

1S65,  Corporal. 
Lewis  Bartlett,  mustered  in  Feb.  5,  1862,  Co.  B.  6ist 

Reg't.,  private ;  died  Marcb  25,   1862. 
Jacob  Bowers,  mustered  in  Feb.  5.  1862,  Co.  B,  61st 

Reg't.,  private  Vet.;  deserted  Aug.  26,  1864. 
Jno.  S.  Benner,  mustered  in  F"eb.  5,  1S62,  Co.  B,  6ist 

Reg't.,  private;  discharged  July  7,    1862,  for  dis- 
ability. 
•Conrad  Bush,  mustered  in  Feb.  5,  1862,  Co.   B.  6lst 

Reg't.,  private ;  died  Feb.  2.3,  1862. 
VVm.  T.  Billbrook,  mustered  in  Feb.  5,  1862.  Co.  B, 

6Tst  Reg't..  private;  discharged  Xov.  iq.  1862.  I'or 

disability. 
Joseph  Breni,  mustered  in  Feb.  5.  1862,  Co.   B,  61  st 

Regt.,  private ;  died  Oct.  5,  186,^. 
Kobt.  H.  Crane,  muster<;d  in  Feb.  5,  1862,  Co.  H,  6!st 

Reg't.,  private;  deserted  Dec.  26,  1862. 
Rich.  L.  Clark,  mustered  in  Feb.  5,  1862,  Co.  B,  61  st 

Reg't..  private;  died  May  20,   1862. 
Jijo.   Copley,   mustered   in   Feb.  5,   1862,   Co.   B,  6ist 

Reg't..      private;      discharged      June      19.      1862; 

wounded. 
Jas.  }L  Clark,  mustered  in  Feb.  5.   iSOj.  Co.   B.  6ist 

Reg't.,  private ;   discharged  July  9,   i8(j2,   for  dis- 
ability. 
Elijah  J.  Gark,  mustered  in  Feb.  5,  1862.  Co.  B.  61  st 

Reg't..  private :  discharged  .\pri!  20,   1862. 
VVm.  R.  Campbell,  mustered  in  F'eli.  5.   1862.  Cn.   B. 

6lst   Reg't.,  private   Vet.;   mustered   nut   Julv    1.?, 

1865. 
Paul   Covin,  mustered   in    F'eb.   5,   1862,   Co.    B.  6ist 

Reg't.,  private  Vet. ;  deserted  Sept.  26,  i8()4. 
Jas.  Donnelly,  mustered  in  F'eb.  5.  1862.  Co.  B,  6ist 

Reg't..    private;    killed   himself   by   accident   Oct. 

21,   1862. 
Isaac  Devault.  mustered  in  F'eb.  5,  i,S6_>,  Co.  B.  61st 

Reg't.,  private  Vet.;   mustered  out   May  29,   18^)5. 
as  Sergeant ;  prisoner. 
John  Donnelly,  mustered  in  Feb.  5,  1862,  Co.  B,  61  st 

Reg't.,,  private ;  killed  Sept.  5.  1864. 
Warren  English,  mustered  in  Feb.  5,  1862.  Co.  B,  6ist 

Reg't.,  private ;  discharged   Nov.  8,   1S62,  as   Ser- 
geant ;   disabled. 


Will.   l-:ihiiorc,  mustered  in  Feb.  5,  1^02.  t.n.  H,  6ist 

Reg't.,  private;  discharged  Dec.  16,  1862;  wounds; 

Ralph  Ellmore.  mustered  in  Feb.  5,  1862,  Co.  B,  6ist 

Reg't..  private  Vet. ;  mustered  out  Sept.  8,  1865. 

Jas.  England,  mustered  in   Feb.  5,   1862.  Co.  B,  61  st 

Reg't..  private;  discharged  July  22,  1S62,   for  dis-" 

ability. 

Martin  V.  (iamble,  mustered  in  F'eb.  5,  1862,  Co.  B, 

6ist   Reg't.,   private;    died    Sept.,    1862. 
Aaron  C.  Gamble,  mustered  in   F'eb.  5.   1862,  Co.  B, 
Oist    Reg't..   private;    discharged   Oct   2.    1862,   as 
Sergeant ;   disabled. 
Geo.   (nithery,  mustered  in  Feb.  5,  1862,  Co.  B,  6ist 

Reg't..  private ;  mustered  out  F'eb.  7,  1S65. 
Geo.  S.  Gunn,  mustered  in  F'eb.  5,  1862,  Co.  B,  6ist 
Reg't.,  private  Vet. ;  discharged  June  26,  1865,  as 
Sergeant ;  disability. 
Jacob  Green,  mustered  in   b'eb.   5,   1862.  Co.   B,  61st 
Reg't.,   private  Vet. ;  mustered  out   Sept.  8,    1865. 
Philip  R.  Hill,  mustered  in  Feb.  5,  1862,  Co.  B,  6ist 
Reg't.,    private;    deserted    May    10,    1864,    for   the 
second    time. 
Jacob  .\1.   Hill,  mustered  in  l'"eb.  5.   1862.  Co.  B,  6lst 

Reg't.,   private;    deserted   Oct.    10.    1862. 
Joseph  Hilderbrandt,  mustered  in  b'eb.  5.  1862,  Co.  B, 
6lst  Reg't..  private;  transferred  to  \'.  R.  C.,  Sept. 
.3.    186.?.  . 
Clias.   Irvin.   mustered   in   l'"eb.   5,   1862,   Co.    B,  6ist 

Reg't.,  private ;  mustered  out  Feb.  7,   1865. 
Ale.x   T.  Johnson,   mustered  in   Feb.  5,   1862,  Co.   B, 
ftist   Reg't..  private;  ilisebarged  V)n\   10.  1862,  for 
disability. 
John  Jones  or  Ivens,  mustered  in  Feb.  5,   1862,   Co. 
B,  6ist  Reg't.,  private;  mustered  out  Feb.  7,  1865. 
Jno.    S.   Johnson,   mustered   in   Feb.   5.    1862,   Co.    B, 
(list  Reg't..  private;  transferred  to  V.  R.  C.  Sept. 
.!.    i86,!;    mustered   out   F'eb.   4,    1865. 
W'm.  T.  Jowidan,  mustered  in  Feb.   5.   1862,  Co.  B, 
fiist   Reg't.,  private;  discharged  May  7,  1862,  dis»- 
ability. 
.Alexander  Johnson,  mustered  111  Feb.  5,   lS6j,  Co.  B, 

6ist   Reg't.,   private;   died  Jan.  7,   1862. 
Wm.  B.  King,  mustered  in  Feb.  5.  1862,  Co.  B,  61  st 
Reg't..  private  Vet. ;   mustered  out   Sei)t.  8,    1865, 
as  Sergeant. 
Jno.    Keayton,  mustered   in    b'eb.  5,   1862,  Co.   B,  5ist 

Reg't..  private   Vet.;  deserted  Oct.  8,  1864. 
T.    W.    Kennedy,   mustered   in    Feb.   5,   1862,   Co.   B, 
first    Reg't.,    private;    discharged    Aug.    25,    1862, 
for   disability. 
Henry  Kuhn,  mustered  in   Feb.  5,  1862,  Co.  B,  61  st 
Reg't.,  private  Vet.;  deserted  Sept.  26,  1864. 


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Geo.  T.  Kirkvvood,  mustered  in  Feb.  5.  1802,  Co.  B, 

6ist  Reg't.,  private  Vet.;  deserted  Jan.  10,  1864. 

Jno.  V.  Lawhouse,  mustered  in  Feb.  5,  1862,  Co.  B, 

6ist  Reg"t.,  private;  died  Aug.  31,  1863. 
Jacob  Laubscher,  mustered  in  Feb.  5,   1862,  Co.   B, 

61  St  Reg't.,  private  Vet.;  died  May  29,  1865. 
Jesse  W.  Lorance,  mustered  in  Feb.  S,  1862,  Co.  B, 

6ist   Reg't.,   private   Vet.;   mustered   out    Sept.   8, 

1865. 
Jno.   R.   Matheny,  mustered  in   F'eb.  5,   1S62,   Co.   B, 

6ist   Reg't.,   private    \'et. :   mustered   out   Sept.   8, 

1865. 
Thos.   E.   ^lartin,   mustered  in  Feb.  5,   1862,   Co.   B, 

61st   Reg't.,  private;   discharged  Aug.  2,   1862. 
Jno.  L.  March,  mustered  in  Feb.  5,  1862,  Co.  B,  61  st 

Reg't.,  private  Vet'. ;  mustered  out  Sept.  8,   1865. 
Geo.  W.  March,  mustered  in  Feb.  5,  1865,  Co.  B,  6ist 

Regt.,  private  Vet. ;  mustered  out  Sept.  8,  1865. 
Jonathan  Mussehnan,  mustered  in  Feb.  5,  1862,  Co.  B, 

6ist  Reg't.,  private ;  musterd  out  Feb.  7,  1S65. 
Jno    Maier,   mustered   in    Feb.   5,    1862,   Co.    B,   6ist 

Reg't..  private ;  mustered  out  Feb.  7,  1865. 
J.   D.   McChmans,  mustered  in  Feb.  S>  1862,  Co.  B, 

6ist   Reg't.,   private;   died   May   15,   1862. 
Jno.  F.  Nelson,  mustered  in  Feb.  5,  1862,  Co.  B,  6ist 

Reg't..  private ;  discharged  Aug.  8,  1862,  for  dis- 
ability. 
Jno.  Ott,  mustered  in  Feb.  5.  1862,  Co.  B,  5ist  Reg't., 

private ;    died    from   wounds    at    Shiloh    April    6, 

1862. 
\Vm.  M.  Pope,  mustered  in  Feb.  5.  1862,  Co.  B,  6ist 

Reg't..  private  ;  died  Aug.  8,  1862. 
Commodore  R.  Perry,  mustered  in  Feb.  5.  1862,  Co. 

B,  6ist  Reg't.,  private;   discharged  Oct.  25.   1863, 

for  disability. 
Ephraim  Pennington,  mustered  in  Feb.  5,   1862,   Co. 

B.  6ist  Reg't.,  private;  died  Sept.  6,  1862. 
Thos.  B.  Rains,  mustered  in  Feb.  5,  1862,  Co.  B,  61  st 

Regt.,  private;  discharged  Sept.   16,  1862,  for  dis- 
ability. 
Wm.  Rogers,  mustered  in   Fell.  5.   1862,  Co  .B.  fjTst 

Reg't.,  private  \'et. :  mustered  out  Sept.  8,  1865 ; 

Corp. 
Jas.    Reno,    mustered    in    Feb.    5,    1862,    Co.    B,   6ist 

Reg't..  private ;  died  May  13,  1862. 
Geo.  W.  Reno,  mustered  in  Feb.  5.  1862,  Co.  B,  6i5t 

Reg't.,    private;    discharged    Sept.    18.    1862,    for 

disability. 
Loiiis   Siller,  mustered  in  Feb.  5,   1862,  Co.   B,  6ist 

Reg't.,  private ;  Vet. ;  mustered  out  Sept.  8,  1S65. 
.Henry    Smith,    mustered    in    Feb.    5.    1862,    Co.    B, 

6ist    Reg't.,    private;    died    Feb.    ij.    1862;    dis- 

abilitv. 


Joseph  Stuber,  mustered  in  Feb.  5,  1862,  Co.  B,  6ist 

Reg't.,  private;   died   May   10,   1862;   disability. 
Jno.  W.  Stailey,  mustered  in  Feb.  5,  1862,  Co.  B,  6ist 

Reg't.,   private  Vet.;  mustered  out  Sept.  8,  1865. 
Tilford  T.   Stine,  mustered  in  Feb.  5,   1862,  Co.  B, 

6ist  Reg't.,  private;  discharged  Oct.  2,   1S62,  for 

disability. 
Hczekiah   W.  Taylor,  mustered  in  Feb.  5,  1862,  Co. 

B,  6ist  Reg't.,  private;  discharged  July  22,  1862, 

for  disability. 
Sanniel  D.  Thompson,  mustered  in  F'eb.  5.  1862.  Co. 

E,  6ist   Reg't.,  private;  died  ;May   12,   1S62,  from 

wounds. 
Wm.  J.  Whitesides,  mustered  in  Feb.  5.  1862.  Co.  B, 

6ist  Reg't..  private;  discharged  Nov.  8,   1863,  for 

disability. 
Richard  F.  Whiteside,  musterel  in  Feb.  5.  1862.  Co. 

B,  6ist  Reg't.,  private;  promoted  ist  sergeant  Tr. 
V.  R.   C,   Sept.  3,   1863. 
Pleasant  M.  Wear,  mustered  in  Feb.  5,  1862,  Co.  B, 

6ist  Reg't..  private;  Vet.  M.  U.  Sept.  8,  1865,  Cor- 
poral. 
William  T.  Ward,  mustered  in  March  7.  Co.  B.  61  st 

Reg't.,  private;  Vet.,  mustered  out   Sept.  8.   1865, 
Corporal. 
Jasper  N.  Ward,  mustered  in  March  7.  1S62,  Co.  B., 

6ist    Reg't..   private.   Vet.,   mustered   out   Sept.   8, 

1865.   Sergeant. 
Louis  Oswald,  mustered  in  March  7,  1862,  Co.  B,  6ist 

Reg't.,  private ;  Vet.,  mustered  out,  Sept.  8,  1865. 
James  Clark,  mustered  in  March  7,  1865,  Co.  B,  6ist 
Regt..    private;    discharged   August   21.    1862,   dis- 
ability. 
James  H.  Elkington.  mustered  in  ;\Iarch  7.  1862,  Co.. 

B.  6ist  Regt.,  private ;   Vet. ;   mustered  out  June 

14,    1865,   prisoner. 
Daniel  J.   Goodpasture,   mustered   in   March  7.   1862, 

Co   B,   6ist   Regt.,    private;   Vet.;    nnistered   out 

Sept.  8,  1865,  Corporal. 
Isaac  McjMillan,  mustered  in  ]\Iarch  7,   1862,  Co.  B, 

6ist  Regt.,  private;  died  May  10,  1862,  disability. 
James  Rogers,  mustered  in  Feb.  16,  1862,  Co.  B,  6ist 

Regt..  private ;  mustered  out  Sept.  8,  1865. 
James  Smith,  mustered  in  Dec.  31,  1863,  Co.  B.  6ist 

Regt. ;   private ;   mustered  out   Sept.  8,    1865. 
James  P.  Richards,  mustered  in  Feb.  22,  1864,  Co.  B, 

6rst  Regt.;  private;  mustered  out  Sept.  8,  1865. 
Parni   Thaxton,   mustered   in   Dec.   31,    1863,   Co.   B, 

6ist   Regt.;   private;   mustered  out   Sept.  8,   1865. 
Fielding  Stubblefield,  mustered  in  Nov.  12,  1864,  Co. 

B.  6ist  Regt.;  private;  mustered  out  Sept.  8,  1865. 
Bomliridge  Trimlile.  nnistered  in  Feb.  20,  1865.  Co.  B., 
(ii-it  Regt.,  private;  nnistered  out  Sept.  8.  1865. 


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Francis  M.  Ward,  nnislcred  in  Xov.  12.  iiS64,  Co.  B, 

6ist  Regt.,  private;  mustered  out  Sept.  8.  1865. 
James  H.  Whitesides,  mustered  in  Xov.  12.  1864,  Co. 
B,  6lst  Regt..  private;  mustered  out  Sept.  8.  1865. 
George  W.  Margeruni,  mustered  in  Feb.  7.  1862.  Co. 

C,  61st  Regt.  corporal;  wounded  Sliiloh,  not  heard 

of  since. 
John  D.  Shepherd,  mustered  in  Feb.  7,  1862.  Co.   C, 

6lst  Regt.,  private;  died  May  3,  1862. 
Henry   \V.   Williams,  mustered   in   Feb.  9,   1865,  Co. 

C.  61  St  Regt.,  private;  mustered  out  Sept.  8,  1S63. 
Lester   B.   Fillay,  mustered  in  Feb.   5,   1862,   Co.   D, 

6ist    Regt.,   private;   discharged    March   22,    1863, 
disability. 
Thomas  Hagen,  mustered  in  Feb.  5,  1862,  Co.  D,  6ist 

Regt.,  private  died  Jan.  27,  1864. 
Philip  Potter,  mustered  in  Feb.  5,  1862,  Co.  D,  6ist 

Regt.,  private;  Vet.;  died  Dec.  28.  1S64,  of  wounds. 

Benjamin    Noe,  mustered  in   March  7.   1862,  Co.   D, 

6lst   Regt.,   private;   \et.:   mustered  out   Sept.  8, 

1865. 
Owen  McGrath,  mustered  in  March  7,  1862,  Co.  I), 

6ist  Regt..  private;  mustered  out  March  22,  1865. 
Ephraim  Pitcliford,  mustered  in  Feb.  5,  1862,  Co.  I), 

6ist    Regt.,    private;    deserted.    Dec.    19.    1862,    in 

action. 
James  W.  Jones,  mustered  in  March  7,  1862,  Co.  D, 

6ist   Regt.,  private;   Vet.;   mustered   out   Sept.   8, 

1865,  as  Sergt. 
William   Curry,  mustered  in   March  7,   1862.  Co.   B, 

6tst  Regt.,  private:   discharged  Dec.   16,   1862,  dis- 
ability. 
Pendleton  D.  Mills,  mustered  in  March  7,   1862,  Co. 

D.  6lst.   Regt.,  private;   discharged   May  29,   1862, 
disability, 

James  H.  Mayhall,  mustered  in  Dec.  .31,  1863.  Co.  D, 
6ist   Regt.,  private:   mustered  out   Sept.  8,   1865. 

G.  W.  Rovvdcn,  mustered  in  March  7,  1S62,  Co.  D, 
private;  deserted  .-\ug.   18,   1862. 

William  Powell,  mustered  in  March  7,  1862,  Co.  D, 
6lst  Regt.  private;  discharged  June  10,  1863,  dis- 
ability. 

J.  W.  Seago.  mustered  in  Feb.  5,  1862,  Co.  D,  6ist 
Regt.  private ;  died  May  24,  1862. 

Henry   W.   Manning,  mustered  in  Feb.   5.   1862,  Co. 

E.  61  St    Regt.,    first     lieut. :     promoted     Captain; 
mustered  out  March  26,  1864,  drunkenness. 

James  B.  Ballow,  mustered  in  Feb.  5,  1862,  Co.  E, 
6ist  Regt..  private;  promoted  2d  Lieut.;  died 
.-\pril   21,    1862. 

Luther  Grundy,  mustered  in  Feb.  5.  1862,  Co.  E, 
6ist  Regt.,  private;  promoted  2d  Lieut.;  promoted 
1st  Lieut.;  mustered  out  Sept.  8,  1865. 


William   H.   Bontry.   mustered   in   Feb.   5,    1862,   Co. 

E,    61st    Regt.    private:    promoted    Com.    Sergt.; 

promoted  2d   Lieut. ;   mustered  out   Sept.   8,   1865. 
Leven  .\tkins,  mustered  in  Feb.  5,  1862,  Co.  E,  61  st 

Regt.,  private;   mustered  out  Feb.  7,  1865. 
John  Q.   Adams,  mustered   in   Feb.   5,   1862,  Go.   E, 

61st    Regt.,   private;    mustered   out    Feb.    7,    1865; 

Sergeant. 
George  Boyle,  mustered  in  Feb.  5.  1862.  Co.  E,  6ist 

Regt.,   private;    Vet.;    deserted    Sept.   26,    1864. 
Abram  C.  Bronson,  mustered  in  Feb.  5.  1862,  Co.  E, 

6lst  Regt..  private;   discharged  May  22,   1862,  dis- 
ability. 
Samuel  W.  Baird,  mustered  in  Feb.  5,   1862.  Co.  E, 

6ist   Regt.,  private;   died  .-Vug.   12.  1863- 
Stephen    .A^.    Brown,   mustered   in    Feb.   5,    1862,   Co. 

E,  6ist  Regt.,  private;  died  Feb.  24,  1864. 
William  Caldwell,  mustered  in  Feb.  5,   1862,  Co.  E, 
6ist  Regt.,  private;  Vet.;  promoted  Sergt.  Major, 

mustered    out    Sept.    8,    1865. 
William  R.  Clark,  mustered  in   Feb.  5.   1862,  Co.  E, 

61  St    Regt.,    private;    Vet.:    paroled    prisoner,   died 

June    II.    1865. 
Phillip  R.   Cooke,  mustered  in  Feb.  5,   1862,  Co.  E, 

6ist  Regt.,  private;  discharged  Jan.  28,  1863,  dis- 
ability. 
Mordecia   C.   Cooke,  mustered   in   Feb.   5,   1862,   Co. 

E,  6Tst  Regt..  private;  mustered  out  Feb.  7,  1865; 

sergeant. 
Marshall  S.  Corey,  mustered  in  Feb.  5.  1862,  Co.  E, 

6ist   Regt.,   private;   killed,   Shiloh,   April   6,    1862. 
John  W-  Dugan,  mustered  in  Feb.  5,    1862,   Co.   E, 

6ist   Regt.,   private;    Vet.;   mustered  out   Sept.   8, 

1865 ;  sergeant. 
Harrison    Estes,   mustered    in    Feb.    5.    1862,    Co.    E, 

6ist   Regt.,   private;   dishonorable   discharge    Nov. 

25,  1865. 
Philemon   J.    Foulboeuf,   mustered   in    Feb.   5,    1862, 

Co.  E,  6i.st  Regt.,  private;  Vet.;  discharged  July 

13,   1865,  prisoner. 
Thomas  M.   Forbush,  mustered  in  Feb.  5,  1862,  Co. 

E,  6ist  Regt.,  private;   discharged  June  27.   1862, 

disability. 
James  A.   Gentry,  mustered  in   Feb.  5.  1862,  Co.   E, 

6ist    Regt.,   private:    Vet.;    died     May    21,     1864, 

Corporal- 
James  Hayes,  mustered  in  Feb.  5,  1862,  Co.  E,  6ist 

Regt.,  private;   wounded  Shiloh,  discharged  April 

6.  1863. 
William  H.  Hart,  mustered  in   Feb.  5,  1862,  Co.   E, 

6ist    Regt.,    private;    Vet.;    promote''     '■^'    '^' 'st  . 

paroled   prisoner,   died   in  Georgia 


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PAST    AND     PRESENT    OF    GREENE    COUNTY. 


William   L.   Howard,   muslcred  in  Feb.   5,   1862,  Co. 
E,   6ist   Regt.   private;    Vet.;    mustered   out    Sept. 

8,   1865,    Sergeant. 
Clifford    Irvin,    mustered    in    Feb.    5.    1862,    Co.    E, 

6ist   Regt.,   private;   died  Aug.   24,    1863. 
Frank  Keller,  mustered  in  Feb.  5,  i86>,  Co.  E,  6ist 

Regt.,  private;   died  Aug.   14,   1863. 
John  Lownds,  mustered  in  Feb.  5.  1862,  Co.   E,  61  st 

Regt.,  private;   Vet.;   mustered  out   Sept.  8,   1865. 
James  Miller,  mustered  in  Feb.  5.  1862,  Co.   E.  61  st 

Regt.,  private :   Vet.  ;  mustered  out   June  28,   1865, 

prisoner. 
Peter  Moore,  mustered  in   Feb.   5,  1862,  Co.  E,  6ist 

Regt.,  private ;  mustered  out   Feb-  7,   1865. 
Wesley  Newman,  mustered  in  Feb.   5,    1862.   Co.   E, 

6ist    Regt.,   private;    Vet.;    mustered   out    Sept.    8, 

1865. 
William    Potts,    mustered    in    Felx    5,    1862,    Co.    E, 

6ist    Regt.,    private;    diseharged     Nov.     23.     1863, 

Serg't.,  disability. 
Simon  Stone,  mustered  in  Feb.  5,  1862,  Co.   E,  61  st 

Regt-,  private ;  mustered  out  Feb.   7,    1865. 
Robert    Seward,   mustered    in    Feb.    5,    1862,    Co.    E, 

6ist    Regt.,    private;     Vet.;     died     Andersonville 

prison,  April   15,   1865,  Gr.   12827. 
George   Scoggins,  mustered   in   Feb.   5,   1862,   Co.   E, 

6ist  Regt.,  private:   mustered  out  Feb.  7,   1865. 
Thomas  C.  M.  Snow,  mustered  in  Feb.  5,   1862,  Co. 

E,  6ist   Regt.,   private;    Vet.;   mustered   out    Sept. 

8,   1865. 
George  W.  Seward,  mustered  in  Feb.  5,  1862,  Co.  E, 

6ist    Regt.,    private;    Vet.;    mustered    out    Feb.    7, 

1865: 
Ludwell    Snow,    mustered    in    Feb.    5,    1862,    Co.    E, 

6ist   Regt.,  private;  died  May   16,   1862. 
Ira  H.  Smith,  mustered  in  Feb.  s,  1862,  Co.  E,  6ist 

Regt-,   private;   mustered   out    Feb.   7,    1865,   Corp. 
Amos    Talbott,    mustered    in    Feb.    s,    1862,    Co.    E, 

6ist  Regt.,  private;  died  June  25,   1862. 
Thomas  J.  Thompson,  mustered  in  Feb.  5,  1862,  Co. 

E,   6ist   Regt.,   private;     missing    since    battle    of 

Shiloh. 
William   Vernon,   nuistered   in   Feb.    5,    1862,   Co.   E, 

6ist  Regt.,  private;  discharged  Nov.  2^,   1862,  dis- 
ability. 
William    R.   Walker,   mustered   in   Feb-   5,    1862,    Co. 

E,  6ist  Regt.,  private;  mustered  out  Sept.  8,  1862, 

Sergeant. 
John   W.    Winckler,   luustered    in    Feb.    5,    1862,    Co. 

E,  6ist  Regt.,  private;  mustered  out  Feb.  7,   1865. 
Joel   Whitesides,'  mustered   in   Feb.    5,    1862,    Co.    E, 

6ist     Regt.,     private;     discharged,     wounded     at 

Shiloh. 
Lawrence  Carey,  mustered  in  March  7.  1862,  Co.  E, 


6ist  Regt.,  private;  discharged  July  3,  1862,  dis- 
ability. 

George  L.  Stone,  mustered  in  April  30,  1864,  Co.  E, 
6ist    Regt.,   private;    mustered   out   July    13,    1865. 

Zachary  G.  Davis,  mustered  in  April  30,  1864,  Co. 
E.  6ist  Regt.,  private;  informally  discharged  from 
14th  111.,  transferred  to  that  Regt.  April  24.   1864. 

William  J.  Hunt,  mustered  in  March,  1862,  Co.  E,, 
6ist  Regt-,  private;   deserted  March  10,   1863. 

John  Milner,  mustered  in  March,  1862,  Co.  E,  6ist 
Regt.,  private ;   deserted  Oct.   10.   1862. 

Z.  T.  McGee,  mustered  in  March  7,  1862.  Co.  E, 
6ist   Regt.,    private;    deserted    March   21,    1862. 

William   B.   Smith,   mustered  in   March   7,   1862,   Co. 

E,  6ist  Regt.,  private;  mustered  out  March  22, 
1865. 

Lorenzo  D.  Weisner,  mustered  in  March  7,  1862, 
Co.  E,  6ist  Regt.,  private;  nuistered  out  March 
22^    1865- 

Nelson  A.  Corrington.  mustered  in  Feb.  5,  1862,  Co. 

F,  6ist  Regt.,  private;  Vet.;  promoted  ist  Sergt., 
promoted   ist  Lieut.,  resigned  Aug.   5,   1865. 

Elijah   B.   Corrington,  mustered  in  Feb.  5,   1862,  Co. 

F,  6ist  Regt.,  private;  promoted   Sergt.,  promoted 

2d  Lieut.,  killed  Dec.  4,   1864- 
Isaac  N.   Corrington,  mustered  in  Fell.   5,   1862,   Co. 

F,  6ist   Regt.,   private;   discharged   .\ug.    13,    1862, 

disability. 
Nimrod  Bartlett,  mustered  in  March  7,  1862,  Co.  F, 

6i.st  Regt.,  private;   discharged  Nov.  9,   1863,  dis- 
ability. 
Dan   H.  Gilson,  mustered  in  February,   1865,  Co.   F, 

6ist    Regt.,    private;    mustered    out    September    8, 

186s- 
M.  D.  McKinney,  mustered  in  March  7,  1862,  Co.  F, 

6ist  Regt.,  private;   deserted   May  29,   1862. 
James  H.  Ruark,  mustered  in  March  7,  1862,  Co.  F, 

61  st    Regt.,   private;    Vet.;    mustered   out    Sept.    8, 

1865. 
Charles  H.  Sturman,  mustered  in  Dec.  31.  1863,  Co. 

F,  6lst  Regt.,  private;   died  July   18,   1864. 
William   B.    Taylor,   mustered   in   Feb.   5,    1865,    Co. 

G,  6ist  Regt.,  private;  promoted  ist  Lieut.;  re- 
signed Sept.  3,  1863. 

Thomas  H.  Dayton,  mustered  in  Fel).  5,  1865,  Co. 
G,  6ist  Regt.,  private;  promoted  Sergt.;  promoted 
2d  Lieut.;  promoted  1st  Lieut.;  Capt-  Co.  H, ; 
mustered  out  Sept.  8,   1865. 

Presley  T.  Rice,  mustered  in  Feb.  5,  1865,  Co.  G, 
6ist  Regt.,  private;  promoted  2d  Lieut.;  promoted 
1st   Lieut.;  mustered  out   Sept.  8,   1865. 

Jacob  L.  Marshall,  mustered  in  Feb.  5,  1862.  Co.  G, 
6ist  Regt-,  private;  promoted  2d  Lieut.;  dis- 
missed  April    13,   1863. 


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229 


James  Abiicy,  mustered  in  Feb.  5.   iSOJ,  Co.  G.  61st 

Regt..   private;    killed   accidenlally    Dee.    14.    i86j. 
Joseph    Abiicy,    mustered    in    Feb.    5.    1862.    Co.    G, 

61st   Regt..  private:  discharged  Nov.  7.   1862,   dis- 
ability. 
Rollin   S.    Austin,  mustered  in   Feb.  5.   1862,  Co.   G. 

6ist    Regt.,    private:     discharged     at     Cincinnati, 

Ohio. 
William  L.  Brook-,  nuisiered  in  Feb.  5.  18O2,  Co.  G, 

6ist  Regt..  private;  died  July  29.    1863,  Corp. 
Reuben  Carpenter,  mustered  in  Feb.  5.  1862,  Co.  Cj. 

6ist  Regt.,  private;  Vet.:  died  of  wounds  received 

Dec.  7,  1864. 
Andrew   Cummings.   mustered   in    Feb.    5.    1862,   Co. 

G.  61  st  Regt.,  private:  died  July  i.  1862. 
Noah  J-   Cummings.   mustered   in   Feb.    5.   1862,   Co. 

G,  61st    Regt.,   private:    died   of    wounds    received 

at   Shiloh. 
Jacob  C.   Cummings.  mustered  in   Feb.   5,    1862.  Co. 

G,   61st   Regt.,   private:   killed   at   Shiloh    .-Xpril   6, 

1862. 
Elias   Clark,  nnistered   in   Feb.   5.    1862.   Co.    G,  61st 

Regt..   private :   mustered  out    Feb.   7.    1865. 
Nathan   Cockrell.   mustered   in   Feb.   5,   1862,   Co.   G, 

6ist    Regt..   private;    Vet.;    nnistered   out    Sept.    8, 

1865. 
John   Cope,   mustered   in   Feb.   5.    1862,    Co.   G,  61  st 

Regt.,  private:  unofficially  reported  dead  Sept.  20, 

1862.  at  Macon,  Ga.,  while  prisoner  of  war. 
William    S.    Dayton,   mustered   in   Feb.   5,    1862,   Co. 

G,  61  st  Regt.,  private:  mustered  out  Feb.  7,   1865. 
Hasten    Davis,    mustered    in    Feb.    5,    1862,    Co.    G, 

6ist   Regt.,   private;    Vet.:    mustered  out   Sept.   8, 

1865. 
George  Epler.  nnistered  in  Feb.  5.   1862,  Co.  G,  61  st 

Regt.,    private ;    Vet. ;    discharged   July    13.   1865. 
Henry    Franby,    mustered    in    Feb.    5.    1862.    Co.    G, 

61st  Regt.,  private;  mustered  out  March  24.  1865. 
John    I).    Fleak,   mustered    in    Feb.   5.    1862,    Co.    G, 

61  st   Regt.,  private;  died  Nov.   16,   1863. 
Robert   H.   Fields,  mustered  in  Feb.  5,  1862,  Co.  G, 

6ist   Regt.,  private;   reported  deserted   .\ugust   18, 

1862. 
Joseph    Gounds,    mustered   in    Feb.    5,    1862,    Co.    G. 

61st    Regt..   private:   Vet.;    mustered  out   Sept.   8, 

1865. 
Thomas  J.  GafFiiey.  mustered  in  Feb.  5.  1862,  Co.  G. 

6ist  Regt.,  private;  discharged  Sept.  24,  1862,  dis- 
ability. 
Hezekiah    Giberson.    mustered    in    Feb.   5,    1862.    Co. 

G,  6ist  Regt..  private:  \'et. :  mustered  out  Sept.  8, 

1865. 
Samuel   Henson,  Jr..  mustered   in  Feb.  5.   1862,  Co. 

G,  6ist   Regt.,  private;  died  Jan.   14,   1862. 


Keller   Hust,  mustered   in   Feb.   5.   1862.  Co.   G.  6ist 

Regt..   private;    Sergt.,   transferred   to   Ind.    Corps, 

Sept.    I,   1863. 
John  W.   Harmon,  nnistered  in  Feb.  5.  1862,  Co.  G, 

6ist   Regt..  private;  musician,  died  May   14,   1862. 
George   A.    Harmon,   mustered   in   Feb.   5.   1862,   Co- 

G,  6ist  Regt.,  private:  mustered  out  Feb.  7,  1865. 
Thomas   Hargett.   mustered   in   Feb.   5.   1862.   Co.   G, 

()i>t    Regt.,    private:    Vet.;    mustered    out    Sept.    8, 

1805. 
James  N.  Hondashelt.  mustered  in  Feb.  5,   1862,  Co. 

(i.   6ist   Regt.,   private:   died   while   prisoner. 
James  M.  Johnnessee.  mustered  in  Feb.  5,  1862,  Co. 

G,  6ist  Regt.,  private:  nnistered  out  Feb.  7,   1865. 
Robert   H.  Jones,  mustered  in   Feb.   5,    1S62,   Co.   G, 

6ist   Regt..   private:   Vet.;   mustered   out    May   30, 

1865,  prisoner. 
Jessie    Kimball,    mustered    in    Feb.    5,    1862,    Co.    G, 

6ist   Regt.,  private;   discharged  Oct.    I,   1862,   dis- 
ability. 
Christian   Lacbmuiul.   mustered   in    Feb.   5.    1S62.    Co. 

G,   6lst    Regt.,   private;    \'et. ;    mustered    out    Sept. 

8.    1865. 
George   Lenovv  or  Lenoir,  mustered  in  Feb.  5.   1862, 

Co.  G.  6ist  Regt..  private:  reported  deserted  Aug. 

18,  1865. 
William   M.  McCalla,  mustered  in  Feb.  5.   1862.  Co- 

G.   6i-t    Regt..   private;    discharged   .\ug.   6,   1862, 

disability. 
Adam   S.  Million,  mustered   in   Feb.   5.   1862,  Co.  G, 

6lst   Regt..  private:   mustered  out    Feb.   7,    1865. 
Thomas  J.  Miller,  nnistered  in  Feb.  5.   1862,  Co.  G, 

6ist   Regt.,   private;   discharged   from   Mil.   prison 

at  e.xpiration  of  service- 
James   F.    Mattison,   mustered   in   Feb.   5,    1862,   Co. 

G.  61SI  Regt.,  private;  died  May  5,   1862. 
Robert    Owens,    mustered    in    Feb.    5,    1862,    Co.    G, 

6ist  Regt.,  private;  missing  at  Shiloh. 
Patrick   O'Kiefe.   mustered   in   Feb.   5,    1862,   Co.   G, 

61st  Regt..  private:  discharged  Feb.   11,   1863,  dis- 
ability. 
Isaac    Rayfield,    nnistered    in    Feb.    5.    1862.    Co.    G, 

6Tst   Regt.  private:   discharged   Feb.   11.   1863,   dis- 
ability. 
William   Rayfield.  nnistered  in   Feb.   5.    1862,   Co.   G, 

6ist  Regt.,  private;   \'et. ;  died  01  wounds  received 

Dec.    15,   1864. 
John  L.  Reynolds,  mustered  in  Feb.  S,  1862.  Co.  G, 

6ist  Regt..  private:  died  July   i,   1862. 
Joseph  P.  Rice,  mustered  in  Feb.  ;,  1862,  Co.  G,  61  st 
Regt..    private ;    Sergt. ;    died    Pittsburg   Landing. 
Nathaniel  L.   Rigsby,  mustered  in   Feb.  5.   1862,  Co. 

G,  6ist  Regt,  private;   Vet.;   died  of   wounds   re- 
ceived Dec.   15,  1864. 


PAST  AND  PRESENT  OF  GREENE  COUNTY. 


Henry  Richardson,  mustered  in  Feb.  5,  1862,  Co.  G, 
6ist   Regt.   private;    Corporal;    deserted   .A.ug.    14, 
1862. 
James  L.  Robinett,  mustered  in  Feb.  5.   1862,  Co.  G, 

6ist  Regt.,  private;  killed  Shiloh,  April  6,  1862. 
Simon  M.  Sander,  mustered  in  Feb.  5,  1862,  Co.  G. 
6lst    Regt.,   private;    discharged    March    ir,    1862, 
disability. 
William  H.   Scoggins.  mustered  in  Feb.  5,  1862,  Co. 
G,  6ist  Regt.,  private;  Vet.;  discharged  March  2i, 
1865. 
George   L.   Scoggins,  mustered   in   Feb.   5,   1862,   Co. 
G,  6lst   Regt.,   private;   Vet.:    mustered   out   June 
14,  1865,  was  prisoner. 

John    F.    Stines,   mustered   in   Feb.    5.    1862,    Co.    G, 

6ist    Regt..   private;    mustered   out    Sept.   8,    1865. 

David  H,   Smith,  mustered   in   Feb.   5,   1862,   Co.   G, 

6ist  Regt.,   private;   deserted  Dec.  27,  1862. 
Elisha  Stout,  mustered  in  Feb.  5,   1862,  Co.   G,  6ist 

Regt.,  private;  killed  Dec.    19,   1862. 
LeRoy    Stephenson,   mustered    in    Feb.    5,    1862,    Co. 

G,  6ist  Regt.,  private;   died   March  29,   1865. 
John  D.   Stewart,  mustered  in   Feb.   5,   1862.  Co.   G, 
6ist   Regt.,    private;    Vet.;   mustered   out    Sept.    S. 
1865. 
Daniel   Ed.  Stone,  mustered  in   Feb.  5,   1862,  Co.   G, 

6ist  Regt.  private;   died  June   i.   1862. 
William  J.  Talley,  mustered  in  Feb.  5.  1862.  Co.  G, 
6ist  Regt.  private:   \'et. ;   wounded;   mustered  out 
Sept.  8,   1865. 
Reuben  Townsend,  mustered  in  Feb.  5.  1862,  Co.  G, 

6ist  Regt.,  private;  died  July  18.   1862. 
Andrew'   J.    Thomasson,   mustered    in    Feb.    5,    1862, 
Co.   G,   6ist   Regt.,  private;   mustered   out   Feb.   7, 
186s. 
Tubba  Taylor,  mustered  in  Feb.  5,  1862,  Co.  G,  61  st 

Regt.,  private ;   mustered  out  Feb.   7,   1865. 
Phillip    Varble,    mustered    in    Feb.    5,    1862.    Co.    G. 
6ist   Regt.,   private;   Vet.;   mustered   out   Sept.    8, 
1865. 
Aaron    Briscoe,   mustered   in   Feb.   26,    1864,    Co.   G, 

6ist  Regt.,  private;  mustered  out  Sept.  8,  1865. 
Sam   Alexander,   mustered   in   Feb.   2,    1862,   Co.    G, 

6ist    Regt.,   private;    discharged    Nov.    26,    1862. 
George   Barlow,  mustered  in   Feb.   24,    1862,   Co.   G, 

6ist   Regt-,   private;    deserted   Jan.   24,    1862. 
John    Bucknell,   mustered   in   Feb.   24,    1862,    Co.    G, 
6ist  Regt.,  private;   reported  deserted   August   18, 
1862. 
Oscar    Clendenin,    mustered    in    Feb..    1862,    Co.    G, 
6ist    Regt,    private;    Vet.;    mustered    out    Sept.    8, 
1865. 
Perry  Crochett,  mustered  in   February,  1862,   Co.  G, 


6ist   Regt.,   private;    Vet.;   drowned    in    Cuinberlin 
River,   Nov.  25,   1864. 
Price  M.  Jones,  mustered  in  February,   1862,  Co.  G, 
6ist  Regt.,  private;  discharged  Dec.  23,   1862,  dis- 
ability. 
James  E.  McGovern,  mustered  in  Dec.   3.   1862,  Co. 
G,   6ist    Regt.,    private;    mustered    out    March   22, 
1865,    Sergeant. 
James  A.  Thomason.  mustered  in  Feb.  17.  1862,  Co. 
G,  6ist  Regt.  private;   reported  deserted  .\ug.   t8, 
1862. 
Napoleon   B.   Trimble,   mustered   in    February,    1862, 
Co.   G,   6ist    Regt.,   private;    discharged   Jan.   28, 
1865. 
John    Talley,    mustered    in    Oct.    18,    1864,    Co.    G, 
6ist   Regt..   private;    mustered   out    Sept.   8,    1865. 
Bainbridge  Trimble,  mustered  in  Feb.   22,   1862,  Co. 

G,  6ist  Regt.,  private;  discharged  Sept.  12,  1862. 
George  W.   Warren,  mustered  in  Feb.   17,   1865,  Co. 
G,  6ist  Regt.  private;  mustered  out  July  20,  1865. 
John  T.   Miles,  mustered  in  March  7,   1862,  Co.   H, 

61  St  Regt.,  private,  deserted  Aug.  18.  1862. 
Fielding  B.  Roberts,  mustered  in  March  7,  1862,  Co. 
H,   6ist   Regt.,  private;   Vet.;    mustered   out   May 
30.  1865.  prison. 
Samuel   D.    Eldred,   mustered   in    Sept.    i,    1862,   Co. 
H,  6ist  Regt.  private;   transferred  V.   R.   C,  Jan. 
1865,  mustered  out  Sept.  15.  1865. 
Thomas  W.   Hester,  mustered  in   Feb.  22.   1862,  Co. 

I,  6ist  Regt.,  private;  died  Dec.  21,  1S63. 
.\nthony  Vogal,   mustered  in   Sept.   30,    1864,   Co.   I, 

6ist    Regt.,    private;    unassigned. 
James   F.   Lytle,   mustered  in    Feb.   22,    1862,   Co.   I, 

6ist  Regt.,  private;  died  March  2i,  1862. 
Thomas  J.   Murry.   mustered  in  March   i,   1862,   Co. 

I,  6ist  Regt.  private;  died  May  24,  1862. 
Seth    B.    Smith,   mustered   in    Feb.   25.    1862,   Co.    I, 

6ist  Regt.,  private;   died  July   13,   1862, 
Parm    Thaxton,    mustered    in    Feb.    7,    1862,    Co.    I, 
6ist  Regt.,  private;  musician;  discharged  Feb.   11, 
1863;  Vet.  in  Co.   B,  1861. 
John    W.    Tucker,    mustered    in    Feb.,    1862,    Co.    I, 
6ist   Regt.,   private;    Vet.;    mustered   out    Sept.   8, 
1865,    Corp. 
Franz    Aber,    mustered    in    ISIarch    14,    1862,    Co.'    I, 
6ist    Regt.,   private;    Vet.;   mustered    out    Sept.    8, 
1865. 
Pat.    Caldwell,    nuistered    in    June   21,    1862,    Co.    I, 
6ist  Regt.,  private;  mustered  out  March  24,  1865. 
Christ  IMcGaughey,  mustered  in  Feb.  15,  1862,  Co.  I, 
6ist  Regt.,  private;  mustered  out  March   14,   1865. 
T.   B.  }iIontgomery,  mustered  in  June  2\.   1862,   Co- 

I,  6ist  Regt..  private;   deserted  Feb.  24.   1864. 
John    Miller,    mustered    in    March    28,    1862,    Co.    I, 


r.\ST    AXn     TRESEXT    OF    GREENE    COUXTY. 


6l?t    Regt.,    private;    reported    deserted    Aug.    18, 

1862. 
Nicholas  Rider,  mustered  in  March  26,  186.2,  Co.   I, 

6ist  Regt.,  private;  mustered  out  March  24,  1865. 
Charles    Potter,    mustered    in    Feb.    2,    1862,    Co.    I, 

private ;    unassigned. 
F.    B.   Thompson,   mu.-tered    in    March   z.    1862.    Co. 

I.    6ist     Regt..    private:    dishonorable    discharged 

Sept.  6.  1863;  Gen.  Court  Marshal. 
Nicholas    Marsh,    mustered    in    March.   2,    1S62,   Co. 

I.   61  St   Regt.,  private;   unassigned. 
Samuel  .\.  Carrico,  mustered  in  March  2.  1865.  Co. 

I,   6ist   Regt.,   private;   unassigned;    mustered   out 

June  3.   1865. 


The  61st  Illinois  \'olunteer.s  wa.s  organ- 
ized at  Carrollton,  Illinois,  February  5, 
1862,  by  Colonel  Jacob  Fry,  of  Greene  coun- 
ty. February  21  the  incomplete  regiment 
moved  to  Benton  Barracks,  Missouri,  where 
the  organization  was  completed,  and  Novem- 
ber 26  emliarkcd  tor  Pittsbin"g  Landing'. 
C)n  arri\'ing  March  30,  were  assigned  to  the 
brigade  of  Col.  Madison  Miller,  Division  nt 
Gen.  B.  M.  Prentiss:  about  8  o'clock  .\.  M. 
the  regiment,  400  strong,  formed  line  to  re- 
ceive the  first  heavy  onset  of  the  Confeder- 
ates, in  the  notable  battle  of  Shiloh,  Tennes- 
see; after  ha\ing  repeatedly  repulsed  the 
enemy,  tiie  whole  division  was  forced  back  a 
slKtrt  distance,  then  taken  to  support  a  bat- 
tery, then  to  suiiport  (ieneral  Hmdbut  at 
Bloody  I'ond.  later  to  the  support  of  another 
battery,  later  when  almost  surrounded  with 
the  remainder  of  the  army  at  the  Flornet's 
Nest,  withdrew  to  the  siege  guns  near  the 
river  where  new  lines  were  formed  :  darkness 
coming  on.  the  slaughter  ceased  for  the  day. 
In  the  early  morning  hostilities  were  re- 
newed and  the  enemy  driven  from  the  field. 
The  6 1  St  lost  80  men  in  killed  and  wounded, 
thus  another  contribution  of  Greene  county's 
sons  to  restore  the  Union,  .\pril  iS.  was 
assigned  to  First  Brigade.  Third  Division; 
May  2  Brigadier-General  Jdlin    .\.    Logan 


took  command  of  the  Division,  and  was  suc- 
ceeded on  the  6th  by  (ieneral  Judah.  Next 
moved  to  Bethel,  to  Jackson,  and  to  Bolivar, 
Tennessee;  September  16,  moved  by  way  of 
Jackson  to  Brownsville.  Miss.,  returned  to 
Bolivar  alter  battle  of  luka.  September  25. 
December  20.  Colonel  bry.  with  a  small 
squad  were  ciiplured  at  Trenton;  December 
19,  the  Brigade  with  240  men  of  the  6ist 
were  engaged  at  Salem  Cemetery,  repulsed 
the  enemy,  then  retiuned  to  Bolivar;  May 
3 1 ,  1863.  the  regiment  being  i)art  of  the  ifnh 
.\rniy  Corps,  moved  to  Mempliis,  then  to 
\'icksburg.  June  4,  accompanied  expedition 
up  Yazoo  River,  landing  at  Satartia ;  moved 
to  Mechanicsl)urg,  to  Hines  Bluff,  June  20; 
to  Snyders  Bluff.  Lieut-Col.  I'ry  having 
resigned.  Major  ( )hr  was  proniDtcd  Lieut. - 
Col.,  and  mined  to  Black  Rixer  Bridge,  re- 
turned to  Snyder's  Bluff;  mi  17th  moxed  to 
Helena.  Arkansas;  moved  to  Clarendon, 
Duvall's  Bluff':  to  Brownsville:  to  Little 
Rock,  having  skirmishes  frecjuently  on  these 
movements.  The  6ist  remained  in  Arkan- 
sas until  August  16,  1864,  enough  of  the 
regiment  re-enlisted  to  maintain  a  veteran 
organization:  March  20,  Company  K  joined 
the  regiment  from  Camp  Butler,  Illinois, 
making  the  full  complement  of  ten  compan- 
ies. .\ugust  14.  1864,  the  veterans  started 
for  Illinois  on  furlough,  leaving  Company 
K  recruits  and  non-veterans  at  Duvall's 
Bluff'.  .\t  expiration  of  furlough,  the  6ist 
St.  Louis,  companies  B.  D  and  Ci.  were  sent 
to  Chester.  Illinois,  where  they  remained 
until  October  14.  when  they  joined  the  regi- 
ment at  St.  Louis,  Missouri:  later  the  regi- 
ment chased  bushwhackers  through  northern 
Missouri,  returned  to  St.  Louis,  then  to 
I'aducah.  Ky..  then  November  24.  to  Nash- 
ville. Tenn..  then  to  Murfreesboro;  De- 
cember 4.  engaged  the  enemy  at  Overall's 


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PAST  AND  PRESENT  OF  GREENE  COUNTY, 


Creek,  three  miles  frdin  Murfreesboro ;  De- 
cember 7.  another  engagement  at  Cedars, 
capturing  the  colors  of  a  Florida  regiment : 
December  12.  the  regiment,  175  strong,  with 
other  small  detachments  was  sent  with  a 
railroad  train  to  Stephenson.  Alabama,  for 
supplies;  on  their  return,  alxnit  2  A.  ]\I.  Dec. 
15,  eight  miles  out  frcmi  camp,  the  command 
was  attacked  by  a  superior  force  under  l''or- 
rest,  who  tore  up  the  track  and  dro\e  the 
small  force  of  guards  from  the  train,  who 
had  already  sustained  heaxy  loss.  Among 
the  killed  was  Lieut.  Lorenzo  J.  Aliner,  of 
Company  P>,  a  most  admirable  young  officer; 
Col.  J.  B.  Nulton.  commanding  the  left 
wing,  halted  his  men  ( m  being  reinforced  by 
a  battery,  returned  and  recaptured  the  train 
and  brought  it  safely  to  Murfreesboro.  This 
about  ended  the  fighting  of  the  6ist:  P>b- 
ruarv  4.  1865,  the  scattered  parts  of  the  regi- 
ment were  reunited;  ?^Iarch  2\.  1865.  the 
61  St  moved  to  Franklin.  Tennessee.  Col.  J. 
B.  Nulton  assumed  command  of  the  post; 
Capt.  Daniel  S.  Keeley  took  command  of  the 
regiment ;  late  in  Jinie  a  number  of  other  de- 
tachments were  joined  to  the  61st.  filling  its 
ranks,  entitling  the  regiment  to  a  colonel. 
When  J.  B.  Nulton  received  his  commission 
as  colonel  and  Captain  Daniel  S.  Keeley  pro- 
moted major,  Colonel  Nulton  was  sent  by 
General  George  H.  Thomas  to  negotiate  the 
surrender  of  the  noted  Duvall  McNairy  to- 
gether with  his  command ;  September  8.  the 
6 1st  was  mustered  out  at  Nashville,  Tennes- 
see; on  September  27,  the  boys  received  their 
discharge  and  scattered  to  their  resiiective 
homes. 

David  S.  Martin,  mustered  in  Feb.  14,  1863,  Co.  C. 
62d  Regt.,  private;  mustered  out  Feb.  18,  1865. 

Charles  Robinson,  mustered  in  Feb.  19,  1865.  Co.  C. 
62d  Regt..  private ;  transferred  to  Co.  F,  consoli- 
dated;  discharged  May  23.  1865,  disability. 


George  ¥.  Moore,  mustered  in  Feb.  27.  1863,,  Co.  C, 

64th  Regt..  private.     Died  Jan.  31,  1865. 
James  Ingland,  mustered  in  Dec.  31,  1863,  Co.  C,  64,thi 

Regt..  private ;  mustered  out  Jan.  27,  1865. 
Wm.    Edwards,    mustered    in    Dec.    5,    i86r,    Co.    A,. 

f:6th   Regt.,   private:   veteran;   mustered  out   July 

7.  1865. 
Owen  Mullen,  mustered  in  Dec.  5,  i85i.  Co.  A,  66th 

Regt,.  private  ;  veteran  ;  mustered  out  July  7.  1865. 
James    Hudson,    mustered    in    July    4.    1862.    Co.    I, 

70th  Regt.,   Captain  three   months ;  mustered  out 

Oct.  23,   1862. 
George  Wildeboore,  mustered  in  July  4,  1862,  Co.  I, 

70th  Regt.,  1st  Lieut,  three  months;  mustered  out 

Oct.  23.  1862. 
.\ble  .\llen,  mustered  in  July  4.   1862.  Co.  T.  private 

three  months;  mustered  out  Oct.  2^,  1S62. 
Wm.   Bratten,  mustered  in  July  4,   1862,  Co.  I,  70th 

Regt.,   private   three   months ;   mustered  out   Oct. 

2}.  1862. 
Chas.  T.  Hill,  nuistered  in  July  4.  1862.  Co.  I.  70th 

Regt.,   private   three   months;   mustered   out   Oct. 

23.   1862. 
Columbus  Harrison,  mustered  in  July  4.  1862.  Co.  I, 

70th   Regt..   private   three   months ;   mustered   out 

Oct.  2},.  1862. 
llarvy  Hudson,  nuistered  in  July  4,  1862,  Co.  I,  70th 

Regt.,   private   three   months ;   mustered   out   Oct. 

2T,.  1862. 
Martin  Hester,  mustered  in  July  4.  1862.  Co.  9.  70th 

Regt..   private   tliree   months;   mustered   out   Oct. 
2^.  1862. 
Wni.    P.    Hudson,   mustered    in   July   4,    1862.    Co.    I, 

70th    Regt.,   private   three   months ;    mustered   out 

Oct.  2T,.  1862. 
Levi  England,  mustered  in  July  26,  1862,  Co.  G.  71st 

Regt..  private;  mustered  out  Oct.  29,  1862;  three 

months. 


NINETY-FIRST    ILLINOIS    VOLUNTEERS. 

John  C.  Sargent,  mustered  in  Oct.  4.  1861,  91st  Regt., 

1st    Lieut.,    promoted    Chaplain;    mustered    out 

l\Iay  19,  1864. 
George   S.   Gosnell.   mustered   in   Sept.   8.   1861.  gist 

Regt.,   musician ;   mustered  out  July   12,   1865. 
Ebeneer  J.  Pearce,  mustered  in  Sept.  8,  1861,  Co.  G, 

gist  Regt..  Sergt. ;  promoted  2d  Lieut. ;  promoted 

to  1st  Lieut.;  promoted  to  Captain;  mustered  out 

July  12.  1865. 
John  C.  Gillespie,  mustered  in  Sept.  8.   1862,  Co.  G, 

91st  Regt.;   Corporal;   died  Oct.   12.   1862. 


I'AST    AND     PRESEXT    OF    GREEXE    COUXTY. 


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James  D.  Boodhoiisc.  mustered  in  Sept.  8.   t8()-;.  Co. 

G.  gist  Regt. ;  Captain;  resigned  Oct.  25,  1862. 
Wm.  Masters,  mustered  in  Sept.  8.  1862,  Co.  G,  91st 

Regt.;  Corporal;  discharged  March  14.  1865.  dis- 
ability. 
John  Wilson,  mustered  in  Sept.  8,  1862,  Co.  G,  91st 

Regt.;   2d   Lieut.;   promoted  to    ist   Lieut.;   pro- 
moted to  Captain :  discharged  Jan.  29,  1865. 
Jas.  B.  .Askins,  mustered  in  Sept.  8.  1862.  Co.  G,  91st 

Rtgt.,  private ;  mustered  out  July   12,  1865. 
John  W.  Goodall.  mustered  in  Sept.  8.  1862.  Co.  G, 

gist    Regt.,    Sergt. ;    proi.ioted^  hospital    steward 

from   1st  Lieut.;  mustered  out  July  12,   1865. 
George    Brown,   mustered   in    Sept.   8,    1862,   Co.   G. 

91st   Regt.,  private;   mustered  out  July   12.    1865. 
Isaac  W..   Oaks,   mustered  in   Sept.  8,   1862,   Co.   G, 

91st  Regt.,  Sergt.;  promoted  2d  Lieut.;  promoted 

1st  Lieut.;  resigned  Nov.   12,  1863. 
Joseph  .A.mbrose,  mustered  in  Sept.  8.   1862,  Co.  G, 

gist  Regt.,  private;  mustered  out  July  12,  1865. 
Fletcher  F.  Clark,  mustered  in  Sept.  8,  1862,  Co.  G, 

gist  Regt.,  Sergt.;  promoted  2d  Lieut.;  mustered 

out  July  12,  1865. 
John  Brown,  mustered  in  Sept.  8,   1862,  Co.  G,  gist 

Regt.,  private ;   mustered  out  July   12,   1865. 
James  Allen,  mustered  in  Sept.  S,  1862,  Co.  G,  91st 

Regt.,    Corporal;    mustered    out    July     12.     1865. 

Sergt. 
John   H.   Bcnner,   mustered   in   Sept  8,   1862,  Co.   G, 

91st  Regt.,  private;   mustered  out  July   12,   1865. 
Thos.  L.   Pankey,  mustered  in  Sept.  8.  1862.  Co.  G, 

91st  Regt.,  Corporal;  died  at  Carrolltun.  111..  Jan. 

16.   1864. 
John  T.   Barnes,  mustered  in   Sept.  8,   1862,  Co.  G. 

gist   Regt..  private;   transferred  to  Co.   K,  28th; 

mustered  out  Oct.  17,  1865. 
John   Selley,  mustered  in  Sept.  8.   1862.  Co.  G.  91st 

Regt..    Corporal  ;    mustered    out    July     12,     1865, 

Sergt. 
Wm.   Blair,   mustered   in   Sept.  8.    1862.   Co.  G.  gist 

Regt..  private;  mustered  out  June  17.   1865.  pris- 
oner. 
Fred  Barnett,  mustered  in  Sept.  8.  1862,  Co.  G.  gist 

Regt..  private ;  mustered  out  Oct.  23,  1865. 
John  Bethard,  mustered  in  Sept.  8,  1862,  Co.  G,  gist 

Regt.,  private;  di.scharged  May  4,  t86.^,  disability. 
Francis  M.  Bingham,  mustered  in  Sept.  8,  1862,  Co. 

G,  91st  Regt.,  private;  died   Nov.   14,   186,?. 
George   Bowers,   mustered   in    Sept.  8,   1862,   Co    G, 

gist  Regt.,  private;  mustered  out  July  12,  1865. 
James  L.  Bandy,  mustered  in   Sept.  8,   1862,  Co.  G, 

gist  Regt.,  private:  mustered  out  July  12.   1865. 


W.  S.  Clark,  mustered  in  Sept.  8.  1862.  Co.  G,  gist 
Regt..  private;   discharged  April   14,   186,3. 

Chas.  P.  Cole,  mustered  in  Sept.  8,  1862,  Co.  G,  91st 
Regt.,  private;  mustered  out  April  14,  1863. 

Robert  Dobson,  mustered  in  Sept.  8,  1862,  Co.  G,  91st 
Regt.,  private;  discharged  March  2^.  1863,  disa- 
bility. 

John  Crabtree,  mustered  in  Sept.  18.  1862.  Co.  G, 
gist  Regt..  private;  deserted  July  9.   1863. 

Cyrus  Green,  mustered  in  Sept.  8.  1862.  Co.  G,  gist 
Regt..  private;  discharged  .Xpril  24.  1863.  disa- 
bility. 

John  T.  Daugherty.  mustered  in  Sept.  8,  1862,  Co. 
(I.  91st  Regt..  private;  mustered  out  July  12.  1865. 

\V.  .\.  Crabtree.  mustered  in  Sept.  8.  1862.  Co.  A, 
gist  Regt.,  private;  promoted  hospital  steward; 
mustered  out  July  12,  1865. 

Jas.  F.  Davidson,  mustered  in  Sept.  8,  1862,  Co.  G, 
gist  Regt.,  private;  mustered  out  July  12,  1865. 

.Augustus  Greenwalt,  mustered  in  Sept.  8,  1862,  Co. 
G.  gist  Regt..  private;  mustered  out  July  12,  1865. 

Ernest  Eggert.  mustered  in  Sept.  8.  1862.  Co.  G.  gist 
Regt..  private;  discharged  .April  25.  1864.  disa- 
bility. 

Alexander  Edwards,  tnustered  in  Sept.  8,  1862,  Co. 
G,  gist  Regt.,  private;  mustered  out  July  12,  1865. 

Co.\ir.\xv   G.  gisT   Regi.ment. 
Date  of  musti-r  in.  Sept.  8.  1862. 

George  Guthrie,  private,  mustered  out  July   12,   1865, 

as  wagoner. 
John  Edwards,  private,  nnistered  out  July   12.   1865. 
Alfred    \\'.   Hcaton,    private.   nnistere<l   out   July   2g. 

1865. 
Robert  Holt,  private,  absent,  sick,  at  muster  out  July 

12.   1865. 
I".    M.   Gilniore.   private,   deserted    Dec.   .30.    1S62. 
Wiley  L.  Gilmare,  private,  transferred  Co.   D,  28th  ; 

absent  .sick,  at  muster  out. 
David    Linderman.    private,    mustered    out    July    12, 

1865. 
Ed    Hunter,    private,    mustered    out    July    12,    1865, 

Sergt. 
Austin  J.  Lakin.  private,  discharged  Oct.   14.  1S63. 
David   Heaton.  private,  mustered  out   July   12.   i8(i,,. 

Corporal. 
George  A.  Lee.  private,  died  Dec.  16,  1863. 
David    iL    Husted,    private,    mustered    out    July    12, 

1865,  Corporal. 
Robert  B.  Meek,  private,  mustered  out  July  12.  i8()5. 
John   Hyler.  private,  mustered  out  July   u.    1865. 


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PAST    AND    PRESENT    OF    GREENE    COUNTY. 


Joseph   Millies,   private,   mustered  out  June  3,   1S65. 
Rob't  B.  Hicks,  private,  mustered  in  July   12,   1865, 

Corporal. 
S.  B.  McBridc.  private,  mustered  out  July  12,   1865. 

Corporal. 
Nathaniel   J.   McMahan,   private,  mustered   out   July 

12,  1865.  Corporal. 
Win.    ^Miller,   private,    died    at    Manchester    Feb.   22, 

1863. 
Thomas  ^IcCabe,  private,  deserted  Dec.  30,  1862. 
Robert  Johnson,  private,  mustered  out  July  12,  1865. 
George   W.    Mci\Iahaii,   private,    mustered    out    July 

21,  1865. 
Robert  D.  Neal,   Sergt.,  mustered  out  July  12,   1865. 
Charles  .  .eely.  private,  transferred  to  Co.  C.  28th  111. 

consolidated,  mustered  out  Aug.  15,  1865. 
John  R.  Johnson,  private,  discharged   Nov.  6,   1862, 

disability. 
Elisha  Ogle,  private,  mustered  out  June  3.   1865. 
James  F.  Keller,  private,  mustered  out  July  12.  1865. 
Thomas  W.  Pritchett,  private,  mustered  out  July  12. 

1865,  Corporal. 
S.  F.  McPherson,  private,  mustered  out  }\Iay  2.  1865. 
Wm..  M.  H.  Pinkerton,  private,  died  Sept.  24,  1863. 
John  K.  ?iIoore,  private,  mustered  out  July  12,  1865. 
Wm.   Reno,  private,  mustered  out  July   12.   1865. 
T.   M.   Pope,  private,  transferred   Co.   K  28th ;  mus- 
tered out  Nov.  14,  1865. 
J.  M.  Smith,  private,  mustered  out  July  12.  1865. 
James  V.  Pope,  private,  discharged  July  30,  1864. 
Alanson  A.  Shumway,  private,  died  Oct.  3,  1863. 
Israel   Strait,  private,  deserted  Dec.  30,  1862. 
W.   W.   Thaxton.   private,   discharged   Aug.  6,    1S64. 

disability. 
John  Roberts,  private,  mustered  out  July  12,  1865. 
J.  C.  Tetterton.  private,  mustered  out  Oct.  7,  1865. 
Norman    F.    Smith,   private,    mustered   out   July    12. 

1865. 
Jesse  Smith,  private,  died  Nov.  18,   1863. 
John  Simons,  private,  discharged  Alarch   13,  1S63. 
R.   ]\I.   Thaxton,   private,   deserted   Dec.  30,   1862. 
Francis    M.    Wallis.   private,   mustered   out   July    12, 

1865. 
Rowell  Vinyard.  private,  died  Nov.  28.  1863 :  Brown- 

ville,  Tex. 

Date  of  iiiiislcr  in.  March  8,  1S65. 

Isaac  David.son,  private,  transferred  to  Co.  K.  28th 
111.,  reorganized ;  mustered  out  March  7,  1866. 

Wm.  C.  Ferguson,  private,  transferred  to  Co.  K,  28th 
111.,  reorganized  ;  mustered  out   March  7.   1866. 

Francis   M.   Kirkpatrick.   private,  transferred   to   Co. 


K.  28th  111.,  reorganized;  mustered  out  March  7, 

1866. 
Patrick  McElroy,  private,  transferred  to  Co.  K,  28th 

111.,   reorganized;   mustered  out  March  7,   1866. 
Elisha  Maberry,  private,  transferred  to  Co.  K,  28th 

111.,  reorganized ;  mustered  out  March  7,  1866. 
Nicholas  H.  Steannitt,  private,  transferred  to  Co.  K, 

28th    III.,    reorganized;    niustei^d    out    ]March    7, 


Company   H,   qist   Regiment. 

Ihitc  of  Muster  ill.  Scf't.  8.  1862. 

Jordan   Larkin,  Captain,  dismissed  March  i,  1863. 
Joseph   A.   Wells,    Sergt..  promoted   jst   Lieut.,  pro- 
moted Captain ;  mustered  out  July  12,  1865. 
James  Coates,   ist  Lieut.,  resigned  Oct.  23,  1863. 
Massy    Cox,    Corporal,   promoted    Sergt. ;    promoted 

1st  Lieut. ;  mustered  out  July  12,  1865. 
John  Jones,  2d  Lieut.,  resigned  Sept.  16.  1863. 
Wm.  L.  Wells,  Sergt.,  promoted  2d  Lieut. ;  mustered 

out   Sergt.   July   12,   1865. 
Anderson  Wells,  Sergt.,  mustered  out  July  12.  1865, 

as  private. 
Wm.   Wilkinson.  Sergt.,   deserted  April  30,   1S63. 
Wm.  F.  Wood,  Sergt.,  died  of  wounds  Jan.  13.  1863. 
Wm.   H.  Hall,  Sergt.,  deserted  April  9.   1863. 
Francis  M.  Gurley,  Corporal,  deserted  JMarch  4.  1863. 
Riley  C.  Lovelace,  Corporal,  deserted  March  4,  1863. 
Robert    Henry,   Corporal,    discharged   Jan.    14.    1864, 

disability. 
John    W.    Jones,    Corporal    Corporal,    mustered    out 

July  13.   1865. 
George   W.   Garrison,    Corporal,    mustered    out    July 

13,  1865.  Sergt. 
Peter  Smith,   Corporal,  mustered  out  July   13.   1865, 

as  private. 
Francis  M.  Smith.  Corporal,  reduced;  deserted  July 

8.  1863. 
Ed  E.  Almon,  musician,  mustered  out  July  12.  1S65. 
Henry  Bandy,  private,  died  May  31,    1864. 
Newman   C.   Bandy,  private,  veteran,   transferred  to 

Co.  C,  28th  111.,  reorganized;  mustered  out  March 

T5.  1866. 
Andrew  Berlinc.  private,  died  .Aug.   13.   1863. 
Jas.  M.  Beverly,  private,  mustered  out  June  24,  1865, 

Corporal. 
Henry   Brently.   private,   deserted  Jan.    10.    1863- 
Samuel   S.   Beaman,  private,   deserted  Jan.    10.   1863. 
George  Brant,  private,  discharged  Feb.  16.  1865.  dis- 
ability. 
Felix   Brown,   private,   mustered  out.  June  26.    1S65. 


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Robert   H.   Boyd,  private,  deserted  June  24,   1863. 
Andrew    J.    Carter,    private,   mustered   out   July    12, 

1865. 
Alexander  Cunihy.  private,  discharged  May  20.  1S64. 

disability. 
George  W.  Cunningham,  private,  mustered  out  July 

12,   1865,  Corporal. 
James  Comer,  private,  died  Dec.  30.   1862. 
David   G-   Cole,   private,   deserted  June  6,   1863. 
John   Criswell,  private,  mustered  out  July   12,   1865. 
Lewis   Deshazer,  private,   discharged   Aug.  29,   1863, 

disability. 
James  Deeds,  private,  mustered  out  July   12.  1865. 
Mathew    Dorman,    private,    mustered    out    July    u, 

1865,  Corporal. 
William  Dagley,  private,  veteran,  transferred  to  Co. 

G,  28th  111.,  consol.,  mustered  out  March  3,   1866. 
Elias    Dagley,   private,    veteran,    transferred    to    Co. 

G,   28   111.   consol.,   mustered   out    March   3,    1866. 
James    M.    Edwards,    private,    discharged    Feb.    2, 

1865,  disability. 
Edward  E.  Edwards,  private,  nni^tertd  out  July   ij, 

1865. 
William   H.    Edwards,   private,   died    Xov.    18,    1864, 

Brazos,    Santiago. 
George    W.    Edwards,    private,    transferred    Co.    28, 

111.    in    confinement    for   desertion    at    muster   out. 
George  H.  Fry,  private,  deserted  March  4,  1863. 
Peter    Geis,    private,    mustered    out    July    12,    1865, 

sergeant. 
James  Gaskil,  private,  discharged  Oct.  29,  1864,  dis- 
ability. 
James   Gardenhire,   private,  trans.    Co.    D,   28th    111-, 

mustered  out   Nov.  28,   1865. 
Pleasant  Grimes,  private,  mustered  out  July  12,  1865. 
Benjamin   S.  Hughs,   private,  deserted  Oct.  4.   1862. 
James  R.  Henson,  private,  died  Oct.  20,  1862. 
Riley  Hamilton,  private,  died  Sept.  25,   1863. 
Isaac   Henson,   private,   killed   Dec.   27,    1862. 
Jasper    N.    Hogan,    private,    nnistercd    out    Julv    12, 

1865. 
Robert    F.    Henson,   private,    nnistered    out   Julv    12, 

1865. 
William   L.    Hazlcwood,   private,   died   July  8,    1864. 
George  T.  Hazlewood,  private,  died  May  4,   1864. 
Martin    D.    Hazelwood.   private,   mustered ,  out    July 

12.    1865. 
Stephen  Hiet,  private,  discharged  May  26.  1865,  dis- 
ability. 
John  Hancock,  private,  transferred  Co.  K,  mustered 

out   May  29,    1865. 
John   Johnson,   private,   deserted    March    10,    1863. 
James  Link,  private,  died   Nov.   19,   1863. 
James  C-  Lewis,  private,  died  June  22,   1864. 


John  Morrison,  private,  deserted  March  4,  1863. 
George  Martin,  private,  transferred  Co.  C,  28th  111.,. 

mustered  out  March   15.   1865,  corporal. 
Benjamin   D.   Martin,   private,   died   June   5.    1864. 
Reuben  Martin,  private,  mustered  out  July  12,  1865. 
Sylvester  Moore,  private,  mustered  out  July  12,  1865. 
Jeremiah  Moore,  private,  absent,  sick  at  muster  out. 
Daniel    J.    Marsh,    private,    mustered    out    July    12, 

1865. 
Benjaman  Ogle,  private,  died  May  6,   1864. 
Squire    R.    Prior,    private,    transferred    Co.    E,   28th 

reorganization,  mustered  out   Feb.    15,   1866. 
Meredith     Pointer,    private    mustered    out    July    12, 

1865,    corporal. 
John    A.    Ferine,   private,   deserted   Oct.    i.    1862. 
William  G.  Re.xroat,  private,  deserted  Jan.   10.  1863. 
John    Rains,   private,   mustered   out  July   12,    1865. 
Jacob    Shinwault,    private,    mustered    out    June    15, 

1865. 
SmiUy   E.    Skinner,   private,   absent,   sick   at   muster 

out. 
James   Sikes,  private,  deserted  July  8,   1863. 
John  W.   Scott,  private,  died  Jan.   10,   1863.  wounds. 
John  C.  Wells,  private,  died  July  9,   1863. 
William   H.  Wiggins,  private,  transferred  \'.   R.   C, 

mustered  out  July   18,   1865. 
William   Scott,  private,  died  Feb.   10,   1865. 
Henry    E.    Wood,   private,    transferred    Co.    C,   28th 

III.,  reorganization,   mustered  out   .March    15,   1866. 
Edward    Martin,    private,    deserted    -March    7.    1864, 

disability. 
Samuel  F.  M.  Hicks,  private,  deserted  Jan.   10.  1S63. 
John    Pickett,   private,   mustered   out   July    12.    1865. 
Windfield   F.    Strickland,  private,  died   Oct.  4.   1862^ 

at   Carrollton,   111. 
James   Brissay.  mustered  in  March  29,  1865,  Co.   H,. 

91st  Regt.,  private;  transferred  to  Co.  E,  28th  111. 

reorganization:  mustered  out   March   15.   1866. 


Date  of  Muster  in.  Feb 


1865. 


William   Crane,   private,   transferred   to   Co.   E,   28th 

111.,    discharged   Jan.   29,    1866. 
John    Gorings,   private,   transferred    to   Co,    G,   28th 

III.,  mustered  out  Jan.  31,   i865. 
Jacob  R.   Hazelwood,  private,  transferred  to  Co.  E, 

28th    111.,  never  reported. 
Jacob    Hazelwood,    private,    trans.    Co,    E,   mustered 

out  Jan.   13,  1866- 
William  Hazelwood,  private,  trans.  Co.  G,  mustered 

out  Jan.  13,  1866. 
William    P.    Hitch,  mustered   in   Sept.   16,    1862.   Co. 

H,    91st    Regt,,    private;    musiered    out    July    12,. 

1865. 


^6 


PAST    AND    PRESENT    OF    GREENE    COUNTY 


KichoHs  Evermont,  mustered  in  Sept.   i6,   1S62,  Cor- 
poral, deserted  Jan.  10,  1863. 
Joseph  Vinyard,  mustered  in  June  17,  1863,   Co.   H, 

91st  Regt.,  trans.  Co.  G.  28th,  mustered  out  March 

15,  1866. 
John   R.    Vinyard   mustered   out   Feb.    11,    1864,    Co. 

K,  91st  Regt.,  private:  trans,  to  Co.   G,  28th   111., 

died  Jan.  29,   1866. 

Company  I — 91  st  Regt. 

Date  of  muster  in.  SeM-  18,  1862. 

.Slocuni  H.  Culver,  captain,  resigned  March  10,   1863. 
Robert  Dennis,  ist  Lieut,  promoted  Capt..  mustered 

out  July  12.  1865. 
Theo    P.    Hackney,   2d    Lieut.,    promoted    ist    Lieut, 

resigned   Aug.   II,   1863. 
Jno  S.  Judd,  sergeant,  promoted  1st  Lieut,  discharged 

Jan.   19,    1865. 
Samuel  Martin,  seregant,  promoted   1st  Lieut.,  mus- 
tered out  July  12,  1865. 
Thos.    M.    Wallace,    sergeant,    promoted    2d    Lieut., 

resigned   Sept.   19.   1863. 
Warren   L.    Monroe,    sergeant,    promoted    2d    Lieut., 

mustered  out  July   12.   1865. 
"Wesley  C.  Peter,  sergeant,  died  Aug.  21,  1863. 
William    B.    Shanklin,   corporal,    mustered   out    July 

12,    1865.   sergeant. 
William  Hawk,  corporal,  mustered  out  July  12,  1865. 
Thomas  A.  Bell,  corporal,  mustered  out  July  12,  1865. 

Sergeant. 
John  R.  Tonery,  corporal,  discharged  ^Nlarch  24,  1863. 
William   P.    Smith,   corporal,    discharged   March   24, 

1863,  Sergeant. 
Levi    Fuller,    corporal    transfercd    \'olunteer    Relief 

Corps  Aug.   ID,   1864. 
William  L.  Lawrence,  corporal,  discharged   May  2}, 

1865. 
Aaron  O.  Vosseller,  corporal,  mustered  out  July  12, 

1865,  sergeant. 
Joseph   Seavy,  musician,  discharged  INIarch   14,   1863. 
Amasa  Armstrong,  private,  died  Oct.  5,   1863. 
Finisa    Armstrong,    private,    mustered   out    July    12, 

1865. 
George   Armstrong,   private,    mustered   out   Julv    12, 

1865. 
Rollin  J.  .\danis,  private,  discharged  March  29,  1863. 
George    R.    Adams,    private,    mustered   out   July    12, 

i86s. 
Stephens   Andrews,    private,    mustered   out    May    13, 

1865. 
Daniel  Allen,  private,  mustered  out  June  28,  1865. 
Joseph  Allen,  private,   discharged  Feb.  8,   1865. 


James   M.  Allen,  Jr.,  private,  mustered  out  July   12, 

1 865. 
William  P.  Allen,  private,  mustered  out  July  12,  1865. 
Wesley  R.  Bates,  private,  discharged  Nov.  30,  1862. 
W.  H.  Buggus.  private,  mustered  out  July  12,  1865. 
John   J.    Bell,   private,    mustered   out   July    12,    1S65, 

Corporal. 
Philip  Brantzell,  private,  mustered  out  July   12,   1S65. 
Charles   Brown,  private,  deserted  Jan.   10,   1S63. 
James  C.   Baker,  private,  died  April  27.  1863. 
Silas  H.  Bacon,  private,  mustered  out  July  12,   1865. 
William    P.    Ballard,  private,   mustered   out  July   12, 

1865. 
Calvin  N.  Baker,  private,  mustered  out  July  12.  1865. 
Isaac  Barnett,  private,  transfered  Co.  C,  28th,  mus- 
tered out  Nov.  23,   1865. 
Peter  R.  Benear,  private,  mustered  out  July  12,  1865. 
William  Beathard,  private,  died  Dec.  17,  1862. 
Alfred  F.  Conway,  private,  discharged  Jan.  6,  1864. 
James  Cullimore,  private,  mustered  out  July  12,  1865. 
William  A.  Cullimore.  private,  mustered  out  July  12, 

1865. 
Jacob   H.    Coleman,   private,   mustered   out   July    12, 

1865. 
Manland  Craig,  private,  mustered  out  July   12,  1865. 
James  W.  Campbell,  private,  discharged  July  12,  1863, 

corporal. 
Ralph    Dodsworth,    private,    mustered    out    July    12, 

1865. 
Gilbert    J.    Delaney,   private,    mustered    out    July    12, 

1865. 
Benjamin  F.  Dinwiddie,  private,  died  July  17,   1864. 
Isaac    N.    Fisher,   private,    transferred    Co.    C,    28th, 

mustered   out  March   15,   1866. 
George   W.    Dinwiddie,    private,    mustered   out    July 

12,  1865. 
William  H.   Fridley,  private,   nnistered  out  July   12, 

1865. 
Sebastian  Groop,  private,  mustered  out  July  12,  1865. 
William   B.   Grimes,   private,   mustered   out  July    12. 

1865. 
Joshua    R.   Guthery.   private,   nnistered   out   July    12, 

1865. 
Mark  Heaton.   private,   mustered  out  July   12,   1865. 
Charl""  Holliday,  private,  mustered  out  July  T2,  l86c 
Alvin    B.    Hubbard,   private,   mustered   out   July    12, 

1865. 
Charles  Harro,  private,  deserted  Jan.   10,  1S63. 
William   Kelly,  private,  mustered  out  July  12,   1865. 
Henry  C.  Lewis,  private,  died  Dec.   13,  1862. 
James  F.  Lewis,  private,  mustered  out  July  12,  1S65. 
James  Lodge,  private,  mustered  out  July  12,  1865. 
Harvy  N.  Lorton,  private,  mustered  out  July  12,  1865. 


PAST  AXD  PRESENT  OF  GREENE  COUNTY. 


'-37 


John  May.  private,  transferred  28th  111.,  unassigncd. 
James    Martin,   private,   killed    Dec.   27.    1862. 
Thomas  J.  Martin,  private,  died  Sept.  25,  1863. 
Urieh  Moore,  private,  died  .\ug.  8.  1864. 
Silas  D.  Moore,  private,  mustered  out  July  12.  1S65. 
Andred    McDonald,   private,   mustered   out   June    17, 

1865.  prisoner. 
John  M.  McConathy.  private,  mustered  out  June   T2, 

1865. 
John  R.  Monroe,  private,  transferred  Wilunlcer  Re- 
lief Corps. 
John    B.    Necce,   private,   discharged    .-Xpril    11.    1863 

disabled. 
Alfred    N.    Neecc.    private,    mustered    out    July    12, 

1865. 
VV'illiani    R.   Osborn.  private,  mustered  out   Jime  29, 

1865. 
Lewis  Oswald,  private,  discharged  March.   1864. 
Philemon    Reamer,    private,    mustered    out    July    12, 

1865. 
Foster    Pinkerton,    private,    mustered    out    July    12, 

1865.  corporal. 
George    Robertson,    private,    mustered    out    July    12, 

1865,  corporal. 
Benjamin    Rodgers,    private,    discharged    March    23, 

1863. 
Lawrence  Rady.  private,  mustered  out  July  12,  1865. 
James    M.    Russell,    private,    mustered   out    July    12, 

1865. 
W.  A.  Stark,  private,  mustered  out  July  12.  1865. 
Joseph  Stark,  private,  mustered  out  July  12.  1865. 
Perry   G.    Shanklin,   private,   mustered   out   July    12, 

1S65,  corporal. 
John  C.  Stout,  private,  discharged  Feb.  7,   1864. 
Henry  C.  Stout,  private,  mustered  out  July   12.  1865. 
Isaiah    Spangenberg.  private,   mustered  out  July    12, 

1865. 
John  X.  Thurman,  private,  discharged  June  16.  1864. 
Daniel  H.  Stout,  private,  mustered  out  July  12,  1865. 
William  J.  Tucker,  private,  discharged  June  16.  1864. 
William    B.   Vreeland,   private,   discharged   June  25, 

1863. 
John    P.    Vosscller.    private,    mustered    out   July    12, 

1865. 
George  W.  Winn,  private,  ab.sent.  sick  at  muster  out. 
William    G.    Wells,   private,   mustered   out    July    12, 

1865. 
Chas.  B.  Baker,  mustered  in  June  25.  1863,  Co.  I,  91st 

Bfrgiment,  private,   transferred  Co.   I,  28th,  mus- 
tered out   March   10,   1866. 
W.  C.   Baker,  mustered  in  Feb.  7,  1865,  Co.  L  91st 

Regiment,  private  transferred   Co.    I.  28th,   mus- 
tered out  Jan.  31,  1866. 


Reuben   A.    Bacon,  mustered  in   Feb.  2,   1865,  Co.  I, 
91st  Regiment,   private,  transferred  Co.   G,  28th> 

mustered  out  Jan.  31,  1866. 
George  L.   Williams,  mustered   in  Sept.  8.   1862,  Co. 

I,  91st  Regiment,  private,  mustered  out  July   12, 

1865,  corporal. 
W.   P.  Worcester,  mustered  in  Sept.  8,   1862,  Co.   I, 

91st  Regiment,  private,  mustered  out  July  12.  1S63. 
Bird  Waltrip,  mustered  in  Sept.  8,  1862,  Co.  I.  91st 

Regiment,   private,   deserted   Jan.    10,    1863. 
Joseph    Barnetl,   mustered   in    Sept.   8,    1862,   Co.    I. 

91st  Regiment,  private,  mustered  out  July  12,  1865. 
John  R.  Farnaham,  mustered  in  Jan.  30.  1865.  Co.  I, 

91st    Regiment,    private,    mustered    out    May    31, 

1865. 
William   (ioodall,  mustered   in    Dec.  31,   1863,  Co.   I. 

91st    Regiment,   private,   transferred    Co.    F,   28th 

mustered   out    March    15,    1866. 
Jacob  H.  Hampton,  mustered  in  Feb.  7,  1865,  Co.  L 

91st   Regiment,   private,   transferred   Co.    F.   28th 

nmstered  out  Jan.  31,  1866. 
John    Hefferman.   mustered    in    Feb.    i,    1S65,   Co.   L 

yisi    Regiment,   private,   transferred   Co.   F,  28th, 

mustered  out  Jan.  19.  1866. 
.Marcus  McCollister,  mustered  in  Feb.  3,  1864,  Co.  I, 

91st   Regiment,   private,   transferred   Co.   B,   28th, 

mustered  out  March   15,  1866. 
James  Murry,,  mustered  in  Feb.  9,  1865.  Co.  I.  91st 

Regiment,   private,  transferred  Co.   B.  28th,  mus- 
tered out  Feb.  4,   1866. 
David   L.   Smith,  mustered  in   Nov.  30.   1863.   Co.  I. 

gist   Regiment,  private,   transferred   Co.   K,  28th. 

mustered  out  Feb.  4.  1866. 
John  S.  Shanklin,  mustered  in   h'eb.  20.   1864,  Co.  I, 

91st    Regiment,   private,   transferred   Co.   G,   28tli 

mustered  out  Feb.  4.  1866. 
William    leter,    mustered    in    Feb.    7.    1865.    Co.    I, 

91st    Regiment,   private,  transferred   Co.   G.  28th, 

mustered  out  Jan.  31,   1866. 
Thos.  Inft.  mustered  in  Feb.  i.  1865.  Co.  1.  91st  Reg- 
iment,   private,    transferred    Co.    G,    28th,    mus- 
tered out  Jan.   rg.   1866. 
William    J.    Vanderhyden,    mustered    in    March    t6, 
1864.  Co.  T,  gist  Regiment,  private,  died  May  2,^. 

1864. 
William  Weaver,  mustered  in   Sept.  8,   1862,  Co.  K, 

91st  Regiment,  private,  discharged  Ot.  31,   1862. 

Company  K.  91ST   Regiment. 
The  Date  of  Muster  lit,  Sefit.  8,   1862. 
John  Parks,  sergeant,  promoted  1st  Lieut. ;  promoted 
Captain,  mustered  out  July  12,  1865. 


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PAST  AND  PRESENT  OF  GREENE  COUNTY. 


John  F.   Collins,   ist  Lieut.,  resigned  Sept.   12,   1863. 
James  W-  Walker,  sergeant,  promoted  to  2d  Lieut. ; 

promoted  1st  Lieut.;  mustered  out  July  12,  1865. 
Alexander  Denton,  2d  Lieut.,  resigned  May  4,   1863. 
John  W.  Kidd,  sergeant,  promoted  to  2d  Lieut.;  re- 
mustered,  mustered   out   July   12,    1865,   Sergeant. 
Charles    H.    W'ilhite,    Corporal,    promoted    1st    Sar- 

geant,  died  of  wounds  April  28.   1863. 
Frank    P.    Hudson,    corporal,    mustered    out,    killed 

^Lirch  2-!,   1865. 
Henry    Caswell,    corporal,    mustered    out    July    12, 

1865,  sergeant. 
James    A.    Piper,    corporal,    must,ered    out    July    12, 

1865,   sergeant. 
David    S.    Wilson,   corporal,   mustered    out   July    12. 

1865,    sergeant.  , 

William    L.    Kincard,    corporal,    mustered    out    July 

12,    1865,    Sergeant. 
William    Dewise,    corporal,    mustered    out     July    12, 

1865,    sergeant. 
William   G.    G.   Secor,   musician,  mustered   out  July 

12,    1865. 
Bryant   Buffalo,   private,   died  June   10.   1864. 
Edgar  ^L   Bradley,  private,  died  Feb.   18,  1863. 
Leonard  Bower,  private,  mustered  out  Jul}-  12,  1865. 
.Samuel  J.   Bowman,  private,  mustered  out  July   12, 

1865. 
Anderson    Barnard,   private,    mustered    out    July    12, 

1865,  wagoner. 
Francis  j\L    Cameron,   private,   killed   Dec.   27,    1862. 
Edmund  Craw,  private,  mustered  out  July   12,   1S65. 
Henry   L-   Coonrad,  private,  died   April  3,   1864. 
James  B.  Corrington,  private,  died  March  6,  1864. 
Sandford    Crouch,   private,    died   Jan.    18.    1S63. 
William    H.    Drake,   private,   mustered    out   July    12, 

1865. 
Anderson  Keef,  private,  mustered  out  July  12,   1865. 
Joshua    G.     Dryden,    private,     discharged    Sept.    20. 

1864. 
John    C.    Dryden.    private,    mustered    out     July     12, 

186;. 
James   P.   B.   Dryden,  private,  mustered  out  July  12, 

1865. 
John  Kirby,  private,  died  Aug.  2",  1863. 
Joshua    Kelly,   private,    mustered   out   July    12,    1865. 
William   Lonragain,   private,   mustered   out   July    12. 

1865. 
Daniel   DeWitt.  jirivate,  mustered  out  July  12.   1865, 

corporal. 
Thomas   Lawrence,   private,   msutered    out   July,    12, 

1865,  corporal. 
Major   W.    Dickerman,    private,    mustered    out    July 

12,    1865. 


Lewis    Armstead,    private,    mustered    out     July    12, 

1865. 
John  W.   Elkinton,  private,  died  Jan.  24,   1864. 
William   H.   Maxwell,   private,   discharged    .April    12, 

1863,  disability. 
Casper  Erthahl,  private,  died  Aug.  4,  1863. 
Wiley  J.  Moore,  private,  mustered  out  July  12,  1865, 

corporal. 
Alfred   J.   French,   private,   discharged   Jan.   6,   1864, 

disability. 
John  C.  Meng,  private,  mustered  out,  July   12,  1865. 
Nathaniel   Fesler,   private,   died   Oct.    30,    1864. 
John  W.   Martin,  private,  died  July  21,   1864. 
Benjamin    Grizzle,    private,    absent,    sick    at    muster 

out. 
Richard  D.  Gill,  private,  mustered  out  July  12,  1865. 
James  Hogan,  private,  mustered  out  July  12,  1865. 
George  Hall,  private,  mustered  out  June  16,  1865. 
Abner  F.  Henson,  private,  discharged  April  11,  1863, 
David  B.  Henderson,  private,  mustered  out  July  12, 

1865,  corporal. 
Columbus   M.   Howard,   private,   died   Dec.   2},.    1863. 
Stephen    D.    Juda,    private,    mustered    out    June    19, 

1865. 
Lucian    B.    Million,    private,    died    Feb.    2,    1865,    in 

Greene   County. 
George   E.    Mason,    private,    mustered   out   June    20, 

1865. 
Joseph   Milelr.   private,   mustered   out  July   12,    1865, 
David  L.   Nix,  private,  mustered  out  June  19,  1865, 
Henry   W.    Phillips,    private,    discharged    March    13 

1863,  disability. 

Wiley    E.    Pridgen,   private,   mustered    out    July    12 

1865,  corporal. 
Thomas  M.  C.   Plogger,   private,  mustcrtd  out  July 

12,    1865. 
James  L.   Parks,   private,   drowned   Feb.   25.   1864. 
Samuel   Piper,   private,   mustered   out  July    12,   1865, 
Benjamin   F,    Piper,   private,   mustered   out  July    12, 

1865. 
John   C.   Raffety.   private,    discharged   Oct.    10,    1863, 

disability. 
William    H.    Raffety,    private,    discharged    Nov.    16^ 

1862,    disability. 
Thomas   A.   RafTety.  private,   mustered   out  July   12 

1865. 
William    T.    Saxton,    private    discharged    April    2r 

1864.  disability. 

William  C.  Raney,  private,  died  Nov.  20,  1864. 
James    Sturman,   private,   died   May   21,    1864. 
Jacob  Shelt,   private,  mustered  out  July    12,    1865. 
John    T.    Slaughter,   private,   mustered    out   July    12, 
1865. 


PAST    .\XI)     PRESENT    OF    GREENE    COUNTY. 


239 


John  Speelman.  private,  mustered  out  July  u.  1865. 
Scott  Wyatt,  private,  mustered  out  July  12,  1865. 
Elijah  B.  Short,  private,  mustered  out  July  tJ,  1865. 

Corporal. 
Reuben    B.    Strawn.   private,   died    Nov.    18,    1863. 
George   Shiosser.  private,  died  March  9,   1864. 
W.   H.   Thorp,  private,  mustered  out  July   12.   1865. 
William   I.   Taylor,   private,   mustered   out.   July    u. 

1865. 
Samutl  Taylor,  private,  mustered  out  July   u.   1865. 
James  Tanner,  private,  mustered  out  July   12,   1863. 
Augustus    Thomas,    private,    mustered    out    July    12, 

1865,  corporal. 
Frank  Vancel,   private,   mustered  out   July    12,   1865. 
George   C.   Weisner,   private,   mustered   oul    July    12. 

1865. 
Richard  Welhite,  private,  died  Nov.   ly,   1864. 
Mayor  McConnel : 

Jacob  Winters,  private,  mustered  out  July  12.  1865. 
Joseph    R-    Walton,    private,    musttred    out    July    12, 

1865. 
Henry  I.  Yarnell,  private,  mustered  out  July  12,  1865, 

Corporal. 
David  W.  Buck,  private,  mustered  out  Juyl  12.  1865. 
John  H.  Canfield,  mustered  in  April  28,  1864,  private, 

transferred  to  Co.  E,  28th  III.  Inf. ;  mustered  out 

March  5,  1866. 
John   Hanco.-k.  mustered   in   Sept.   28,   1862,  private, 

mustered  out  May  28,  1865. 
Jonathan  M.  Rich,  mustered  in  June  8.  1864,  private, 

transferred  to  Co.  G,  28th  111. ;  mustered  out  July 

12,  1865. 
.^zariah    Baker,   nuistered   in   Ftb.    11,    i8()4.   private, 

unassigned ;  discharged  July  2.  1864. 
Perry  Cade,  mustered  in  Jan.  22.  1864.  private,  un- 

assigp.ed. 
Wni.  Webb,  mustered  in  Feb.  7,  1865,  i)rivate;  mus- 
tered out  May  23.  1865. 


Tlie  91st  Illiiiiiis  Infantry  was  organ- 
ize 1  r.t  Camp  Butler,  Illindi.s.  in  August, 
iS/^j,  by  Colonel  Henry  M.  Day,  mustered 
in  September  8.  i86j:  left  camp  October  i. 
t(;r  the  frnnt.  distributed  at  ditterent  points 
abng  tlie  Lnuisville  and  Na.sbville  Railroad. 
r.s  bridge  and  track  guards.  On  December 
27.  i86j.  the  Rei)el  General  John  Morgan 
ilashed  in  i<u  the  various  detachments  and 
after  resistance,  were  forced  to  surrender  in 
detail,   the   various   little  commands   losing 


(|uite  a  number  in  killed  and  wounded;  the 
detached  companies  were  paroled  and  re- 
ported at  Louisville,  Kentucky,  from  which 
place  the  regiment  started  by  railnjad  for 
St.  Louis,  Missouri,  but  few  reached  that 
pt)inl;  the  men  and  officers  left  the  train  at 
\arioiis  J)! lints  and  i>nl\'  three  nr  four  ot'ticers 
and  se\cn  men  reached  Jefferson  Barracks 
on  January  1.  1863.  I'ebruary  28,  1863, 
about  two-thirds  of  the  regiment  reported  at 
St.  Louis.  The  fragmentary  regiment  re- 
mained at  St.  Louis  luitil  June.  18C13,  (|uite 
a  number  nexer  reported  and  stand  on  the 
roll  as  deserters.  June  5  the  men  were  ex- 
changed and  newly  armed,  and  later  started 
for  \'icksbiu-g:  July  24  started  for  Port 
Hudson:  to  New  Orleans,  September  5;  the 
regiment  went  up  the  ri\er  to  .Morganza 
Bend,  September  7;  they  bad  a  brush  with 
the  enemy  and  fell  back;  later  returned  to 
New  Orleans,  Louisiana,  diil  iKitml  duty 
until  .November  i.  1S03.  then  started  for 
Texas:  after  various  moves  the  regiment 
arrived  in  the  Rio  (irande  River,  soon  re- 
turned to  New  Orleans,  later  to  Mobile; 
took  ])art  in  siege  of  Spanish  I'ort  and  other 
movements  until  July  12.  1863.  when  they 
were  imistered  out  and  started  for  home. 

James    E.    Holisnn.   nuistered    in    Sept.    16,    1S62,    Co. 

G,   g-th    Regiment,    sergeant,   mustered   out   July 

29,   1865. 

CoMP.vxv   F,    lOisT    Regi.ment. 
William  Haywood,  nuistered  in  Sept.  2,  1862,  private, 

mustered  out  June  7,   18655  corporal. 
William  J.  Wallace,  mustered  in  Sept.  2,  1862,  priv- 
ate, absent,  wounded  at  muster  out. 
James  S.  Webb,  nuistered  out  Sept.  2,  1862,  private, 

died   Feb.   8,   1S64. 
Tliomas  Devenport,  mustered  in  Feb.  8,  1865,  private 

transferred   16th   111.,   mustered  out  July  S,   1865. 
I'.enjamin    F.    Martin,    luustered    in    Sept.    2,    1862, 

private,  mustered  out  June  2,  1865. 
James   Marshall,  mustered  in   Sept.  2,   1862,   private 
mustered  out  June  2,  1865. 


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PAST    AND     PRESENT    OF    GREENE    COUNTY. 


Samuel  Neighbors,  mustered  in  Sept.  2,  1S62,  private 

died  Jan.    15,  1863. 
William    T.    Neighbors,    mustered   in    Sept.   2,    1S62, 

private,  discharged  March  30,  1863.  disability. 
Thomas    Shaw,   mustered   in    Sept.   2,    1862,   private, 

di.scharged  jMarch  26,  1863,  di.sability. 
Thomas    B.     Benton,     mustered    in    Jan.    29,     1864, 

private,    unassigned. 
Jeramiah   Ruyle,  mustered  in   Jan.   2g,   1864.   private 

unassigned. 
David  L.  T.  Sniitli,  mustered  in   Nov.   10.   1863.  Co. 

K,    113th,   private,   transferred   120th,   unassigned. 
Sidney   Ewing,    mustered    in    Feb.    14,    1865,   Co.    F, 

io6th,  private,  mustered  out  July   12,   1865. 
Levi   Gearhart,    mustered   in    Nov.   28,    1863.    Co.   F, 

113th,  private,  died  in   Andersonville  prison  Oct. 

I,  1S64. 
William    J.    Blackledge.    mustered    in    Jan.    20,    1865. 

Co.   C,   114th   Regiment,  private,  transferred  sStli 

111.,   discharged  Dec.  28,   1865,  loss  of  pay. 
Erastus    Penny,    mustered    in    Feb.   4,    1865,    Co.    G. 

iigth   Regiment,   private,   mustered   out   Aug.   26. 

1865. 
David  Stuart,  mustered  in  Feb.  4,  1865,  Co.  G,  119th 

Regiment,  private,  mustered  out  Aug.  26,  1865. 
Lafayette   Vance,   mustered  in  Feb.  4,    1865,   Co.   G, 

119th,  private,  mustered  out  Aug.  26,  1865. 
Chas.   H.    Mervin,   mustered   in    Sept.   4,    1862,    !22d 

Regiment,    quartermaster    sergeant,     reduced    to 

ranks  Co.  C,  died  .A,pri!  26,  1863. 
Steven   B.   Cole,   mustered   in    Sept.  4,   1862,   Co.    A, 

122  Regiment,  private,  mustered  out  July  15.  1865 

prisoner. 

CoMr.\Nv  B.  1221)  Regiment. 
The  Date  of  Muster  lit,  Sel>t.  4,   1862. 

George  W.  Castlelierry,  corporal,  mustered  out  July 

22.   1865,  prisoner. 
F'ranklin  Castleberry,  private,  mustered  out  July   15, 

1865. 
Thomas  B.   Micks,  private,  discharged  Jan.  11,   1863, 

disability. 
Vines  J.   Hicks,   private,  mustered  out  July  15,   1865. 
Hugh    Wilkinson,    private,    mustered    out    July    i> 

1865. 
Nathaniel    Walker,    private,    mustered    out    July    i.S, 

1865. 

COMIWNV     C,     I22D     ReCIMENT. 

The  Date  of  Muster  in  Se/tt.  4,  1862. 
Lucian  King,  Captain,  mustered  out  May  15,  1863 


Jacob   L.    I'ope,,   ist   Lieut,  promoted   Captain,   mus- 
tered out  July  15,  1865  as  1st  Lieut. 
Clayton   Gaskell,  sergeant,   deserted  Feb.   18,   1863. 
Moses    C.    Thompson,    sergeant,    commissioned    2d 

Lieut.,  mustered  out  July  15,  1865,  as  sergeant. 
James    W.    Waddell,    sergeant,    died    Andersonville 

prison  Aug.  25,  1864,  grave  6767. 
Gentry  Scoggins,  sergeant,  mustered  out  July  15,  1865. 
Caleb   W.   gdams,    corporal,    mustered   out    July    15, 

1865  a  private. 
John  .  Woolsey,  corporal,  mustered  out  July  15.  1865 

a  private. 
George  Stokes,  corporal,  mustered  out  July  15.   1865 

a  private. 
William   B.   Swain,  corporal,   mustered  out   July   15, 

1865,  sergeant. 
Ed  B.  King,  corporal,  mustered  out  June  9,   1X65. 
Baswell   Brown,  corporal,  deserted   Nov.   26,    1862. 
James   A.    .A.dams.   musician,   prisoner   ec.    20,    1862, 

never   reported    exchanged. 
Christie  E.   Berry,  musician,   mustered  out  July    15, 

1865,  private. 
Elisha  W.  .^llen,  private,  discharged  Sept.  5,  1862. 
James  Anrobus,  private,  mustered  out  July  15.  1865. 
Joseph    A.    Adams,    private,    mustered    out    July    15, 

1865. 
Oliver  H.  Baugh.  private,  mustered  out  July  15.  1865. 
Richard  Brown,  private,  transferred  Co.   E.  33d  111., 

mustered  out  Nov.  24,  1865. 
Ezra  W.  BuUis,  private,  died  ^lay  12,  1863. 
Green  W.   Bridges,   private,   transferred   Co.   E,   33d 

III,  mustered  out   Nov.  24,   1865. 
John  C.  Berry,  private,  mustered  out  July  15,  1865. 
Clellen    W.    Curry,    private,    mustered   out   July    15, 

1865. 
James   T.   Curry,   private,   discharged   April    12,    1863, 

disability. 
Henry  P.  Cook,  private,  mustered  out  July  13.  1865. 
Israel    Coon,    private,   discharged   Jan.   8,    1863,    dis- 
ability. 
James  T.  Dodson.  private,  discharged  .-Kpril  14.  iSO.";, 

disability. 
John  R.  Estus,  private  mustered  out  July  15,  1805. 
William    T.    Estus,    private,    mustered    out    July    15, 

1865. 
John   H.   Gambal,    private,    discharged   Jan.   8,    i86,i, 

disablity. 
John  Greenfield,  private,  di.scharged  March  6,  1865. 
Charles  A.  Holmes,  private,  promoted  sergeant  from 

Captain  8  U.  S.  C.  A.  July  25,  1864. 
Benjamin   F.   Haven,   private,   transferred  Volunteer 

Relief  Corps,  Sept.  .^o,  1S64. 
Joseuph   Rutherford,  private,   mustered  out  July   15, 


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241 


Joseph    Rutherford,    private,   mustered    out   July    15. 

kS(>5- 
William   .-\.    Rutherford,   private,   mustered   out   July 

15.    1865. 
Joseph  A.  Harris,  private,  mustered  out  July  15,  1805. 
William    H.    Hays,    private,   transferred    Co.    F..   3.^1 

111.,  mustered  out  Nov.  24,  1865. 
Arthur  Hagon,  private,  mustered  out  July  15,  1865. 
Jno.  L.  Irvin,  private,  mustered  out  July  15.  1865. 
Garrett     Kelly,    private,    discharged     .\pril    7.     186,? 

wounds. 
Martin  King,  private,  prisoner,  never  reported  after 

exchange. 
James   E.   Lovelace,   private,   nnistered   out   July    15. 

1865. 
Harris   B.   Lovelace,   private,   mustered   out   July    15. 

1865. 
Josiah  G.  Lucky,  private,  mustered  out  July  15.  i8().v 
Charles  M.  Cow.  private,  died  .April  26.  186.^. 
Samuel   Massey,  private,  deserted  Xov.  26.   1862. 
Perry  Miller,  private,  killed  April  9,   1865. 
Perry   Miller,   private,   killed   .\prit   9,    1865. 
Thomas    NLigee,   private,    wounded,    transferred    In- 
valid Corps. 
John  M.  Rahncy,  private,  mustered  out  July  15.  1865. 
John  Oakley,  private,  mustered  out  July  15.  1865. 
John  Oakley,  private,  mustered  out  July  15,  1865. 
Samuel  Pope,  private,  mustered  out  May   16,  1865. 
Lewis  Platto.  private,  mustered  out  May  ,?o,  1865. 
-Mcxandcr  Page,  private,  died  uly  27.   i86,v 
Henry    L.    Wenier,   private,   transferred    13,3d   III.,   no 

record. 
Edward    Race,   private,    mustered   out   July    15.    1865 

corporal. 
William    L.    Spear,    private,    mustered    out    July    15, 

1865. 
William  F.  Stiles,  private,  deserted  Nov    19.  1862. 
Edgar  McLean,  private,  promoted  2d  Lieut,  2d  .Ma- 

hama  Colored  Inf.,  Dec.  16,  1863. 
George  Woolsey,  private,  mustered  out  July  15,  1865. 
William  L.  Jackson,  mustered  in  Oct.  7.  1862,  Co.  C, 

I22d  Regiment,  private,  died  Trenton.  Tenn.,  Nov. 

15.  1862. 
JaiTies   Utt,   mustered   in   Sept.  4,   1862,   Co.   C,   I22d 

Regiment,  private,  mustered  out  July  15,  1865. 
John   Luzt,  mustered   in   Sept.  4,   1862,   Co.  C,   I22d 

Regiment,  mustered  out  July   15,   1865. 
George  W.  WagstafF,  mustered  in  Sept.  4.  1862,  Co. 

C,  I22d  Regiment,  private,  mustered  out  July   15. 

1865. 
Western   Wright,  mustered   in  Sept.  4,   1862,   Co.   C, 

I22d    Regiment,   private,  deserted   Nov.  26,    1862. 
Ahsalom   Devenport,  mustered  in  Sept.  4,   1862,  Co. 


C,  I22d  Regiment,  private,  transferred  to  Volun- 
teer Relief   Corps   May   25,    1863. 

William  Devenport,  mustered  in  Sept.  4,  1862,  Co. 
C.  I22d  Regiment,  private,  transferred  to  Vol- 
unteer Relief  Corps  Sept.  30.   1864. 

l->ancis  H.  Clark,  mustered  in  Sept.  4,  1862,  Co.  G, 
I22d  Regiment,  private,  discharged  /Vpril  21,  1863, 
disability. 

Elias  Dobbs,  mustered  in  .Aug.  15.  1862,  Co.  C,  pri- 
vate ;  discharged  Feb.  29.  1863. 

Will.  H.  H.  Drish,  mustered  in  Sept.  4,  1862,  Co.  C, 
private,  mustered  out  June  15,  1865. 

Basil  B.  Davis,  mustered  in  Sept.  4,  1862,  Co.  C, 
private:  mustered  out  May  26,  1865. 

George  Groten,  mustered  in  Sept.  4,  1862,  Co.  K, 
private ;  transferred  to  Co.  C ;  absent  Feb.  18, 
1863. 

George  (icrtimer.  nnistered  in  Sept.  4.  1862.  Co.  C, 
private:  deserted  F'eb.  18,  1863. 

Henry  S.  Warren,  mustered  in  Sept.  14,  1862,  Co.  K, 
private:  transferred  to  Co.  C;  discharged  Oct. 
25,  1865,  di>ability. 

T24TH   Rect. — Co    f' 

Wm.  F.  Norris,  mustered  in  Sept.  10.  I1S02.  private; 
mustered  out  .\ug.  15,  1865.  Corporal. 

J.  M.  Van  .\rsdale,  mustered  in  Sept.  10,  1862,  pri- 
vate :  transferred  to  Volunteer  Relief  Corps,  Oct. 
28.   1863. 

Andrew  J.  Carroll,  mustered  in  March  I,  1864.  pri- 
vate :  transferred  to  Co.  33 :  no  report. 

Beiij.  F.  Wright,  mustered  iu  Jan.  18,  1865.  I26tli 
Rcgt.,  private:  no  report:  unassigned. 

127TH   Rkgt. — ^Co.  D. 
Dale  of  iiiKSli-r  in,  Srfl.  5.  1862. 

Thomas  W.  (lage,  private,  discharged  .April  28,  1863. 
wounded. 

Chester  L  Pope,  private,  transferred  to  Volunteer  Re- 
lief Corps  Jan.  15,  18O4. 

Michael  Sarsfield.  private,  mustered  out  May  31.  1865. 

John  Tinsman,  private,  mustered  out  May  31,  1865. 

John  W.  Phinney,  private,  died  .Aug.  13,  1863. 

Edwin  L  Train,  private,  died  Oct.  31,  1862. 

128TH   Rkgt. — Co.   L 

/)(;/(•  of  iiiush-r  III.  /».■(•.  18.  1862. 

J.  T.  Blunt.  Sergt. :  no  further  record. 

John  Alexander,  private :  no  further  record. 

Rob't  B.  .Aullsbaugh.  private;  died  Sept.  16.  1864. 


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Joseph   Hunter,  private;   transferred   to   Co.    B,  pth 

111.,  consolidated;  absent  at  muster  out. 
Jesse   Kimball,  private ;   no   report. 
Rob't  Moore,  private;  transferred  to  Co.  F,  gth  111.; 

died  July  17,  1864. 
Daniel   Wraughton,  private ;   no  report. 
Wm.   J.    Miller,   mustered   in   Sept.   8,    1862,    Co.    H, 

129th  Regt..  private:  mustered  out  May  31.   1865, 

prisoner. 
Philip  Goller,  mustered  in  Sept.  8,  1862,  Co.  H,  129th 

Regt.,  private;  died  July  3,  1864. 

The  i22d  Illinois  Infantry  was  organ- 
ized at  Camp  Palmer,  Carlmville.  August, 
1862,  bv  Col.  John  J.  Rinacker;  mustered  in 
September  4,  1862.  October  8  started  for 
the  front,  to  Columbus,  Kentucky;  to  Tren- 
ton, Tennessee,  remained  here  until  Novem- 
ber 12,  when  Colonel  Rinacker  with  the 
right  wing  went  to  Humboldt;  December  18 
went  to  Jackson,  Tennessee,  later  to  Lexing- 
ton, and  back  to  Jackson,  and  continued 
chasing  the  Confederates  from  place  to 
place,  with  frecpient  minor  encounters;  sixty 
men  and  a  few  officers  sick  at  Trenton  were 
captured;  the  I22d  with  other  detachments, 
under  Col.  C.  L.  Dunham,  had  a  s^jirited  en- 
gagement with  the  Confederates  under  For- 
rest; the  I22d  lost  eighty  men  in  killed  and 
wounded.  Colonel  Rinacker  among  the 
wounded  ;  later  the  regiment  went  to  Corinth 
Mississippi ;  later  assigned  to  protection  of 
Memphis  and  Charleston  Railroad,  at  Grand 
Junction,  doing  much  hard  duty;  the  regi- 
ment moved  from  place  to  place  making  a 
halt  at  East  Port,  ]\Iississippi,  until  Decem- 
ber 8,  1863,  when  it  went  to  Cairo,  Illinois. 
Companies  E,  H  and  K  had  a  brush  with  the 
enemy  at  Paducah,  Kentucky ;  later  the  regi- 
ment went  to  Memphis,  Tennessee,  then  to 
Lagrange,  later  a  hard  outing  to  Okalona, 
Mississippi ;  a  brisk  encounter  occurred  at 
Tupelo,  ^Mississippi,  the  i22d  losing  forty- 
three  killed  and  wounded,  then  returned  to 


Memphis,  Tennessee;  July  23,  1864;  then 
on  another  outing  through  Tennessee  and 
Mississippi  and  back  to  ]\Iemphis;  later 
went  to  Cairo,  Illinois,  then  to  St.  Louis, 
Missouri,  to  Ironton,  through  west  ^Missouri 
to  Kansas  City,  a  long  hard  700  mile  trip, 
then  back  to  St.  Louis,  then  to  Nashville, 
Tennessee,  where  a  hard  fought  Ijattle  oc- 
curred, losing  twenty-six  men;  then  to 
New  Orleans,  then  the  Mobile  campaign, 
losing  twenty  men:  mustered  out  July  15, 
1865,  and  returned  home. 

133D  Regt — Co.   B. 

Frank  Kindel.  mustered  in  ]May  2,  1864,  private ;  mus- 
tered out  Sept.  24,  1864. 

Joseph  Perse,  mustered  in  May  2,  1864.  private ;  mus- 
tered out  Sept.  24,  1864. 

133D   Regt. — Co.   C. 

Date    of    inuslcr    in.    May    31.    1864. 
Date  of  muster  out.  Seft.  24.   1864. 

Walter  M.   Collins,   Captam, 
Wm.  H.  Carroll.  1st  Lieut. 
Martin  A.   Patterson.  2d  Lieut. 
Wm.  T.  Piper,  Sergt. 
George   W.   Rivers,  Sergt. 
Edward  B.  Smith,  Sergt. 
Samuel  M.  Wilhite,  Corporal. 

Wm.  R.  Chaney,  Corporal,  nnistered  out  as  prisoner. 
George  W.  Jones,  Corporal. 
George  W.   Piper,  Corporal. 
Henry  A.  Barnett.  Corporal. 
Wm.  .\.  Viney.  Corporal. 
John  Hand,  Corporal. 
Jas.  F.  Barton,  private. 
John  Buhlman,  private. 
John  N.  Bacon,  private- 
Francis  N.  Barnett,  private. 
John  T.  Barrow,  private. 
George  G.  Cole,  private. 
John  \.  Coonrod,  private. 
Washington  I.  Crow-.,  private. 
.-Andrew  J.  Bates,  private. 
Benj.  F.  Crow,  private. 
Thos.  C.  Cooley,  private. 

.Mbert   W.    Gushing,   private.  ' 

John  W.  Calhoun,  private. 
Francis  M.  Drum,  private;  died  July  20,  1864. 


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243 


Fred  A.  Griswold,  private. 
Timothy  Hiird,  private- 
Jas.  W.  Henderson,  private. 
Adam  Jackson,  private. 
Daniel  March,  private. 
David  W.  Metton,  private. 
Jas.  K.  Maxfield,  private. 
\Vm.  M.  Mason,  private :  died  Aug.  20.  1864- 
Francis  M.  Peck,  private. 
Rohert  A.  Piper,  private. 
Geo.  W.  Pahner,  private. 
Josiah   P.  Ruark,  private. 
John  Ronen,  private. 
Wm.  J.  Reeve,  private. 
Edmond  Sherman,  private- 

Wm.   J.    Slaughter,   private ;    mustered   out   as    Cor- 
pora.1 
John   T.   Shipley,  private. 
John  H.  Scott,  private. 
Benj.  F.  Scott,  private. 
Samuel  H.  Smith,  private. 
James  A.   Smith.  private- 
Nathan  M.  Smith,  private. 
John   F.   Sanders,   private. 
Jas.  H.  Whitman,  private. 
Isaac  Walton,  private. 
Marion   Wright,  private. 
James  Simpson,  Co.  F,  private. 

133U   Regt. — Co.   G. 

Date   of    iiiiistci-    ill.   May   ,31,    1864. 
Date  of  muster  out,  Sct>t.  24.   1864- 

John  H.  Valentine,  ist  Lieut. 

Thomas  D.  Robinson,  Sergt. 

David  \V.  Campbell,  Corporal, 

Kljert  .\.  Shannon.  Corporal. 

Hardin  Armstrong,  private. 

Lucius  Bowman,  private. 

George  Brown,  private. 

Thomas  Draper,  private. 

Jacob   Dohan.   private. 

Edward  C.  Fletcher,  private. 

Moses  Freer,  private. 

John  L-  Gilliland,  private. 

Isaac  Hardin,  private. 

Joseph  H.  Haller.  private. 

George  Henry,  private. 

Wm.  E.  Horret,  private. 

Robert  Jewell,  private. 

Jas.  ^L  Kimhy,  private. 

Daniel  Xannon,  private. 

John   L.  Norman,  private. 

Wm.  R.   Nizmer.  private;   died  July  24,   1864. 


Wm.  Rysby.  private. 

Robert    Y.    Smith,   private. 

Rufus  Smith,  private. 

Franklin   Witt,    private. 

Seth  N.  Griswold.  mustered  m  June  5.  1864.  Co.  D, 

137th   Regiment,  private,   mustered  out   Sept.  24, 

1864. 
George  Witt,  mustered  in  May  31,  1864,  Co.  G,  133d 

Regiment,  private,  mustered  out  Sept.  24,  1864. 
James  K.  Washburn,  mustered  in  May  31,  1864,  Co. 

G,  133d  Regiment,  private,  mustered  out  Sept.  24, 

1864. 
Malcoln  Tunstall.  mustered  in  May  31,  1864,  Co.  H, 

sergeant,   mustered  out   Sept.  24,    1864. 
Francis  Malair,   mustered  in  May  31,   1864,  Co.   H, 

private,  mustered  out  Sept.  24,  1864. 
Lawson  Pettejohn.  mustered  in  May  31,  1864.  Co.  K, 

133d    Regiment,    private,    mustered   out    Sept.   24, 

1864. 
William  M.  Patterson,  mustered  in  .May  31.  1864,  Co. 

K,    133d    Regiment,    private,    mustered    out    Sept. 

24,   1864. 
William   L.   Cry.   nnisten-d   in    Sept.   7.    1S63.   Co.   B. 

144th    Regiment,    private,    mustered    out    July    14. 

1865. 
Zachariah  Harris,  mustered  in  Sept.  7.   1S64.  Co.   B. 

144th    Regiment,    private,   mustered    out   July    14. 

1865. 
Timothy  Hogan.   mustered   in  Oct.    18.   1S64.   Co.   B, 

144th    Regiment    private,    mustered    out    July    14, 

1865. 
Seth  Fuller,  mustered  in  Sept.  6,  1S64,  Co.  D,   144th 

Regiment  private,  mustered  out  July  14,  1865. 
George  B.   Sargeant,  mustered  in   Sept.  6,   1864.  Co. 

E.    144th    Regt..    Corporal,    promoted    2d    Lieut., 

resigned  June  30,  1865. 

COMP.VNV    E.    I44TII    Rf.gi.mext. 
The  Date  of  Muster  hi.  Sef'l.  6.   1S64. 

George  B.  Sargent,  private,  promoted  jd  Lieut,  re- 
signed June  30.   1865. 

Isaac  M.  Ashford.  private,  mustered  out  July  14. 
1865. 

Charles  F.  Burton,  private,  mustered  out  July  14. 
1865. 

Joseph  Brooks,  corporal,  died  Jan.  25,  1865. 

Richard  Blalock,  private,  mustered  out  June  23,  1865. 

William  F.  Coyl,  private,  mustered  out  July  14,  1S65, 
sergeant. 

William  H.  Carrige,  private,  mustered  out  July  14, 
1865,  corporal. 

James  Cummings.  iiriv.-ite,  nuistered  out  July  14,  1865. 


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PAST    AND     PRESENT    OF    GREENE    COUNTY. 


Tlie  T33(l  Illiniiis  Infantry  was  organ- 
ized at  Camp  Butler  by  Cul.  Thaddeus  Phil- 
lipps,  and  mustered  in  for  one  hundred  days, 
May  31,  1864,  sent  to  Rock  Island  to  guard 
prisoners,  relieving  older  troops,  who  were 
in  condition  to  join  the  army  at  the  fmnt. 
While  this  regiment  was  not  called  upon  to 
take  the  front  with  seasoned  veterans,  it 
was  ready  to  do  so  if  ordered;  the  133d 
did  all  duty  called  for  and  did  it  well. 

Asa   J.    Cuinniings,    priv.itL-,    imistered    out   July    14. 

1865. 
William  H,   Dullany.  private,  mustered  out  July   14. 

1865. 
Benjamin    F.    Day,    private,   mustered    out    July    14, 

1865,  corporal. 
Sam  F.  Gilleland,  private,  diseharged  Jan.  29.   1865, 

disability. 
James  O.   Hendricks,  private,  mustered  out  July   14, 

1865. 
Michael    Harrigan,    private,    mustered    out    July    14, 

1865. 
Cyrus   Hazle,   private,   deserted   Dec.   25,   1865. 
David    A.   Johnson,    private,   mustered    out   July    14. 

1865. 
John  B.  Ladd,  private,  deserted  June  29.  1865. 
Benjamin  F.  Marshall,  private,  mustered  out  July  14, 

186s. 
William  E.  Martin,  private,  deserted  Oct.  i,  1864. 
James  M.  Perry,  private,  mustered  out  July  14,  1865. 
Robert  O.  Perry,  private,  mustered  out  July  14.  1865. 
Andrew   Rutherford,  private,   mustered  out  July   14. 

1865. 
Jasper  M.  Sego,  private,  mustered  out  July  14,  1865. 
James  A.  Taylor,  private,  deserted  March  i,  1865. 
Benjamin  T.  Taylor,  private,  mustered  out  July   14, 

1865,   sergeant. 
James  White,  private,  died  Feb.   16,   1865. 
Lewis   R.   Williams,   private,   mustered   out   July    14, 

1865. 
Benton  .Mien,  mustered  in  Nov.  ,?,  1864,  Co.  E,  144th 

Regiment,  private,  mustered  out   July   14,   1865. 
James  R.  Crossett,  mustered  in  Oct.  i8,  1864,  Co.  E, 

144th    Regiment,    private,    mustered    out    May   25, 

1865. 
Larkin  VV.  Gilleland,  mustered  in  Oct.  18,  1864,  Co. 

E,  144th  Regiment,  private  mustered  out  July  14, 

i86s. 


Samuel  Hazle,  mustered  in  Nov.  3,  1864,  Co.  E,  144th 

Regiment,  private,  mustered  out  July  14,  1865. 
Hamilton  Jackson,  mustered  in  Nov.  ,s,   1864,  Co.  E, 

144th   Regiment,   private,    mustered   out    July    14, 

1865. 
Francis  Roberts,   mustered  in  Oct.    18,    1864,   Co.   E, 

144th    Regiment,   private,    mustered    out    July    14, 

1865. 
Joshua  :\I.   Short,  mustered  in  Oct.   18,  1864,  Co.  E, 
144th    Regiment,    private,    mustered    out    July    14, 

T865. 
Harry   G.   Wheeler,  mustered   in   Oct.    18,    1864.   Co. 

E,    144th    Regiment,    private,    mustered    out    July 

14,   1865,  corporal. 
James  R.  Williams,  mustered  in  Oct.    18,   1864.  Co. 

E,  144th    Regiment,   private,    mustered    out    July 
14,  1865,  corporal. 

.Andrew  J.  Holmes,  mustered  in   Sept.  24,   1864,   Co. 

F,  144th  Regiment,  private,  mustered  out  July  14, 
1865. 

Edward  Adams,  nnistered  in  Sept.  24,   1864,   Co.   G, 
I44thth  Regiment,  private,  returned  to  I2ist  Ohio 
as  diserter. 
William  .\dams.  mustered  in  Sept.  24,   1864,  Co.  G, 
144th   Regiment,  private,   returned  to    121st   Ohio 
as  deserter. 
Charles   Dewes,   mustered   in   Sept.   24,   1864,   Co.   G, 
144th    Regiment,    private,   mustered   out    July    14, 
1865. 
John  W.   Hicks,  mustered  in  Sept.  24,   1864,   Co.  G, 
144th    Regiment,    private,    mustered    out    July    14. 
1865. 
James    Kinser,   mustered    in    Sept.   24,    1864.   Co.    G, 
144th    Regiment,   private,    mustered   out    July    14, 
1865. 
William   Stevenson,  mustered  in   Sept.  24,   1864,   Co. 
G.    144th    Regiment,    private,    mustered    out    July 
14.  1865. 
Martin  V.  Carmody,  mustered  in  Oct.  4,  1864,  Co.  H, 
144th    Regiment,   private,    not   mustered,    drafted. 
George    Meister,   mustered   in    Oct.   4,    1S64,    Co.    H, 
144th    Regiment,   private,    mustered   out    July    14, 
1865. 
Jackson    Odell,    mustered    in    Oct.    4,    1864,    Co.    H, 
T44th    Regiment,    private,    mustered    out    July    14, 
1865. 
:\Iorris  Ambrose,  mustered  in  Oct.   15.  1864.  Co.   H, 
144th    Regiment,   private,    mustered   out   July    14, 
1865. 
Michael  Breiminger,  mustered  in  Oct.  ,^,  T864.  Co.  I, 
144th    Regiment,   private,   mustered   out    May   25, 
T865. 


PAST    AXD     PRlvSEXT    Ol'     GREEN  b".    COIXTV. 


-45 


John  R.  Adams,  nin-ti-n-il  in  Scpl.  17.  iS()4.  Co.  1. 
I44tli  RfgiiiK-nt,  private,  imistcrcd  tint  July  14. 
1865,  corporal. 

William  K.  Ash.  mnstrrcd  in  Xov.  15.  1S64.  Cn.  K. 
144th  Rt'giment.  private,  mn.-itcrcd  out  July  14. 
1865, 

William  Morris,  mustered  in  Feh.  4,  [804.  144111 
ReH:iment.  private ;  unassigncd. 

George  llancy,  mustered  in  Feb.  4.  18O4.  144th  Reg- 
iment, private,  unassigned. 

John  King,  nmstercd  in  Feb.  4,  1864.  144th  Regi- 
ment, private,  unassigned. 

John  Stephens,  mustered  in  Feb.  4,  1864.  144th  Reg- 
iment, private,   unassigned. 

Hiram  B.  Metcalf,  mustered  in  May  7.  1864,  Co.  C, 
145th  Regiment,  private,  mustered  out  Sept.  21. 
1864. 

Elias  Ff.  Kilmer,  mustered  in  Sept.  5,  1864,  Co.  1), 
146th  Regiment,  corporal,  mustered  out  Jtdy  8, 
1865,   sergeant. 

Edward  L.  Sutton,  mustered  in  Sept.  8,  1864,  Co. 
D,  146th  Regt.,  private,  discharged  June  j,  1865, 
disability.  , 

Alonzo  White,  mustered  in  Feb.  8,  1865.  Co.  G,  I4gth 
Regiment,  private,  mustered  out  June  7,  1866. 

J 

Tlic    I44tli    Infantfx'    was   a    short    term 

rcoimcnt.  wliicli  answi-i'cd  tn  call  tn  fill  the 
ranks  for  the  last  great  struggle  to  crush 
treason  in  this  country;  organized  at  Alton. 
Illinois,  October  21,  1864,  organized  hy  Cy- 
rus Hall,  whf)  became  its  colonel  until  March 
7,  1865,  when  he  resigned,  and  Lieut. -Col. 
John  H.  Kuhn  was  jjroinoted  colonel.  The 
regiment  guarded  iirisoncrs  at  .\lton.  Illi- 
nois. relie\'ing  older  troops  who  were  sea- 
soned veterans,  thus  the  One  I  lundred  and 
Forty-fourth  i)crformed  the  duty  that  was 
being  done  b.\-  \eter;uis;  this  and  all  the  short 
term  regiments  did  all  duties  called  for,  atid 
chafed  because  thev  could  not  go  to  the 
front,  and  unjtistly  they  go  through  life  suf- 
fering chagrin,  from  shafts  Inirled  by  the 
ruitboughtful.  I  will  give  facts  of  what  a 
regiment,  lon.g  held  in  the  rear,  did  when  at 
the  closing  days  were  permitted  to  take  the 
front : 


The  First  Maine  Heavy  .\rtillery,  mus- 
tered in  .\ugust  _'i,  1862,  was  kept  in  the 
fortifications  around  Washington  City  until 
May.  1SO4,  when  it  was  .sent  to  the  front 
with  (General  (ii'aiit's  memorable  move  on  to 
Appcjinattox;  after  two  years  arounil  W'ash- 
in.gton,  it  was  sent  to  the  frt)nt  and  within 
ten  mouths  time  it  fought  in  fourteen  bat- 
tles, with  a  death  loss  on  the  field  ranging 
from  three  up  to  two  hundred  and  ten  each; 
total  killed  in  ten  months  423:  wounded. 
Si)C):  tot;d  killed  and  wounded,  1.283.  ""^ 
of  a  total  enrollment  of  2,200;  of  course 
many  of  the  2,200  had  died  and  been  dis- 
charged in  the  first  two  years  around  Wash- 
ington, the  last  ten  months  of  its  service,  the 
number  of  mu.skets  was  al>i>ut  1.300;  within 
thirty  days,  from  May  it).  i8()4,  to  June  18, 
|8C)4,  the  b'irst  Maine  fought  in  li\e  liattles, 
losing  },j^  killed,  751  wounded;  total  for 
thirty  days,  1,126.  Had  the  b^irsl  ]\Iaine 
not  been  sent  to  the  front  near  the  end  (.if  its 
serxiee.  the  lira\'e  men  would  have  been  the 
butt  of  jokes  all  their  lives,  but  the  order  to 
the  front  gives  them  the  jiroud  distinction  of 
having  suffered  the  greatest  loss  in  battle  of 
any  regiment  in  any  one  engagement  under 
the  L'nited  States  llag;  some  Confederate 
regiments  sutTered  greater  losses.  1  he 
144th  Illinois,  had  it  been  sent  to  the  front, 
would  ha\e  sustained  the  records  i.if  tlie 
other  brave  eommands. 

James    Turner,    mustered    in    Jan.    ,?0.    1865.    Co.    F, 

I4gth   Regiment,   private,   deserted   F"cb.    14,    1865. 
William  Utt.  mustered  in   Feb.  .3,  1865,  Co.  I,   i4Qth 

Regiment,  private,  mustered  out  Jan.  27,  l866. 
J.inus  Baird,  mustered  in  Feb.  14,  1865,  Co.  D,  I52d 

Regiment,    private,   mustered   out    Sept.    II,    1865. 
John  Johnson,  mustered  in  Feb.  3,  1865,  Co.  D,  I52d 

Kegiment,  private,  mustered  out  Sept.  11,  1865. 
Robert  W.  Taylor,  mustered  in  Feb.  14,  1865.  Co.  D, 

I52d   Regiment,   private,    mustered   out    Sept.    11, 

1865. 


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PAST    AND     PRESENT    OF    GREENE    COUNTY, 


George   Schraag,  mustered  in   Feb.   10.   1S65,  Co.   E, 

I52d   Regiment,    private,    mustered   out    Sept.    11, 

1865. 
George   C.   Semricli.   mustered  in  Fel).  24,   1S65,   Co. 

E,  I52d  Regiment,  private,  mustered  out  Sept.  21, 

1865. 
Newton   Hilley,   mustered   in    Feb.   13,    1865,   Co.    D, 

iS4th   Regiment,   private,    nnistered  out   Sept.    18, 

1865. 
Joseph   Ballard,   mustered   in   Feb.    16,   1865,   Co.    D, 

154th   Regiment,   private,   mustered  out   Sept.    18, 

1865. 
Bryant  Heke,  mustered  in  Feb.  i,?,  1865,  Co.  G,  I52d 

Regiment,  corporal,  mustered  out  Sept.  18,  1865. 
John  S.  Daily,  mustered  in  Feb.  10,  1864,  Co.  G,  ijid 

Regiment,  private,  deserted  Feb.  25,  1865. 
William  E.  Leonard,  mustered  in  Feb.  14,  1864,  Co. 

G,  I52d  Regiment,  private,  mustered  out  Sept.  18, 

1865. 
Thomas   Draper,   Feb.    15,   1864,   Co.   K,    I52d   Regi- 
ment, private,  mustered  out  Sept.  18,  1865. 
Isaac  Hardin,  mustered  in  Feb.  10,  1864,  Co.  K,  t52d 

Regiment,  private,  mustered  out  Sept.  18,  1865. 
William  G.   Hunter,  mustered  in  Feb.   10,   1865,  Co. 

K,  I52d  Regiment,  private,  died  Feb.  20,  1863. 
John   Lawrence,   mustered   in   Feb.    10,    1864,   Co.   K, 

154th  Regiment,  private,  died  March   14,  1865. 
William  Hunter,  mustered  in  Feb.   15,  1864,  Co.  K, 

154th   Regiment,   private,   mustered   out   Sept.   18, 

1865. 
Harvey  Mitchell,  mustered  m  Feb.   15,  1864,  Co.  K, 

I52d   Regiment,   private,    mustered   out    Sept.    iS, 

1865,  corporal. 
John  Jones,  mustered  in  Feb.  8.  1865,  Co.  B,  3d  Cav- 
alry, private,  mustered  out  Oct.  10,  1865. 

CoMP.VXY    G.    Sn    C.\V.\LKV. 

William  F.  Brown,  mustered  in  Feb.  14,  1865,  private 
mustered. out  Oct.  10,  1865. 

Thomas  K,  Cline,  mustered  in  Feb.  7,  1865,  private, 
mustered  out  Oct.  10,  1865. 

William  Ginii,  mustered  in  Feb.  10,  1865,  3d  Cavalry, 
private,  mustered  out  Oct.  10,  1865. 

William  D.  Grigg,  mustered  in  Feb.  4,  1865,  private, 
discharged  June  9,   1865. 

Horatio  Hobson,  mustered  in  Feb,  14,  1865,  Co.  G, 
3d  Cav.,  private,  discharged  June  g,  1865,  disa- 
bility. 

Francis  'Si.  Painter,  mustered  in  Feb.  14,  1S65,  pri- 
vate, mustered  out  Oct.  10,  1865. 

Hickman  N.  Robb,  mustered  in  Feb.  7,  1865,  private, 
mustered  out  Oct.    10,   1865. 


David  H.  Root,  mustered  in   Feb.   14,   1865.  private,, 

mustered  out  Oct.  10,  1865. 
John   S.   Wood,  mustered   in   Feb.   17,   1865,  private. 

mustered  out  Oct.  10,  1865. 
Benjamin    F.    Beck,  mustered   in   Feb.    17,   1865,   Co. 
H,    3d   Cavalry,    private,    mustered   out,    Oct.    10, 
1865. 
William  Miller,  mustered  in  Feb.  17,  1865,  Co.  H,  3d 

Cavalry,  private,  mustered  out  10,  1865. 
Thomas  B.  Root,  mustered  in  Feb.  17,  1865,  Co.  H, 

3d  Cavalry,  private,  mustered  out  Oct.  10,  1865. 
James  B.  Hunter,  mustered  in  Feb.  22,  1865,  Co.  A,. 

6th   Cavalry,   private,  deserted  July  9,   1865. 

William  P.  Rigg,  mustered  in  Nov.  19,  1861,  Co.  C, 

6th     Cavalry,    corporal ;    veteran ;    promoted    2d 

promoted   ist  Lieut.,  mustered  out   Nov.   i,  1865. 

David  K.  Spencer,  mustered  in  Nov.  19,  1861,  Co.  C, 

6th  Cavalry,  sergeant,  no   report. 
Andrew  J.  Craig,  mustered  in  Nov.  19,  1861,  Co.  C, 

6th   Cavalry,  private,  no   report. 

Robert  M.  Smith,  mustered  in  Sept.  19,  1861,  Co.  C,. 

6th  Cavalry,  private,  mustered  out  Dec.  12.  1864. 

George  W.  Holliday,  mustered  in  Nov.   i,  1861,  Co. 

C,  3d  Cavalry,  private,  promoted  sergeant  major, 

mustered  out  Dec.  9,  1864. 

Josiah  McDonald,  mustered  in  Nov.  19,  1861,  Co.  C,. 

6th  Cavalry,  private,  mustered  out  Dec.  12,  1864. 

Thomas  J.  Mitchell,  mustered  in  Feb.  8,  1865,  Co.  H, 

3d  Cavalry,  private,  mustered  out  Nov.  5,  1865. 
Robert   E.    Forrester,    mustered   out    May    16,    1864,. 
Co.  L,  6th  Cavalry,  private,  mustered  out  Nov.  5,. 
1865. 
Albertus  Mytinger,  mustered  in  March  19,  1864,  Co. 
L,  3d  Cavalry,  private,  absent,  deserted  July   19,. 
1865. 
David  R.  Spencer,  mustered  in  Jan.  17,  1864,  Co.  L,, 
6th    Cavalry,    private,    discharged    May    30,    1865, 
corporal. 
John  ^l.  .-Mired,   mustered   in   Feb.   15.   1865,   Co.   L,. 
6th    Cavalry,    private,    discharged    Feb.    28,    1S65,. 
unassigned. 
Henry  Brown,  mustered  in  Feb.  15,   1865.  6th   Cav- 
alry, private,  unassigned. 
John  Burns,  mustered  in  Feb.   15,  1865,  3d  Cavalry,. 

private,  unassigned. 
James  N.  Martin,  mustered  in  Jan.  5,  1864,  6th  Cav- 
alry, private,  unassigned,  no  record. 
John   jMackey,  mustered  in  Feb,,   1865,  6th   Cavalry, 

private,  unassigned. 
Henry  Myers,  mustered  in  Jan.  23.  1865,  Co.  E,  /tlv 

Cavalry,  private,  never  reported. 
Peter  Shepard,  mustered  in  .-X-pril  15,  1865.  9th  Cav- 
alry, private,  unassigned.     No  record. 


PAST    AXD    PRESENT    OP    GREENE    COUNTY. 


^4; 


James  W.  Smith,  mustered  in  Feb.  4,  1865.  gth  Cav- 
alry, private,  unassigned.     Xo  record. 

Paul  H.  Hill,  mustered  in  Nov.  25,  1861,  Co.  B.  loth 
Cavalry,  private,  mustered  out  Dec.  30,1864. 

Christopher  C.  Hill,  mu.stered  in  Jan.  i,  1862,  Co.  B, 
loth  Cavalry,  private,  discharged  July  15,  1864. 

Andrew  S.  Hill,  mustered  in  Sept.  6,  1862,  Co.  B,  loih 
Cavalry,  private,  transfered  Co.  B,  reorganized, 
mustered  out   June  5,   1865. 

Edward  McCarty,  mustered  in  Nov.  25,  i86i,  Co.  G, 
loth  Cavalry,  private,  discharged  Aug.  11,  1863, 
disability. 

Andrew  J.  Merrynian,  mustered  in  Jan.  4,  1864,  Co. 
H,  loth  Cavalry,  private,  transferred  Co.  H,  re- 
organized; mustered  out  Sept.   II,  1865. 

Kindred  H.  Malone,  mustered  in  Dec.  30,  1863,  Co. 
H,  loth  Cavalry,  private,  transferred  Co.  H,  re- 
organized, deserted  March  17.  1865. 

William  W.  Malone,  mustered  in  Dec.  30,  1863,  Co. 
H,  loth  Cavalry,  private,  transferred  Co.  H,  re- 
organize, deserted  -March  17,  1865. 

Benjamin  F.  Toller,  mustered  in  Oct.  17,  1863,  Co. 
M,  loth  Cavalry,  private,  transferred  Co.  C,  re- 
organize, mustered  out  Nov.  22,  1865. 

Delos  Patten,  mustered  in  Feb.  9,  1864,  loth  Cavalry 
private,  unassigned. 

James  T.  Duncan,  mustered  in  Feb.  28,  1862,  Co.  A, 
12th  Cavalry,  private,  transferred  Co.  F. ;  Vet- 
eran;  transferred  F,  Consol.,  mustered  out  May 
29,  1866,  sergeant. 

Shubad  Gear,  mustered  in  Feb.  28,  1862,  Co.  A,  12th 
Cavalry,    private,    transferred    Co.    F;    Veteran; 

transferred   F   Consol.,  discharged   May  29,   1S66. 

Patrick  Maher,  mustered  in  Feb.  28,  1862,  Co.  A,  12th 
Cavalry,  private,  transferred  Co.  F,  Veteran ; 
ztransferred  F  Consol,  discharged  May  29,  1866. 

John  R.  Sparks,  mustered  in  Feb.  28,  1862,  Co.  A, 
I2th  Cavalry,  private,  transferred  Co.  F;  no 
more  record. 

Thomas  Skaggs,  mustered  in  Oct.  7,  1861,  Co.  A,  12th 
Cavalry,  private,  transferred  Co.  F;.  no  more 
record. 

COMP.XXV    F,    I2TH    C.W.M.KV. 

The  Dale  of  Muster  hi.  Dee.  31,  iS6t. 

Ephriani  Gillmore,  Captain,  resigned  June  28,  1862. 

Henry  L.  Beans,  1st  Lieut,  promoted  Captain,  re- 
signed Jan.  2,   1864. 

Jackson  Drennon,  1st  sergeant,  2d  Lieut,  ist  Lieut, 
Captain,  mustered  out  Feb.  27,   1865. 

James  >L  Motlock,  sergeant,  promoted  2d  Lieut,  1st 
Lieut,  died  Feb.  9,   1864.  , 


Dennis  Palmer,  2d  Lieut,  resigned  May  27,  1862. 
Jasper  Johnson,  private,  promoted  sergeant,  2d  Lieut, 

mustered  out  March  2,  1865. 
Napoleon  B.  Kemper,  sergeant,  died  Sept.  14,  18631 

wounded. 
Henry    M.    George,    sehgeant ;     veteran :    no    more 

record. 
Samuel   Spradley,   sergeant ;  no   more  record. 
B.    C.    W.    VVooldridge,    sergeant;    veteran;    trans- 
ferred Co.  F,  Consol. ;  blacksmith ;  mustered  tou 

May  29,  1866. 
Robt.    E.    Forrester,    corporal,    transferred    Inv.    C, 

July  15.  1863. 
Hiram   K.  SwafTord,  corporal ;  veteran ;   transferred 

Co.    F,    Consol.,    discharged    April    3,    1865. 
Thomas  J.  Kemper,  corporal,  died  Nov.  8,  1863. 
John  M.  Goodpasten,  corporal;  veteran;  transferred 

Co.   H,  Consol.,  deserted  July  30,   1865. 
Jesse  Goodpasten,  corporal ;  no  more  record. 
Joseph  Abbott,  corporal ;  no  more  record. 
Samuel  Montgomery,  corporal ;  no  more  record. 
Frelwick    Jurse,    corporal ;    veteran ;    mustered    out 

May  29,  1866. 
Joseph  ,K.    Simpson,    bugler,    died    Sept.    20,    1862 

wounds. 
Asa    A.    Grizzle,   bugler;    veteran;    suicide    May    20, 

1866. 
Abram   Gelknap,   saddler,   discharged   Oct.  23,   1862. 
Archibald    Kinkead,    wagoner,    discharged    Sept.    i, 

1862. 
Winthrop  G.  Allen,  private ;  no  more  record. 
William    H.    Barrow,    private,    discharged    Feb.    27, 

1863. 
David  Bartly,  private,  transferred  Co.  C,  32d  111 ;  no 

more  record. 
Nathan  S.  Brunson,  private,  discharged  Oct.  23,  1862, 

disability. 
William  Cri.ska,  private ;  veteran ;  transferred  Co.  F, 

Consol.,  mustered  out  March  28,  1866. 
William  W.  Clark,  private ;  veteran ;  no  report. 
Charles  Crank,  private,  discharged  Nov.  21,  1862. 
Philip  Caton,  private,  died  April  21,  1862. 
William  P.  Farmer,  private ;  no  report. 
George  D.  P.  Coonrod,  private ;  veteran ;  transferred 

Co.    F,    Consol.,    discharged   Oct.   20,    1865,    dis- 
ability. 
Wilber  F.  Goodwin,  private  ;  veteran  ;  Co.  G.  Consol ; 

transferred  Co.  D;  deserted  July  20,  1865. 
Jonathan   N.   B.   Huitz,  private,  discharged  Oct.  23, 

1862. 
James    F.    Duncan,    private ;    veteran ;    Co.    F,    pro- 
moted sergeant,  mustered  out  May  29,  1866,  first 

sergeant. 


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PAST    AXD     PRESENT    OF    GREENE    COUNTY. 


William  Morris,  veteran:  discharged  April  i.  1862: 
disability. 

Oscar  B.  Edwards,  private,  discharged  Dec.  20,  1862. 

William  Wilkinson,  private,  deserted  June  15,  1862. 

Thomas  A.  Evans,  private,  discharged  March  3, 
1862. 

William  Wood,  private,  died  Feb.   16.   1862. 

Sam  S.  Garrett,  private,  mustered  out  Jan.  13.  1865: 
think  this   a   mistake. 

.\rthur  C.  Hartwell.  private;  veteran:  transferred 
Co.  F,  promoted  2d  Lieut.,  mustered  out  May  29, 
1 866. 

Leonard  Ketchum,  private,  veteran ;  transferred  Co. 
F :  consolidated ;  promoted  commission  sergeant : 
mustered  out  Feb.  24,  1866,  ist  sergeant. 

Isham  Linder,  private,  mustered  out.  Jan.  13,  1865. 

Joseph  McCann,  private,  veteran;  transferred  Co.  F, 
mustered  out   May  29,   1866;  corporal. 

Abraham  S.  Yost,  private,  deserted  Jan.  22,  1863. 

Grannis   Pitchford,   private. 

John  Wall,  private ;  veteran ;  transferred  Co.  F,  mus- 
tered out  May  29,   1866. 

Daniel  A.  Simons,  private,  discharged  May  25,  1862. 

Joseph  Werny,  private. 

Thomas  Skaggs.,  private. 

Ed  L.  Wooldridge.  private. 

Alburtus  Silby,  private,  died   Feb.  23,   1862. 

The  Date  of  Muster  In,  Jan.  31,  1864. 

W.  R.  Bixbe.  private,  transferred  Co.  F,  consoli- 
dated; mustered  out  May  29,  1866. 

Joseph  Bi.xbe,  private,  transferred  Co.  F,  consoli- 
dated ;  mustered  out  May  29,  1866. 

Benjamin  B.  Bixbe,  private,  transferred  Co.  F,  con- 
solidated; mustered  out  ^lay  28.  1865. 

James  yi.  Cameron,  private,  transferred  Co.  F,  mus- 
tered out  J  uly  17,  1865. 

Jesse  Davis,  private,  transferred  Co.  F,  consolidated, 
mustered  out  May  29.  1866. 

Joseph  B.  Mullen,  private,  discharged  Jan.  29,  1865; 
disability. 

Newton  Mitchell,  private;  veteran;  discharged  April 

3,  1865. 

Richard  Maxfield,  private;  veteran;  transferred  Co. 
F;  discharged  April  3,   1865. 

David  H.  Brown,  private. 

Clayburn  Easley.  private,  died  Feb.  24,   1864. 

George  L.  Giflford,  private,  transferred  Co.  F,  mus- 
tered out  IMarch  28,  1866. 

Abram  Gordon,  private,  transferred  Co.  F,  mustered 
out  ilarch   29,   1S66,   corporal. 

John  ^L  Hill,  private,  transferred  Co.  F;  mustered 
out  May  29,  1866,  corporal. 


Richard    Hill,   private,   transferred   Co.    F.   mustered 

out  Oct.  22.   1865. 
Moses  Hayncs,  private,  transferred  Co.  F,  mustered 

out  May  29.   1866,  sergeant. 
Abner  Haynes,  private,  transferred  Co.  F,  mustered 

out  May  29.   1866. 
Cyrus   Hayward,   private,   transferred   Co.    F;    mus- 
tered out   May  29,   1866. 
William    Hand,    private,    transferred    Co.    G,    trans- 
ferred Co.  F,  mustered  out  May  29,  1866. 
David    Kitchum,    private,    transferred    Co.    F,    died 

Dec.   I.   1865. 
William  T.  Mitchell  private,  died  April  26,  1864. 
John  W.   Manley,   private,  transferred  Co.   F,   mus- 
tered out  May  29,  1866,  sergeant. 
Isaac    Odell,    private,    transferred    Co.    F,    mustered 

out  May  29,  1866. 
William   H.    Pitchford,   private,    transferred   Co.    H, 

mustered  out  June  7,   1865. 
John  R.  Patton,  private,  transferred  Co.  F,  mustered 

out  ]^Iay  29,  1866. 
William  L.  Roach,  private,  transferred  Co.   F.  mus- 
tered out  May  29.  1866. 
Isaac  H.  Rhoads,  private.  Co.  H.  mustered  out  July 

20,  1865. 
John  H.  Rhoads,  private,  transferred  Co.  F.  mustered 

out  May  29.  1866,  corporal. 
.Mbert  E.  Rhoads,  private,  transferred  Co.   H,  mus- 
tered out  May  30,  1865. 
John  Rogers,  private,  died  July  18,   1864. 
James   Scott,  mustered  in  Jan.   I,   1862,  Co.  F,   12th 

Cavalry,  private,  discharged  Oct.  23,   1862. 
Enoch  ^L  Sherman,  private,  transferred  Co.  F,  mus- 
tered out  May  29,  1866,  corporal. 
William    C.    Spurlock,    private,    transferred    Co.    F, 

mustered  out  May  28,  1865. 
George    W.     Samples    private,    transferred    Co.    F, 

mustered  out  Feb.  27,  1866. 
Hardin  Skaggs,  private,  transferred  Co.  F,  mustered 

out  Feb.  27.  1866. 
Charles  Skaggs,  private,  transferred  Co.  F,  mustered 

out  May  28,  1865. 
William    H.    Wilson,     private,     transferred    Co.    F, 

discharged  April  3,  1865. 
William  B.  Challacombe,  Dec.  1864,  Co.  F,  12th  Cav- 
alr.v,   private ;   veteran ;    transferred    Co.   F.   mus- 
tered out  Jan.  30,  1866. 
James  H.  Barrow,  mustered  in  Dec.  26,  1863,  Co.  F, 
12th  cavalry ;  private ;  mustered  out  May  29.  1866. 
James   M.   Grizzle,  mustered  in   April.   1862.   Co.   F, 
I2th    Cavalry,   private,   transferred     Co.     F,     dis- 
charged April  I,  1865. 


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249 


James  SooEt.  mustered  in  Jan.  I.  1S&2,  Co.  F,  iJth 

Cavalrr.  disdiareed  Oct.  »3.  1862. 
Or.:  -red  in  Dec  30,  1863.  Co.  F, 

.  traniferreil  Co.  F,  mustered- 

D.  C.  \V.  Woolbridge.  mostoed  in  Febu  jgt  1SG4,  Co. 
F.  iJth  Cavalry,  iransierred  Co.  F,  Uacksmich. 
mastered  out  May  24.  1S66. 

FIRST   .\RTILLERY.  B-\TTERY  .\. 

Cicero    R.    Phinearsoo.    mustered   in   Dec.   ja,    1SS4. 

Batiery   -A.  3d  Artillery,   private,   mastered  out 

July  >y,  i86s 
Toseph    E.   Robertson,   mastered   in   Dec.   30.    18614. 

Banery   A,  ad   Artillery,   private,   mastered   out 

July  27.  1865. 
John   Keramer.  mastered  in  Feb.  25,   1S65.   Battery 

B.  2d   -Artillery,  private,  mustered  out  July   15. 

1865.  artiricK. 
Gottlieb  Hemnaim,  mustered  in  Aug.  13.  i86l.  Bat- 
tery E.  2d  .Artillery,  private,  mastered  out  .-Vng. 

iS.  1864. 
Fred  Dcrris.  mustered  in  Feb.  22.  1S65.  Banery  F. 

2d  .\rtillery.  pri\-ate.  mustered  out  July  27.  iStej. 
Frank  Schackner.  mustered  in  Det  31.  1861.  Battery 
K.  2d  .\rtillery.  private,  mastered  out  Dec.  3a  1864. 

FIRST  .\RMY  CORPS  CO.  NO.  i.  .\SS1GXED 

CO.  A.  2d  REGIMENT.  U.  S.  .A.  VETERAX 

VOLUXTEERS. 

William  Evans,  mustered  in  Feb.  i.  iS^  Battery  .\. 
2d  .\rtiller>-.  pri\-ate.  mustered  out  Jan.  31.  1866. 

Xathaniel  Owens,  mustered  in  Feb.  22,  1865.  Bat- 
tery H.  3d  Artillerv.  private,  mustered  out  Feb. 
22.  i866l 

TTiomas  S.  Robinson,  mustered  in  March  7.  1865. 
5th  .\rtiilery. 

Thomas  Shannon,  mustered  in  Feb.  24.  1865.  Bat- 
tery B.  6th  .-Xitillery.  U.  S.  .\.  Veteran  Volunteers. 

Frederick  Luft.  mustered  in  March  29.  1865.  Bat- 
ter>'  .\.  Slh  .\rullery,  U.  S.  .\.  Veteran  Volun- 
teers, mustered  out  March  23.  1866. 

The  1 2th  Illinois  Ca\-aln-  organized  at 
Camp  Butler.  FebruaiA-.  1862.  remained 
there  guarding  prisoners  until  June  25.  1862. 
when  it  was  sent  to  Martinsburg.  \'irginia: 
the  first  armed  enemy  the  12th  Ca\-aln,- 
bumpetl  against  was  about  five  miles  from 
their  camp.  September  5.  1862.  they  were 


siKxessiul 

federates  ^^  ," 

but  the  1 2th  Ca>-alr\-  put  them  to  s\\-ord  and 
defeat:  they  next  went  to  Harper's  Ferry-; 
next  to  Hagerstown.  capturing  sixty  Con- 
federate wagons ;  next  to  Sharpsburg.  Will- 
iamsport.  and  as  ca\-alry  is  expected  to.  it 
was  constantly  on  the  move  from  place  to 
place  in  \'irginia.  West  Vii^nia  and  Mary- 
:2ih  Ca\"alry  was  a  part  of  me 
-.-"er  Stoneman.  in  his  raid  :  :'e 
Con:.  - :  this  was  an  excitir... 

cons;,-:  - -J.  ...rd  marching  by  day  „;. .  .  . 
night  frequent  encounters.  burning 
bridges,  capturing  towns,  supply  trains,  and 
raising  the  hair  on  Jefferson  Da\-is"s  head  by 
destTo\-ing  properr\-  and  making  captures 
right  up  to  Richmond  city  limits;  this  \\-as 
a  200  mile  raid  through  the  center  of  the 
Confederates  imder  the  eye  of  Lee  and  Da- 
vis. The  1 2th  loss  was  two  officers  and 
thirty-  men.  while  the  loss  to  the  enemy  was 
millions  of  dollars.  After  the  raid,  a  portion 
of  the  1 2th  remained  at  Gloucester  Point 
and  a  portion  sent  to  Fortress  Monroe,  and 
a  portion  to  Alexandria:  each  detachment 
was  active,  but  this  shon  sketch  cannot  fol- 
low up  each  detachment.  In  their  \^rious 
exploits,  thousands  of  prisoners  were  cap- 
tured and  immense  quantities  of  property 
was  destroyed.  July  6.  the  r^ment  haWng 
been  reimited  had  a  sharp  encounter  at  Will- 
iamsport:  after  Gettysburg  battle,  tlie  12th 
followed  the  retreating  Confederates,  har- 
assing them  greatly.  On  November  20.  the 
entire  regimait.  as  a  reward  for  distin- 
guished ser\-ice  was  ordered  home  to  re- 
organize as  veterans:  this  was  a  special 
privilege:  reached  Chicago.  November  28. 
1863.  the  regiment  as  veterans  1.-5'^  >r-".g. 
reassembled  at  Camp  FrA-.  an  ' 
"f  Febnnrv.    iSoa.   started   t\v    - 


PAST  AXD  PRESENT  OF  GREENE  COUNTY. 


^Missouri ;  early  in  ]\Iarch  started  for  New- 
Orleans.  Lduisiana.  and  assigned  to  General 
Banks"  command,  losing  quite  a  number  of 
men  in  Banks'  retreat  down  Red  river ;  re- 
turning to  New  Orleans  it  was  on  various 
detached  duties.  In  September,  reported  for 
duty  at  Baton  Rouge,  where  it  entered  on 
active  duty,  having  a  severe  action  at  Lib- 
erty, Mississippi;  January  7,  1865,  started 
up  the  river  for  Memphis,  Tennessee,  then  on 
a  raid  in  southeast  Arkansas,  returning  to 
^Memphis,  it  went  south  to  Alexandria, 
Louisiana,  then  to  Texas,  where,  in  detach- 
ments it  occupied  various  points  in  the  Lone 
Star  state.  The  12th  Cavalry  was  mustered 
out  at  Houston,  Texas,  May  29,  1866,  ar- 
riving at  Springfield,  June  14,  1866,  and 
discharged.  The  12th  was  at  Harper's 
Ferry  September  14,  when  Colonel  Miles 
surrendered  the  troops  under  him  at  that 
])lace  to  Stonewall  Jackson,  but  the  12th  dur- 
ing" the  darkness  crossed  the  Potomac  River, 
and  joined  McClellan  at  Antietam  battle 
only  a  few  miles  distant. 

1ST  ^IlSSOURI   C.w. — Co.  F. 
Date    of    muster    in,    August,    1861. 

John    Conley,    mustered    in    August,    1865,    Regular 

arm}'. 
F.    W.    Lewis,    Captain ;    promoted    Lieut. -Col. ;    re- 
signed in  1862. 
C.    B.   Golden,    ist   Lieut.,   died  of   wounds    received 

April,  1862. 
C.  H.  Keeley,  2d  Lieut.,  mustered  out  in  1862. 
John    Cullimore.    2d    Lieut.,    mustered    out    in    1865, 

transferred. 
John  Ray,  transferred. 

John  D.  Robards,  Sergt.,  mustered  out  Aug.  31.  1864. 
A.  W.  Temple,  Sergt. ;   veteran ;   died  of  wounds  in 

August,  1861. 
Albert  Bowman,  Sergt.,  mustered  out  .August,   1864. 
Wm.  Holland,  Sergt.,  veteran ;  mustered  out  August, 

1865. 
Wm.     L.     Spears,     Sergt.,     veteran ;     mustered     out. 

August,  1865. 
John  Ricks,  Sergt.,  mustered  out  .August,  1865. 


Jacob  Fuller,  Corporal,  mustered  out  August,  1865. 
.\.  J.  Otey,  Corporal,  veteran;  mustered  out  August,. 

1865. 
.\nderson  Steed,  bugler,  mustered  out  August,  1865. 
Frank  Warren,  bugler,  mustered  out  August,  1865. 
Herman  T.  Hermans,  sadler,  veteran;  mustered  out 

.\ugust.  1865. 
.•\lbert  .Allen,  private,  discharged,  disability,  1862. 
Isaac  Alsteadt,   mustered   in  .August,   1862,  private; 

mustered  out  in  1865. 
Michael  Becker,  private,  mustered  out,  .\ugust,  1864. 
Cyrus  Bushnell,  private,  mustered  out  .August,  1865. 
Louis  Buchvvald,  Corporal,  veteran :  died  in  1863. 
Jeremiah  Beathard,  Corporal,  veteran;  died  in  1864. 
J.  W.  Burrett.  Corporal,  veteran;  died  in  1864. 
W.  W.  Bennett,  Corporal,  died  in  1865. 
Mike  Burrett,  Corporal,  died  in  service. 
.\nthony  Connole,  private,  mustered  out  .August,  1864. 
John  Carmody,  private,  mustered  out  August,  1864. 
Martin  Culp.  private,  mustered  out  August.  1864. 
Berges    Davis,   private,   discharged    1862. 
Joel  B.  Doss,  private;  deserted  in  1862  and  joined  the 

Confederate  army. 
Geo.   W-   Elliott,  private,  discharged  in   1864. 
John  Foley,  private,  died  in  1862. 
.■\llen  Fry,  musterd  in  .August,  1862,  private ;  died  in  ■ 

1865.  ' 
George  W.  Garrison,  private,  veteran  :   mustered  out 

in  1865. 
Philip  Gillick.  private,  mustered  out  in  1864. 
John    Huflfman,   private;    veteran;    mustered    out    in 

1865. 
James  Kirby,   private,  discharged  in   1863,  disability. 
Wm.  Love,  private ;  veteran ;  mustered  out  in   1865. 
Wm.  H.  Musselman,  private ;  veteran ;  mustered  out 

in  1863. 
Henrv    Mattes,    private:    veteran;    mustered    out    in. 

1865. 
Daniel   Meister,  private,  mustered  out   in   1864. 
Philip  McGillick.  private,  mustered  out   in  1864. 
.\ndrew   J.    Oty,   private,   veteran;    mustered   out   in 

1S65. 
Ludwig    Pettins,   private,   veteran ;    mustered   out    in 

1865. 
.\lexander  Pickard,  private,  discharged  in  1863. 
Harrison  Reno,  private,  died  in  1864. 
Thomas  Spears,  private,  mustered  out  in  1864. 
Elias  Slagle,  private;  discharged  in  1864;  later  sub- 
stitute for  James  Eldred;  died  in  1865. 
N.  B.   Stewart,  private;  deserted  in  1862. 
."X.  J.  Stewart,  private ;  mustered  out  in  1865. 
Frank   Samuels,  private ;   deserted  in   1863. 
Wm.  Grant,  mustered  in  August,  1862 ;  private ;  vet- 
eran :  mustered  out  in  1865. 


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251 


John  Green,  mustered  in  August,  1862,  private ;  mus- 
tered out  in  1865. 

Wm.  Jones,  mustered  in  August,  1862,  private ;  mus- 
tered out  in  1865. 

John  Mason,  mustered  in  August,  1862,  private;  vet- 
eran :  mustered  out  in  1865. 

Alfred  Matteson,  mustered  in  August,  1864,  private; 
mustered  out  in  1S65. 

WilHam  Meldruni,  mustered  in  August,  1862,  private; 
mustered  out  in  1865. 

Wm.  Phipps,  mustered  in  August,  1862,  private ;  mus- 
tered out  in  1865. 

Michael  Russell,  mustered  in  August,  1862,  private ; 
died  in  1864. 

George  W.  Spears,  mustered  in  August,  1862,  private ; 
mustered  out  in  1864. 

Andrew   Sheedy.  mustered  in   August,   1862,  private. 

Wm.  Wanmack.  tuustered  in  August,  1862,  private ; 
stole  a  horse  and  deserted  in  1865. 

David  Winn,  mustered  in  August,  1862,  private ;  mus- 
tered out  in  .\ugust,  1864. 

29TH  Colored  U.  S.  Ixf.vntrv. 

Thomas   Dorsey,  mustered  in  Jan.   .30,    1865.  Co.   A, 

29th   Regt.,  private ;   mustered  out   Xov.  6.   1865. 
Thomas  Smith,  mustered  in  Feb.  16,  1865,  Co.  A,  29th 

Regt.,  private ;  mustered  out  Nov.  6,  1865. 
.■\lbert  North,  mustered  in  Feb.  11,  1865,  Co.  B,  2gth 

Regt.,  private ;  mustered  out  Nov.  6.  1865. 
Oliver  Mahn,  mustered  in  Feb.  I.  1865,  Co.  D,  29lh 

Regt.,  private;  died  June  30,  1865. 
Sam  Pendegrass.  mustered  in  Feb.   16,  1865,  Co.  D, 

2gth  Regt.,  private :  mustered  out  Nov.  6,  1865. 
James  Bradley,  mustered  in  Feb.  7,  1865,  Co.  E,  29th 

Regt..  private ;  mustered  out  Nov.  6,  1865. 
James  Pendergrass.  mustered  in  Feb.  i,  1865,  Co.  F, 

29th  Regt.,  private :  mustered  out  Nov.  6,  1865. 
Robert   Mayfield.  mustered  in  June  28,  1865,  Co-  G, 

29th  Regt.,  private ;  mustered  out  Nov.  6,  1865. 
Charles  Fisher,  mustered  in  Feb.  14,  1865,  Co.  K,  29th 

Regt..  private;  deserted  April  10.  1865. 
John   .-Mien,  mustered  in  Feb.    14,  1865,  unassigned, 

private :  mustered  out  Nov.  6,  1865. 

Company  !•".  iMVst  Missduri  Cavalfy.  or- 
ganized at  Iknton  Barracks.  St.  Louis,  Mis- 
souri, under  command  of  Capt.  James  A. 
Clifford,  was  with  tlie  army  of  General  Cur- 
tis, and  took  part  in  the  great  campaign 
against  tlie  rebel  Generals,  Price,  McCul- 
lou"li.  Mclnirish  in  Mtssum-i.  and  .\rkansas: 


fought  near  Elkhorn  Tavern,  Arkansas,  iii 
the  spring  of  1862,  where  Lieutenant  Golden 
of  the  comi)any  was  mortally  wounded;  was 
in  the  grand  charge  at  Sugar  Creek  Hill, 
Arkansas,  February  17,  1863,  where  the 
regiment  lost  ten  men  killed  and  twelve  men 
wounded ;  fought  in  the  three  days  battle  at 
Pea  Ridge,  Arkansas,  after  which  Company 
F  was  detached  and  became  an  escort  for 
General  Jefferson  C.  Davis :  marched  to 
Cape  Girardo.  Missouri,  anil  took  boat  and 
landed  at  Pittslnu'g  Landing,  Mississippi; 
marched  forward  and  look  part  in  the  siege 
of  Corinth  ;  went  on  a  scout  to  Riamia,  and 
while  under  hre  the  company  charged  and 
took  the  town,  afterwards  the  company  was 
assigned  as  an  escort  for  General  Granger 
and  went  to  Cincinnati  by  boat  and  railroad, 
crossed  the  Ohio  river  into  Kentucky  and 
took  part  in  the  campaign  against  the  Rebel 
Gen.  Kirby  Smith.  The  com])any  went  to 
Nashville, Tennessee,  and  marched  to  Frank- 
lin and  was  engaged  in  the  repulse  of  (ien. 
VanlJorn's  rebel  cavalry;  the  company  went 
on  a  scout  and  made  a  charge  on  the  rebel 
camp  about  daylight  and  captured  Major 
Dick  McCan  and  several  of  his  men ;  also 
while  at  camp  at  I-'ranklin.  the  company 
made  a  midnight  march  to  Carter  Creek, 
and  about  daylight  charged  the  First  Te.xas 
Legion,  which  was  900  strong  and  defeated 
them,  capturing  and  binning  several  wagons 
loaded  with  provisions  and  throwing  a  lot 
of  abandoned. guns  into  the  creek;  the  com- 
pany also  captured  a  lot  of  prisoners  and  a 
good  drove  of  mules,  and  got  away  safe; 
the  company  returned  to  Nashville,  and  was 
afterwards,  in  1864  assigned  as  an  escort 
for  General  Granger  and  at  St.  Louis,  Mis- 
souri, and  in  the  fall  of  that  year  tliey  were 
ordered  to  Little  Rock.  .Arkansas,  and  while 
on  a  boat  at  ?kleniphis.  Tennessee,  the  rebel 


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PAST  AND  PRESENT  OF  GREENE  COUNTY. 


General  Forrest  made  an  attack  on  the  city, 
and  the  company  landed  immediately  and 
took  part  in  the  fight,  losing  a  few  wonnded 
and  Sergeant  Gns  Tem]ile  was  mortally 
wonnded;  the  company  proceeded  to  Little 
Rock  and  remained  until  end  of  war.  They 
were  engaged  in  numerous  other  fights  and 
skirmishes  too  numerous  to  mention. 

soldiers"  monument  at  c.vrrollton,  ill. 

During  the  summer,  some  time  in  June, 
1900,  Michael  E.  AIciNlahon.  then  mayor  ni 
the  city  of  Carrollton,  called  on  Dr.  J.  B. 
Hays,  commander  of  Carrollton  Post  No. 
442,  Department  of  Illinois,  Grand  Army  of 
the  Repuhlic,  and  suggested  that  an  efl^ort 
be  made  to  erect  a  monument  to  the  memory 
of  Greene  county's  soldiers  in  the  war  of  the 
Rebellion,  promising-  his  assistance  as  ma^ur 
in  this  lung  neglected  duty  tn  the  men  who 
helped  to  preserve  the  L'nion ;  the  matter 
was  taken  up  by  Commander  Hays,  and  vig- 
orously pushed  by  him  until  a  cannon  monu- 
ment costing  about  $i,JOO  was  erected,  and 
on  Thursday,  October  24.  njoi.  was  dedi- 
cated. Ten  thousand  people  present,  tlie 
largest  gathering"  ever  held  in  Carrollton. 
June  2,  wrote  Congressman  W.  E.  \\^illiams, 
Washington,  D.  C,  for  instructions:  his 
answer,  dated  June  5.  1900,  received;  fol- 
lowing these  instructions,  a  lOO-pounder 
Parrott  Rifle  kicated  off  the  coast  of  Bruns- 
wick, Georgia,  was  selected ;  August  30. 
■contracted  with  W.  M.  Tupi)er  to  bring  the 
gun  from  Blacklieard  Island  and  load  the 
same  on  a  car  of  the  Plant  system  of  Rail- 
road at  Brunswick  for  $125.00  and  con- 
tracted with  the  railroad  to  transport  the 
gun  to  Carrollton  for  $149.46,  the  gun  was 
shipped  and  arri\-ed  in  (..'arrolltun  October 
16,    1000.   unloaded  and   [jaraded  alxnit  the 


streets  preceded  by  the  band  at  8  P.  M.  Oc- 
tober 26,  1900,  and  unloaded  in  Commander 
Havs"  pasture  where  it  remained  for  some- 
time, pending  the  raising  (.)f  money  for  build- 
ing the  stone  work  for  supporting  the  gun. 
b)uring  the  winter  and  spring  was  dev(_ited 
means  of  raising  the  money;  after  \arious 
eft'orts  and  schemes,  finallv  a  war  incident  in- 
duced commander  Hays  to  sulnuit  a  proposi- 
tion to  General  William  P.  Carlin,  who  was 
born  in  Greene  county  and  sent  from  Car- 
rollton to  West  Point;  after  a  few  exchanges 
with  the  General,  assisted  by  B.  C.  Hodges, 
the  General's  agent  at  this  place,  the  Cieneral 
wrote  us  on  June  26,  1901  that  he  uduld 
furnish  the  money,  $915,  to  builil  the  monu- 
ment. Commander  Hays,  July  29,  1901, 
contracted  with  the  Culver  Monument  Com- 
pany of  Springfield,  Illinois,  through  Colo- 
nel J.  B.  Nutton,  for  the  material  and  work 
for  $821.  Col.  Culver  furnished  for  the  in- 
scription stone  a  piece  of  granite  taken  from 
the  old  Lincoln  monument  at  Springfield, 
Illinois.  The  supervisors  of  (ireene  county 
furnishetl  the  site,  in  front  of  the  north  en- 
trance of  the  Court  House.  The  selection 
of  the  site  created  undue  ojjposition  liy  many 
people.  The  supervisors  voting  to  place  the 
monument  where  it  is.  were  J.  P.  Morrow, 
of  Carrollton  township;  William  Fickle, 
Bluffdale;Henshaw,  of  Patterson  ;Dorwont, 
of  Roodhouse;  Kinsor,  of  ^^'alkerville ; 
Sloan,  of  Linder ;  Rodgers,  of  Athens ;  Her- 
ron.  of  Woodville;  McOuerry,  Rockbridge; 
Parks,  of  Rubicon.  Those  opposed  were 
Williams,  of  Kane;  Chapin,  of  White  Hall; 
Wright,  of  Wrightsville.  The  monument 
was  completed  and  dedicated  October  24, 
K)oi.  The  attendance  was  immense,  the 
])rogram  imposing.  Capt.  N.  B.  Thistle- 
wood,  Commander  Department  of  Illinois. 
G.   A.   R.,   had  charge  of  the  work.      The 


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guests  of  honor,  General  William  Passniore 
Carlin.  :Major-General  U.  S.  Army,  retired, 
was  present,  dressed  in  his  official  uniform; 
Speaker  Sherman.  Illinois  House  of  Repre- 
sentatives, delivered  and  address,  also  Gen. 
Carlin.  N.  B.  Thistlewood.  Frank  O.  Low- 
den.  CiiMgressman  W.  E.  Williams,  Gen. 
Iiilin  J.  Kinacker.  presiding  officer;  Posts  of 
the  (i.  A.  R.  from  Jacksonville  to  Alton. 
Carlinville  to  Kampsville.  Space  will  not 
permit  the  namin.g  of  but  a  few  of  the  prom- 
inent men  in  attendance,  and  the  program 
carried  out.  The  curtain  was  lifted  by  four 
little  girls.  Miss  Anna  Ross,  Miss  Frankie 
Admire,  Miss  Minnie  Kelly,  and  Miss  Es- 
tella  Hays,  in  the  presence  of  the  children  of 
the  public  schools  and  thousands  of  ])eople. 
The  only  full  rank  colonel  fnini  (ireene 
county  was  officer  of  the  elay. 

MIMT.XKV     FlNr.RAL    OF    GEXEK.M.    WILLIAM 
P.    CARLIN. 

Sunday.  Octnlicr  ii.  1903.  was  laid  to 
rest  in  the  Carrollton  cemetery  the  remains 
of  (len.  William  Passmore  Carlin  of  the 
Regular  .irniy.  The  largest  assembly  of  peo- 
ple ever  gathered  in  Greene  county  for  a 
similar  purpose  met  in  Carrollton  to  attend 
this  funeral.  The  Grand  Army  of  the  Re- 
public through  the  local  post  which  will  here- 
after be  known  as  Gen.  William  P.  Carlin 
Post.  No.  442.  G.  A.  R..  had  charge  of  the 
arrangements.  The  high  honors  which  were 
paid  to  the  memory  of  Carrollton's  most  dis- 
tinguished dead,  came  as  a  spontaneous  trib- 
ute from  its  citizens  and  from  his  old  com- 
ra<les  and  friends  throughout  the  state.  Com- 
pany I.  Fifth  Regiment.  I.  N.  G.,  from  Jack- 
sonville, was  present  by  order  of  the  gover- 
nor, with  them  came  the  Governor  Yates, 
Adjutant-General  T.  W.  Scott,  and  former 


Adjutant-General  \'ance.  Colonel  Benson 
Wood,  of  Effingham.  At  one  o'clock  the 
assembly  was  called  to  order  by  Commander 
J.  B.  Hays:  the  exercise  opened  with  a  (juar- 
tct.  "In  the  Everlasting  Arms,"  by  C.  H. 
King,  Thomas  J.  Raffety.  John  J.  Hamil- 
ton, and  C.  B.  Carmll.  Prayer  was  offered 
by  Rev.  A.  J.  Young.  Dr.  J.  B.  Hays,  com- 
mander of  the  local  post  ( "..  .\.  R.  made  a  few 
remarks  and  gave  the  exercises  into  the- 
charge  of  Department  Commander  Benson 
Wood.  Col.  Benson  Wood,  who  served 
with  (General  Carlin.  delivered  a  eulog}'  upon 
his  life,  followed  by  ex-Congressman  J.  A. 
Comiolly,  of  Sprin.gfield,  who  served  under 
General  Carlin.  Capt,  Thomas  read  a  letter 
from  Gen.  John  C.  Black.  Gov.  Yates  then 
made  a  brief  address,  referring  to  the  fact 
that  General  Carlin  recei\ed  his  commission 
as  colonel  of  the  38th  Illinois  Infantry,  from 
the  hands  of  his  father  (Governor  Richard 
\'ates  in  1861.  Other  addresses  were  made 
and  adjourned  to  the  cemetery,  led  by  a 
platoon  of  state  troops  and  the  Carrollton 
military  band,  each  division  in  its  proper 
order,  (jeneral  Carlin's  body  was  deposited 
in  a  steel  \ault.  The  (i.  .\.  R.  burial  service 
was  carried  out.  and  at  the  conclusion  of  the 
service  three  volleys  were  tired  and  the  as- 
sembly dismissed  and  returned  to  the  city. 
Space  prohibits  the  full  description  we  woukl 
wish  to  give  this  funeral,  and  as  General 
Carlin"s  long  and  eminent  service  warrants ; 
all  his  manhood  days  were  devoted  to  the 
service  of  his  country,  he  always  had  a  com- 
mand where  fighting  and  danger  existed ;  we 
of  the  14th  Army  Corps  had  confidence  when 
General  Carlin  was  with  us. 

GE.\.   JAMKS    BARXETT    FRY.    V.   S.    ARMY. 

General  James  B.  Fry  was  b(3rn  in  Car- 
rollton.  Greene  county,   Illinois,  on   Febru- 


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ary  22,  1827,  was  appointed  cadet  in  the  U. 
S.  Military  Academy  on  July  i,  1843.  Upon 
graduating  was  promoted  brevet  second  lieu- 
tenant First  Artillery.  He  served  in  the 
First  Artillery  during  the  Mexican  war,  un- 
der General  Winfiekl  Scott,  and  after  the 
JMexican  war  he  served  on  the  frontier  un- 
til detached  and  assigned  as  instructor  of 
artillery  at  the  military  academy  December 
^5.'  1^53-  I"  August,  1854  he  was  ap- 
pointed adjutant  of  that  post  and  ser\-ed  as 
such  until  August  31,  1859,  then  at  Fortress 
IMonroe  in  the  artillery  school  of  practice, 
and  other  duties  at  that  post,  later  to  Baton 
Rouge,  Louisiana.  Fort  Leavenworth,  Kan- 
sas, and  in  garrison  at  Washington,  D  .C. ; 
appointed  a  colonel  of  staff  and  aid-de-camp 
to  Genera!  McDowell,  from  May  28,  to  July 
27.  1861.  November  12.  1861.  appointed 
chief  of  staff  to  Major  General  Buell,  De- 
partment of  the  Ohin,  cii\-ering  the  period 
of  Fort  Donelson,  Shiloh.  siege  of  Curinth, 
North  Alabama,  Louisville,  Kentucky,  until 
October  i.  1862,  appointed  as  major;  ser\- 
ing  a  time  in  the  Adjutant-General's  office 
at  Washington :  appointed  Lieut. -Col.  and 
assistant  Adjutant-General  Decemljer  31, 
1862,  and  promoted  Provost  Marshal  Gen- 


eral March  17,  1863,  serving  at  the  head  of 
the  Army  in  Washington  City;  later  pro- 
moted Brigadier  General  for  past  meritorious 
services ;  after  the  war  he  went  to  the  Pa- 
cific, then  to  the  Atlantic  coast  under  General 
HanC(jck  until  July  i,  1881,  when  he  was 
retired  at  his  own  request,  having'^erved  his 
country  thirty-four  years :  after  retirement, 
he  located  in  New  York,  and  entered  into 
literary  work,  which  he  did  with  credit  to 
himself.  General  l""r_\-  died  at  Newport.  R. 
I..  Julv  II.  1894,  at  the  age  of  67  years; 
liuried  in  the  churchyard  of  St.  James  the 
Less,  at  Philadelphia,  Pennsylvania,  with- 
out military  honors,  other  than  the  presence 
of  Adjutant-General  of  the  army,  represent- 
ing the  War  department. 

C.\PT.    WILLIAM    JI.    FRY,   OF    CARROLLTON. 

^^'iI]iam  M.  Fry  was  not  a  commissioned 
captain,  but  held  the  office  during  tlie  war 
of  1 86 1  to  1865  as  district  provost  marshal 
in  Illinois,  receiving  pay  as  captain.  He 
had  no  active  military  service,  but  did  equal- 
Iv  effective  service  in  the  position  he  held  in 
maintaining  the  strength  of  the  army  in  the 
field. 


BIOGRAPHICAL 


JUDGE  CHARLES  DRLKV   HODGES. 

"Tlie  entire  state  of  Illinois  mourns  the 
death  nt  Charles  D.  Hodges,  of  Carrollton. 
one  of  the  ablest  among  the  circuit  judges 
of  the  state."  Thus  wrote  a  Minnesota 
journalist,  and  the  sentiment  was  echoed  by 
all  who  hatl  known  this  prominent  jm-ist. 
who  for  a  half  century  practiced  at  the  bar 
of  Illinois.  His  name  is  indelibly  inscribed 
on  the  pages  of  the  history  of  our  jurispru- 
dence, and  at  his  death  the  press,  the  public 
and  the  profession  united  in  honoring  the 
memory  of  one  who  had  ever  been  an  honor 
to  his  adopted  state.  From  the  memorial 
addresses  delivered  we  largely  cull  the  fol- 
lowing record,  as  setting  forth  the  opinions 
of  those  who  were  intimately  associated  with 
him  in  the  various  walks  of  life. 

Charles  1  )rury  Hodges  was  Ixirn  Fel)- 
ruary  4.  iSio.  in  (Jueen  Anne.  J'rince  George 
county.  Maryland,  and  died  in  Carrollton. 
Illinois.  A])ril  i.  1884.  He  S])ent  his  youth 
in  his  nati\e  cilv  and  was  an  acti\e.  intelli- 
gent, moral  and  studious  young  man.  At 
the  early  age  of  nineteen  years  he  was  grad- 
uated at  Trinity  College.  Hartford.  Connec- 
ticut, and  then  entered  upon  the  study  of 
law  with  .\le.\ander  Randall,  a  i)romment 
attorney  of  Annapolis.  Maryland,  with  whom 
he    studied    until    careful    preparaticm    had 


fitted  him  for  the  bar.  He  was  then  admit- 
ted to  practice,  and  soon  after  entering  upon 
his  professional  career  his  attention  was 
tlirected  to  the  west,  where  he  determined 
to  try  his  fortune.  Accordingly  he  landed 
in  Carrollton  in  Xovember,  1833,  having 
in  the  meantime  siienl  a  few  mimths  in  St. 
Eouis.  Missouri.  Tlmse  who  remember  his 
arrival  in  Carrollton  tell  with  interest  of  the 
wonder  excited  Ijy  his  api)earance  as  he 
alighted  from  the  stage  coach.  A  young 
man  fresh  from  an  eastern  city  was  a  rare 
sight  in  those  days  and  his  attire  and  bear- 
ing were  strange  ti>  the  dwellers  of  the  little 
tiiwn.  Frnni  that  day  until  die  Imm-  of  his 
death  Carrollton  was  his  home,  fn  mi  w  hich 
he  was  never  away  save  when  called  by  puli- 
lic  duties  or  for  an  occasional  pleasure  trip  or 
\acation.  The  young  attorney  did  not  de- 
vote himself  entirely  to  his  profession  in 
those  first  years  Init  was  for  a  time  a  partner 
in  the  dry-goods  store  of  Shackelford, 
Hodges  &  Ciini])any.  This  arrangement 
was  only  tem])orary,  liowe\er.  and  as  a  coun- 
selor and  advocate  he  achieved  a  substantial 
success,  his  practice  steadily  growing  in  vol- 
ume and  importance  until  it  had  assumed 
extensive  proportions.  I'or  a  number  of 
years  he  was  a  partner  of  Judge  D.  M. 
Woodson,  the  firm  being  dissolved  when  the 
latter  was  elected  t<<  the  bench  in  1849.   Sub- 


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.se(|uently  Judge  Hodges  practiced  in  part- 
nership with  Judge  Burr,  a  relation  that  was 
maintained  until   1877. 

In  No\'ember.  i85_^,  the  suhiect  of  this 
review  was  chosen  county  judge,  and  after 
serving  acceptably  for  four  years  was  re- 
elected in  1857  for  a  second  term.  In  Jan- 
uary, 1859,  he  was  elected  to  congress  to  fill 
the  vacancy  caused  by  the  death  of  Major 
Harris  and  resigned  his  position  on  the  bench 
in  order  to  take  his  place  in  the  council 
cliamliers  of  the  natinn.  In  i8()7  be  was 
elected  circuit  judge  and  performed  the  dif- 
ficult duties  of  that  position  with  credit  to 
himself  antl  satisfaction  to  his  constituents 
for  six  }-ears.  On  the  expiration  (.>f  that 
period  he  was  elected  a  state  senator  for  a 
four-years'  term,  serving  in  the  legislatures 
of  1875  and  1877. 

From  the  beginning  of  railroad  building 
in  central  Illinois,  Judge  Hodges  was 
a  zealous  ach-ocate  thereof,  and  in  1852, 
when  the  books  were  first  opened  for  suli- 
scription  to  the  capital  stock  of  the  Carroll- 
ton  &  Jackson\ille  Railroad,  as  it  was  then 
called,  he  was  one  of  those  who  had  charge 
of  the  work  in  this  place.  In  1858  he  was 
made  treasurer  of  the  St.  Louis,  Jacksonville 
&  Chicago  Railroad,  and  when  the  property 
of  this  company  was  leased  to  the  Chicago 
&  Alton  Coiupany  he  became  a  direct(ir  of 
the  latter  and  so  continueil  up  to  the  time  of 
his  death.  Through  his  professional  and 
railroad  interests  be  accpiired  an  ample 
fortune,  and  during  the  last  years  of  his  life 
his  energies  were  largely  devoted  to  the  man- 
agement of  his  extensive  property  and  other 
interests.  As  a  member  of  the  bar  Judge 
Hodges  was  a  safe.  wise,  judicious  counsek.ir. 
He  was  not  carried  away  by  his  loyalty  to 
his  client,  but  possessed  the  rare  ability  of 
lieing  able  to  calmly  weigh  both  sides,  and 


hence  his  advice  when  given  was  implicitly 
relied  upon  and  usually  found  trustworthy. 
As  a  business  man  he  was  careful,  safe  and 
successful,  and  by  steady  growth  and  skillful 
management  gathered  together  the  property 
which  made  him  one  of  the  heaviest  tax- 
payers of  Cireene  county.  He  was  public- 
spiritetl,  ami  in  building  fine  business  edi- 
fices and  numerous  dwellings  and  contribut- 
ing to  railroad  and  other  enterprises,  he 
(lid  his  share  toward  improving'  the  town  in 
which  be  lix'ed.  In  a  set  of  resolutions 
passed  by  the  Jersey ville  (Illinois)  bar  is 
the  following  paragraph : 

"Resolved,  That  we  deeply  deiilore  the 
loss  of  one  of  onr  |)rofession  so  long  and 
favorabh'  known,  and  one  so  universally  re- 
spected and  honored.  For  nearly  thirty 
years  previous  to  his  election  to  the  bench, 
and  dating  from  the  organization  of  Jersey 
county.  Judge  Hodges  was  constantly  in  at- 
tendance at  the  bar  of  this  court  as  an  at- 
torney. His  attendance  upon  our  court  was 
as  certain  and  regular  as  that  of  the  judge, 
and,  with  the  earlier  days  of  our  history, 
was  almost  indispensable.  As  a  lawyer  he 
stood  in  the  front  rank  of  the  profession,  and 
his  life  and  character  both  as  a  lawyer  and  as 
a  man  may  be  pointed  out  as  a  model  one. 
From  1867  until  1873  be  presided  as  judge 
of  this  court,  and  be  graced  the  bench  as  he 
did  the  bar.  He  presided  with  dignity  and 
urbanity,  and  be  deservedly  won  the  esteem 
and  high  regard  not  only  of  the  members  of 
the  bar  but  also  the  whole  community.' 

On  his  retirement  from  the  bench  the 
members  of  the  bar  of  Morgan  county  ac- 
companied a  handsome  gift  to  Judge  Hodges 
with  a  letter  containing  this  paragraph: 
"We  need  not  testify  to  your  integrity  as  a 
man.  your  accomplishments  as  a  lawyer,  and 
your  fidelity  as  a  judge,  as  these  are  univers- 


J'AST    AND     PRESENT    OF    GREENE    COUNTY. 


ally  acknowledi^ed  ;  but  we  desire  with  grate- 
ful hearts  to  thank  _\ou  for  the  courtesy  and 
kindness  which,  through  all  the  trying  an- 
noyances that  necessarily  arise  in  the  dis- 
charge of  the  duties  of  a  judge,  have  on  your 
part  ne\-er  failed." 

In  the  early  years  of  his  residence  in 
C'arrollton,  judge  1  lodges  became  ac(|uainte(l 
with  .Miss  b'.llen  C.  Hawley,  of  Jer- 
sevville.  and  they  were  ni.arried  on 
the  8th  of  January.  tS^c;.  She  was 
a  daughter  of  Sainuel  1'.  Ii;i\\lcy.  and 
was  l)orn  in  Onondaga.  Xcw  ^  ork,  bcb- 
ru;irv  jo.  iSji.  At  the  .agc  of  twoKc  she 
accomijanied  licr  parents  to  W-rniont, 
whence  they  removed  to  lUniois  m  her  six- 
teenth vear.  Judge  and  .Mrs.  1  bulges  be- 
came the  parents  of  nine  children,  namely: 
\'irgini;i.  who  died  at  the  age  of  iwo  years: 
Louise,  widow  of  William  .\.  l)a\is;  llelle, 
wife  of  J.  1).  Wright,  a  grocer  of  Peters- 
burg. Illinois;  Charles  H.,  a  sucessful  grocer 
of  C.arrolltou;  Adele,  wife  of  Charles  H. 
Weagley.  :i  member  of  the  dry-goods  tirm 
of  .Mcb'arland.  Weagley  \-  I'omp-uiy,  of 
C.arrollt.in  ;  .\lorean,  who  died  at  the  age  of 
nine  weeks;  P.everly  C.  a  banker  of  Car- 
rollton;  Henry  M..  ensign  in  the  I'nited 
States  naw  ;  and  llattie.  at  home. 

ludge  Hodges  was  a  member  of  Triiuty 
]-'l)iscopal  church,  which  organization  was 
largely  sustained  by  his  contributions  ;uid  by 
the  labors  of  himself  and  f.amily.  He  was 
always  a  stanch  friend  of  the  public  schools, 
and  stood  by  and  defended  the  system  in 
earlv  days  when  the  po])ular  voice  was 
against  it.  b'or  many  years  he  ably  and 
efficiently  served  as  school  director.  He 
availed  himself  of  every  opportunity  to  aid 
in  the  development  and  progress  of  the  city. 
and  through  his  last  years  his  fellow  towns- 
men   were   continually   giving   evidence   of 


their  api)reciation  of  his  worth  and  dev(3tion 
to  the  pul)lic  good.  On  the  occasion  of  his 
seventieth  birthday  his  fellow  members  of 
the  bar  assembled  at  his  residence  and  pre- 
sented him  w  ith  ,-i  h.indsome  ebony  cane,  the 
gold  head  of  which  was  a])p])roi)iately  en- 
gra\ed.  In  ])resenting  the  gift  Judge  J.  W. 
luiglish  said  : 

"1  know  that  I  s])eak  the  honest  thoughts 
of  the  gentlemen  who  :iccompany  me  when 
1  sa\'  that  we  reidize  th.at  you  have  just 
tim^lu-d  the  three  score  ;uid  ten  years  allotted 
lo  the  ordin.ary  man.  ;uid  we  rejoice  that 
there  is  yet  the  strength  in  you  rc(|uired  to 
sustain  vou  up  to,  and  we  bo])e  beyond,  the 
four  score  tixed  as  the  limU  of  hum:m  ex- 
istence. In  the  life  through  which  you  have 
pas.sed  we  know  of  no  portion  which  we 
could  desire  to  have  changed.  C'ommencing 
\-our  career  at  a  period  m  American  history 
when  purity  of  life  and  rectitude  of  conduct 
were  considered  desirable  characteristics,  we 
congratulate  you  that  you  have  been  able, 
amidst  the  trials  and  templ.ations  which  sur- 
round us  all.  so  to  live  that  you  m;i\  now  en- 
joy the  l)lessings  conse(|ucnt  upon  a  well- 
spent  life  and  die  in  the  hope  of  a  blessed 
innu'  :rtality. 

'A'ou  have  represented  us  in  both 
branches  of  our  state  legislature  and  in  our 
national  congress.  You  have  for  years  pre- 
sided o\-er  our  probate,  our  ciumty  ;nid  our 
circuit  courts,  ami  e\en  more,  during  the 
whole  of  \our  m.anhood  \ou  have  lived  among 
our  ])eoi)le  practicing  your  pnifession,  and  yet 
in  all  your  actions  even  the  tongue  of  slander 
could  iind  no  fact  on  which  to  fasten  that 
did  in  ;ni_\-  w;iy  t.arnish  your  good  name. 
^'ou  ha\-e  as  a  lursband  ;md  father  dis- 
tingnislied  yourself  as  a  m.an  worthy  of 
imitation,  ^'ou  have  reared  a  family  which 
is  a  credit  to  vou,  and  we  regard  each  mem- 


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her  of  it  as  an  honor  to  us,  their  feUow 
citizens.  You  can  take  it  as  a  matter  to  re- 
joice over  that  vour  children's  children  rise 
up  and  call  you  blessed. 

"This  cane  I  now  tender  you  is  presented 
by  us  in  no  sense  as  an  idle  compliment,  nor 
as  a  reward  for  any  favor  you  have  rendered 
us  or  either  of  us  in  the  past.  But  we  merely 
ivish  you  to  know  that  we  have  watched  your 
.career,  that  we  respect  and  honor  you  for  the 
course  you  have  pursued,  and  we  wish  you 
to  feel  the  kind  and  affectionate  regard  in 
'which  you  are  held  bv  each  and  all  of  us." 

When  the  Greene  county  court  first  met 
after  the  death  of  Judge  Hodges,  out  of  re- 
spect to  his  memory,  court  was  adjourned 
and  remarks  were  made  li}'  many  members 
concerning  the  one  whom  they  had  long 
know  n  and  honored, — the  senior  member  of 
the  profession  in  Carrollton.  The  chief 
speaker  du  that  occasion  was  Thomas  Ilen- 
shaw,  who  said:  "Man  has  found  it  neces- 
sary in  all  parts  of  the  civilized  world  to  in- 
stitute tribunals  called  courts  for  the  puropse 
of  protecting  human  rights  and  enforcing 
human  laws.  In  order  to  aid  the  courts  in 
performing  the  great  and  sacred  duties  al- 
lotted to  them,  it  w^as  found  necessary  to 
establish  the  legal  profession,  whose  mem- 
bers were  called  lawyers,  and  who  have, 
since  the  (:)rigin  of  the  court,  been  officers 
thereof.  When  we  consider  that  the  mem- 
bers i)f  the  legal  profession  are  required  to 
deal  with,  to  care  for,  and  to  protect  the 
property,  the  lives  and  the  honor  of  their  fel- 
low beings ;  w  hen  we  reflect  that  all  human- 
ity labors  for,  lives  for  and  hopes  for  in  this 
world,  is  at  all  times  placed  under  the  con- 
trol and  in  the  hands  of  the  lawyers,  we  are 
led  to  the  inevitable  conclusion  that  the  true 
lawyer  should  be  a  man  whiise  character  is 
above  suspicion,   whose  legal  ability  is  un- 


questioned, and  whose  name  is  a  synon},'m 
for  honesty  and  integrity. 

"Measured  by  this  standard  Greene 
county  is  not  and  has  not  been  without  her 
true  lawyers.  Among  her  true  lawyers  was 
one  whose  name  is  as  familiar  to  the  in- 
habitants of  this  county  as  household  words, 
and  whose  reputation  as  an  able  jurist  and 
a  good  man  is  held  sacred  through  central 
Illinois.  For  half  a  century  Greene  county 
looked  to  this  true  lawyer  —  the  Hon. 
Charles  D.  Hodges — for  counsel  and  guid- 
ance in  her  aft'airs.  During  that  period  she 
lime  and  ag'ain  honored  him  with  ot^cial 
positions,  and  always  found  him  true  and 
faithful  to  the  trusts  comnnttted  to  his  care. 
Sucessful  as  a  lawyer,  fortunate  in  business 
transactions,  happy  in  his  domestic  and 
social  relations,  he  was  quietly  and  peace- 
fully enjoying  the  fruits  of  his  labor  when 
the  angel  of  death  called  him  to  the  unseen. 
By  the  death  of  Judge  Hodges  we  ha\-e  a 
striking  illustration  of  the  inevitable  in  this, 
— that  esteem,  admiration,  friendship  or  love 
can  aft'ord  no  protection  against  the  shafts 
of  death.  It  has  been  truthfully  said :  'It 
matters  not  if  every  hour  is  rich  with  love, 
and  every  moment  is  jeweled  with  joy,  each 
and  every  life  must  at  last  end  in  a  tragedy, 
as  dark  and  sad  as  can  he  wo\-en  from  the 
web  and  woof  of  the  mvsterv  of  death."  " 


HON.  HENRY  T.  RAINEY. 

Hon.  Henry  T.  Rainey,  member  of  con- 
gress and  representative  of  the  bar  of  Greene 

countv.  stands  today  as  one  of  the  distin- 
guished citizens  of  Carrollton.  Few  lawyers 
ha\'e  made  more  lasting  impression  upon  the 
bar  of  the  district,  both  for  legal  ability  of  a 


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high  order  and  for  tlie  imhviduahty  of  a 
personal  character  wliich  impresses  itself 
upon  a  community.  He  is,  moreover,  a 
recognized  leader  in  political  circles,  whose 
devotion  to  the  general  good  is  so  marked 
that  even  his  political  opponents  entertain  for 
him  the  highest  respect. 

Henry  T.  Rainey  was  horn  in  Carrollton. 
August  20.  i860,  and  comes  of  Scotch-Irish 
ancestry.  His  paternal  grandfather,  Will- 
iam C.  Rainey,  was  a  native  of  South  Caro- 
lina and  served  luider  Colonel  Hardin  during 
the  Mexican  war.  He  won  the  rank  of  lieu- 
tenant and  at  the  close  of  hostilities  was 
hrexetted  major.  After  residing  for  some 
time  in  Kentucky  he  came  to  Greene  county, 
Illinois,  about  1832.  and  located  near  Car- 
rollton. He  was  the  owner  of  a  farm  from 
which  Rainey's  first  and  second  additions  to 
Carrollton  have  been  set  off.  He  exerted 
strong  and  beneficial  influence  in  public 
affairs  and  for  forty  consecutive  years  he 
served  as  justice  of  the  peace,  discharging 
his  duties  with  the  strictest  impartiality.  His 
death  occurred  in  the  year  1877. 

John  Rainey.  father  of  Henry  T.  Rainey, 
was  born  in  Lexington.  Kentucky,  and  ac- 
com])anied  his  parents  on  their  removal  to 
Illinois.  He  was  reared  to  the  occupation 
of  farming  and  made  it  his  life  work.  He. 
too,  was  a  public-spirited  citizen,  deeply  in- 
terested in  the  general  progress  and  ui> 
building  of  his  community  and  as  the  cham- 
pion of  many  measures  so  largely  pronrnted 
the  general  good  that  his  death  was  the  oc- 
casion of  deep  and  sincere  sorrow  throughout 
the  locality  in  which  he  made  his  home.  He 
was  several  times  an  alderman  of  Carrollton, 
and  he  occupied  a  very  enviable  position  in 
the  public  regard.  His  death  occurred  in 
1888,  when  he  was  sixty-two  years  of  age. 
His  wife,    who   bore   the  maiden   name  of 


Catherine  Thomas,  was  born  about  three  and 
a  half  miles  southwest  of  Carrollton,  a 
daughter  of  Samuel  Thomas,  the  first  settler 
of  Greene  county,  arriving  here  in  1818. 

Henry  T.  Rainey.  the  eldest  of  three 
children,  acquired  his  elementary  education 
in  the  public  schools  of  Carrollton  and  was 
graduated  from  the  high  school  of  this  city 
in  1878.  He  prepared  for  college  at  Knox 
Academy  at  Galesburg-.  Illinois,  and  subse- 
quently matriculated  in  .\mherst  College  at 
Amherst,  [Massachusetts,  from  which  institu- 
tion he  was  graduated  with  the  class  of  1883. 
the  degree  of  Bachelor  of  .\rts  being  at  that 
time  conferred  upon  him.  He  began  prepar- 
ation for  the  legal  profession  as  a  student  in 
the  Union  College  of  Law  at  Chicago  and 
was  admitted  to  practice  in  May,  1885.  The 
degree  of  Bachelor  of  Law  was  conferred 
jointly  vipon  him  by  the  Northwestern  and 
the  U'ashington  Universities  in  June.  1885. 
and  a  short  time  afterward  he  received  the 
degree  of  Master  of  Arts  from  Amlierst  Col- 
lege for  special  post-graduate  work. 

Following  his  admission  to  the  bar  Mr. 
Rainey  returned  to  Carrollton  and  entered 
upon  the  practice  of  law.  He  was  devotedly 
attached  to  his  practice,  systematic  and  meth- 
odical in  habit,  sober  and  discreet  in  judg- 
ment, calm  in  temperament,  diligent  in  re- 
search and  conscientious  in  the  discharge  of 
every  duty.  His  careful  preparation  of  cases 
and  his  marked  devotion  to  his  clients"  inter- 
ests soon  gained  him  a  practice  that  was  ex- 
tensive and  of  an  imi)ortant  character.  His 
strong  points  in  the  legal  profession  are  best 
shown  while  before  the  judiciary.  As  an 
orator  he  is  forceful  and  while  he  has  excel- 
lent command  of  the  art  and  resources  of 
rhetoric,  he  never  uses  his  oratorical  ability 
to  cloud  the  facts  in  the  case,  but  always 
endeavors  to  present  them  in  the  clear,  strong 


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light  of  reason  and  common  sense.  He 
served  as  master  in  chancery  for  eight  years, 
appointed  to  the  position  in  1888  after  the 
death  of  S.  V.  Corrington.  and  he  continned 
to  serve  in  that  capacity  nntil  1895.  when  he 
resigned.  He  was  for  one  year,  1895-6,  tlie 
president  of  the  board  of  education  of  Car- 
roHton.  He  was  a  very  prominent  factor  in 
the  control  of  the  democratic  party  in 
(Jreene  county.  He  served  as  chairman  of 
the  democratic  central  committee  for  two 
years  and  has  labored  untiringly  to  secure 
the  success  of  the  principles  wdiicb  he  believes 
contain  the  best  elements  of  good  govern- 
ment. In  1896  he  delivered  campaign  ad- 
dresses throughout  this  state  and  in  1900 
was  sent  to  Illinois,  Ohio  and  Indiana  under 
the  management  of  the  democratic  national 
committee.  In  the  campaign  of  1904  he  made 
.'speeches  in  Vermont.  Maine,  New  York. 
Illinois  and  Iowa  under  the  direction  of  the 
democratic  national  committee.  In  1902  he 
was  elected  a  member  of  the  Fifty-ei,ghth 
congress  and  is  recognized  as  an  able  work- 
ing representative.  In  1904  he  was  re- 
elected to  congress,  being  the  only  democrat 
elected  from  Illinois  to  the  Fifty-ninth  con- 
gress. 

In  June,  1888,  occurred  the  marriage  of 
Mr.  Rainey  and  Miss  Ella  McBride,  a  native 
of  Bureau  county,  Illinois,  and  a  daughter  of 
\V.  H.  McBride,  of  Harvard,  Nebraska,  but 
now  deceased.  Fraternally  he  is  connected 
with  the  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows, 
the  Knights  of  Pythias,  the  Modern  Wood- 
men of  America  and  the  Benevolent  and  l^ro- 
tective  Order  of  Elks.  Possessing  a  modest 
demeanor  be  nevertheless  stands  high  in  his 
profession.  In  all  conditions  and  circum- 
stances he  is  first  of  all  a  gentleman.  In 
wdiatever  relation  of  life  we  find  him. 
whether  in  the  go\-ernment  service,  in  politi- 


cal environments,  in  business  or  in  social  re- 
lations, he  is  always  the  same  honorable  and 
honored  man  wIk.isc  worth  well  merits  the 
hiph  regard  which  is  uniformlv  given  him. 


EDWARD  ^lANI-RED  HUSTED. 

Edward  Manfred  Husled  has  been  more 
closely  identified  with  the  work  of  improve- 
ment and  upbuilding  in  Roodbouse  than  any 
other  citizen.  Financial  interests  have  been 
]M-omoted  by  him  and  the  city  owes  the  Iiuild- 
ing  of  the  Kansas  City  branch  of  the  Chicago 
(Jt  Alton  Railroad  through  here  to  his  and 
others'  efforts.  He  has  co-operated  in  e\-ery 
measure  for  the  general  good  and  in  his 
labors  for  the  locality  he  has  looked  lie^ond 
the  possibilities  of  the  present  t(.)  the  exi- 
gencies of  the  future,  making  his  work  of 
such  a  practical  and  penuanent  character  that 
its  l)eneficial  intluence  and  effect  will  long  be 
felt. 

Mr.  Husted  was  born  in  Addison  county, 
A'ermont,  September  9,  1830,  his  parents 
being  Lvman  and  Emily  (Denison)  Husted, 
who  bad  a  fannly  of  four  children.  The 
mother  died  wdien  her  son  Edward  was  but 
four  years  of  age,  and  in  1836  the  father 
married  again  and  came  to  the  west  by  water, 
making  bis  wav  to  Chicago  and  thence  by  the 
canal  and  Illinois  river  to  Greene  county. 
He  located  on  .\pple  Creek  prairie.  June  24, 
1S36.  He  then  returned  overland  to  Chicago 
for  his  household  goods  and  soon  after  he 
bad  again  reached  Greene  county,  died  of 
bilious  fever. 

Mr.  Husted  <if  this  review  was  only  about 
six  years  of  a,ge  at  the  time  of  his  father's 
removal    to    the    middle    west.       He    was 


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educated  ill  the  common  schools  of  Greene 
opunty.  early  became  familiar  with  farm 
work,  and  for  any  years  was  actively  eii- 
ijagfed  in  agricultural  pursuits.  He  has  made 
judicious  investments  in  farm  property  from 
time  to  time  and  is  now  the  owner  of  between 
five  and  six  hundred  acres  of  land  in  this 
county,  adjoiniiiij  the  city  of  Roodiiouse. 
ibis  i'  ;:ry  rich  and  ar.able.  producing  abun- 
dant ips.  It  is  well  fenced  and  tiled 
and  stitutes  one  of  the  best  farms  in 
(iree  ■ouiity.  Grain  and  stock  are  raised 
there  —the  best  of  each  class. — and  Mr. 
Hustc.i  has  given  personal  supervision  to  tlie 
(ipcratiuii  of  the  farm,  at  the  same  time  con- 
trolliiii;-  inipiirtaiit  and  extensive  business 
interests  of  another  character.  His  residence 
in  the  north  part  of  Roodhouse,  not  far  from 
his  farm,  is  a  very  handsome  one.  He  has 
figured  verv  prominently  in  financial  affairs, 
being  the  president  of  tlie  Roodhouse  Bank. 
to  which  position  he  was  elected  in  1876.  so 
that  his  incumbency  covers  twent\-nine 
years. 

li  itv  and  cnunlv  activities  l\lr.  i  lusted 
has  It  it  generous  aid  and  hearty  co-oi)era- 
tion,  and  to  him  is  accorded  the  credit  of 
securii.g  through  Roodhouse  the  Kansas 
City  branch  of  the  Chicago  &  .Mton  Railroad 
and  the  establishment  (if  the  sho])S  and 
rnundhouse  here,  contrilniting  in  large  meas- 
ure to  the  growth  and  business  activity  of 
the  city.  He  was  one  of  the  commissioners 
representing  the  Roodhouse  interests. 

In  1850  Mr.  Husted  was  married  to 
Miss  Harriet  M.  Swallow,  a  representative 
of  an  old  X'ermont  family  and  a  daughter 
■of  Guy  and  Katherine  (P>nnister)  Swallow. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Husted  became  the  iiarents  of 
three  children,  but  only  one  is  living — lulgar 
M..  who  resides  on  the  old  homestead. 
I'liinia  died  at  the  ase  of  two  rears:  and 


Eftie  C  reaching  womanhood,  was  married 
to  .\.  j.  Lee.  of  Morgan  county,  and  died 
in  iNi)4.  Icning  ti\e  children.  Edgar  M. 
lias  four  children,  so  that  Mr.  Husted  has 
nine  grandchildren  in  all.  Mrs.  Harriett  M. 
Husted  died  in  1864  and  jn  1865  Mr.  Husted 
was  again  married,  his  second  union  being 
with  .\ugusta  C.  Banister,  a  daughter  of 
Elisha  and  Olive  Bani.ster,  both  now  de- 
ceased. Her  father  was  killed  by  a  train 
June  JO.  1882.  while  her  mother  died  in 
August,   1885. 

.Mr.  Husted  is  one  of  the  oldest  and  most 
honored  representatives  of  Masonry  in 
Greene  county.  He  was  made  a  Mason  Jan- 
uary 19,  1853.  in  White  Hall  and  the  fifti- 
eth anni\ersary  of  his  identification  with  the 
order  was  celebrated  January  19,  1903.  on 
which  occasion  he  was  presented  with  a 
handsome  Knight  Temiilar  charm,  coxered 
w  ith  rubies  and  diamonds.  Mo.st  of  the  olifi- 
cers  and  members  who  were  identified  with 
White  i  iail  lodge  at  that  time  are  now  de- 
ceased. 1"..  .M.  Husted  and  Isaac  D.  \'cdder 
being  all  that  now  siirx-ixe  out  of  the  thirty- 
eight.  In  the  half  century  of  his  connection 
w  ith  the  craft  Mr.  Husted  has  been  a  Mason 
"with  a  high  sense  of  honor,  has  walked  on 
the  level.  Sffuaring  his  actions  by  the  f(|uare 
of  virtue  and  the  line  of  rectitude."  He  is 
one  of  the  founders  and  charter  members  of 
!■:.  M.  Husted  lodge.  Xo.  796,  A.  F.  &  A.  M.. 
of  Roodhouse.  which  was  named  in  his 
honor.  lie  also  belongs  to  Carrollton  chap- 
ter, Xo.  50.  R.  .\.  M.:  and  Hugh  De  Payens 
commaiidery.  Xo.  29.  K.  T.  He  has  ever 
been  active  in  the  lodge  work  and  to  him  is 
due  the  elegant  lodge  rooms  in  Roodhouse. 

\'iewed  from  any  standpoint  his  life  has 
been  a  success,  for  in  business  his  efforts  ha\e 
lieen  crowned  with  jiro-sperity  and  in  jirivate 
lite  he  has  won  warm  personal  regard  and 


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unqualified  confidence.  Tlie  reason  for  tliis 
is  not  iiard  to  find,  for  lie  is  a  liberal-minded, 
genial  gentleman,  of  sympathetic  nature  and 
progressive  ideas;  social,  natural  and  cour- 
ageous in  all  his  actions,  and  obliging  and 
helpful.  In  character  jjuildinghe  has  erectcn 
a  permanent  and  l.)eautiful  structure,  wlijle 
as  the  architect  of  his  uwn  fortunes  he  has 
builded  wisely  and  well. 


R.    S.    WORCESTER. 

R.  S.  Worcester  has  been  and  is  distinct- 
ively a  man  of  affairs  in  White  Hall  and  one 
who  has  wielded  a  wide  influence.  He  has 
figured  prominently  in  financial  circles  here 
throughout  his  business  career  and  is  now 
cashier  of  the  White  Hall  National  Bank. 
His  father,  Judge  Linus  E.  Worcester,  left 
the  impress  of  his  individuality  for  good 
upon  the  public  life  of  Greene  county,  aiding 
in  the  promotion  of  its  material,  moral  and 
])(.ilitical  interests.  A  nati\-e  of  New  Eng- 
land, he  acquired  his  early  education  in  the 
common  schools  of  A^ermont  and  supple- 
mented his  preliminary  mental  training  by 
study  in  the  Chester  Academy  of  that  state. 
After  putting  aside  his  text-bi  loks  he  turned 
his  attention  to  agricultural  pursuits  and  fol- 
lowed farming  in  New  England  until 
twenty-three  years  of  age.  when  he  resol\-ed 
to  seek  a  home  in  the  west  and  in  1S36  came 
to  Greene  county,  Illinois.  Here  he  followed 
teaching  for  three  years  and  later  accepted  a 
clerkship  in  a  dry  goods  store,  thus  gaining 
his  first  mercantile  experience.  Two  years 
later  he  became  a  partner  of  Chester  Swal- 
low in  the  establishment  and  conducted  a 
general  mercantile  enterprise,  Init  iNIr.  Swal- 
low lived  for  onlv  a  year  after  this  business 


relationship  was  established  and  at  his  death 
the  business  was  closed  out.  Subsecjuently 
Judge  Worcester  formed  a  partnership  with 
Simeon  Brothers  and  ^vith  them  engaged  in 
general  merchandising  for  ten  years.  He 
was  afterward  a  druggist  of  White  Hall  for 
four  years  and  for  five  years  was  engaged 
in  the  manufacture  of  farm  implements.  On 
the  expiration  of  that  period  he  turned  his 
attention  to  the  lumber  trade,  in  which  he 
continued  for  three  years.  In  all  of  his  busi- 
ness transactions  he  manifested  keen  dis- 
cernment, marked  enterprise  and  strong  e.K- 
ecutiye  ability  and  after  carefully  consider- 
ing his  plans  was  resolute  in  their  execution, 
carrying  forward  his  work  to  successful 
completion. 

Judge  Worcester  was  influential  in  politi- 
cal circles  and  in  early  manhood  espoused  the 
cause  of  the  democracy.  A  strong  mentality 
and  marked  individuality  combined  with  de- 
yotion  to  the  general  good  well  fitted  him  for 
leadership  in  public  affairs  and  made  his 
opinions  a  force  in  molding  public  thought 
and  action.  In  184.3  '^^  ^'''^^  elected  justice 
of  the  peace,  which  position  he  filled  for  five 
years  and  in  November,  1843,  '^^  "^^'^^  com- 
missioned postmaster  of  White  Hall  and 
again  in  1845  ^"<^^  ^Y  fui'ther  appointments 
was  continued  in  that  office  for  twelve  con- 
secutive years.  On  the  i6th  of  No\-ember, 
1S53,  he  was  elected  county  judge  for  a  term 
of  six  years  and  in  the  meantime  he  had  ta- 
ken an  active  and  helpful  part  in  forming  the 
organic  law  of  the  state,  haxdng  been  a  mem- 
ber of  the  constitutional  convention  in  1847. 
While  upon  the  bench  he  rendered  opinions 
which  were  strictly  fair  and  impartial  and 
which  won  for  him  the  confidence  as  well  as 
respect  of  the  entire  community.  From 
1S59  until  1867  he  serveil  as  a  state  trustee 
of  the  deaf  aiifl  dumb  asvlum.     In   i8^6  he 


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was  elected  a  member  of  tlie  state  senate  of 
Illinois,  serving  until  t^^.  and  while  a 
member  of  the  upper  house  he  was  appointed 
notary  public.  Ever  fearless  in  defense  of 
his  honest  convictions  and  unfaltering  in  his 
support  of  what  he  believed  to  be  right,  he 
was  one  of  the  fixe  democrats  of  the  senate 
who  dared  to  ratify  Lincoln's  emancipation 
proclamation.  After  his  retirement  from  the 
legislature  he  was  again  elected  county 
judge,  being  chosen  to  the  position  in  1863 
and  for  a  term  of  nine  years  continued  upon 
the  bench.  In  1876  he  was  chosen  a  dele- 
gate to  the  democratic  national  convention  in 
St.  Louis,  which  nominated  Samuel  J.  Til- 
den.  Thus  for  many  years  he  was  a  recog- 
nized leader  in  democratic  circles  in  Illinois 
and  his  course  was  .so  honorable  and 
straightforward  that  he  commanded  the  re- 
spect of  even  his  political  opponents. 

Judge  Worcester  was  three  times  mar- 
ried. It  was  in  February,  1856,  that  he 
wedded  Luthera  Ladd,  a  native  of  Vermont, 
who  became  the  mother  of  R.  S.  Worcester 
of  this  review.  Judge  Worcester  was  a 
member  of  no  church  or  secret  organization 
and  was  known  to  be  a  free-thinker.  To  do 
good  was  his  religion  and  many  who  knew 
him  testify  to  his  charitable  spirit,  his  many 
kind  deeds  and  his  generous  assistance  to 
those  in  need.  Honorable  in  conduct,  fear- 
less in  action,  stainless  in  reputation,  his  pub- 
lic career  covered  a  long  ])eriod  and  o\er  the 
record  of  his  official  service  there  falls  mi 
shadow  of  wrong  or  suspicion  of  evil. 

R.  S.  Worcester,  whose  name  forms  the 
caption  of  this  review,  having  completed  his 
education,  entered  upon  his  business  career 
at  the  age  of  eighteen  years  in  connection 
with  the  White  Hall  P)ank  Association.  He 
was  afterward  for  a  time  assistant  cashier  in 
the  People's  Piank  and  upon  the  organization 


of  the  White  Hall  National  Bank  on  the 
1st  of  January,  1904,  he  became  its  cashier, 
in  which  capacity  he  is  now  serving.  This 
institution  has  already  made  for  itself  a 
reputation  that  places  it  with  the  strong 
tinancial  concerns  of  the  county.  Its  officers 
are  G.  S.  Vosseller.  president:  S.  N.  (mms- 
wold,  vice  president ;  and  R.  S.  Worcester, 
cashier,  while  its  directors  and  stockholders 
are  numbered  among  the  most  prominent 
and  substantial  business  men  of  the  county. 
In  1890  was  celebrated  the  marriage  of 
R.  S.  Worcester  and  Miss  IMinnie  Rickard, 
and  unto  them  has  been  born  a  daughter. 
Helen,  now  twelve  years  of  age.  Like  his 
illustrious  father.  Mr.  Worcester  holds  mem- 
bership with  no  church  and  he  is  a  member 
of  only  one  fraternal  organization,  the 
Knights  of  Pythias.  In  political  thought 
and  action  he  has  always  been  indei)en(lent, 
carrying  out  his  honest  views  without  fear 
or  favor.  In  business  he  has  achieved  suc- 
cess through  honorable  effort,  untiring  in- 
dustry and  capable  management,  and  in  pri- 
vate life  he  has  gained  that  warm  personal 
regard  which  arises  from  true  noliility  of 
character,  deference  for  the  opinion  of  oth- 
ers, kindliness  and  geui;ditv. 


\'ICT()U 


11. WEN. 


X'ictor  Hugo  Haven,  editor  and  ])ro])rie- 
tor  of  the  Greenfield  Argus  and  treasurer  of 
the  Illinois  Press  Association,  was  born  on 
a  farm  in  the  western  part  of  Macoupin 
county,  Illinois,  November  2,  1861,  a  son 
of  William  \\'.  and  Georgia  A.  (Kemper) 
Haven,  the  former  a  native  of  Vermont  and 
the  latter  of  Kentuck\-.  The  father  engaged 
in  teaching  singing  and  was  also  a  teacher 


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in  the  public  schools  prior  to  the  Civil  war, 
when  he  espoused  the  Union  cause  and  served 
for  four  _\ears  as  quartermaster  of  Company 
H,  P\irtietli  Illinois  Infantry.  Following  the 
close  of  hostilities  and  his  return  to  Greene 
county,  he  engaged  in  the  milling  and  grain 
inisiness  but  met  re\-erses  therein.  In  1878 
he  founded  the  Greenfield  Argus  and  con- 
tinued its  publication  until  his  death. 

Victor  H.  Haven  began  his  education  in 
the  district  schools  and  afterward  became  a 
student  in  the  Greenfield  scIkhiIs,  becoming 
a  resident  of  the  town  in  1870,  l)ut 
did  not  graduate  as  he  was  obliged  to  put 
aside  his  text-books  a  year  pre\'ious  to  the 
completion  of  tlie  course  on  account  of  his 
father's  financial  reverses,  it  being  necessary 
that  the  son  provide  for  his  own  and  father's 
support.  Accordingly  he  secured  a  position 
as  clerk  in  the  hardware  store  of  N.  C. 
W'oollev,  and  for  several  years  he  filled  sim- 
ilar positions  in  Greenfield.  He  filled  the 
position  of  postmaster  for  two  years  under 
President  Arthur  and  then  retired  when 
President  Cleveland  became  the  nation's 
chief  executive.  He  had  ])reviously  learned 
the  printer's  trade  and  at  the  death  of  his 
father  in  1884  he  took  charge  of  the  Greeit- 
Hcld  Argus,  which  has  since  claimed  his  en- 
tire attention.  He  has  greatly  imi)rovcd  the 
paper  from  a  journalistic  standpoint  and  has 
also  made  it  a  profitable  business  investment, 
as  well  as  one  of  Greene  county's  most  cred- 
itable publications. 

Mr.  Haven  has  ever  been  deeply  inter- 
ested in  alYairs  of  local  concern  and  progress 
and  is  the  recognized  cham])ion  of  every 
movement  for  the  general  good.  He  is  now 
the  treasurer  of  the  Illinois  Press  Associa- 
tion and  has  been  the  treasurer  of  the  Green- 
field Band  for  the  past  twenty  years.  He  has 
been  citv  clerk  for  several  terms  and  is  infiu- 


ential  in  public  affairs,  his  labors  having  ever 
proved  of  ]:)ractical  public  Itenefit.  His  polit- 
ical sui)port  is  given  to  the  republican  party, 
and  he  is  identified  with  several  fraternal  or- 
ganizations. He  is  a  member  of  the  ]\Ia- 
sonic.  Elks  and  Knights  of  Pythias  lodges, 
and  of  the  last  named  is  treasurer.  He  also 
belongs  to  the  Modern  Woodmen  camp,  the 
Court  of  Honor  and  the  Sons  of  Veterans. 

On  the  22(1  of  October,  1890,  Mr.  Haven 
was  married  in  Greenfield,  Illinois,  to  Miss 
Lydia  E.  W'ahl,  a  daughter  of  John  and 
Margaret  W'ahl,  natives  of  Germany.  They 
ha\-e  one  son.  Glenn,  born  August  30,  i8gi. 


DA\TD   PIERSON. 

There  are  men  in  all  comnumities  who 
are  recognized  leaders  in  ])ublic  life  and  in 
I)usiness  circles,  men  who  wield  a  wide  influ- 
ence and  contribute  in  large  measure  to  the 
substantial  improvement,  permanent  devel- 
opment and  rapid  growth  of  their  localities. 
Such  a  man  was  David  Pierson,  and  Greene 
countv  lienefited  by  his  efforts  in  her  behalf. 
Even  his  business  affairs  were  of  a  nature 
that  promoted  the  general  welfare  and  his 
name  is  inscribed  on  the  roll  of  honoreil 
dead. 

He  was  l)(.)rn  in  Cazenovia,  ]\Iadison 
county.  New  York,  on  the  9th  of  July,  1806, 
and  became  a  resident  of  Greene  county  in 
the  year  1821,  being  at  that  time  a  youth 
of  fifteen  years.  He  found  here  a  pioneer 
district  in  which  were  many  e\-idcnces  of 
frontier  life  and  in  his  youth  he  assisted  in 
the  arduous  task  of  developing  a  new  farm, 
the  family  home  being  established  ujiou  a 
tract  of  land  north  of  Carrollton.  Mr.  Pier- 
son   conducled   this   farm   until    1834,    when 


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he  retired  from  agricultural  lite  to  become 
identitied  with  commercial  pursuits  in  Car- 
rollton.  Me  was  tor  some  time  proprietor  of 
a  mercantile  estal)lishment  there  and  he  was 
the  promoter  of  various  other  cnteri)rises 
which  contributed  to  the  commercial  and  in- 
dustrial prosperity  of  the  city.  lie  con- 
ducted a  flour  mill  for  some  time,  was  also 
proprietor  of  a  woolen  mill  and  was  largely 
instrumental  in  the  building  of  the  Litch- 
field. Carrollton  &  \\'estern  Railroad. 

In  1864  he  founded  the  Patriot,  but  per- 
hai)s  became  best  known  through  his  bank- 
ing interests  and  the  Greene  County  Na- 
tional Bank  is  a  monument  to  his  enterprise 
and  business  sagacity.  The  beginning  nt 
banking  business  in  this  county  dates  to 
the  founding  of  a  private  bank  by  David 
Pierson.  who  became  the  promoter  of  finan- 
cial interests  in  Carrollton  in  this  way  in 
1854.  He  was  at  that  time  also  engaged  in 
merchandising,  but  four  years  later  he  dis- 
posed of  his  store  in  order  to  concentrate  his 
energies  upon  the  de\elopment  of  the  bank- 
ing business.  In  1859  he  began  the  erection 
of  the  large  three-story  brick  building  at  the 
northwest  corner  of  the  square,  which  has 
been  continuously  occupied  by  the  bank  for 
over  fortv  years.  In  1874  his  sons  Roljert 
and  Da\id  D.  were  admitted  to  a  partnership 
under  the  firm  style  of  David  Pierson  & 
S<ins.  the  business  being  conducted  under  the 
name  of  Pierson  Exchange  Bank.  This 
institution  has  ever  been  a  representative  of 
the  strongest  financial  integrity  and  its  re- 
liahilitv  has  stood  as  an  unquestioned  fad 
throughout  the  entire  period  of  its  existence. 
\\'hen  other  hanks  went  into  liquidation  dur- 
ing the  great  financial  panics  of  1857  and 
1872,  Pierson  Exchange  Bank  met  every 
Teasonable  demand  made  upon  it  and  proved 


a  most  important  factor  in  tiding  men  over 
this  critical  period  in  the  business  life  of 
Greene  county.  Desiring  at  length  to  retire 
from  active  connection  with  banking  and 
other  business  interests  because  of  his  ad- 
vanced years  the  Pierson  Exchange  Bank 
was  reorganized  under  the  name  of  the 
(ireene  County  National  Bank,  the  new  in- 
stitution opening  its  doors  for  business  on 
the  1st  of  July.  1878.  with  a  paid  up  capital 
of  one  hundred  thousand  dollars.  The  first 
officers  were  John  I.  Thomas,  president;  D. 
D.  Pierson,  vice-president:  Robert  Pierson, 
cashier;  and  Oman  Pierson,  assistant 
cashier.  But  one  change  has  been  made  in 
this  list  since  its  organization,  Oman  Pier- 
son becoming  cashier  upon  the  removal  of 
his  linither  to  Minneapolis  in  i88_'.  The 
bank  has  largely  followed  the  policy  inaugu- 
rated I)v  its  founder  and  has  never  swerved 
in  the  least  from  the  honorable  methods 
which  he  instituteil. 

Straightforward  dealing  was  ever  char- 
acteristic of  Mr.  Pierson  and  his  name  was 
a  synonvm  for  financial  integrity,  lie  died 
Mav  8.  1891.  His  life  record  had  become 
an  integral  part  of  the  history  of  Carrollton 
an<l  nf  Greene  county,  which  in  his  leath  lost 
one  of  their  most  valued  and  loyal  citizens. 
As  the  d;iy  with  its  morning  of  hope  and 
promi.sc.  its  noontide  of  activity,  its  even- 
ing of  completed  successful  efforts,  ending 
in  the  grateful  rest  and  quiet  of  the  night,  so 
was  the  life  of  this  hmiored  man.  His  ca- 
reer was  a  long,  busy  and  useful  one.  marked 
hv  the  utmost  fidelity  to  the  duties  f)f  public 
and  private  life.  His  name  is  inseparably 
interwoven  with  the  annals  of  Greene  county 
with  its  development  and  its  stable  progress, 
and  his  memory  is  cheri.shed  by  those  who 
knew   him. 


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CHARLES  T.  BATES. 

Charles  T.  Bates,  well  known  and  hon- 
ored in  financial  circles  in  Greene  county,  is 
filling  the  position  of  cashier  and  general 
manager  of  the  People's  Bank  of  Roodhouse. 
He  was  born  in  Pierpont,  Ohio,  January  10, 
1864.  and  is  of  English  lineage,  although 
several  generations  of  the  family  have  been 
represented  in  the  new  world.  His  grand- 
father was  Melzo  Bates,  who  died  in  1875, 
at  the  age  of  fifty-six  years.  His  wife  bore 
the  maiden  name  of  Laura  Gould.  Their 
son,  T.  M.  Bates,  father  of  Charles  T.  Bates, 
was  born  in  Pierpont,  Ohio,  in  1841,  and 
after  residing  in  that  state  for  a  number  of 
years  came  to  Illinois.  He  was  for  twelve 
years  general  superintendent  for  the  Chi- 
cago &  Alton  Railroad  Company,  being  sta- 
tioned at  Roodhouse,  Bloomington  and  J^ck- 
son\-ille.  He  is  now  living  a  retired  life 
and  makes  his  home  in  Chicago.  He  mar- 
ried Miss  Frances  Dutcher,  daughter  of 
David  and  Fidelia  (Wright)  Dutcher.  Her 
father  died  in  i8go,  at  the  age  of  sixty  years. 
Their  son  Frank  is  at  home  with  them  in 
Chicago,  and  their  daughter  Flora  is  also 
under  the  parental  roof,  while  another 
daughter,  Mrs.  Blanche  Begole.  is  living  in 
East  St.  Louis.  She  was  married  in  1898 
and  her  husband  is  a  merchant  tailor  of  that 
city. 

Charles  T.  Bates  became  a  resident  of 
Illinois  in  his  youth  and  .after  acquiring  his 
preliminary  education  in  the  public  schools 
lie  continued  his  studies  in  Jacksonville.  He 
entered  the  banking  business  in  1881,  when 
he  accepted  a  position  in  the  Roodhouse 
Bank,  where  he  remained  from  1881  until 
1889.  when  he  assisted  in  organizing  the 
People's  Bank  of  Roodhouse.  in  connection 
with    his    father-in-law,     |i>hn    Roodhouse, 


\\'illiam  M.  ]\Iorrow,  ex-county  treasurer,, 
and  the  latter's  son,  H.  C.  Morrow,  of 
\\'hitc  Hall.  Mr.  Bates  was  elected  cnshier 
of  the  new  institution  with  W.  A.  Thompson 
as  assistant  cashier  and  Lee  Freers  as  book- 
keeper. The  leading  stockholders  are  well 
kno^^■n  and  reliable  business  men  and  from 
the  Iieginning,  under  capable  management, 
the  business  has  grown  and  prospered,  the- 
bank  becoming  one  of  the  strong  financial 
institutions  of  the  county.  ]\Ir.  Bates'  pre- 
vious experience  in  the  banking  business  had 
well  qualified  him  for  the  onerous  and  re- 
sponsible duties  which  now  devolve  upon 
him,  and  his  efforts  have  been  one  of  the 
jxitent  elements  in  the  success  of  the  bank. 

Mr.  Bates  has  been  married  twice,  his 
first  wife  being-  Anna  Morrow,  a  daughter  of 
William  M.  ]\Iorrow.  For  his  second  wife 
he  choose  INIary  Roodhouse,  a  daughter  of 
John  Roodhouse.  There  were  three  chil- 
dren by  the  first  marriage:  Margaret,  born 
in  1892;  T.  ]\Ierrill,  born  in  1893;  and  C. 
A\"illiani.  l^orn  in  i8g6.  There  is  a  little 
daughter  by  the  second  marria,ge,  Helen, 
born  in  1903. 

^Ir.  Bates  endorses  republican  i^rinciples 
and  earnestly  desires  the  success  of  the  party 
althou,gh  he  personally  has  no  political  aspi- 
rations. Fraternally  he  is  a  INIasi.^n.  lielong- 
ing  to  E.  M.  Husted  lodge.  He  is  also  a 
luember  of  the  Congregational  church.  His 
life  has,  in  a  manner,  been  quietly  passed,  as 
he  has  not  sought  to  figure  prominently  in 
public  affairs,  but  he  is  a  representative  of 
that  class  of  business  men  who  advance  the 
general  prosperity  and  development  (^f  their 
respective  localities,  commanding  the  confi- 
dence and  respect  of  those  who  know  them 
and  recei\-ing  the  warmest  regard  from  those 
with  whom  they  are  most  intimately  ac- 
(|uainted. 


PAST    AND     PRESEXT    OF    GREENE    COUNTY. 


LORENZO  WATSON. 

Lorenzo  Watson,  successfully  conduct- 
ing general  agricultural  pursuits  near 
Woody,  was  born  in  Susquehanna  county, 
Pennsylvania,  on  the  i6th  of  March,  1850. 
and  is  a  son  of  George  and  Melvina  (Ham- 
mond) Watson,  the  latter  a  daughter  of 
"Major"  Hammond,  who  died  in  Pennsyl- 
vania in  1894  at  the  very  venerable  age  of 
ninety-five  years,  being  at  that  time  one  of 
the  oldest  settlers  of  Susquehanna  county. 
George  Watson  was  born  in  New  York  anil 
his  wife  was  a  native  of  New  Hampshire. 
They  settled  in  Pennsylvania  alx)ut  1848 
and  remained  residents  of  that  state  until 
the  spring  of  1858,  when  they  came  to  Illi- 
nois, settling  in  Sangamon  county,  where 
they  resided  for  six  months.  On  the  expira- 
tion of  that  period  they  reiuoved  to  Greene 
county.  In  early  life  Mr.  Watson  had  been 
identified  with  commercial  pursuits,  conduct- 
ing a  drug  store  in  the  "east,  but  in  his  later 
years  he  followed  farming  and  stock-raising 
in  McPherson  county,  Kansas,  to  which 
place  he  removed  in  1873.  His  remaining 
days  were  spent  there,  his  death  occurring 
in  the  Sunflower  state  on  the  24th  of  Decem- 
l^er,  1887.  when  he  was  sixty-three  years 
of  age,  his  birth  having  occurred  on  the  6th 
of  March,  1825.  His  wife,  who  was  born 
on  the  Stli  of  January.  1819,  died  in  1873. 
This  worthy  couple  were  the  parents  of  the 
following  named :  Rosalia,  who  died  at  the 
age  of  a  year  and  a  half,  and  was  born  at 
Cold  Springs,  New  York :  W'alter  O.,  who 
is  li\-ing  in  Lawrence,  Kansas ;  Asa  James, 
also  a  resident  of  Kansas;  Lorenzo,  of  this 
review:  Rosalia,  the  wife  of  E.  B.  Pegram, 
a  resident  of  Greene  county,  who  is  men- 
tioned elsewhere  in  this  volume;  and  Phoebe, 
who  died  at  the  age  of  five  vears,  her  re- 


mains being  interred  in    Ridgewood  ceme- 
tery. 

Lorenzo  Watson  spent  the  first  seven 
years  of  his  life  in  Pennsylvania  and  began 
his  education  in  its  public  schools.  Later 
he  continued  his  studies  in  the  schools  of 
Greene  county,  where  he  mastered  the 
common  branches  of  English  learning 
and  after  putting  aside  his  text-books 
he  continued  to  work  upon  his  fa- 
ther's farm.  In  the  meantime  the  family 
had  removed  to  Kansas  and  it  was  upon  the 
claim  in  T^IcPherson  county  that  Lorenzo 
Watson  performed  the  labors  of  the  fields. 
That  was  then  a  wild  and  largely  unim- 
proved district  and  upon  the  prairies  he 
killed  many  buf^alos.  .\t  the  time  of  the 
removal  of  the  family  to  Kansas  the  county 
seat  was  at  Lindsburg,  but  was  afterward 
changed  to  McPherson.  The  Santa  Fe  Rail- 
road had  not  been  built  at  that  time  and  only 
here  and  there  were  seen  homes  of  pioneer 
settlers,  who  had  gone  to  the  far  west  in 
order  to  secure  cheap  land,  from  which  they 
might  develop  good  farming  property.  Mr. 
Watson  continued  a  resident  of  Kansas  for 
eighteen  years  a"nd  on  the  expiration  of  that 
period  he  returned  to  Illinois  and  settled  at 
his  present  home  in  Greene  county  near 
Woodv.  Here  he  has  since  engaged  in 
general  farming  and  has  also  raised  con- 
siderable stock.  He  is  to-day  the  owner  of  a 
valuable  tract  of  land  of  three  hundred  and 
forty  acres  and  he  likewise  has  fruit  lands 
in  Florida.  His  home  farm  is  splendidly 
improved,  being  supplied  with  all  modern 
equipments  and  accessories.  He  uses  the 
latest  improved  machinery  in  the  planting  of 
his  crops  and  the  gathering  of  the  harvests 
and  he  has  upon  his  place  substantial  barns 
and  outbuildings  for  the  shelter  of  grain  and 
stock  as  well  as  a  comf(irtable  residence  in 


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which    his    faniil}'    are    iileasantlv    located. 

On  tlie  I3tli  of  .March,  1876.  Air.  Wat- 
son wa.s  united  in  marriage  to  Miss  Louisa 
Johnson,  a  daughter  of  John  and  Ann  John- 
.son,  wlio  were  natives  of  Sweden,  while  Mrs. 
\\'atson  was  liorn  in  Indiana.  There  were 
four  children  of  this  marriage.  Charles 
Lorenzo,  who  is  living  upon  a  farm  west  of 
his  father's  home,  married  (jertrude  \\'ood 
a  granddaughter  of  William  Maherry,  of 
Bluffdale  township.  Alice  C.  is  the  wife  of 
Curtiss  Frost,  a  resident  Jerseyville,  Illinois. 
Harold  Lawrence  and  01i\e  Mildred  are 
both  attending  school. 

Mr.  Watson  voted  the  prohibition  ticket 
when  prohibition  was  the  leading  issue  in 
Kansas  politics  and  still  gives  to  the  part)"  his 
unfaltering  support.  He  has  ser\etl  as  a 
school  director  for  a  numl)er  of  years  and 
manifests  a  public-spirited  interest  in  every- 
thing pertainin.g  to  general  progress  and  im- 
provement, giving  to  many  measures  for 
the  public  good  his  hearty  co-operation.  His 
life  has  been  actuated  by  worthy  motives  and 
honoral)le  principles  and  he  receives  from  his 
felli.iw  townsmen  uniform  regard. 


JOHN  L.  ELDRED. 


Tohn  L.  Eldred,  whose  business  record 
has  made  him  honored  anil  respected  by  all 
with  whom  he  has  been  associated,  is  occu- 
pving  a  p(jsition  of  cashier  in  the  Carrollton 
Bank,  in  which  he  is  also  flnanciall\-  inter- 
ested. He  was  born  near  Carrollton,  Octo- 
ber 5.  1853.  a  son  of  J.  B.  and  Eliza  J. 
(Thomas)  Eldred,  who  are  represented  on 
another  page  of  this  volume. 

John  L.  Eldred  acquired  his  preliminary 


education  in  the  district  schools  and  after- 
ward eritered  Blackburn  Cnixersitv  of  Car- 
linxille.  Illinois,  while  later  he  i)ursued  a 
Course  in  Jones  Commercial  College  at  St. 
Louis,  Missouri.  His  active  connection  with 
the  business  interests  of  Carrollton  began  in 
1879,  wdien  he  entered  the  Carrollton  Bank 
as  bookkeeper.  After  a  year  he  was  pro- 
moted to  the  position  of  assistant  cashier  and 
wdien  two  or  three  }'ears  had  passed  he  lie- 
came  cashier,  in  w  hich  capacity  he  has  since 
ser\-ed.  He  has  gained  a  thorough  knowl- 
edge of  the  banking  business  and  his  fore- 
sight, energy  and  enterprise  have  contributed 
in  substantial  measure  to  the  upbuilding  of 
the  institution,  making  this  one  of  the  re- 
liable financial  concerns  of  the  coimty. 

In  June.  1880,  occurred  the  marriage  of 
John  L.  Eldred  and  Miss  I'annie  Eldred,  a 
native  of  (h-eene  county  and  a  daughter  of 
L.  S.  Eldred.  They  have  two  children, 
.Mien  and  .\da.  The  former  after  attending 
the  public  schools  of  Carrollton  became  a 
student  in  the  Northw-estern  University  at 
Chicago  and  subsequently  attended  Colorado 
College  at  Colorado  Springs.  He  is  now- 
connected  with  the  fruit-raising  industry  in 
southern  Florida,  his  father  having  liad  in- 
terests in  the  fruit  business  in  that  section  for 
a  number  of  years.  The  postotfice  at  that 
])oint  was  named  in  honor  of  the  Eldred 
family. 

In  his  fraternal  relations  J(5hn  L.  Eldred 
is  a  Mason  and  belongs  to  the  Presbyterian 
church,  l-'ew  men  are  more  prominent  or 
more  widelv  known  in  the  enterprising  city 
of  Carrollton  than  John  L.  Eldred.  He  has 
been  an  important  factor  in  business  circles 
and  his  jjopularity  is  well  deserved,  as  in  him 
are  emliraced  the  characteristics  of  an  un- 
bending integrity,  unabating  energy  and  in- 
dustrv  that  never  flags.     He  is  public-spirited 


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and  thoroughly  interested  in  whatever  tends 
to  promote  the  moral,  intellectual  and  ma- 
terial welfare  of  Greene  county. 


HARRY  L.  MANNING. 

Harry  L.  Manning,  who  is  engaged  in 
the  insurance  and  real-estate  business  in 
Kane  and  is  one  of  its  native  sons,  was  born 
on  the  i^lh  111"  May.  iS6o.  his  parents  being 
llcnr\  W.  and  I'dizabeth  j.  (Williams) 
.Manning,  the  fdrnier  a  native  of  London, 
Engl;ind.  and  the  k.tter  of  Kane  township. 
Greene  county,  Illinois.  The  i)aternal 
grandfather,  Peter  Manning,  was  a  native 
of  Ireland,  whence  he  renioxed  to  London 
,'Uid  it  was  during  his  residence  there  that 
the  birth  of  1  lem^v  W.  [Manning  occurred. 
SubsecpieiUly  he  cros.sed  the  .\tlantic,  estab- 
lishing his  home  in  Xew  Brunswick,  and 
later  he  removed  to  the  state  of  Xow  \'ork, 
where  his  death  exentually  occurred. 

Henry  W.  Manning  accompanied  his 
jjarents  on  their  various  removals.  He  was 
for  man\'  \-e;irs  engaged  in  surveying  .and  he 
visited  a  inimber  of  states  in  connection  with 
the  government  survew  including  Idorida 
and  Te\;is.  lie  came  to  GarroUton,  (Jreene 
county,  Illinois,  aliuut  li^S.^.  and  here  he 
turned  his  attention  to  agriculiur.il  pursuits, 
while  later  he  was  identified  with  the  educa- 
tional interests  as  a  teacher  in  the  county. 
Prior  to  the  period  of  the  (_'i\il  w.ar  he  be- 
came a  minister  of  the  l'>a]»tist  cliurcli.  lie 
had  been  educated  I'or  the  Epi.scopal  minis- 
try, but  change  in  his  religious  views  led  to 
his  idetUitication  with  tlie  other  denomina- 
tion. Aronsed  by  a  spirit  of  ])atri()tism 
when  the  soiuh  made  an  attem]M  to  o\-er- 
ihrow   the   I'nion,   he  enlisted   in    1862.    re- 


sponding to  bis  C(_)untry's  call  b_\'  joining 
Gompany  E.  of  the  Sixty-lirst  Illinois  N'olun- 
teer  Infantry  under  Golonel  Jacob  Ery.  He 
served  throughout  the  war  as  a  valiant  de- 
fender of  the  cause  which  he  espousetl.  P>e- 
ing  captured  in  front  of  Richmond  he  was 
held  as  a  prisoner  for  some  time,  but  later 
was  cxchange<l.  He  then  started  to  return 
to  his  home  in  Illinois  l)ul  clicd  at  .\llou. 
1  lis  life  was  one  of  usefulness.  de\-oted  to  the 
m.iterial,  educational  and  moral  development 
of  the  \arious  localities  in  which  he  resided 
and  ultimately  w;is  gi\en  as  a  sacrifice  to  his 
countrw 

Harry  L.  Manning,  the  second  in  his 
l'ather"s  famil\-  of  three  children,  ac(piired 
his  early  education  in  the  public  schools  of 
Kane  and  was  afterward  a  student  in  Shm't- 
leff  Gollege  in  L'jjper  Alton.  Illinois.  Later 
he  engaged  in  teaching  school  for  two  terms 
and  subsequently  spent  four  years  in  the 
south,  dex'oting  his  energies  to  similar  pro- 
fessional duties.  He  next  taught  school  in 
the  \icinity  of  Kane'  tor  six  years  and  has 
since  remained  a  resident  of  his  native 
count}'.  In  i()(Ti  he  w.as  elected  jitstice  of  the 
peat'e  .and  .about  the  same  time  he  established 
an  oftice  for  the  conduct  of  a  real  esl.ate,  in- 
surance .and  collection  business.  In  this  he 
h.as  been  \ery  successful.  h;is  written  much 
insurance  and  has  made  m.any  collections  lor 
business  linns  of  this  |)art  o|  tbe  state,  lie 
now  owns  a  fine  farm  of  oxer  Iwd  hundred 
acres  Iving  west  of  Kane,  bis  pro])erty  being 
the  visible  e\idence  of  his  life  of  etUerprise 
.and  energy. 

On  the  18th  of  October.  i8(;i.  Mr.  Man- 
ning was  united  in  marri.age  to  Miss  Lelia 
M.  X'arble.  who  was  born  in  K;me  and  died 
in  i8()3.  Thev  had  one  child.  W'ilma  E. 
Mr.  Manning  was  elected  and  served  as  as- 
sessor of  Kane  township  for  ten  xe.ars      He- 


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is  an  ach'ocate  of  democratic  principles  and 
has  always  been  most  loyal  to  his  party. 
Socially  he  is  connected  with  the  ^Modern 
Woodmen  of  America.  The  greater  part  nf 
his  life  has  been  passed  in  Kane  or  its  imme- 
diate vicinity  and  those  who  have  known  him 
liave  words  of  high  commendation  for  him 
because  of  his  straightforward  honorable 
record.  Without  ostentation  or  self-lauda- 
tion he  has  gained  the  uniform  respect  of  his 
fellowmen  and  deserves  mention  among  the 
representatix'C  citizens  of  his  nati\"e  county. 


T.  A.  METCALF. 


It  is  always  of  interest  to  examine  into 
the  history  of  a  self-made  man  and  note  the 
plans  he  has  followed  and  the  policy  he  has 
]3ursued  in  winning  prosperity,  and  credit 
and  honor  are  due  when  his  success  has  been 
wi^rthily  gained,  his  course  being  such  as 
\\ill  bear  the  closest  investigation  and 
scrutiny.  Such  is  true  of  Mr.  INIetcalf.  whu 
as  a  farmer,  stock-raiser  and  feeder  of  Rubi- 
con township  has  gained  for  himself  a  place 
among  the  men  of  afifluence  in  Greene 
countv.  He  owns  a  well  improved  farm  of 
two  hundreil  and  eighty  acres  in  the  home- 
stead and  also  owns  two  other  tracts,  one  of 
forty  and  one  of  forty-two  acres. 

]^Ir.  ^letcalf  is  a  native  son  of  Illinois, 
born  in  Jacksonville,  Februar_\-  9.  1S61. 
His  father,  W.  J.  Metcalf,  was  a  native  of 
Kentucky,  and  a  Ijrother-in-law  and  nephew 
of  Richard  J.  r^Ietcalf,  for  years  a  prominent 
business  man  of  Greenfield.  The  father 
carried  on  farming  in  Greene  county  for  a 
number  of  years  and  subsequently  si.ild  his 
property  and  removed  to  Jacksonville,  where 
he  was  engaged  in  the  stock  business.    There 


he  reared  his  family  and  spent  his  remaining 
davs,  passing  away  there  in  1881.  He  was 
twice  married,  his  last  wife  bearing  the 
maiden  name  of  Alartha  Williams..  She  still 
survi\'es  her  husband,  residing"  in  Jackson- 
ville and  is  a  well  preserved  lady  of  eighty- 
three  years. 

J.  A.  ]\Ietcalf  is  one  of  the  three  children 
born  of  the  father's  second  marriage,  having 
a  brother  and  a  sister  both  living.  He  was 
reared  in  Jacksonville,  acquiring  a  good  edu- 
cation in  the  city  schools,  and  he  also  learned 
telegraphy,  studying  during  the  periods  of 
vacation.  He  then  entered  the  office  of  the 
Chicago  &  Alton  Railroad  Company  as  an 
operator  and  ticket  agent  at  Jacksi)n\-ille, 
continuing  in  that  position  for  a  year.  He 
afterward  went  to  DeSoto,  Missouri,  on  the 
Iron  ^Mountain  Railroad,  and  was  in  the  pas- 
senger ticket  office  for  over  a  year.  Later 
in  Jacksonville,  Illinois,  he  served  as  assist- 
ant train  dispatcher  and  as  bookkeeper,  con- 
tinuing to  act  in  that  capacity  for  a  year. 
He  then  abandoned  the  business  on  account 
(jf  ill  health  and  went  to  California,  where 
he  reiuained  for  a  year,  at  the  end  of  which 
time  he  returned  to  Jacksonville  greatly 
benefited  by  the  change.  He  was  bookkeeper 
in  the  latter  place  for  one  season  in  the  em- 
ploy oi  the  Reid  &  Capps  Brick  ]Manufactur- 
ing  Company.  He  then  gave  up  business  of 
that  character  and  located  on  a  farm  in  Barr 
township.  Macoupin  county.  This  land  lie- 
longed  to  his  mother  and  he  was  there  en- 
gaged in  general  agricultural  pursuits  for 
six  years. 

I\Ir.  Metcalf  was  married  in  Greene 
county,  in  September,  1891,  the  lady  of  his 
choice  being  Miss  ]\Iinnie  Melvin.  who  was 
born  in  that  county  and  was  reared  here. 
Her  father,  T.  E.  IMelvin.  now  a  resident  of 
Greenfield,  is  numbered  among  the  earlv  set- 


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tiers  and  formerly  was  a  prominent  farmer 
of  Greene  county.  She  has  three  brothers, 
Sylvester.  George  W.  and  S.  E.  Melvin,  who 
are  numbered  among  the  leading  agricultur- 
ists of  Rubicon  township.  Unto  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Metcalf  have  been  born  three  children  : 
William  M..  Lee  A.  and  Louis  E. 

After  his  marriage  Mr.  Metcalf  engaged 
in  farming  fur  a  year  upon  his  mother's 
place  and  then  purchased  one  hundred  and 
twenty  acres  of  land  on  which  he  now  re- 
sides. He  located  thereon  in  1892  and  began 
to  improve  his  farm,  lie  has  just  completed 
an  attractive  frame  residence  and  upon  his 
place  are  also  good  barns  and  other  substan- 
tial buildings,  in  fact,  every  modern  facility 
to  promote  the  farm  work  and  make  it  more 
profitable  is  now  used  by  him.  In  addition 
to  this  place  Mr.  Metcalf  owns  an  eighty- 
acre  farm,  including  two  forty-acre  tracts,  in 
Macoujiin  county.  He  cultivates  his  fields 
and  they  annually  yield  to  him  golden  har- 
vests and  in  addition  to  this  work  he  raises 
and  owns  stock,  shipping  about  three  car- 
loads of  fat  cattle  and  two  car-loads  of  hogs 
annually.  He  is  justly  accounted  one  of  the 
enterprising,  practical  and  progressive  agri- 
culturists of  his  community.  He  is  also 
engaged  in  the  breeding  of  German  coach 
horses,  being  one  of  a  company  formed  for 
that  purpose  and  they  now  own  several  pure- 
blooded  horses. 

Mr.  Metcalf  cast  his  first  jiresidential 
ballot  for  Benjamin  Harrison  and  has  sup- 
ported each  nominee  at  the  he.ul  of  the  re- 
publican ticket  since  that  time.  Pohtical 
offce  has  had  no  attraction  for  him,  as  he 
has  preferred  to  give  his  time  and  energies 
to  his  business  interests.  His  wife  is  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  church  and 
he  belongs  to  the  Woodmen's  order.  He  is 
widely  known  as  a  man  of  upright  character 


and  worth,  enjoying  and  meriting  the  good 
will  and  trust  of  those  with  whom  business 
or  social  relations  have  brought  him  in  con- 
tact. 


E.  K.   METCALF. 


E.  K.  Metcalf,  one  of  the  prominent 
business  men  and  financiers  of  Greenfield, 
where  he  is  no\^•  engaged  in  real  estate  deal- 
ing, has  contributed  in  large  measure  to  the 
substantial  improvement  of  the  city,  having 
in  former  years  been  identified  with  its  com- 
mercial interests,  while  later  he  has  been 
handling  property,  negotiating  many  impor- 
tant realty  transfers  which  have  contributed 
to  the  business  activitx'  of  this  localitv.  The 
interests  of  the  church  and  the  school  also 
received  his  endorsement  and  co-operation, 
and  his  aid  can  be  counted  upon  for  the  fur- 
therance of  any  movement  calculated  to  ad- 
vance the  general  good. 

Mr.  Metcalf  is  a  native  of  Illinois,  his 
birth  ha\-ing  occurred  in  Macoupin  county 
on  the  6th  of  .ALuxh.  1857.  His  father, 
Richard  J.  Metcalf,  was  one  of  the  early  set- 
tlers and  prominent  business  men  of  Macou- 
pin county  and  the  son  was  there  reared  to 
manhood.  He  had  good  common-school 
adx'antages  and  afterward  pursued  a  course 
of  study  in  the  Greenfield  high  school.  Lo- 
cating in  Greenfield  in  1879,  he  turned  his 
attention  to  the  grocery  business,  forming  a 
])artnership  with  his  brother  G.  B.  Metcalf, 
in  which  they  continued  for  about  a  year. 
E.  K.  Metcalf  then  sold  out  and  forming  a 
partnership  with  two  other  parties  became 
connected  with  the  hardware  trade,  in  which 
he  continued  for  thirteen  years.  He  was 
associated  with  that  line  of  business  until 
1893,  when  he  sold  out  and  turned  lii-;  rttten- 


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til)!!  to  the  real  estate  business.  He  liegan 
tlie  improvement  of  farms  and  town  property 
and  has  l)een  very  active  as  a  representative 
uf   real   estate  in\-estments  since  that  time. 

Through  his  efforts  many  realty  trans- 
fers have  been  made,  and  he  also  rents  farms. 
In  Greenfield  he  has  improved  considerable 
l)roperty  and  he  has  completed  his  second 
fine  residence  here,  it  being  one  of  the  best 
homes  oi  the  city. 

In  the  fall  of  1880  :\Ir.  Metcalf  was 
united  in  marriage  to  I\liss  Otis  Thorpe,  a 
nati\e  of  Illinois,  born  in  Greene  county  and 
with  a  daughter  of  [Martin  Thorpe,  a  nati\e 
of  England.  They  ha\e  no  children  of  their 
own  but  have  reared  and  educated  a  niece 
who  is  now  the  wife  of  George  P.  Bauer,  a 
prominent  Iwsiness  man  of  (ireenfield.  ^Ir. 
and  Airs.  Metcalf  made  a  trip  to  California 
in  the  fall  of  1903,  spending  the  winter  on 
the  Pacific  coast  and  \isiting  many  of  the 
leading  cities  of  the  west. 

In  the  spring  of  1894  Air.  Aletcalf  re- 
turned to  active  business  interests  in  Green- 
field and  has  since  figured  prominently  in  its 
commercial  and  financial  circles.  Politically 
he  is  a  stanch  republican,  wielding  a  wide 
influence  in  the  local  councils  of  his  party, 
and  at  all  times  he  is  actuated  by  a  worthy 
interest  in  the  general  good  rather  than  a 
desire  for  self-aggrandizement.  He  was 
elected  and  served  for  two  years  as  mayor 
and  ,gave  to  the  city  a  progressive  and  busi- 
ness-like administration.  He  has  been  presi- 
dent of  the  board  of  education  for  two  years 
and  the  public  school  system  always  finds  in 
him  a  stanch  friend  ready  to  aid  at  all  times 
in  promoting  the  efficiency  of  the  schools  at 
Greenfield.  He  and  his  wife  are  active  and 
consistent  members  of  the  Alethodist  Episco- 
pal church,  assisting  materially  in  its  work, 
and  he  is  now  serving  as  a  member  of  the 


official  board,  while  for  a  number  of  years 
he  has  Ijeen  superintendent  of  the  Sundav- 
school.  in  which  Airs.  Aletcalf  is  also  an 
earnest  and  valued  worker.  He  served  on 
the  building  committee  when  the  new  Aletho- 
tlist  Episcopal  church  edifice  was  erected, 
giving  much  time  to  the  work  and  also  con- 
tributing most  generously  to  the  building 
fund.  The  church  is  the  best  in  the  city, 
having-  been  erected  at  a  cost  of  sixteen  thou- 
sand dollars.  Air.  Aletcalf  is  prominent  in 
Alasonry,  belonging  to  Greenfield  lodge,  A. 
v.  &  .\.  AI. ;  Greenfield  chapter,  R.  A.  AI. ; 
and  Carrollton  commandery.  K.  T.  He  has 
served  as  high  priest  of  the  chapter  and  in 
other  positions  in  the  craft.  He  is  well 
known  in  Greene  and  adjacent  counties  as  a 
man  of  exemplary  character,  of  superiijr 
business  ability  and  marked  executive  force 
and  of  keen  discernment  and,  moreover,  as 
<  ine  who  deserves  and  receives  the  confidence 
and  esteem  of  all  who  know  him. 


ORNAN  PIERSON. 

Oman  Pierson,  whose  life  has  been  one 
of  continuous  activity  in  which  has  been  ac- 
corded due  recognition  of  labor,  is  to-day 
numbered  among  the  .substantial  citizens  of 
Greene  county,  where  he  is  occupying  the  po- 
sition of  cashier  in  the  Greene  County  Na- 
tiiinal  Bank.  He  was  born  in  Carrollton  on 
the  17th  of  July.  1839,  a  son  of  David  Pier- 
son.  He  acquired  his  preliminary  education 
in  the  public  schools  and  entering  business 
life  he  learned  many  valuable  lessons  in  the 
school  of  experience.  In  1858  he  engaged 
in  clerking  for  J.  K.  &  J.  J.  Sharon,  well 
known  merchants  of  Carrollton,  with  whom 


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he  remained  for  a  year.  He  attcrwanl 
.spent  one  year  in  the  employ  of  the  firm  ol 
Wright,  Rickert  &  Company  and  on  the  ex- 
piration of  that  period  entered  into  partner- 
sliip  with  George  Wright,  one  of  the  old 
ami  well  known  husiness  men  of  Carrollton, 
under  the  firm  style  of  Wright  &  Pierson. 
This  connection  was  pleasantly  and  success- 
fully maintained  until  I-"ehruary,  1865,  when 
Mr.  Pierson  purchased  his  partner's  interest 
and  continued  the  business  under  his  own 
name  until  1871.  He  then  sold  out  and 
went  upon  the  road  as  traveling  salesman 
for  the  firm  of  L.  M.  Bates  &  Company,  of 
352  Broadway,  New  \'ork.  He  represented 
that  house  in  Illinois,  Missouri  and  Kansas 
for  a  year  antl  then  returned  to  Carrollton 
to  become  an  employe  in  his  father's  bank. 
He  has  since  been  connected  with  this  finan- 
cial enterprise  with  the  exception  of  one  year, 
which  he  spent  in  Denver  as  adjuster  of  a 
large  estate.  In  1875  he  became  financially 
interested  in  the  bank,  which  on  the  ist  of 
July.  1878.  was  merged  into  the  Greene 
County  National  Bank.  On  the  re-organ- 
ization Mr.  Pierson  was  made  assistant 
cashier  and  continued  to  act  in  that  capacity 
until  1881,  when  he  became  cashier  upon  the 
retirement  of  his  brother  Robert,  who  re- 
moved to  Minneapolis,  Minnesota,  where  he 
engaged  in  the  real  estate  business  and  died 
in  the  year  1887.  Oman  Pierson  is  a  ])o\n\- 
lar  official  of  the  bank,  always  courteous 
and  prompt  in  the  discharge  of  his  duties 
and  his  efforts  have  been  an  active  factor  in 
promoting  the  growth  of  this  institution, 
which  is  recognized  as  one  of  the  strong 
financial  concerns  of  Greene  county  . 

Mr.  Pierson  was  married  January  31, 
1861,  to  Miss  Maria  Stryker.  of  Orange, 
New  Jersey,  a  daughter  of  Henry  Stryker. 
who  removed  from  the  east  to  Jacksonville, 

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Illinois,  in  1849,  "i"^!  was  there  engaged  in 
the  dry-goods  business.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Piei'- 
scin  became  the  parents  of  the  following 
named :  Louise,  now  the  wife  of  James  Mc- 
Nabb,  proprietor  of  The  Gazette  and  a  resi- 
dent of  Carrollton;  J.  H.  Pierson,  who  is 
postmaster  at  Carrollton ;  Albert  L.,  who  is 
filling  the  position  of  city  clerk;  Morence 
C. ;  and  David  Oman,  who  died  in  Novem- 
ber, 1899. 

.\  stanch  advocate  of  Republican  prin- 
ci])lcs.  Mr.  Pierson  is  recognized  as  one  who 
has  wielded  a  wide  influence  in  political  cir- 
cles and  in  1881  was  elected  to  the  state  leg- 
islature, where  he  served  for  a  term  of  two 
years.  When  he  became  a  candidate  for  re- 
election the  boundaries  of  the  district  liad 
lieen  changed.  This  was  due  to  the  fact  that 
the  leaders  of  the  opposition  wished  to  make 
the  district  theirs.  There  was  a  strong  con- 
test, however,  and  it  was  not  until  the  lour 
hundred  and  seventy-first  ballot  that  Mr. 
Pierson  was  defeated.  He  had  been  offered 
a  chance  to  draw  straws  with  the  successful 
candidate,  but  refused  to  do  this.  While  a 
member  of  the  house  he  was  chairman  on  the 
committee  of  banks  and  banking  and  a  mem- 
ber of  the  committee  on  finance,  corporations 
and  insurance.  He  had  been  president  of 
tlie  board  of  education  of  Carrollton  for  si.K 
years  and  has  served  as  mayor  for  two  terms. 
In  political  thought  and  action  he  has  al- 
ways been  independent,  carrying  out  his  hon- 
est views  without  fear  or  favor,  his  intense 
and  well  directed  activity  in  politics  and  fi- 
nancial circles  having  made  him  a  leading 
factor  in  community  affairs.  In  business 
he  has  achieved  success  tbrou.gh  honorable 
effort,  untiring  industry  and  capable  man- 
agement, while  his  record  of  citizenship  is 
irreproachable.  His  interests  are  thoroughly 
identified  with  those  of  Greene  countv  and 


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at  all  times  he  is  ready  to  lend  his  aid  and 
co-operation  to  any  movement  calculated  to 
benefit  this  section  of  the  country  or  advance 
its  permanent  development. 


DIETER    DAABI. 

Dieter  Damm,  li\-ing  on  section  ii.  Lin- 
der  township,  has  throughout  his  entire  life 
carried  on  general  farming  and  stock-raising 
and  is  today  the  owner  of  a  valuable  farm  of 
one  hundred  and  sixtv  acres.  He  is  one  of 
the  native  sons  of  Greene  county,  his  l)irth 
having  occurred  upon  the  farm  upon  which 
he  now  resides  on  the  8th  of  Noveiuber. 
1 85 1.  His  father,  Dieter  Damm.  Sr..  was 
a  native  of  Germany,  torn  in  Hesse-Darm- 
stadt in  18 14,  and  there  he  was  married  in 
1839.  He  came  to  the  new  world  the  same 
year,  going  first  to  Ohio,  and  in  1840  he 
located  in  Greene  county,  Illinois,  where  he 
purchased  the  land  and  opened  up  a  farm, 
becoming  the  owner  of  eighty  acres,  to 
which  he  afterward  added  by  additional  pur- 
chase until  he  owned  three  hundred  and 
sixty  acres  of  rich  land.  Upon  that  farm  he 
reared  his  family  and  spent  his  remaining 
days,  his  death  occurring  there  in  1879. 

Dieter  Damm,  Jr.,  \^•as  one  of  a  family 
of  five  children  who  reached  matiu'e  years 
and  four  are  yet  li\-ing.  He  attended  the 
common  schools  in  his  boyhood  days  and 
worked  in  the  fields  when  not  engaged  with 
his  text-books.  Thus  he  learned  the  busi- 
ness methods  of  plowing,  planting  and  har- 
vesting, and  when  he  began  farming  on  his 
own  account  he  had  good  practical  experi- 
ence to  aid  him.  He  inherited  a  part  of  the 
old  homestead  and  purchased  the  interests 
of  the  other  heirs,  so  that  he  now  owns  the 


entire  farm.  He  has  kept  the  place  in  good 
shape,  everything  being  in  the  state  of  ex- 
cellent repair,  and  to  the  property  he  has 
added  many  modern  equipments  and  acces- 
sories, using  the  latest  improved  machinery 
in  the  development  of  the  fields  and  in  har- 
vesting the  crops.  He  has  also  raised  high 
grades  of  cattle  and  annually  feeds  and  ships 
a  large  number  of  cattle  and  hogs. 

On  the  24th  of  November,  1870,  Mr. 
Damm  was  married  to  Miss  Elizabeth  Meis- 
ter.  who  was  born  in  Linder  township, 
Greene  county.  They  became  the  parents  of 
seven  children  :  Elizabeth,  the  wife  of  Oscar 
Burger,  of  Alton,  Illinois:  Dieter  H.,  who  is 
married  and  follows  farming  in  Wrights 
township :  Bena,  at  home :  Katy,  also  at 
home :  Elias,  who  is  married  and  follows 
farming  in  Rockbridge  township :  Mary,  and 
George,  both  at  home. 

In  his  political  A-iews  Mr.  Damm  is  a 
stanch  republican,  having  supported  the 
party  since  he  cast  his  first  ballot  for  General 
U.  S.  Grant  in  1872.  He  has  since  voted  for 
each  presidential  nominee  of  the  party  and  is 
in  hearty  sympathy  with  its  principles.  He 
was  elected  and  served  for  three  years  as 
highway  commissioner,  was  supervisor  for 
two  consecuti\e  terms,  and  has  been  a  mem- 
ber of  the  honorary  county  Ijoard.  The 
cause  of  education  has  found  in  him  a  stal- 
wart support,  for  he  believes  in  good 
schools  and  the  employment  of  competent 
teachers,  and  for  sixteen  consecutive  years 
he  served  as  school  director  and  has  been 
clerk  of  the  school  board.  He  antl  his  wife 
attend  the  Presbyterian  church  and  contrib- 
ute to  its  support.  Mr,  Damm  has  been  a 
resident  of  Greene  county  throughout  his 
entire  life,  always  remaining  on  the  old 
homestead  farm.  He  has  a  wide  acquaint- 
ance in  Carrollton  and  in  this  part  of  the 


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state,  and  the  sterling  qualities  of  his  man- 
hood have  rendered  him  a  citizen  worthy  the 
esteem  and  regard  which  are  uniformly  ex- 
tended to  him. 


JOHX  B.  DRODMARKLE. 

John  B.  Brodmarkle.  one  of  the  active 
business  men  of  Greenfield,  whose  life  record 
forms  an  integral  chapter  in  the  commercial 
history  of  the  city,  has  been  a  representative 
of  hardware  trade  here  since  1870.  He  is 
numbered  among  the  early  settlers  of  Illi- 
nois, his  residence  in  the  state  dating  from 
1839,  at  which  time  he  located  in  Greene 
county.  He  is  a  native  of  Maryland,  his 
birth  having  occurred  in  Cumberland, 
on  the  2d  of  .\pril,  1S36.  His  father,  John 
Brodmarkle.  was  born  near  Cumberland, 
Maryland,  and  was  a  son  of  John  Brod- 
markle, Sr.,  a  native  of  Germany,  who,  com- 
ing to  America  in  colonial  days,  espoused  the 
cause  of  liberty  at  the  time  the  attempt  was 
made  to  throw  off  the  yoke  of  British  oppres- 
sion. He  became  a  drummer-boy  in  the 
service  and  he  afterward  lived  to  enjoy  the 
independence  of  the  nation  for  a  number  of 
years.  He  died  in  Mar\land  in  the  prime  of 
life,  while  his  wife,  long  surviving  him, 
passed  away  at  the  advanced  age  of  ninety- 
four  years. 

Their  son,  John  Brodmarkle,  Jr..  learned 
the  blacksmith's  trade  in  early  life  and  in 
1839  removed  to  the  west,  establishing  his 
home  in  Greene  county  upon  a  farm.  He 
purchased  part  of  the  land  and  entered  some 
from  the  government,  thus  becoming  the 
owner  of  three  hundred  and  twenty  acres. 
He  later  located  in  Greenfield  and  here  en- 
gaged in  conducting  a  blacksmith  shop.    His 


last  years,  however,  were  passed  in  Mis- 
souri, spending  six  months  at  working  at  the 
blacksmith's  trade  at  St.  Joseph,  Missouri. 
He  then  returned  to  his  home  in  Illinois  and 
on  again  going  to  St.  Joseph  he  met  death 
by  drowning  at  St.  Louis,  Missouri,  Decem- 
ber 25,  1850.  His  first  wife  passed  away 
January  18,  1842.  She  bore  the  maiden 
name  of  Ellen  Bell,  was  a  native  of  Mary- 
land and  a  daughter  of  Theophilus  Bell,  who 
lived  to  a  ripe  old  age.  After  losing  his 
first  wife  Mr.  Brodmarkle  married  again. 

John  B.  Brodmarkle  was  reared  in 
Greene  county,  being  but  three  years  of  age 
when  brought  to  Illinois  by  his  parents.  He 
attended  the  common  schools  to  a  limited 
extent  but  is  largely  self-educated.  He 
learned  the  trade  of  blacksmithing  here  and 
in  his  early  manhood  he  clerked  for  three 
years  for  George  Sheffield.  This  was  prior 
to  the  time  that  he  served  his  apprenticeship 
to  the  business  of  blacksmithing.  He  after- 
ward conducted  a  shop  of  his  own  for  se\- 
eral  years  and  in  connection  with  blacksmith- 
ing he  also~engaged  in  repairing  and  making 
wagons.  As  his  financial  resources  increased 
he  extended  the  field  of  his  activity.  In  1870 
he  began  handling  farm  implements  and  the 
following  year  he  erected  a  business  house 
which  he  stocked  with  hardware.  He  now 
carries  a  well  selected  line  of  shelf  and  heavy 
hardware,  stoves,  buggies,  wagons,  car- 
riages, mowers,  plows,  planters  and  other 
farm  implements.  He  has  built  up  a  desira- 
ble trade  because  he  handles  an  excellent  line 
of  goods  and  is  always  reliable  in  his  busi- 
ness transactions.  Since  he  erected  his  first 
building  he  has  purchased  another  good  busi- 
ness house  and  he  has  likewise  improved  the 
city  by  the  erection  of  a  substantial  and  neat 
residence.  In  trade  circles  he  sustains  an  un- 
assailable reputation  and  has  long  been  ac- 


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ct Hinted  one  of  the  leading  merchants  of  his 
city. 

On  the  25th  of  March,  1858,  Mr.  Brod- 
markle  was  united  in  marriage  to  Miss  Ehza 
Lee,  a  native  of  Monroe  county,  Ilhnois,  wlio 
was  reared  in  Greene  county  and  is  a  daugli- 
ter  of  Archibald  Lee.  Her  father  was  one 
of  the  early  settlers  of  Illinois,  to  which  state 
he  came  from  Tennessee,  although  he  was  a 
native  of  Virginia.  Three  children  have 
been  born  unto  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Brodmarkle : 
J.  Edwin,  a  merchant  of  Lebanon,  Kansas, 
is  married  and  has  two  children,  J.  Edwin 
and  Clara  May.  Lizzie  Lee  is  the  wife  of 
\V.  T.  Parish,  a  partner  in  the  store,  and 
thev  have  one  child,  William  Love.  Ellen 
Love  Brodmarkle,  the  youngest  child,  is  at 
home. 

Politically  Mr.  Brodmarkle  is  a  stanch 
republican,  having  given  his  support  to  the 
party  since  casting  his  first  presidential  ballot 
for  Abraham  Lincoln  in  i860.  He  was 
elected  and  served  on  the  town  board  and  has 
been  a  member  of  the  school  board  for 
twenty-one  consecuti\'e  years,  acting  as  clerk 
for  some  time.  He  was  president  of  the 
town  board  for  two  or  three  years  and  after- 
ward served  as  alderman,  discharging  each 
official  duty  in  a  prompt  and  capable  man- 
ner, so  that  his  course  has  ever  been  above 
suspicion  or  reproach.  He  and  his  wife  are 
consistent  members  of  the  Methodist  Episco- 
pal church  and  he  has  served  on  its  official 
board  and  for  some  years  was  superintendent 
of  the  Sunday-school.  He  is  a  member  of 
Greenfield  lodge.  No.  127,  A.  F.  &  A.  M., 
and  Greenfield  Chapter,  No.  186,  R.  A.  M., 
and  has  served  as  both  secretary  and  treas- 
urer in  the  blue  lodge.  He  likewise  belongs 
to  the  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows, 
has  passed  all  of  its  chairs  and  is  a  past  noble 
grand.    He  became  a  member  of  this  organi- 


zation May  I,  1857,  and  for  eight  consecu- 
tive years  he  served  as  delegate  to  the  grand 
lodge,  being  first  sent  to  Cairo,  while  for 
seven  consecutive  years  he  attended  its  ses- 
sions in  Springfield.  He  is  in  hearty  sym- 
pathy with  its  principles,  purposes  and  teach- 
ings antl  in  his  life  exemplifies  the  brotherly 
spirit  of  the  order.  He  is  recognized  as 
one  of  the  active  and  substantial  business 
men  of  the  eastern  part  of  the  county  and  as- 
a  public-spirited  citizen  is  worthy  of  the  con- 
fidence and  good  will  of  all  who  know  him. 
Almost  his  entire  life  has  been  passed  in 
Greene  county  and  therefore  his  history 
from  boyhood  down  to  the  present  is  largely 
familiar  to  its  citizens.  His  life  has  been  as- 
an  open  book  which  all  may  read,  and  the 
sterling  traits  of  his  character  have  endeared 
him  to  a  large  circle  of  friends. 


EDWARD  MINER. 

Edward  Miner,  public  administrator  of 
Greene  county  and  police  magistrate  at  Car- 
rollton,  was  born  in  Jersey  county,  Illinois, 
September  29,  1835,  and  was  there  reared  to 
manhood  on  a  farm,  acquiring  his  education 
in  the  public  schools.  After  attaining  his 
majority  he  removed  to  Carlinville,  Illinois, 
where  he  engaged  in  merchandising  for  two 
years.  In  1863  he  became  a  resident  of 
Darlington,  Wisconsin,  where  he  spent  three 
years  and  then  returned  to  Jerseyville,  this 
state,  and  entered  the  field  of  journalism  as 
editor  of  the  Jcrscyrillc  Rc/^iiblicau.  He 
continued  in  that  work  until  the  spring  of 
1874,  when  he  came  to  Carrollton  and  pur- 
chased the  Carrollton  Patriot,  which  he  C(-in- 
ducted  until  the  fall  of  1875,  when  he  sold 
the  paper  to  C.  L.  Clapp,  now  of  Chicago. 


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Mr.  Miner  then  accepted  the  appointment 
to  the  office  of  tleputy  county  clerk  of  Greene 
county,  in  wliich  position  lie  served  for  fif- 
teen years.  During  this  time  he  also  filled 
the  office  of  city  clerk,  was  a  member  and 
clerk  of  the  board  of  education  and  secre- 
tary of  the  Old  Settlers  Society.  After  leav- 
ing the  clerk's  office  he  served  for  one  term 
as  mayor  and  those  at  all  familiar  with  the 
history  of  Carrollton  and  Greene  county 
know  that  his  administration  as  mayor  was 
business  like  and  progressive  and  that  in  all 
the  offices  he  has  filled  he  has  been  found 
as  a  faithful,  painstaking  and  reliable  official. 
He  was  commissioned  public  administrator 
three  years  ago  and  has  served  for  six  years 
as  police  magistrate,  filling  both  positions 
at  the  present  time.  He  is  systematic  and 
methodical  in  all  his  clerical  work  and  is 
dominated  by  a  public-spirited  interest  in  the 
general  welfare. 

While  living  in  Carlinville,  Illinois,  Mr. 
Miner  was  united  in  marriage  to  Miss  Ella 
A'an.\rs(lale,  and  they  have  two  sons  and  two 
daughters,  all  vet  living. 


ALOXZO   ELLIS. 


.\lonzo  Ellis,  who  in  his  business  career 
manifests  the  activity,  keen  forejight  and 
determination  that  have  enabled  him  to  push 
forward  the  wheels  of  progress  in  White 
Hall  and  contribute  to  the  general  business 
activity  as  well  as  to  his  individual  success, 
was  born  in  Scott  county,  Illinois.  December 
5,  i860.  He  is  now  cashier  of  the  First 
National  Bank  of  XNHiite  Hall  and  by  reason 
of  his  uniform  courtesy  as  well  as  the  capa- 
bil'tv  with  which  he  discharges  the  duties  of 


his  office  he  has  become  a  popular  resident 
of  his  adopted  town. 

The  Ellis  family,  of  which  he  is  a  repre- 
sentative, resided  in  Tennessee  in  the  early 
period  of  the  nineteenth  century.  His  grand- 
father. James  Ellis,  a  native  of  that  state, 
died  in  the  year  iS6^.  His  son.  James  M. 
Ellis,  was  born  in  .\ugust,  1819.  and  died 
in  1892.  In  early  manhood  he  wedded  Miss 
Mary  J.  Lusby.  who  was  born  in  1822,  was 
a  representative  of  an  old  Kentucky  family 
and  died  in  the  year  1895. 

Entering  the  public  schools  of  Scott 
county  at  the  usual  age.  Alonzo  Ellis  after- 
ward continued  his  studies  in  Brown's  Busi- 
ness College,  of  Jacksonville.  Illinois,  of 
which  he  is  a  graduate  with  the  class  of 
1879.  In  the  same  year  he  entered  the  em- 
ploy of  the  firm  of  Neat,  Condit  &  Grout,  of 
Winchester,  Illinois,  as  bookkeeper,  and  sub- 
sequently he  turned  his  attention  to  the  ab- 
stract and  insurance  business.  On  the  16th 
of  April,  1904,  he  came  to  White  Hall  and 
entered  the  First  National  Bank,  which  had 
just  been  organized  with  A.  P.  Grout,  II.  C. 
Morrow,  Charles  H.  Black,  Allen  C.  Gris- 
wold,  John  \\'.  Conlee,  George  C.  Tunnison, 
Moses  S.  Kawin,  Henry  W.  Hand, 
Thomas  K.  Condit,  H.  O.  Tunnison, 
Milan  B.  Ross,  as  stockholders.  To  those 
at  all  familiar  with  Greene  county  and  its 
citizenship  this  list  of  stockholders  is  an 
indication  of  the  reliability  of  the  bank.  The 
institution  was  capitalized  for  fifty  thousand 
dollars  and  already  it  has  gained  many  de- 
positors and  has  entered  upon  an  era  (^f 
prosperity. 

In  1889  occurred  the  marriage  of  Alonzo 
Ellis  and  Miss  Cora  Lilley,  who  was  edu- 
cated in  Scott  county,  completing  her  course 
there  in   the  high   school.      Three  children 


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liave  been  born  nnto  them  :  ^lyron,  1)orn  in 
i8go:  Kate,  in  1894:  and  Mary,  in  1897. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  EUis  attend  the  Christian 
chnrch,  of  which  tliey  are  members,  and  fra- 
ternally he  is  connected  with  the  Masonic 
lodge.  In  his  political  views  he  is  what 
might  be  termed  a  democratic  prohibitionist. 
His  influence  is  ever  on  the  siile  of  temper- 
ance, morality,  justice  and  truth  and  his  own 
career  has  been  in  harmon_\'  therewith.  He 
is  a  genial,  cordial  gentleman,  of  pleasing 
manner,  who  has  already  won  the  confidence 
of  the  business  community  in  White  Hall 
and  the  friendship  of  many  whom  he  has  met 
sociallv. 


SETH   N.    GRIS\\'OLD. 

Seth  N.  Griswold,  who  after  many  years' 
connection  with  agricultural  interests  has  put 
aside  the  work  of  the  farm  and  makes  his 
home  in  \Vhite  Hall,  is  at  the  present  time 
associated  with  its  financial  affairs  as  vice 
president  of  the  ^^'hite  Hall  National  Bank. 
In  the  paternal  line  he  is  nt  English  lineage. 
His  ancestors  for  many  generations  followed 
farming  and  stock-raising  and  representa- 
tives of  the  family  are  among  the  most  re- 
spected and  prosperous  citizens  of  Greene 
cijuntv.  His  grandfather,  David  E.  Gris- 
wold. came  to  Illinois  in  1829  and  spent  that 
\ear  in  Greene  count}-.  He  then  returned  to 
his  old  home  in  X'erniont  in  the  summer  of 
1830.  remaining  in  New  England  imtil  T831, 
when  with  his  family  of  five  children — Me- 
lissa, Sophia,  Edgar,  Edwin  and  Damon — 
he  came  again  to  Illinois,  traveling  by  wagon. 
The\-  were  seven  months  in  making  the 
trip,  but  at  length  reached  their  destination 
in    safetv.      Mr.    Griswold    established    his 


home  upon  a  farm  of  one  hundred  and  sixty 
acres  on  section  9,  town  11,  range  12. 
Greene  county,  Illinois,  near  \Miite  Hall. 
The  land  had  been  jjartially  improx-ed,  for 
there  w  as  a  small  cabin,  a  smokehouse  and  a 
corn  crib  upon  the  place.  With  characteristic 
energy  David  E.  Griswold  began  to  further 
cultivate  and  develop  this  farm  and  other 
valuable  lands  which  he  purchased  and  after- 
ward gave  to  his  children.  He  successfully 
carried  on  agricultural  pursuits  up  to  the 
time  of  his  death,  w  hich  occurred  August  24, 

18/3- 

Edgar  Griswold,  father  of  Seth  N  Gris- 
^^•old,  was  born  in  Addison  county,  Vermont, 
January  2,  1820.  and  was  therefore  a  lad  of 
but  ten  or  eleven  years  when  he  accompanied 
his  father  on  his  emigration  from  New  Eng- 
land to  the  middle  west.  Here  he  was  reared 
upon  the  old  family  homestead  near  White 
Hall  and  assisted  in  the  arduous  task  of  de- 
veloping and  improving  his  land.  He  con- 
tinued to  aid  his  father  in  the  cultivation  of 
the  home  place  until  twenty  years  of  age. 
when  he  was  married  and  began  farming  on 
his  own  account,  locating  near  Greenfield. 
There  he  owned  one  hundred  and  sixty  acres 
of  land,  which  he  tilled  for  five  years  and  on 
the  expiration  of  that  period  he  traded  his 
farm  for  that  owned  by  his  brother  Edwin 
and  and  returned  to  the  old  homestead,  upon 
which  he  lived  for  several  years.  Later  he 
took  u])  his  abode  in  ^lacoupin  county.  Illi- 
nois, where  he  purchased  three  hundred  and 
twentv  acres  of  land,  living  thereon  for  two 
years,  after  which  he  again  sold  his  property 
and  returned  to  the  old  homestead,  whereon 
he  remained  until  October,  1890.  In  1868  he 
took  a  trip  to  the  far  west,  accompanied  by 
his  brother-in-law,  John  North.  They  went 
first  to  New  York,  whence  thev  sailed  for  the 


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Panama  and  after  crossing  the  isthmus  they 
again  took  passage  on  a  vessel,  whicli  landed 
tliem  at  San  Francisco.  They  visited  Sacra- 
mento and  places  of  interest  in  the  Golden 
state  and  made  the  return  trip  overland,  trav- 
eling eight  hundred  miles  by  stage.  Mr. 
Griswold  then  resumed  his  farming  opera- 
tions, which  he  conducted  witli  considerable 
profit,  accumulating  a  handsome  property. 
At  tiie  time  of  his  death  he  owned  seven  hun- 
dred and  thirty-five  acres  of  valuable  farm- 
ing land  in  central  Illinois,  four  hundred  and 
eighty  acres  of  this  being  in  Christian  county. 
On  the  I2th  of  .March.  1840,  he  married  Miss 
Lucy  North,  who  was  Ijorn  near  White  Hall, 
March  12.  1820,  and  was  a  daughter  of  .\sa 
and  Prudence  North.  They  became  the 
parents  of  eleven  children,  seven  of  whom 
lived  until  iSgo.  These  were  Perry.  Seth, 
Mrs.  Ellen  Bolton.  Sulvan,  Damon,  Carrie 
and  Edward.  The  father  was  a  Mason  of 
White  Hall  and  was  well  known  in  Greene 
county  as  a  pioneer  settler.  He  took  an  ac- 
tive interest  in  agricultural  affairs,  endorsing 
every  measure  which  he  believed  would 
promote  the  best  interests  of  the  agricultural 
class  and  being  especially  active  as  a  member 
of  the  Grange.  In  all  his  business  transac- 
tions he  was  found  thoroughly  reliable  as 
well  as  enterprising  and  he  was  resjiected  and 
honored  by  all  who  knew  him.  He  contin- 
ued to  reside  upon  the  old  homestead  until 
1890,  when  he  removed  to  White  Hall,  where 
he  resided  until  his  death,  which  occurred 
July  18,  1892,  and  thus  the  community  lost 
one  of  its  worthy  settlers  who  had  borne  a 
helpful  part  in  the  work  of  general  progress 
and  improvement  in  Greene  county. 

Seth  N.  Griswold,  born  in  Greene  county, 
January  16,  1843,  ^^'''s  reared  in  the  usual 
manner  of   farmer   lads  and    in    the  publ'c 


schools  acquired  his  education.  .\t  the  age 
of  twenty-one  years  he  responded  to  the  call 
of  his  country  for  aid,  enlisting  as  a  membef 
of  Companv  D.  One  Hundred  and  Thirty- 
seventh  \'olunteer  Infantry  for  one  hundred 
dnvs"  service.  He  was  mustered  out  at 
Springfield,  Illinois,  in  1864.  l-jitering 
upon  the  active  iluties  of  life  he  followed  tlie 
occupation  to  which  he  was  reared  and  for  a 
long  period  was  known  as  a  prosperous 
farmer,  stockdealer  and  breeder.  He  oper- 
ated in  Missouri  and  Kansas  for  two  years 
each,  but  the  greater  part  of  his  time  has 
been  passed  in  his  native  county,  where  he 
owns  a  valuable  tract  of  land.  This  he  placed 
under  a  high  state  of  cultivation  and  in  addi- 
tion to  the  production  of  the  crops  he  en-' 
gaged  in  raising,  selling  and  trading  in  stock. 
Being  an  excellent  judge  of  live  stock  he  was 
enabled  to  make  judicious  purchases  and 
profitable  sales  and  as  the  years  passed  by 
reason  of  his  careful  management  and  un- 
faltering diligence  in  business  affairs  he  ac- 
cpiired  a  handsome  competence.  This  now 
enables  him  to  practically  li\'e  a  retired  life. 
He  removed  to  White  Hall  in  1871. 

In  1871  Mr.  Griswold  was  married  to 
Miss  Etta  \\'hiteside,  a  daughter  of  Levi 
T.  Whiteside,  who  for  many  years  was  a 
prominent  mcrclianl  of  White  Hall.  He  was 
born  .\ugust  4.  181  1,  and  died  in  1896,  while 
his  wife,  who  was  born  in  Kentucky  in  181 4, 
died  in  1903.  Mrs.  (iriswold  was  educated 
in  White  Hall,  where  she  spent  the  days  of 
her  girlhood  aufl  youth.  Both  Mr.  and  INfrs. 
Griswold  have  a  wide  acquaintance  in  Greene 
county  and  the  friendship  of  the  many  whom 
they  have  met  is  cordialh'  e.xtended  them. 
His  political  views  are  in  harmony  with  the 
principles  of  the  republican  party,  but  he  has 
never  been  an  office  seeker,  nor  has  he  joined 


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any  church  or  fraternal  organization.  He  has 
been  pre-eminently  a  business  man.  progres- 
sive and  enterprising  in  his  work  and 
through  his  concentration  of  effort  upon  one 
line  of  activity  he  has  won  the  success  which 
now  classes  him  with  the  sul)Stantial  citizens 
of  White  Hall. 


SLXGLETON  F,  GREENE. 

Singleton  F.  Greene,  who  departed  this 
life  January  lo,  1905.  at  the  x'enerable  age 
of  eighty-four  years,  was  the  first  white 
child  born  south  of  Macoupin  creek  in 
Greene  county,  and  throughout  his  entire 
life  he  remained  in  that  locality,  contributing 
liis  full  share  to  the  material,  intellectual 
and  moral  progress,  and  so  living  as  to  com- 
mand the  respect  and  confidence  of  all.  The 
friends  of  his  boyhood  had  largely  passed 
away  and  even  many  of  the  acquaintances 
of  enrly  manhood  and  middle  life  had  gone 
to  their  reward,  yet  he  lix-etl  on.  a  blessing 
to  his  community,  his  example  an  inspiration 
to  young  and  old.  rich  and  poor.  He  was  a 
sincere  Christian  gentleman  with  whom  re- 
ligion was  a  matter  of  daily  living  rather 
than  of  principle  and  he  left  to  his  family 
an  untarnished  name,  as  well  as  the  extensive 
and  valuable  estate  which  represented  the 
years  of  his  labor  and  excellent  business 
ability. 

Mr.  Greene  was  born  December  13,  1820, 
and  was  of  Scotch  lineage,  the  first  represent- 
atives of  the  name  in  America  crossing  the 
Atlantic  from  Scotland  during  the  colonial 
epoch  in  our  country's  history  and  settling 
in  South  Carolina.  The  grandfather, 
George  Greene,  was  brrn  in  that  state  when 


it  was  still  an  English  colony  and  at  the 
time  of  the  Re\"olutionary  war  he  espoused 
the  American  cause  and  fought  for  the  in- 
dependence of  the  nation.  Attracted  by  the 
possibilities  of  the  recently  developed  west 
he  came  to  Illinois  about  18 12,  settling  in 
Sangamon  county,  where  he  spent  his  re- 
maining days.  The  tract  of  land  on  which 
he  located  was  found  to  lie  in  both  Sanga- 
mon and  Menard  counties  after  their  divi- 
sion. 

His  son.  John  W.  Greene,  father  of  our 
sufiject.  was  born  in  Kentucky  and  served 
his  country  in  the  war  of  1812.  During 
that  time  he  was  a  resident  of  Aladison 
county,  Illinois,  where  he  continued  to  make 
his  home  until  1819.  when  he  located  with- 
in the  district  now  comprised  in  Greene 
county,  although  the  county  was  not  then 
organized.  He  was  one  of  the  commission- 
ers appointed  by  the  state  government  to 
establish  the  county  seat  of  Greene  county. 
Subsequently  he  located  about  two  and  three- 
fourths  miles  northeast  of  the  present  \\\- 
lage  of  Kane,  where  he  maile  his  home 
throughout  his  remaining  days.  He  was  a 
very  prominent  and  influential  man,  leaving 
the  impress  of  his  individuality  for  good 
upon  the  public  life  of  his  county  and  state. 
\Vell  fitted  for  leadership  he  aided  in  shap- 
ing public  thought  and  action  and  he  served 
for  three  terms  in  the  state  legislature,  be- 
ing a  member  of  the  house  at  the  time  of  his 
death,  which  occurred  in  1843.  He  was 
a  man  of  marked  abilitv  and  prominence  in 
his  day  and  his  name  is  indelibly  inscribed 
on  the  early  annals  of  the  commonwealth. 
His  business  affairs,  too,  were  capably  con- 
ducted and  he  acqtiired  considerable  prop- 
erty. He  married  ]\Iiss  Nancy  ]\Iains,  a  na- 
tive of  South  Carolina,  and  thev  became  the 


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parents  of  fourteen  children,  uf  whom  two 
arc  living:  Ehas  and  Wilhani  ]■".  Greene. 
who  are  stiil  residents  of  tliis  county. 

Singleton  Foster  Greene,  the  third  in 
•order  of  birth  in  that  family,  was  reared  on 
the  old  homestead,  early  becoming  familiar 
with  the  experiences  of  pioneer  life.  He  had 
only  such  advantages  as  the  time  and  local- 
ity afTorded.  He  was  trained  to  the  work 
()f  the  farm  and  throughout  his  entire  life 
\v:is  actively  associated  with  agricultural 
pursuits.  He  noted  the  opportunities  for 
profitable  investments  and  as  his  financial 
resources  increased  he  added  to  his  farm 
j)ropertv  until  at  his  death  he  left  an  estate 
of  more  than  one  llmusand  acres  of  the  rich 
and  \'crv  \-ahKd)le  land  of  (ircenc  county. 
The  greater  ])art  of  this  was  uniler  cultiva- 
tion and  he  also  engaged  in  tlie  raising  of 
fine  stock,  owning  some  ver\-  superior  horses 
of  fine  breeds.  He  was  the  organizer  and 
for  a  number  of  years  was  at  the  head  of  the 
lianking  firm  of  S.  I-'.  Greene  &  Company  ;it 
Kane  and  made  tliis  one  of  the  most  reliable 
rinnncial  concerns  of  the  county.  He  de- 
lighted in  the  progress  of  the  county  and 
<li(l  luuch  to  stinuilate  ambition  and  pro- 
gressiveness  among  the  agricultural  class  in 
■connection  with  the  Greene  County  Fair  As- 
sociatii~in.  of  which  he  was  a  stockholder  for 
a  half  century,  serving  for  a  time  as  its 
president  and  for  se\-eral  terms  as  director. 

Mr.  Greene  was  quite  prominent  in  local 
political  circles  in  earlier  years  and  gave  his 
support  to  the  Democratic  party.  He  was 
elected  county  sheriff  in  1866  and  in  1877 
was  chosen  couiUv  commissioner,  the  busi- 
ness of  the  county  being  then  transacted  by 
three  commissioners.  In  these  public  offices 
Tic  served  the  peopk-  faithfully  and  honor- 
ably   and    at    all    time-    he    advanced    every 


mo\cnieiU  which  he  beliexed  would  con- 
iribuie  to  the  general  good,  lie  supi)ortetl 
the  churches  and  schools,  being  a  warm 
friend  of  the  cause  of  public  education  and 
a  devoted  member  of  the  Kane  Baptist 
church,  his  life  being  an  exemplification  of 
manv  Christian  virtues. 

Mr.  (ireene  was  married  twice.  In  1846 
he  wedded  Miss  Polly  Witt,  daughter  of 
I-'ranklin  Wilt.  She  died  .\'o\'cmber  11, 
i8t().  leaving  a  son,  J(ilin  llardin  Greene, 
who  resides  east  of  Kane.  On  the  2(1  of 
September,  1852,  Mr.  Cireene  married  Miss 
I'diza  Jane  Witt,  a  daughter  of  William  P. 
Wilt  and  a  cousin  of  his  first  wife.  She 
slill  survives  him.  The  children  of  this  mar- 
riage are  as  follows:  William  P..  now  de- 
ceased: Hattie.  the  wife  of  C.  (i.  Richards, 
who  is  engaged  in  farming  in  Kane  town- 
ship; Kobert  W..  a  banker  of  Kane:  Mary 
E..  the  wife  of  William  Scanlon.  of  Rocky- 
ford.  Colorado;  Justina.  the  wife  of  F,.  A. 
Culver,  of  Kane:  and  Walter  1!..  also  a  resi- 
dent of  Kane. 

Mr.  Greene  remained  an  active  factor  in 
business  life  and  in  community  affairs  un- 
til his  last  illness,  which  was  of  only  two 
weeks'  duration.  He  displayed  the  vigor  of 
a  man  of  much  younger  years.  I'ew  men 
of  this  part  of  the  stale  were  more  widely 
known  and  none  conim;inded  in  higher  meas- 
ure the  trust  and  confidence  of  those  with 
whom  he  came  in  contact.  His  community 
benefitted  by  his  life  and  labors,  and  sincere 
and  widespread  regret  was  felt  when  he  was 
called  from  this  life.  He  passed  away  Jan- 
uarv  10.  1 005.  and  his  pall  bearers  were  his 
four  grandsons  and  two  sons-in-law.  Thus 
was  lernunated  an  earthly  career  but  his  in- 
fluence will  long  be  felt  as  his  activity 
touched  all  the  various  lines  that  contribute 


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to  the  uphuildint;  and  permanent  develop- 
ment lit  the  community  in  which  lie  hved 
from  birth  to  deatli — a  long  period  of  eighty- 
four  years. 


ROBERT  W.  GREENE. 

Robert  W.  Greene,  at  the  head  of  the 
banking  house  of  S.  F.  Greene  &  Company, 
at  Kane,  and  a  man  whose  enterprise  and 
business  discernment  ha\'e  gained  him  a 
large  measure  of  success,  has  always  been 
a  resident  of  Greene  county  save  for  a  brief 
period  of  one  year.  He  was  born  on  the 
old  family  homestead,  near  Kane,  June  9, 
1858,  and  is  a  son  of  S.  F.  Greene,  repre- 
sented elsewhere  in  this  volume.  In  his 
youth  he  was  a  district-school  student,  near 
Kane,  at  the  White  school  house  and  later 
he  attended  Shurtlefif  College,  at  Upper  Al- 
ton, Illinois,  while  subsequently  he  completed 
a  course  by  graduation  in  the  Jacksonville 
(Illinois)  Business  College  with  the  class 
of  1879.  ^^  entered  upon  his  business 
career  as  a  clerk  in  the  dry-goods  store  of 
John  Greene  &  Company,  at  Kane,  and  after 
a  year,  in  the  fall  of  1881,  he  assisted  his 
father  in  organizing  the  S.  F.  Greene  &  Com- 
pany Bank  in  Kane,  becoming  cashier  and 
general  manager,  in  which  capacities  he  has 
since  served  with  the  excepticm  of  the  year 
1903,  when  he  assisted  in  organizing  the 
Jersey  State  Bank  of  Jerseyville,  Illinois, 
and  was  chosen  cashier  and  director.  He 
remained  in  the  former  position  for  a  year 
and  is  still  a  director  but  is  not  active  in  the 
management  of  the  institution.  His  atten- 
tion has  largely  been  given  to  the  conduct 
of  the  Kane  bank,  which  under  his  capable 
direction  has  become  a  most  reliable  financial 
concern,  doing  a  large  business.    Mr.  Greene 


is  also  a  stockholder  in  the  White  Hall  Sewer 
Pipe  &  Stoneware  Company.  He  has  also' 
been  identified  with  the  Kane  Canning  Com- 
pany and  is  a  ^•ery  ])rogressi\'e  business  man, 
whose  labors  have  resulted  beneficially  to  the 
county  in  promoting  commercial  activity, 
while  at  the  same  time  he  has  furthered  his 
individual  success.  The  banking  company 
built  and  owns  its  own  building. 

Mr.  Greene  is  also  a  lover  of  fine  horses 
and  has  been  the  owner  of  a  number.  He 
now  owns  a  half  interest  with  X.  T.  Kirby 
of  Springfield,  in  the  great  trotting  horse, 
Bermuda  Boy,  with  a  record  as  a  three-year- 
old  of  2  :20;M.  This  horse  Mr.  Greene  and 
Mr.  Kirljy  have  raised  and  trained.  He  is 
by  the  great  trotting  sire,  Bermuda,  record 
2  1203/ .  Mr.  Greene  also  owned  Baby  Mine, 
record  2:271/^,  the  dam  of  Bermuda  Boy; 
also  Bob-o-link,  record  2  -.42,  a  son  of  Baby 
Mine;  Gold  Mine,  record  2:17;  and  many 
others.  He  is  a  good  judge  of  what  con- 
stitutes speed  and  endurance  in  a  road  horse. 

On  the  3d  of  October,  18S2,  in  Jersey 
county,  about  six  miles  below  Jerseyville, 
Mr.  Greene  was  united  in  marriage  to  Miss 
Nolia  Darlington,  a  daughter  of  Samuel  and 
Mary  (Cox)  Darlington,  the  former  a  na- 
tive of  Ohio  and  the  latter  of  Illinois.  By 
this  union  there  are  two  children :  Tina 
Fay,  now  the  wUe  of  Dr.  C.  B.  Foreman, 
who  is  mentioned  elsewdiere  in  this  x'olume; 
;nd  Vesta  Randolph,  who  is  attending  Lin- 
den Wood  College  at  St.  Charles,  Mis.souri. 

Mr.  Greene  was  made  a  Mason  in  1883 
and  is  a  member  of  King  Solomon  Lodge, 
No.  197,  A.  F.  &  A.  M.,  of  Kane,  of  which 
he  is  senior  steward.  He  has  also  been 
master  and  held  other  otifices  in  the  lodge 
and  he  is  a  member  of  Elizabeth  Chapter, 
No.  17,  O.  E.  S.  In  politics  he  is  a  Demo- 
crat and  has  served  several  times  as  township 


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collector  but  has  never  sought  or  desired 
office.  He  belongs  to  tlie  Methodist  Episco- 
pal church  at  Kane,  <it  wliich  he  is  one  of. 
the  trustees.  Representing  a  pioneer  fam- 
ily of  the  county  he  has  carried  forwartl  tlic 
work  of  his  forefathers  in  belialf  of  go- id 
citizensliip.  material  upbuilding  and  intel- 
lectual and  moral  progress  and  has  continuetl 
the  worthy  record  of  those  who  have  worn 
the  name  of  (jreene  in  this  jiart  of  tiie  state. 


walti-:r  n,  greene. 

Walter  B.  Greene,  of  Kane,  needs  no  in- 
troduction to  the  readers  of  this  volume  fnr 
the  family  name  has  figured  in  the  annals 
of  the  county  since  Ijefore  its  organization. 
W.  B.  Greene  was  born  in  Kane  township, 
on  the  1 2th  of  ^[arch.  1S66.  and  his  ancestral 
history  is  elsewhere  in  this  volume  in  con- 
nection with  the  sketch  of  his  father,  Single- 
ton F.  Greene.  The  district  schools  afforded 
him  his  early  educational  privileges  and  he 
afterward  continued  his  studies  in  the  Jack- 
sonville Business  College,  of  which  he  is  a 
graduate  of  the  class  of  1884.  He  then  re- 
turned to  the  old  homestead  and  was  more  or 
less  closely  associated  with  his  father  in  ex- 
tensive farming  and  stock-raising  interests 
until  the  latter's  death.  In  his  boyhood  he 
was  trained  to  the  work  of  the  old  homestead 
and  has  practicallv  been  in  charge  of  the 
farm  for  a  number  of  years,  thus  ha\-ing 
one  thousand  acres  of  land  under  his  su])er- 
vision,  the  greater  part  of  which  is  culti- 
vated, so  that  he  annually  harvests  extensive 
crops.  He  is  likewise  widely  known  as  a 
raiser  of  high  grade  stock.  He  has  been  the 
owner  of  manv  fine  horses,  including  Dick 


Roche,  with  a  record  of  2  ■.24.  He  owned 
this  horse  fifteen  years  ago,  the  dam  being 
Nellie  Gray,  a  noted  brood  mare.  He  also 
owns  Razzle  Dazzle,  of  Hambletonian  and 
Wilkes  strains,  also  out  of  .Xellie  (iray,  witli 
a  record  of  2:28:  Wigaletta,  with  a  record 
of  2:10^,  sired  by  Dumas;  Dam  Punch  out 
i.if  Nellie  Gray,  sired  by  Port  Leonard;  .Myr- 
tle H..  with  a  record  <if  j;i(j'4,  sired  liy 
Bermuda  Bo)-.  <lam  .Vellie  Gray.  Nellie 
Grav  was  owned  bv  1-".  J.  Greene,  a  cousin 
of  W,  B.  Greene.  The  latter  has  also  owned 
many  other  fine  horses  that  have  made  good 
records.  He  is  to-day  classed  with  the  most 
])rominent,  prosperous  and  extensi\-e  farmers 
and  stock-raisers  of  central  Illinois.  l)tu"ir.g 
the  \'ear  1903  he  had  charge  of  the  banking- 
interests  in  Kane  conducted  under  the  firm 
style  of  S.  F.  Greene  &  Comjiany,  but  in 
March,  1Q04.  he  retired.  This  institution 
is  one  of  the  reliable  moneyed  concerns  of 
the  county,  doing  business  along  legitimate 
and  i)rogressive  lines  and  at  the  .same  time 
following  methods  that  are  sufficiently  con- 
servative to  make  it  one  of  the  most  trust- 
worthy financial  institutions  in  this  part  of 
the  slate.  He  had  the  management  during 
the  absence  of  his  brother,  R.  W.  Greene, 
who  in   i';o4  resumed  charge. 

Although  W.  B.  Greene  entered  upon  a 
business  ;dre'i<ly  established  l;oth  in  agricul- 
tural and  banking  lines  many  a  man  of  less 
resolute  spirit  would  have  failed  in  enlarging 
and  developing  such  enterprises.  He  has. 
however,  been  eminently  successful  and  has 
demonstrated  bv  his  career  that  success  is  not 
a  matter  of  genius  but  is  the  outcome  of 
cle-ir  judgment  and  exi)erience. 

At  St.  Louis,  December  8.  1904.  Mr. 
Greene  married  Miss  Lettie  L.  Pope,  a 
daughter  of  William  and  Katherine  (Smith) 
Pope.     In  politics  he  is  a  Democrat  but  he 


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PAST    AND    PRESENT    OF    GREENE    COUNTY. 


has  never  cared  for  official  honors,  preferring 
to  give  his  time  and  attention  to  his  business 
interests.  He  was  a  memljer  of  the  Knights 
of  Pythias  before  the  lodge  was  abandoned 
at  Kane. 


CHRISTOPHER  GUY  RICHARDS. 

Christopher  Guy  Richards,  who  through- 
out his  entire  life  has  followed  agricultural 
pursuits,  and  is  now  successfully  engaged  in 
farming  and  stock-raising  in  Greene  county, 
owning  three  hundred  and  forty  acres  of 
land  in  his  present  home  farm,  was  l^orn  in 
Jersey  county,  Illinois,  March  24.  1856.  His 
father,  Guy  C.  Richards,  was  Iiorn  in 
Broome  county.  New  York,  Novemljer  2. 
1819,  and  was  a  son  of  Daniel  and  Ruth 
(Tickner)  Richards.  He  was  married  in 
1843  to  Miss  Hannah  Pope,  the  wedding- 
being  celelirated  in  Greene  county,  Illinois. 
His  i>ccupation  was  that  of  farming  and  at 
his  marriage  he  began  his  domeslic  life  upon 
a  farm  in  this  county  but  subsequently  re- 
moved to  Jersev  county,  where  he  lived  on  a 
farm  two  miles  south  uf  Kane,  making  his 
home  there  until  his  death,  which  occurred 
on  the  29th  of  April,  1894. 

Christopher  Guy  Richards  gained  his 
education  in  what  was  known  as  the  old 
Kane  school  near  his  father's  home  in  Jer- 
sey county,  and  there  he  continued  his 
-studies  until  he  had  mastei-ed  the  elementary 
branches  of  learning.  He  afterward  bene- 
fited bv  a  year's  study  in  Shurtleff  College, 
at  Upper  Alton.  Illinois.  He  was  reared  to 
the  occupation  of  farming,  early  becoming 
familiar  with  the  duties  and  labors  that  fall 
to  the  lot  of  the  agriculturist  and  throughout 
his  entire  life  he  has  carried  on  work  along 
this  line.      He  is  an   industrious,   energetic 


man.  never  faltering  in  the  performance  of 
anv  duty,  and  that  he  has  prospered  in  his 
undertakings  is  indicated  by  the  fact  that  he 
is  today  the  owner  of  a  valuable  tract  of  land 
of  three  hundred  and  forty  acres,  to  which 
he  removed  when  he  left  Jersey  county  and 
took  up  his  abode  in  Greene  county.  Here 
he  is  engaged  in  the  raising  of  various  kinds 
of  sleek  and  this  is  an  important  liranch  of 
his  business,  liringing  hiin  an  excellent  in- 
cotne.  He  also  has  his  fields  well  tilled  and 
annually  harvests  good  crops. 

On  the  20th  of  December,  1881,  Mr. 
Richards  was  united  in  marriage  to  Miss 
Hattie  L.  Greene,  a  daughter  of  Singleton 
F.  and  Eliza  J.  Greene,  who  are  represented 
on  another  page  of  this  work.  This  mar- 
riage has  been  blessed  with  two  sons :  Guy 
Singleton  and  Walter  Louis.  In  his  politi- 
cal views  Mr.  Richards  has  always  been  a 
Republican,  but  never  an  office  seeker,  pre- 
ferring to  devote  his  time  to  his  family  and 
to  his  farming  pursuits,  and  in  the  manage- 
ment of  his  business  affairs  he  has  met  with 
well  merited  success. 


CLAUDE  B.  FORE^IAN.  M.  D. 

In  this  age  where  progress  is  rapid, 
where  advancement  continually  character- 
izes all  departments  of  industrial,  commer- 
cial and  professional  activity.  Dr.  Claude  B. 
Foreman,  imbued  with  the  spirit  of  the 
times,  has  in  his  practice  kejit  in  constant 
touch  with  advanced  thought,  experiment 
and  experience  in  the  line  of  his  chosen  call- 
ing and  is  uniformly  account}-  one  of  the 
most  capable  physicians  and  surgeons  of 
Greene  county.  He  is  practicing  in  Kane 
and  is  a  native  son  of  the  county,  his  bii-th 


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299. 


having  occurretl  in  \\  bite  Hall,  February 
20.  1875.  1^'^  parents  being  Abner  W.  and 
Elizabeth  R.  (Hayden)  Foreman.  The 
father,  a  native  of  Indiana,  is  a  very 
successful  physician  at  White  Hall.  The 
motiier  was  born  in  Pike  county.  Illinois. 

Dr.  Claude  B.  Foreman,  having  pursued 
his  elementary  education  in  the  public 
.schools  of  Wiiite  Hall  and  completed  his 
literary  studies  in-  graduation  from  the  high 
sciiool  with  the  class  of  1894.  entered  upon 
preparation  fur  the  jjractice  of  medicine 
as  a  student  in  the  College  of  Physi- 
cians ;uid  Surgeons,  at  St.  Louis,  .Mis- 
siiuri.  He  was  graduated  in  1897  and  well 
e(|uipped  l)y  thorough  preparation  for  his 
cbiisen  life  work,  he  located  for  ]iractice  in 
Kane,  where  be  has  since  remained,  build- 
ing up  an  e.xtensive  business.  In  the  winter 
of  1903-4  he  pursued  post-graduate  wuk  in 
Rush  Medical  College  of  Chicago,  and  it  is 
his  intention  to  take  post-graduate  work 
fnnn  time  to  time,  thus  keeping  in  touch 
with  the  progress  that  is  one  of  the  essential 
features  of  the  successful  medical  ]iracti- 
tioners.  He  is  a  student,  thorough  and  con- 
scientious in  his  work  and  in  iiis  practice  be 
has  made  a  specialty  of  the  treatment  of 
diseases  of  the  eye,  ear  and  throat. 
Prompted  by  a  laudable  ambition,  unfalter- 
ing energy  and  aided  by  careful  preparation 
for  his  life  work,  he  has  already  won  success 
and  has  the  confidence  of  the  general  public. 
Fraternally  he  is  a  member  of  the  King  Sol- 
omon lodge.  No.  197.  .\.  F.  &  .\.  -M..  being 
made  a  Mason  in  Kane  in  March.  1902. 
Socially  be  is  [iniminent  and  ])(ipular  and 
has  gained  man\-  friends  in  Kane  during  the 
period  of  his  residence  here.  He  was  mar- 
ried October  4,  1904.  to  Miss  Fay  Greene, 
a  daughter  of  Robert  \V.  Greene,  who.se 
sketch  appears  in  this  volume. 


ROBERT  PII'.RSON. 

The  name  of  Pierson  in  the  public  mind 
stands  for  banking  interests  in  Carrollton 
and  Greene  county,  and  the  members  of  the 
family  are  widely  recognized  as  leading  rep- 
resentatives of  financial  interests  in  this  part 
of  the  state.  Robert  Pier.son.  a  son  of  David 
Pierson,  was  born  in  Carnillton,  Illinois. 
October  9.  1844,  and  after  actiuiring  his 
education  in  the  ])ublic  schools  of  this  city  he 
entered  his  father's  banking  establishment 
then  conducted  under  the  name  of  Pierson's 
Exchange  Bank,  Fie  served  as  clerk  for  a 
time,  during  which  period  he  gained  an  inti- 
mate and  accurate  knowledge  of  the  business 
in  many  of  its  departments  and  later  he  be- 
came cashier,  being  taken  into  the  business  as 
a  iKirtner.  When  the  bank  was  merged  into 
the  Greene  County  National  Rank  he  was 
contimied  as  cashier  and  acted  in  that  capac- 
ity until  1882.  when  owing  to  failing  health 
he  removed  with  his  family  to  Minneapolis. 
^Minnesota,  arriving  there  in  the  month  of 
June.  There  he  gave  his  attention  to  the 
brokerage  and  real  estate  business,  continu- 
ing operations  along  that  line  until  his  death, 
which  occurred  on  the  9tb  of  November. 
1887. 

Robert  Pierson  had  a  very  wide  circle  of 
friends  in  Greene  ci'uiUy,  where  the  d;i\s  i>i 
his  bovhoood  and  youth  had  been  passed 
and  where  for  a  number  of  years  he  had  been- 
closelv  associated  with  financial  interests. 
He  was  a  popular  bank  cashier,  because  of 
his  unfailing  courtesy  as  well  as  bis  business 
attitude.  Those  who  knew  him — and  his 
acffuaintance  was  wide — esteemed  him  for 
(jualities  which  in  every  land  and  clime  com- 
maiifl  re.spect.  lie  bad  a  social  nature,  a 
genial  temperament  and  a  cordial  manner 
and  endeared  himself  to  many  friends  so  that 


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liis  death  was  deeply  regretted  in  his  nati\e 
county  as  well  as  in  Minneapolis,  the  iilacc 
of  his  residence. 

Rohert  Pierson  married  Julia  Eldred, 
who  was  horn  October  26,  1844,  on  a  farm 
about  two  miles  west  of  Carrollton,  a  daugh- 
ter of  Elon  Eldred.  Two  children  were  lK)rn 
unto  them :  Stuart  E.  and  Ettie  ^^lay.  now 
the  wife  of  John  R.  Robertson  of  Jackson- 
ville, Illinois. 

Stuart  E.  Pierson  was  born  Septemljer 
8,  1872,  in  Carrollton  and  went  to  Minne- 
apolis, Minnesota,  with  his  parents  'when  a 
lad  of  nine  years.  He  continued  his  educa- 
tion in  the  public  schools  of  that  city  and  was 
graduated  from  the  central  high  school  with 
the  class  of  1S91.  He  then  entered  Yale 
College  and  completeil  a  full  course  in  that 
institution  with  the  class  of  1S95.  His  edu- 
cation having  been  completed  he  then  re- 
turned to  the  city  of  his  nativity.  The 
family  being  interested  in  the  Greene  Count}- 
National  Bank  he  accepted  a  position  in  the 
institution  and  soon  afterward  was  promoted 
to  assistant  cashier,  in  which  capacity  he  has 
since  served.  Like  the  other  members  of  the 
family  he  has  made  a  credital)le  record  as  a 
business  man  and  his  social  acquaintance  is 
also  extensive  antl  favorable. 

On  the  Sth  of  June,  1898.  Stuart  Pierson 
was  married  to  Miss  Mary  Thomas,  of 
Corrollton,  Illinois,  a  daughter  of  W.  D. 
Thomas.  They  now  have  one  daughter, 
Julia.  IMr.  Pierson  is  prominent  in  Ma- 
sonry, being  made  a  Mason  in  Carrollton  in 
1897.  He  belongs  to  Carrollton  lodge.  No. 
50,  A.  F.  &  A.  M. :  Carrollton  chapter,  No. 
■]■],  R.  A.  M. :  Hugh  De  Payens  com- 
mandery,  K.  T.,  of  Carrollton.  He  is  a 
republican  in  politics  and  is  a  member  of  the 
county  republican  central  committee,  the 
board  of  education  and  the  library  Ijoard. 


OF    GREENE    COUNTY. 

LE\'I   T.   WHITESIDE. 

Levi  T.  \\'hiteside,  who  for  many  years 
was  a  resident  of  Greene  count}',  was  num- 
bered among  the  honored  pioneer  settlers  of 
183 1  and  as  the  years  advanced  his  success 
as  a  business  man  and  his  usefulness  as  a 
citizen  increased.  While  capably  controlling 
farming  and  other  interests,  he  also  found 
time  to  assist  in  promoting  public  measures 
and  movements  that  had  for  their  object  the 
general  good,  and  in  a  number  of  local 
offices,  he  proved  himself  most  loyal  to  the 
general  welfare. 

Judge  Whiteside — for  by  that  title  he 
was  known  throughout  the  county — was 
born  in  St.  Louis  county,  Missouri,  August 
4,  181 1,  his  parents  being  James  H.  and 
Sarah  Whiteside,  in  whose  family  were  six 
children.  The  father  was  a  native  of  Ruth- 
erford county.  North  Carolina,  and  the 
mother,  who  Ijore  the  maiden  name  of  Sarah 
Tanzey,  was  of  French  descent  and  also  a 
native  of  North  Carolina.  Removing  to  the 
middle  west  James  H.  Whiteside  settled  in 
St.  Louis  county,  Missouri,  before  that  land 
was  acquired  by  the  United  States  through 
the  Louisiana  purchase.  He  was  a  saddler 
and  harness-maker  by  trade,  Init  in  the  latter 
part  of  his  life  he  followed  the  occupation  of 
farming.  He  settled  in  Illinois  in  the  spring 
of  1820,  four  miles  from  the  present  site  of 
Jerseyville,  where  he  lived  for  three  years, 
w  hen  he  moved  to  what  is  now  Scott  county, 
l;ut  was  then  a  part  of  Morgan  county. 
There  he  resided  until  1831,  when  he  came  to 
Greene  county,  locating  in  W'hite  Hall 
township,  near  Apple  Creek  Prairie,  four 
miles  southwest  of  the  siie  of  White  Hall. 
There  he  resided  until  his  death.  May  13, 
1S63,  he  being  then  in  his  eighty-first  year. 
His  widow  then  went  to  live  with  her  daugh- 


PAST    AND     PRESENT    OF    GREENE    COUNTY, 


ter  Catlierine  and  died  at  her  huiue.  James 
H.  Whiteside  was  a  cousin  of  General 
Samuel  Whiteside  and  both  did  active  serv- 
ice in  the  war  of  uSu. 

Levi  T.  Whiteside  acquired  his  early 
education  in  the  schools  of  Morgan  and 
Greene  counties,  was  reared  to  farm  life  and 
while  always  interested  in  agricultural  pur- 
suits he  also  extended  his  efforts  into  other 
lines  of  activity,  becoming  one  of  the  lead- 
ing representatives  of  business  interests  in 
Greene  county.  For  twenty  years  he  en- 
gaged in  merchandising  in  White  Hall,  con- 
ducting one  of  the  leading  commercial  enter- 
prises of  the  city  and  enjoying  a  large 
patronage.  He  made  judicious  purchases 
and  sales  of  real  estate,  and  through  the 
capable  conduct  of  his  varied  business  inter- 
ests amassed  a  fortune  and  acquired  a  great 
deal  of  property.  In  his  later  years  he  re- 
tired from  active  business  life  and  enjoyed  a 
well  merited  rest  upon  his  farm  near  White 
Hall,  enjoying  the  fruits  of  his  former  toil. 

On  the  13th  of  August,  1837,  Judge 
Whiteside  was  united  in  marriage  to  Miss 
Jane  Smith,  a  daughter  of  Jacob,  and  Racliel 
Smith,  of  Morgan  county.  They  had  two 
children,  but  Cordelia  is  deceased.  The  liv- 
ing daughter  is  Henrietta,  the  wife  of  Seth 
N.  Griswoid.  of  White  Hall. 

Jutlge  Whiteside  wielded  a  wide  influ- 
ence in  pulilic  affairs  and  his  deep  interest  in 
the  general  good  and  the  personal  efforts  he 
put  forth  to  foster  progressive  measures  well 
fitted  him  for  leadership  and  to  mold  public 
thought  and  action.  He  filled  several  offices 
of  trust  and  responsibility,  was  justice  of  the 
peace  for  several  years  and  postmaster  of 
Breese  for  several  years.  He  was  elected 
associate  justice  of  the  county  court  for  one 
term  and  was  a  memljer  of  the  state  board  of 
etpialization.     With  a  just  appreciation  of 


liie  duties  that  devolved  upon  him,  he  was 
always  faithful  to  the  public  trust  and  his 
course  at  all  times  and  in  all  life's  relations 
was  that  of  a  high-minded,  honorable  man. 
His  name  certainly  deserves  to  be  enduringly 
inscribed  on  the  roll  of  Greene  county's  hon- 
ored pioneers. 


C.  W.  HOLNB.WK. 


C.  W.  Holnback.  living  on  section  10. 
Rockbridge  township.  Greene  county,  is  the 
owner  and  proprietor  of  the  Southside  stock 
farm,  a  well  improved  and  valuable  tract  of 
land  adjacent  to  the  village  of  Rockbridge. 
His  place  comprises  altogether  fifteen  hun- 
dred acres  lying  in  the  southern  part  of 
Greene  county  and  the  northern  part  of 
Jersey  county.  He  has  lived  in  Greene 
county  only  since  1886,  but  the  extent  of  his 
operations  as  a  stock  dealer  has  made  him 
well  known.  He  was  born  in  the  city  of 
St.  Louis,  Mis-souri,.  June  14,  1855.  His 
father,  .\dolph  Holnback,  of  Jerseyville,  Illi- 
nois, was  for  many  years  an  active  business 
man  there  but  is  now  living  retired.  He  had 
two  sons,  one  being  George  Holnback,  who 
is  engaged  in  the  butchering  business  in 
Greenfield. 

In  his  childhood  days  C.  W.  Holnback 
was  brought  to  Illinois  by  his  parents,  arriv- 
ing in  this  state  in  1863.  He  was  then  reared 
and  educated  in  Jerseyville,  and  in  his  youth 
he  asssisted  his  father  in  the  butcher  shop 
and  meat  market,  being  thus  engaged  until 
twenty-seven  years  of  age.  l^\)llowing  his 
marriage  he  continued  in  the  butchering 
business  in  Jerseyville  for  four  years,  but. 
thinking  that  he  would  found  a  better  field 
of  labor  along  other  lines,  he  began  farming 


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PAST  AND  PRESENT  OF  GREENE  COUNTY. 


in  1880  upon  a  tract  of  land  where  he  now 
resides.  In  addition  to  the  cultivation  of  the 
fields  he  also  turned  his  attention  to  stock- 
raising.  Pie  commenced  here  with  about  six 
hundred  acres  of  land,  but  from  time  to  time 
he  has  added  to  his  property  until  his  pos- 
sessions now  aggregate  fifteen  hundred 
acres.  .Ml  is  well  impro\-ed  and  valuable 
land.  Mr.  Holnback  has  built  a  large,  sub- 
stantial residence,  barns  and  outbuildings 
and  has  added  all  modern  accessories  until 
his  place  is  fully  equipped  with  every  con- 
venience known  to  the  progressive  agricul- 
turist of  the  present  time.  In  connection 
with  the  production  of  the  cereals  best 
adapted  to  .soil  and  climate  he  is  engaged  in 
the  raising,  feeding  and  fattening  of  stock 
for  the  market,  fattening  on  an  average  of 
tw(T  hundred  and  forty  head  of  cattle  an- 
nually in  atklition  to  several  carloads  of  hogs 
and  sheep.  He  is  regarded  as  one  of  the  suc- 
cessful farmers  and  stock-raisers  and  dealers 
of  the  county,  being  an  excellent  judge  of 
farm  animals,  so  that  he  is  enabled  to  make 
his  purchases  wisely  and  sell  at  good  profit. 

In  September,  1862,  in  Greene  county, 
j\Ir.  Holnback  was  married  to  ^liss  P)ena 
Acbenljacb,  a  daughter  of  Peter  .\chenbach, 
who  was  one  of  the  early  settlers,  large  land- 
owners and  successful  farmers  of  Greene 
county.  Unto  our  subject  and  his  wife  have 
been  born  three  children  :  Nellie,  who  is 
now  a  student  in  the  Jacksonville  Female 
College;  Peter,  who  is  breeding  and  dealing 
in  Poland  China  hogs  and  who  is  now  a 
student  in  the  Culver  Military  Institute  at 
Culver,  Indiana:  and  Bessie,  at  home. 

Politically  ]\Ir.  Holnback  is  independent, 
supporting  the  man  whom  he  thinks  best 
qualified  for  office  witliout  regard  for  party 
affiliation.  He  has  never  sought  or  desired 
office,  preferring  to  give  his  time  and  atten- 


tion to  his  extensive  business  interests  which 
have  constantly  grown  in  volume  and  im- 
portance. He  has,  however,  been  identifiecl 
with  movements  that  have  resulted  to  the 
public  good.  He  w-as  one  of  the  men  w^ho 
reorganized  the  Greene  County  Fair  Asso- 
ciation and  for  four  consecuti\-e  years  served 
as  its  president.  Interested  in  the  cause  of 
pulilic  education  he  is  a  believer  in  good 
schools  and  competent  teachers  and  for 
eleven  years  he  has  served  on  the  Rockbridge 
school  board  and  is  now  president  of  the  dis- 
trict. He  and  his  wife  are  members  of  the 
Methodist  Episcopal  church,  interested  and 
active  in  its  work  and  he  served  for  ten  years 
as  Sunday-school  superintendent,  while  for 
two  years  he  was  president  of  the  Greene 
County  Sunday-school  Association.  He  is 
a  member  of  the  Masonic  fraternity,  belong- 
ing to  the  lodge  at  Greenfield.  He  has  a 
wide  and  favorable  acquaintance  through 
this  and  adjoining  counties  and  is  a  thor- 
ough business  man,  alert  and  enterprising, 
understanding  the  business  situation  and  the 
markets  and  so  directing  his  efforts  that  he 
has  gained  a  competence  that  classes  him 
with  the  most  sulistantial  citizens  of  central 
Illinois. 


SAMUEL  M.  CUNNINGHAM. 

History  records  the  name  of  Samuel  M. 
Cunningham  as  that  of  one  of  the  pioneer 
settlers  of  Greene  county,  who  through  suc- 
ceeding years  was  closely  identified  with  the 
agricultural  interests  of  this  i)art  of  the  state, 
his  labors  contributing  to  the  material  devel- 
opment and  upbuilding  of  the  county  as  well 
as  to  his  individual  success.  Quiet  was  his 
life  in  some  respects,  for  he  cared  naught  for 


SAMUEL    M.  CUNNINGHAM. 


MRS.  E.  E.  CUXNIXGHAM. 


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pul)lic  notoriety,  yet  his  inlluence  proved  a 
potent  element  for  good,  while  his  personal 
qualities  drew  to  him  the  regard  and  friend- 
ship of  men. 

Mr.  Cnnningliam  was  born  in  Marinn 
connty,  Kentucky.  February  i<>.  iSiS,  his 
])arents  being  Robert  and  Xancy  Cunning- 
ham, who  in  early  life  resided  in  X'irginia. 
whence  they  removed  to  the  Blue  Grass  state. 
In  the  state  of  his  nativity  Samuel  M.  Cun- 
ningham was  reared,  acquiring  his  education 
in  the  public  schools,  and  becoming  familiar 
with  the  best  methods  of  farming,  as  known 
at  that  day.  He  came  to  Illinois  in  1850.  set- 
tling in  Greene  county,  and  in  December  of 
that  year  he  was  united  in  marriage  to  Miss 
Emeline  E.  Cooper,  who  was  born  in  Ken- 
tucky, August  23.  1829.  a  daughter  of  Judge 
E.  L.  and  Mary  M.  Cooper,  who  came  to 
Greene  county  in  1836,  their  daughter  being 
at  that  time  six  years  of  age.  She  was  a 
young  lady  of  twenty-one  when  she  gave  her 
hand  in  marriage  to  Samuel  Cunningham, 
and  almost  immediately  afterward  they  re- 
turned to  Kentucky,  where  they  spent  the 
two  succeeding  years  and  then  came  again 
to  Greene  county.  Mere  they  took  up  their 
])ermanent  abode. 

Mr.  Cunningham  entered  one  hundred 
and  sixty  acres  of  land  from  the  government 
and  at  once  began  t<^  transform  tlic  w  ild  tract 
into  productive  fields,  while,  as  his  financial 
resources  increased,  he  extended  his  landed 
holdings  until  he  was  the  possessor,  at  the 
time  of  his  death,  of  six  hundred  and  sixty 
acres  of  very  valuable  land.  The  home  farm 
near  Greenfield,  which  he  operated,  com- 
prised three  hundred  and  twenty  acres.  He 
was  energetic  and  through  the  performance 
of  each  day's  work  and  duty  as  it  came  to 
him.  he  was  enabled  to  add  vear  bv  vear  to 


his  projjcrty  until  he  was  numbered  among 
the  men  of  affluence  in  this  part  of  the  state. 
He  had  a  wide  acc(uaintance  among  the  early 
settlers  of  this  and  adjoining  counties  and  he 
belonged  to  that  class  of  resolute  pioneer 
I)eople  who  faced  the  dangers  and  difficulties 
of  establishing  homes  in  a  frontier  district 
and  laid  the  foundation  for  the  present 
progress  and  prosperity  of  the  county. 

L'nto  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Cunningham  nine 
children  were  horn,  of  whom  three  are  still 
living:  Robert  L..  a  resident  of  White 
Hall;  George  \\'..  who  is  living  a  retired  life 
in  Greenfield  and  is  rcjiresented  on  another 
page  of  this  work  :  an<l  L.  E.,  a  tra\-eling 
salesman  residing  in  Carrollton.  One  son,^ 
H.  C.  Cunningham,  who  was  interested  with 
his  brother  George  in  the  stock  business  for 
a  number  of  years,  died  October  15.   1894. 

Mr.  Cunningham  was  a  republican,  be- 
ing the  one  member  of  the  family  to  sup- 
port that  paity.  I'olitical  i)refermcnt.  how - 
e\-er.  had  no  attraction  for  him.  as  he  pre- 
ferred to  do  his  pulilic  service  as  a  private 
citizen,  and  he  was  never  found  remiss  in 
the  performance  of  any  duty  or  labor  that 
would  benefit  his  community  and  promote 
its  welfare.  He  favored  reform  and  prog- 
ress, material  improvement  and  educational 
advancement  and  it  was  known  that  his  sup- 
port could  he  counted  upon  to  further  any 
beneficial  measure  or  movement.  He  was 
a  loyal  member  of  the  Cuniljcrland  Presby- 
terian cliurch.  )et  ga\'e  liberally  to  the  up- 
building of  all  the  churches  of  his  locality. 
There  was  nothing  narrow  or  contracted  in 
his  religion  nor  in  his  nature.  He  possessed 
a  broad  humanitarian  spirit  and  appreciated 
the  good  in  all  men  and  all  things.  He  died 
in  1880.  at  the  age  of  sixty-two  years,  while 
living  upon  the  farm  near  Greenfield,  which' 


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liail  long-  been  his  home,  ha\-ing-  for  almost  a 
third  of  a  century — tlie  period  of  his  resi- 
dence in  Greene  county — occupied  a  most 
lionorable  and  enviable  position  in  the  re- 
gard of  his  fellow  citizens. 

Mrs.  Cunningham,  still  sur\-i\-ing  her 
husband,  remained  uijon  the  home  farm  until 
October  15,  1893,  '^vhen  she  renioved  with 
'Jher  father  to  Greenfield,  where  she  has  since 
.resided.  From  early  girlhood  she  has  been 
.a  consistent  member  of  the  Baptist  church 
.and  has  taken  an  active  and  helpful  part  in 
its  work,  largely  promoting  the  various  de- 
partments of  church  activity.  With  the  ex- 
ception of  a  brief  period  of  two  years  spent 
with  her  husband  in  Kentucky  immediately 
after  her  marriage,  she  has  resided  continu- 
ously in  Greene  county  from  her  sixth  year, 
and  she  has  now  passed  the  seventy-fifth 
milestone  on  life's  journey.  Ever  faithful 
to  the  duties  of  wifehood  and  motherhood 
and  of  that  circle  in  -which  woman  reigns 
supreme,  she  has  promoted  happiness  and 
shed  around  her  much  of  life's  sunshine. 


GEORGE  W.  WITT. 

George  W.  \\'itt  is  oi-ie  of  the  extensive 
landowners  of  Greene  coui-ity  and  a  business 
man  of  marked  energy  and  enterprise,  suc- 
cessfully controlling  his  farming  and  stock- 
raising  interests.  He  was  born  in  Kai-ie 
township,  this  county,  on  the  21st  of  April, 
J841,  and  is  descended  fron-i  one  of  the  (-ild 
families  of  X'irginia.  His  great-grandfather 
Witt,  and  his  grandfather,  John  Witt,  were 
jiatives  of  that  state  and  \\-ere  planters  there. 
The  latter  remo\-e(l  from  the  Old  Dominion 
to  Tennessee,  where  he  remained  for  a  num- 
,ber  of  years.     From  that  state  he  came  to 


Illinois  and  first  located  in  Pope  county,  but 
ill  1S30  came  to  Greene  count}-.  He  lived 
for  a  time  in  Carrollton  township  and  from 
there  remo\-ed  to  a  farm  in  Rockbridge 
township.  In  1845  ^^  ^^^^  Illinois  and  went 
to  Texas. 

h'ranklin  Witt,  the  father  of  our  suljject, 
was  iHjrn  in  Tennessee  and  accompanied  the 
famil}-  on  their  removal  to  Pope  county, 
Illinois.  In  1S26  he  settled  near  Beards- 
town  in  Cass  county,  and  a  year  later  became 
a  resident  of  Carrollton  township,  Greene 
county.  He  afterward  removed  to  Kane 
township,  where  he  lived  until  his  death  in 
1 85 1.  In  his  farming  operations  he  was 
very  successful  and  as  his  financial  resources 
increased  he  added  to  his  property  until  he 
was  the  owner  of  about  one  thousand  acres 
of  land  at  the  time  of  his  death.  His  busi- 
ness aitairs  w-ere  capably  conducted,  justice, 
enterprise  and  keen  discrimination  charac- 
terizing all  his  dealings.  In  matters  of  citi- 
zenship he  was  .progressive  and  public- 
spirited,  his  influence  ever  being  on  the  s.de 
substantial  impro\'ement  and  advancement. 
His  qualities  w-ell  fitted  hin-i  for  leadership 
and  he  aided  in  molding  public  thought  and 
action  in  his  locality.  h"or  a  number  "of 
years  he  served  as  justice  of  the  peace  and 
he  w-as  twice  elected  to  the  state  legislature 
as  a  men-iber  of  the  house,  while  three  times 
he  represented  his  district  in  the  state  senate. 
He  did  not  seek  to  figure  as  an  orator  of 
pyrotechnic  brilliance,  but  was  deeply  inter- 
ested in  constructi\-e  legislation,  and  n-iany 
measiu'es  which  ha\-e  i)ro\-ei-i  of  Ijeneht  in 
the  stale  were 'largely  fostered  by  him.  He 
was  still  ser\-ing-  in  the  ujiper  house  of  the 
Illinois  asseml)]y  at  the  time  of  his  death. 
His  wife,  who  bore  the  maiden  name  of  Me- 
linda  I'erry,  was  a  nati\-e  of  Kentucky,  and 
they  became  the  parents  of  ten  children. 


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George  \\'.  W'itl.  tlie  ninth  in  i>r<ler  of 
l)irth.  began  his  education  at  the  usual  age 
in  a  sul)scription  school.  When  his  father 
(licil  the  mill  which  he  had  operated  for  a 
number  of  years,  was  sold  in  accordance 
with  his  request  that  they  should  sell  that 
property  and  remove  to  the  farm  upon  wliich 
our  subject  now  resides.  George  W.  Witt 
was  then  only  ten  \ears  of  age.  lie  was 
reared  upon  the  olil  home  farm  and  early 
became  familiar  with  the  labors  of  field  and 
meadow,  .\fter  attaining  his  majoritv  he 
purchased  the  interests  of  the  other  heirs  and 
continued  to  operate  the  farm,  comprising 
one  hundred  and  si.xty  acres.  When  he 
found  op])ortunity  he  also  added  to  the  place 
from  time  to  time  until  his  realty  holdings 
ba\e  become  extensive,  aggregating  eleven 
hundred  acres  of  valuable  farming  land  situ- 
ateil  in  Kane  township.  On  this  he  has 
erected  an  elegant  farm  residence  and  other 
substantial  buildings,  so  that  the  farm  is  well 
equipped  for  the  care  of  the  grain  and  stock 
raised.  He  is  extensively  engaged  in  rais- 
ing hogs,  making  a  specialty  of  the  Poland- 
China  hogs,  and  he  also  feeds  large  numbers 
of  catttle,  having  usually  from  two  iiundred 
to  three  hundred  bead.  lie  annually  raises 
large  quantities  of  corn,  which  he  uses  for 
feeding  purposes,  and  in  all  of  bis  farm  work 
he  is  most  progressive,  so  that  his  labors 
have  been  resultant,  bringing  to  him  richly 
merited  success.  He  has  Ial)ored  continu- 
ously for  the  impro\'eiuent  of  conditions 
affecting  the  wclfru'e  of  the  farmer,  doing 
effective  work  as  a  member  of  the  county 
agricultural  board,  with  which  he  has  been 
connected  for  forty  years.  He  has  been  one 
of  its  directors  the  greater  part  of  the  time 
and  for  three  vcars  was  its  president.  He 
has  also  frecjuently  been  a  delegate  to  the 
5t:Ue  board  of  agricultin-e. 


In  .\pril.  1866.  Mr.  Witt  was  united  in 
niarriageto  Miss  Eliza  Jane  More,  a  native 
of  Greene  county,  who  died  in  1873.  Their 
(laughter.  Toincttc.  is  now  Mrs.  Corv.  of 
Kane  township.  In  1874  Mr.  Witt  was 
again  married,  bis  second  union  being  with 
Miss  Margaret  Gardiner,  also  l)orn  in  Greene 
county,  a  daughter  of  C.  J-  Gardiner.  Her 
death  occmMX'd  in  1879.  There  was  one 
son  I.)}-  this  marriage.  Fred  T..  who  is 
farming  about  a  mile  and  a  half  east  of  the 
old  homestead  farm.  In  1880  Mr.  \\"itt 
was  married  U<  Miss  Louisa  .\nn  \\  illianis, 
of  jerse_\-  county.  Illinois,  a  daughter  of 
William  P.  Williams,  of  that  countv.  The 
chililren  of  the  third  union  are:  Thomas 
K_\lc.  who  is  li\ing  on  the  old  homestead; 
.\lta  M.:  Rachel  J.:  .\daline  E. :  \\'illiam 
Pax'.on  :  Edna  L. :  and  an  infant,  deceased. 
The  familv  is  one  of  ])rominence  in  the  c  im- 
niunitx'.  the  memljers  of  the  household  occu- 
pying an  en\iable  pcjsilion  in  social  circles. 

.Mr.  Witt  has  long  been  a  recognized 
leader  in  public  affairs,  and  his  efforts  in  be- 
half of  his  county  ha\-e  been  far-reaching 
and  beneficial.  For  thirty-seven  years  he  has 
served  as  school  director:  was  justice  of  the 
peace  for  eight  years :  sheriff  for  two  years ; 
and  in  1900  was  elected  to  the  state  legis- 
lature. He  recei\ed  the  endorsement  of  the 
district  for  a  second  nomination  Init  owing 
to  the  redistricting  of  the  slate  his  county 
had  no  show  to  secure  the  representative,  for 
the  senator  from  the  district  was  a  Greene 
countv  man  and  other  counties  in  the  district 
felt  that  the  rei)resentition  should  be  more 
equally  distributed.  Mr.  Wilt,  however,  re- 
ceived the  endorsement  of  his  county  on 
three  separate  occasions.  He  takes  an  actixe 
interest  in  political  matters,  has  ever  been  a 
stanch  advocate  .  >f  ihe  principles  of  the  dem- 
ocratic  party   and   has   Ijeen   a    delegate   to 


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many  congressional  and  state  conventions, 
his  opinions  carrying  weight  in  the  party 
councils.  He  belongs  to  the  Knights  of 
Pythias  fraternity  and  is  a  Mason,  belonging 
to  the  blue  lodge  at  Kane  and  the  com- 
mandery  at  Carrollton. 

Viewed  from  any  standpoint  his  life  may 
be  said  to  be  a  success ;  and  it  is  the  success 
not  merely  of  the  man  who  prosecutes  a 
prosperous  agricultural  life,  intent  only  on 
winning  wealth,  but  that  of  the  man  who 
advances  public  good  in  promoting  indi- 
vidual prosperity.  The  study  of  the  char- 
acter of  the  representative  American  never 
fails  to  offer  much  of  pleasing  interest  and 
valuable  instruction,  and  the  life  of  Mr.  Witt 
certainly  furnishes  food  for  deep  and  prof- 
itable thought. 


A.  D.  RUCKEL. 


The  pottery  interests  constitute  one  of  the 
most  important  sources  of  revenue  to  the 
citizens  of  White  Hall  and  INIr.  Ruckel  is  a 
prominent  representative  of  this  line  of  ac- 
tivity, controlling  one  of  the  important  pro- 
ductive industries  of  the  town.  From  a 
humble  financial  position  he  has  worked  his 
way  upward  and  is  well  entitled  to  the  praise 
which  the  term  of  self-made  man  implies. 
His  liirth  occurred  in  Columbia  county, 
Pennsyh-ania,  on  the  22(1  of  February,  1S35, 
his  parents  being  George  and  Hannah  (Cre- 
veling)  Ruckel,  the  former  of  German  line- 
age and  the  latter  of  Scotch  descent.  From 
Pennsylvania  the  parents  removed  to  Michi- 
gan, but  after  remaining  in  that  state  for  a 
month  went  tn  Ohio,  settling  in  Akron. 
They  became  residents  of  that  place  about 
1846    and    there    continued    tn    reside    until 


called  to  their  final  rest.  The  father  had 
engaged  in  farming  near  BloomsI)urg,  Penn- 
sylvania, and  after  his  removal  to  Ohi()  he 
carried  on  the  same  pursuit. 

A.  D.  Ruckel  spent  his  early  youth  in  the 
state  of  his  nati\-ity  and  then  accompanied 
his  parents  i^n  their  removal  to  the  Buckeye 
state.  He  was  reared  under  the  parental 
roof  and  acquired  his  education  in  the  public 
schools.  He  remained  a  resident  of  Akron 
until  1870,  when  he  removed  to  White  Hall 
and  here  became  connected  with  the  pottery 
interests  as  a  manufacturer.  He  entered 
into  partnership  with  M.  C.  Purdy,  with 
whom  he  remained  for  five  years  and  be- 
tween 1875  '^"'^1  1878  was  a  partner  of 
A.  F.  Vedder  in  the  drug,  hardware  and 
grocery  business.  Later  he  turned  his  atten- 
tion to  the  milling  business,  in  which  he 
continued  for  five  years,  but  not  finding  that 
as  ]:)rofital;)]e  as  he  had  anticipated  he  again 
began  the  manufacture  of  stoneware  in  1883. 
He  is  now  operating  one  of  the  leading  in- 
dustrial concerns  of  the  town,  ha\ing  a  large 
l)lant,  which  is  still  conducted  and  wherein 
employment  is  furnished  to  about  thirty 
workmen.  In  connection  with  his  son  Mr. 
Ruckel  is  also  engaged  in  the  retail  coal  busi- 
ness. His  has  been  an  active  and  useful 
career,  in  which  he  has  displaved  sound 
judgment  in  the  control  of  business  affairs 
and  keen  discrinn'nation  in  determiin'ng  the 
outcome  of  any  business  proposition.  He 
is  now  practically  living  retired,  leaving  the 
active  management  of  the  pottery  business 
to  his  son,  but  for  many  years  Mr.  Ruckel 
has  been  classed  with  the  most  progressive 
and  substantial  citizens  of  White  Hall. 

During  the  period  of  the  Ci\'il  war  i\Ir. 
Ruckel  displayed  his  loyalty  to  the  Union 
cause  by  enlisting  as  a  member  of  Company 
H,   Eighth   Ohio  A'olunteer  Infantrv,   with 


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wlixh  lie  served  for  four  months.  He  then 
returned  to  Ohio  and  went  into  a  private 
armory  at  HamiUon.  that  state,  where  he  en- 
gaged in  tlie  manufacture  of  l)reecli-loading 
riHes  for  the  United  States.  His  political 
allegiance  has  always  been  given  to  the 
republican  party  since  he  cast  his  first  presi- 
<lential  vote  for  I-'remont  in  1856.  He  has 
ever  kept  well  informed  on  the  questions  and 
issues  of  the  day  and  is  a  stanch  advocate  of 
the  party  platform,  believing  that  it  contains 
the  best  elements  of  good  government.  He 
was  reared  in  the  faith  of  the  Presbyterian 
church  and  attended  both  the  Methodist  and 
Presbyterian  Sunday-schools.  He  was  at 
one  time  a  member  of  the  Masonic  fraternity, 
but  is  not  now  actively  affiliated  with  the 
cr.ift. 

On  the  8lh  of  October.  1868,  Mr.  Ruckel 
was  united  in  marriage  to  Miss  Emma 
Adams,  a  native  of  Akron.  Ohio,  and  a 
daughter  of  Enoch  Adams.  The  Adams 
family  were  Scotch  Yankees  and  were  stanch 
abolitionists  prior  to  the  Civil  war.  At  an 
earlv  day  the  representatives  of  the  name 
moved  from  Portland.  Maine,  to  Cleveland. 
Ohio.  Unto  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Ruckel  has  been 
born  but  one  child.  Carroll  A.,  who  was  born 
April  9.  1872,  in  White  Hall.  The  son  has 
always  been  associated  with  his  father  in 
business  and  in  1893.  upon  his  marriage,  was 
admitted  to  a  partnership  on  the  9th  of  Ocln- 
ber  of  that  year.  He  wedded  Xora  Myten- 
ger.  a  daughter  of  the  well  known  merchant 
of  Wliite  Hall  of  that  name.  Like  bis  father. 
Carroll  A.  Ruckel  gives  his  political  alle- 
giance to  the  republican  party  and  he  belongs 
to  the  Knights  of  Pythias  fraternity  and  to 
the  Travelers'  Protective  Association.  He  is 
a  young  man  of  excellent  business  ability, 
a  thorough  master  of  the  trade  of  pottery 
manufacture  and  in  the  control  of  the  enter- 


prise displays  careful  management,  consid- 
eration for  his  employes  and  most  honorable 
dealings  with  his  patrons.  Both  father  and 
son  are  classed  with  the  representative  busi- 
ness men  of  White  Hall.  lK)nored  and  re- 
spected because  of  what  they  have  accom- 
plished and  by  reason  of  the  straightforward. 
honoral)le  metliotls  they  have  ever  followed. 
In  the  \car  iqo2  Mr.  Ruckel  p;iid  a  visit  to 
his  old  home  at  Bloomsburg,  Pennsylvania, 
and  there  saw  his  first  teacher.  Mary  Wor- 
man,  now  a  widow  living  in  that  city.  His 
residence  in  White  Hall  covers  thirty-four 
years,  during  which  time  the  town  has  prof- 
ited bv  his  co-operation  in  many  measures 
for  the  general  good  through  his  progressive 
citizenship,  which  has  found  expression  in 
the  assistance  which  he  has  rendered  along 
man\-  lines  of  improvement  and  progress  in 
his  chosen  locality. 


F.  .M.   BALDWIX. 

Among  the  most  prominent,  enterprising 
and  progressive  citizens  of  White  Hall  I'. 
M.  Baldwin  is  numbered  and  his  interest  in 
the  town  and  its  upbuilding  is  indicated  l)y 
his  active  co-operation  in  various  movements 
for  the  general  good.  As  mayor  of  the  city 
lie  is  conducting  his  affairs  with  the  same 
dispatch  and  capability  that  he  manifested 
in  his  business  and  in  whatever  relation  of 
life  we  find  him — in  the  government  service, 
in  politics,  in  Inisincss  or  in  social  circles — 
he  is  always  the  same  honorable  and  honored 
gentleman  whose  worth  well  merits  the  high 
regard  which  is  uniformly  given  him. 

Mr.  Baldwin  is  descended  in  the  paternal 
line  from  Scotch-Irish  ancestry.  His  father. 
Judge    Benjamin    Baldwin,    now    deceased, 


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was  a  native  of  X'irginia,  born  in  1792,  and 
he  became  one  of  the  nKJst  prominent  and 
wealthy  citizens  of  Greene  connty.  Ilhnois. 
His,  indeed,  was  a  remarkable  record.  Find- 
ing that  he  had  little  opportunity  for  ad- 
vancement in  Virginia,  his  growing  ambition 
and  desire  for  successful  attainment  led  him 
to  leave  his  old  home  in  the  south  and  re- 
mo\'e  to  a  pioneer  district,  which,  howe\er, 
presented  opportunities  for  more  rapid  and 
substantial  development.  It  was  in  early 
manhood  that  Judge  Baldwin  made  his  way 
to  Ohio,  arriving  in  Cincinnati  about  181 1 
or  1812,  with  a  capital  nf  only  fifty  cents. 
His  education  had  been  extremely  limited 
and  he  seemed  to  ha\-e  no  natural 
advantages  save  his  strong  mentality 
and  force  of  character.  He  had  been  in 
Ohio  but  a  short  time  when  he  volun- 
teered for  active  military  service  under 
General  William  Henry  Harrison  and  be- 
came a  lieutenant.  He  also  assisted  in  build- 
ing Fort  Meigs.  As  time  passed  he  added  to 
his  knowledge  through  reading,  observation 
and  experience.  He  was  ambitious  for 
mental  as  well  as  material  ad\-ancement  and 
put  forth  every  effort  that  would  develop 
his  intellectual  powers.  Ivemoving  to  ^\'ar- 
ren  county.  Ohio,  his  fitness  for  leadership 
Avas  there  recognized  and  he  was  called  to 
fill  official  positions  within  the  gift  of  the 
county.  He  was  also  made  brigadier-gen- 
eral in  the  Ohio  militia  and  further  political 
honors  awaited  him,  for  he  was  twice  elected 
to  represent  his  district  in  the  general  assem- 
bly, being  first  chosen  to  that  office  in  1829. 
While  in  Ohio  he  was  also  candidate  for  the 
state  senate,  and  while  running  for  that  office 
he  met  his  first  and  last  defeat.  Again  at- 
tracted liy  the  possibilities  of  a  frontier  dis- 
trict he  came  to  Greene  county.  IllincMS.  in 
1849.    and    purchased    land    in    White    H:ill 


township.  One  year  later  he  brought  his 
familv  from  Ohio  to  this  state  and  after 
residing  upon  a  farm  for  about  nine  years 
he  took  up  his  abode  in  White  Hall.  In 
business  he  was  active,  far-sighted  antl  en- 
ergetic and  he  acquired  several  thousand 
acres  of  land,  which  he  divided  among  his 
children  as  they  became  of  age.  In  this  state 
further  political  honors  came  to  him,  for  in 
i860  he  was  elected  to  the  legislature  and 
took  an  active  part  in  the  affairs  of  the  gen- 
eral assemlily  during  one  of  its  most  im- 
portant sessions.  In  politics  he  was  a  life- 
long democrat,  with  firm  faith  in  the  prin- 
ciples of  the  party,  in  the  support  of  which 
he  never  swerved.  His  religious  faith  was 
that  of  the  Universalist  church.  Judge 
Bakhvin  was  united  in  marriage  tii  iNIiss 
IMartha  Warner,  who  was  a  native  of  Hamil- 
ton county.  Ohio,  the  wedding  being  cele- 
brated in  the  city  of  Hamilton  in  18 14. 
Thev  became  the  parents  of  thirteen  chil- 
dren, of  whom  F.  'SI.  Baldwin  was  the  ninth 
in  order  of  birth.  Judge  Baldwin  passed 
awav  February  13.  1865,  while  his  wife  died 
in  1889,  at  the  age  of  ninety-three  years. 
He  was  a  noble  example  of  the  self-made 
man.  who  arises  to  prominence  through  the 
opportunitv  which  is  the  pride  of  our  Ameri- 
can life.  With  a  recognition  of  possibilities 
he  put  fiirth  his  strongest  and  best  effiirts 
not  onlv  in  business  life,  but  also  in  political 
circles,  and  he  won  the  prosperity  which  is 
the  true  reward  of  honorable  effort  and  also 
gained  an  unassailable  reputation  as  a  citizen 
whose  loyalty  and  devotion  to  the  general 
good  were  above  question. 

F.  'M.  Baldwin  was  born  }>lay  jo.  1831. 
in  Warren  county,  Ohio,  and  the  first  fifteen 
years  of  his  life  were  spent  upon  a  farm. 
He  continued  at  home  until  1853.  coming 
with  his  parents  to  Greene  county.  Illinois, 


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in  1850.  He  afterward  secured  land  at 
String  Prairie,  wliere  he  carried  on  agri- 
cultural pursuits  on  his  own  account  until 
1869.  in  which  year  he  purchased  the  Romeo 
gristmill  and  in  ilie  ownership  and  opern- 
tion  of  this  enterprise  was  connected  wit'.i 
his  brother.  B.  F.  Baldwin,  until  1883.  when 
F.  M.  Baldwin  sold  out  and  removed  to 
White  Hall,  where  he  has  since  lived.  In  his 
business  affairs  he  was  thoroughly  trust- 
worthy as  well  as  active  and  enterprising 
and  by  careful  management  of  his  interests 
he  accumulated  a  handsome  competence  that 
now  enables  him  to  live  retired. 

On  the  5th  of  April.  1855.  occurred  the 
marriage  of  F.  M.  Baldwin  and  ^liss  Mary 
Agnes  Bowman,  who  died  in  1885.  after  a 
happy  married  life  of  about  thirty  years. 
They  became  the  parents  of  nine  children,  of 
whom  five  are  now  deceased.  Those  still 
living  are  Mrs.  Etta  Griswold,  who  has 
three  children:  Mrs.  Martha  Xorth.  who  has 
five  children:  Mrs.  Mary  Greer,  wlio  has 
three  children:  and  Mrs.  Agnes  Woltrip. 
who  has  one  child.  Mr.  Baldwin  also  has 
two  great-grandchildren,  one  the  child  of  a 
daughter  of  Mrs.  Griswold  and  one  the  child 
of  a  son  of  Mrs.  Xorth.  .\fter  losing  his 
first  wife  Mr.  Baldwin  was  again  married 
in  1888,  his  second  union  being  with  Mrs. 
Cora  B.  Gullett,  a  daughter  of  Yilroy  Rob- 
ley,  a  prominent  farmer. 

In  his  political  views  Mr.  Baldwin  has 
ever  been  a  most  earnest  democrat,  giving 
inflexible  support  to  the  principles  of  the 
])arty.  He  has  frequently  been  called  to  a 
public  o!if:ce  and  his  official  service  has  been 
creditable  alike  to  his  constituents  and  to 
himself.  In  1889  he  was  elected  alderman 
and  in  1895  '''^  ^^'^s  chosen  mayor  of  the 
city,  and  in  1897  was  re-elected.  In  1899 
he    was   defeated,   but    in    1003    was   again 


elected  to  that  office  ami  is  now  serving  for 
his  third  term.  His  administration  has  been 
most  acceptable,  for  it  has  been  character- 
ized by  economy,  progress  and  improvement. 
During  his  first  term  concrete  walks  were 
introduced  into  \\'liite  Hall  and  the  streets 
were  lighted  by  electricity.  During  his  sec- 
ond administration  the  water  works  system 
was  established.  He  has  favored  every 
measure  which  he  believed  would  con- 
tril:)ute  to  the  progress  and  upbuild- 
ing of  White  Hall  and  his  efforts 
ha\e  been  far-reaching  and  beneficial.  He 
has  several  times  served  as  school  director  in 
town  II.  range  12.  and  yet  ]\Ir.  Baldwin 
has  bv  no  means  l)een  a  politician  in  the 
sense  of  ofiice  seeking.  ])referring  to  give 
his  attention  to  the  supervision  of  his  private 
business  interests.  Realizing,  however,  that 
the  duties  and  obligations  of  citizenship 
must  be  met,  he  has  accepted  the  office  of 
mayor  when  it  has  been  the  expressed  wish 
of  his  fellow  townsmen  that  he  occupy  the 
office  and  his  public  record  shows  that  the 
trust  reposed  in  him  was  well  placed. 


TAMES  McX.VBB. 


James  McXal^b.  editor  of  the  Carroll- 
ton  Gaccftc,  was  born  in  Clarksville.  Mis- 
souri, and  in  early  childhood  was  taken  by 
his  parents  to  Calhoun  county.  Illinois.  His 
boyhood  days  were  spent  upon  the  home 
farm  and  in  the  Oak  Grove  school  he  ac- 
quired his  education.  On  the  7th  of  March, 
1874.  after  successfully  passing  an  examina- 
tion, he  was  granted  a  teacher's  certificate 
and  for  twelve  years  followed  the  profes- 
sion of  teaching,  sjiending  seven  years  of 
that  time  as  principal  nf  the  Hardin  school. 


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On  the  17th  nf  ;\Iarch,  1877,  he  was  ap- 
pointed county  superintendent  of  schools 
for  Calhoun  county  by  the  board  of  county 
commissioners.  He  was  twice  re-elected 
to  this  office,  serving  ten  years,  and  then  de- 
clined a  third  term.  His  active  identifica- 
tion with  journalism  dates  from  the  loth 
of  March.  1881,  when  he  purchased  the  Cal- 
houn Herald,  editing  it  for  six  years  in  ad- 
dition to  his  other  duties.  In  1886  he  be- 
came half  owner  of  the  Carrollton  Gaccttc 
and  removed  to  Carrollton,  assuming  edi- 
torial charge  of  the  paper  on  the  19th  of 
July.  This  has  since  been  his  connection 
with  the  journal,  which  under  his  able  direc- 
tion has  become  one  of  the  leading  papers 
in  this  part  of  the  state,  ha\-ing  a  large  local 
patronage. 

Mr.  McNabb  has  been  active  and  promi- 
nent in  other  lines,  especially  in  matters  re- 
lating to  progressive  citizenship.  He 
served  one  year  as  president  of  the  board  of 
education  of  Carrollton.  and  in  April.  1892, 
he  was  appointed  a  member  of  the  state 
board  of  public  charities  by  Governor  Alt- 
geld,  filling  the  position  for  four  years. 
Having  studied  law  he  was  admitted  to  the 
bar  by  the  supreme  court  at  Springfield  on 
the  nth  of  January,  1895,  and  on  the  loth 
of  March,  1S95.  by  J"dge  George  W.  Herd- 
man,  and  was  re-appointed  March  10.  1899, 
bv  Judge  O.  P.  Thompson,  which  position 
he  is  still  occupying.  In  September,  1897, 
he  became  a  student  in  the  College  of  Phy- 
sicians and  Surgeons  in  St.  Louis,  and  dur- 
ing three  succeeding  years  attended  lectures 
at  that  institution  when  business  conditions 
permitted.  He  is  thus  continually  broaden- 
ing his  knowledge,  keeping  in  touch  with 
not  only  the  general  cjuestions  of  the  day  but 
with  the  advancement  along  many  scientific 
lines  as  well.     He  is  a  student  bv  nature. 


and  his  luxe  of  research  and  in\-estigation 
has  carried  him  into  various  fields  of  knowl- 
edge. Being-  interested  in  the  political  situ- 
ation of  the  country,  he  has  labored  for 
Democratic  principles  and  was  Democratic 
presidential  elector  for  the  twentieth  con- 
gressional district  in  1904. 

On  the  26th  of  June,  1889,  Mr.  McNabb 
was  married  to  Miss  Louise  Pierson.  of  Car- 
rollton. He  belongs  to  Carrollton  Lodge, 
No.  50.  A.  F.  &  A.  M. :  Carrollton  Chapter, 
No.  jj.  R.  A.  ]\I. ;  Hugh  DePayens  Com- 
mandery.  No.  29,  K.  T. ;  Americana  Lodge, 
No.  99,  K.  P. ;  and  Carrollton  Camp.  No. 
476,  M.!  ^V.  A.  His  influence  in  public 
aft'airs  has  been  for  all  beneficial  measures 
and  his  activity  has  been  a  resultant  force 
in  promoting  local  progress. 


JEDUTHUN  BRACE  ELDRED. 

Jeduthun  Brace  Eldred.  for  many  years 
a  most  respected  and  worthy  farmer  of 
Greene  county,  was  born  in  Herkimer 
county,  New  York,  July  2;^.  1819.  The 
founders  of  the  family  in  America  came 
from  Wales,  where  at  an  early  day  a  repre- 
sentative of  the  name  had  been  knighted  by 
the  King  of  England  in  recognition  of  some 
valorous  and  meritorious  deed  and  gi\-en  a 
coat  of  arms,  a  copy  of  which  is  in  posses- 
sion of  his  descendants.  \\'illiam  Eldred 
and  Ruth  Brace  were  married  in  Herkimer 
county.  New  York,  in  1816,  and  one  the  ist 
of  March,  1820.  emigrated  from  New  York 
to  Illinois,  driving  in  wagons  to  Olean  Point, 
the  head  of  the  flatboat  navigation  on  the 
Allegheny  ri\er  in  New  York.  Here  they 
Ijuilt  flatlxiats.  one  for  the  family  and  one 
for  the  teams,  and  started  on  their  long  jour- 
ney down  the  rivers.     Landing  at  Shawnee- 


J.  B.  ELDRED. 


§ 

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MRS.  I.  11  i:li)ri-:u. 


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town  then  started  across  the  country  to 
Ridge  Prairie,  near  Downing  Station,  in 
Madison  county,  reaching  their  destination 
on  the  2d  of  May.  1820.  They  remained  in 
Madison  county  for  a  year,  raising  a  crop 
and  waiting  for  the  Greene  county  land  to 
come  into  market.  At  the  land  sale  held  in 
January,  1821,  William  Eldred  bought  four 
hundred  acres,  which  is  still  in  possession 
of  the  family.  He  was  a  cooper  by  trade, 
but  he  turnetl  his  attention  to  the  develop- 
ment and  cultivation  of  his  land,  which  \\;is 
then  all  wild  and  unimproved,  and  as  the 
years  passed  he  transferred  his  property  into 
a  productive  farm. 

Jeduthun  B.  Eldred.  less  than  two  years 
of  age  when  brought  by  his  parents  to 
Greene  county,  was  here  reared  amid  typical 
pioneer  scenes.  The  little  pioneer  homes 
upon  the  broad  ])rairies  were  widely  scat- 
tered and  one  could  ride  for  miles  without 
coming  to  a  fence  or  habitation  to  impede 
his  progress.  The  seeds  of  civilization  w  ere 
just  being  planted  in  the  west  at  that  time 
and  the  Eldreds  bore  their  full  share  m  re- 
claiming this  county  for  the  uses  of  the 
white  man.  J.  B.  Eldred  attended  the  public 
schools  of  the  neighborhood  and  throughout 
his  life  was  a  constant  reader  and  thus  con- 
tinually broadened  his  mind  and  added  to 
his  store  of  knowledge.  School  sessions  only 
lasted  through  the  winter  months  and  in  the 
remainder  of  the  year  he  aided  in  the  labors 
of  the  farm,  using  the  crude  machinery  of 
the  day,  and  performing  by  hand  much  of 
the  labor  that  is  now  done  with  improved 
agricultural  imi)lements.  He  early  formed 
habits  of  thrift  and  industry  and  developed 
a  real  liking  for  the  work  of  the  farm  that 
made  his  labors  a  pleasure  as  well  as  a  source 
of  profit.  Throughout  his  entire  life  he 
carried  on  agricultural  pursuits,  keejjing  in 


touch  with  modern  progress  along  that  line, 
and  quickly  adopting  any  new  methods 
which  he  l)elieved  would  prove  of  practical 
value  in  the  work  of  tilling  the  fields  and 
caring  for  his  crops.  He  also  added  good 
l-.uildings  to  his  farm  and  kept  everything 
atout  his  place  in  good  repair.  As  the  years 
passed  he  gained  a  very  gratifying  measure 
of  prosperity  and  he  became  one  of  the 
original  owners  of  the  Carrollton  Bank.  Plis 
business  integrity  was  above  question  and 
his  life  record  proved  that  success  and  an 
honorable  name  may  be  gained  simultane- 
ously. 

On  the  2d  of  September.  1847.  '"  Greene 
count}'.  Mr.  Eldred  was  married  to  Miss 
Eliza  Jane  Thomas,  a  daughter  of  Samuel 
and  Elizabeth  Thomas,  who  were  among  the 
first  settlers  of  the  county  and  also  aided  in 
its  pioneer  development.  Unto  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Eldred  were  born  three  sons  and  a 
daughter,  namely:  Samuel  \\\,  who  mar- 
ried ]\Iiss  Mary  Jane  Robertson ;  Elizabeth 
R..  the  wife  of  S.  A.  Fairbank;  John  L.. 
who  married  Fannie  Jane  Eldred  :  and  Lewis 
J.,  who  married  Beatrice  Andrews. 

-Mr.  Eldred  was  always  a  stanch  Repub- 
lican, with  firm  belief  in  the  principles  of  the 
party,  but  never  sought  or  desired  office. 
He  became  a  ]\Iason  in  1856  and  exemplified 
in  his  life  the  beneficent  s])irit  upon  which 
the  craft  rests.  He  was  a  member  of  the 
Presbyterian  church,  and  there  were  in  his 
character  qualities  which  commanded  the 
respect  and  confidence  of  all.  winning  him 
warm  and  enduring  friendships,  and  caus- 
ing his  death,  which  occurred  on  the  13th 
of  .Xpril.  1888,  to  l)e  deeply  regretted  by  all 
who  knew  him.  He  had  long  been  a  resi- 
dent of  the  county,  had  been  a  witness  of 
almost  its  entire  growtli  and  his  aid  had 
been  secured  as  a  co-operant  factor  in  many 


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public  improvements  resulting  in  general 
progress  and  improvement.  He  will  long  be 
remembered  as  a  devoted  father,  a  faithful 
friend,  a  public-spirited  citizen  and  an  hon- 
ored pioneer. 


ARTHUR  ROBLEY. 

Arthur  Robley  is  the  owner  of  one  of  the 
best  farms  of  Greene  county  and  in  its  care 
and  conduct  he  has  displayed  a  progressive 
spirit  second  to  no  agriculturist  of  this  part 
of  the  state.  He  was  born  April  ii,  1857, 
on  the  old  family  homestead,  which  is  still 
his  place  of  residence,  his  parents  being 
Charles  and  Lydia  A.   (Day)  Robley. 

His  paternal  grandfather,  Richard  Rob- 
lev,  was  born  in  Xew  Hampshire.  ]\Iay  12. 
1 79 1,  and  was  a  son  of  jMathew  and  :\Iary 
(Scott)  Robley,  natives  of  England,  in 
whose  family  were  seven  children,  namely: 
Elizabeth,  Mary,  Eunice.  Angeline.  ^lathew. 
Richard  and  Henry.  Richard  RobleV  was 
married  Augaist  11,  1814,  to  Desire  Gris- 
wold,  and  eight  children  blessed  this  union : 
Eliza  A.,  who  married  Thomas  J.  Brown 
and  died  December  29,  1831 ;  Henry  G..  who 
married  Caroline  Griswold  and  lived  near 
Carlinville,  Illinois;  George  B.,  who  wedderl 
]\Iary  Jordan  and  made  his  home  in  Greene 
county;  Charles,  who  is  mentioned  below; 
Emily,  who  married  Julius  Twitched  and 
died  September  22,  1872 ;  X'illroy.  who  mar- 
ried Catherine  Spence  and  lived  in  Bluffdale 
township;  Walter  S.,  who  died  Xovember 
6,  1836;  and  INIary.  who  wedded  Thaddeus 
Brace  and  resided  in  Carrollton.  At  an 
early  day  Richard  Robley  left  his  old  home 
in  Vergennes,  Vermont,  and  came  west,  be- 
coming a  resident  of  Greene  county,  Illinois, 
in   1820,  when  this  region  was  all  wild  and 


unimprox-ed.  He  was  at  one  time  owner  of 
one  hundred  and  sixty  acres  of  land  on 
which  the  city  of  St.  Louis  now  stands,  and 
afterward  purchased  what  has  since  l;een 
known  as  the  old  Robley  homestead  in  this 
countv.  After  building  a  log  cabin  upon  his 
land  he  returned  to  St.  Louis  for  his  family 
in  1 82 1,  having  left  them  there  while  he 
looked  up  a  suitable  location.  He  came  up 
the  river  on  a  flatboat  and  landed  at  what  is 
now  Xewport.  For  over  half  a  century  he 
made  his  h(ime  in  Bluitdale  township  and 
amid  pioneer  surroundings  he  (le\-eloped  a 
farm,  which  he  continued  to  cultivate  and 
improve  up  to  the  time  of  his  death.  He  died 
January  3,  1879.  having  survived  his  wife 
manv  years,  as  her  death  occurred  July  22. 
1836.  He  served  as  captain  in  the  Black 
Hawk  war.  was  particularly  helpful  in  ad- 
vancing the  substantial  development  of 
Greene  county,  aiding  in  reclaiming  the  wild 
land  for  purposes  of  civilization  and  fostered 
many  measures  for  the  public  good. 

Charles  Robley,  the  father  of  our  subject, 
was  born  in  this  county,  on  the  6th  of  Xo- 
vember, 1822,  and  was  reared  upon  the  old 
homestead.  He  devoted  his  entire  life  to 
agricultural  pursuits  and  the  raising  of 
stock,  and  became  the  owner  of  six  hundred 
and  eighty  acres  of  land  on  sections  8.  9,  10 
and  1 3.  Bluffdale  township, and  four  hundred 
acres  east  of  Carrollton.  He  fed  much  stock 
fur  the  market  and  in  his  business  transac- 
tinus  was  always  found  reliable,  conducting 
his  affairs  in  a  manner  that  neither  sought  or- 
rec|uired  disguise.  He  was  regarded  as  one 
of  the  prominent  and  influential  citizens  of 
his  community,  respected  by  all  with  whom 
he  was  associated.  In  politics  he  was  a  re- 
publican. On  the  15th  of  Xovember.  1849, 
he  was  united  in  marriage  to  Miss  Lydia 
.\.  Day.  a  daughter  of  Samuel  Day.  who  was 


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a  native  of  \'ermont.  She  proved  to  her 
husband  a  faithful  companion  and  helpmate 
on  the  journey  of  life  and  they  became  the 
parents  of  four  children  :  Walter,  the  eldest, 
married  Louisa  Crane  and  is  now  li\ing- 
alxiut  three  miles  west  of  Carrollton. 
They  have  three  children :  Charles  H.,  Ella 
and  Stella.  Henry  S.  Robley.  the  second 
son,  is  living  in  Independence,  Kansas,  and 
is  the  owner  of  a  farm  in  Greene  county, 
east  of  Carrollton.  He  wedded  Mary  Crane, 
of  Kansas,  and  their  children  are  Alva, 
Pearl,  Jessie,  Elsie  and  I-lalen.  Emily  is  the 
wife  of  George  A.  Giller  and  their  children 
are:  Emma;  E\'a :  Charles  E.,  deceased: 
Gussie:  Lena:  C!<iver:  Alta;  Byron:  and 
Richard.  Arthur  Robley  is  the  fourth  mem- 
ber of  the  familv.  The  father  died  June  22, 
1897,  and  the  mother  passed  away  December 
29,  1899. 

Arthur  Robley  was  educated  in  the  pub- 
lic schools  near  his  father's  home  and  has 
always  remained  on  the  old  home  farm.  He 
continued  to  assist  his  father  until  the  hitter's 
death  and  he  was  appointed  administrator 
of  both  his  father's  and  mother's  estates. 
He  is  today  one  of  the  most  extensive  and 
prosperous  landowners  of  Greene  county, 
his  possessions  comjirising  ten  hundred  and 
fifty-one  acres  of  land  in  Bluffdale  township. 
Every  indication  of  modern  progress  along 
agricultural  lines  is  seen  upon  his  place  am! 
his  is  one  of  the  most  highly  improved  and 
valuable  farms  of  this  jjortion  of  the  state. 
He  has  recently  placed  a  levee  arcund  a  por- 
tion of  his  farm  at  an  enormous  cost.  It  is 
two  and  a  half  miles  in  length  and  at  the 
widest  part  is  fifty-three  and  a  hall  feet  at 
the  base.  There  is  a  two  and  a  half  mch 
slope  with  a  ten-foot  crown  and  the  pit  has 
all  beeen  laid  on  the  oustide.  This  levee  has 
been  constructed  at  a  cost  of  twelve  thousand 


dollars  and  other  expenses  will  be  incurred 
in  its  completii)n  in  accordance  with  the 
ider.s  of  Mr.  RoblcN'.  The  water  passes 
out  through  the  le\ee  thmugh  a  three-foot 
sewer  and  \'alve  and  Mr.  Robley  expects  to 
add  an  eight-inch  pump  with  a  capacity  of 
twenty-five  hundred  gallons  of  water  per 
minute  to  pass  over  the  top  of  the  levee.  In 
times  of  low  water  the  drainage  will  be 
through  the  valve,  but  in  times  of  high  water 
this  valve  will  be  closed.  This  levee  drains 
si.x  hundred  acres  of  land  and  reclaims  four 
hundred  acres.  Mr.  Robley's  lands  are  not 
subject  and  never  will  be  to  drainage  assess- 
ment, owing  to  a  compromise  made  with  the 
Keach  drainage  district  and  signed  by  the 
county  judge.  This  was  secured  through 
the  assistance  of  F.  A.  Whiteside,  an  attor- 
ney of  Carrollton.  Mr.  Robley  has  con- 
structed and  put  in  his  own  telephone  line. 
He  has  every  modern  convenience  upon  his 
farm  kufnvn  to  the  city  and  at  the  same  time 
enjoys  the  pri\ileges  of  rural  lite.  He  has 
long  been  a  breeder  of  high  grade  horses. 
He  had  Pioneer,  with  a  record  of  2  :29  as 
a  trotter,  but  he  was  also  a  doul)le-gaited 
horse  and  had  the  track  record  at  Carroll- 
ton during  his  time.  Mr.  Robley  exhibited 
this  horse  at  Kansas  City  and  St.  Louis. 
Pioneer  won  nine  races  out  of  eleven  in 
straight  heats  and  defeated  Monon,  owned 
Ii\'  j,  \'.  Striker,  five  times  in  straight  heats. 
.Mr.  Robley  also  raised  John  R.  Tanner,  a 
fast  horse.  Init  sold  him. 

On  the  27111  of  January.  1888,  Mr.  Rob- 
ley married  Miss  Gerturde  M.  Dayton, 
daughter  of  Thomas  H.  and  Mattie  J. 
(Ricketts)  Dayton.  Her  paternal  grand- 
father was  Matthew  Dayton,  who  was  born 
in  Schoharie  county.  X'ew  York,  July  6, 
1798,  and  was  the  .son  of  Thomas  and  Eliza- 
beth Dayton,  of  English  parentage.     Mat- 


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PAST  AND  PRESENT  OF  GREENE  COUNTY. 


thew  Dayton  spent  his  early  life  upon  his 
father's  farm  and  came  west  when  twenty 
years  of  age.  In  1819  he  came  to  Greene 
county  in  company  \\ith  Captain  Richard 
Robley,  i)re\-i()usly  mentioned,  and  others,  the 
journey  being  made  by  wagon.  He  located 
in  Woodville  township  on  the  Illinois  river 
bottom,  and  like  other  early  settlers  used  to 
send  his  produce  down  the  river  by  flatboat 
to  the  St.  Louis  markets.  Although  he 
commenced  life  without  capital  he  bec:une 
the  owner  of  fi\-e  hundred  acres  of  land 
along  the  bluff.  In  politics  he  was  first  a 
Whig  and  later  a  Democrat.  In  1S25  he 
married  Margaret  Taylor,  who  died  in 
]\Iarch,  1862,  and  his  death  occurred  Octo- 
ber 4,  1874,  in  Montgomery  county,  Illi- 
nois.    Thev  had  eight  children. 

One  of  this  number  was  Thomas  H. 
Dayton,  the  father  of  Mrs.  Robley.  He 
was  born  in  Woodville  township,  this  coun- 
tv,  November  6,  1843,  ^"'^  spent  his  entire 
life  upon  the  old  homestead  farm,  being  the 
the  owner  of  five  hundred  and  se\-enty-fi\e 
acres  of  land.  During  the  Civil  war  he  en- 
tered the  service  and  was  mustered  in  Octo- 
ber 9,  1 86 1,  as  a  member  of  Company  G, 
Sixty-first  Illinois  Infantry.  He  partici- 
pated in  the  battle  of  Shiloh,  the  siege  of 
Yicksburg  and  other  engagements,  and  at 
the  close  of  the  w-ar  was  mustered  out  at 
Springfield,  Illinois.  The  regiment  to 
which  he  lielonged  was  commanded  by  his 
brother-in-law.  Colonel  Nulton.  of  Carroll- 
ton.  On  the  31st  of  December,  1867,  he 
was  united  in  marriage  to  Miss  Mattie  J. 
Ricketts,  a  native  of  Jersey  county,  Illinois, 
and  a  daughter  of  Aaron  and  Margaret 
(Barr)  Ricketts.  Her  father  was  a  soldier 
of  the  Black  Hawk  war,  and  after  that  strug- 
gle .settled  in  Jersey  county,  where  he  died 
in   jNIarch,    1852.     Her  mother's   death  oc- 


curred in  Greene  county,  April  21,  1874. 
Unto  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Dayton  were  born  seven 
children,  namely:  John  M.,  Lizzie  J.,  Mar- 
garet Gertrude,  Amanda  Ann,  Robert  E. 
Lee.  Guy  and  Thomas  Henry.  The  father 
of  this  family  died  on  the  7th  of  May,  1882, 
and  the  mother  was  again  married  July  29, 
1884,  her  second  union  being  with  Frank 
Clark.  She  is  still  living  on  the  old  home- 
stead. 

Unto  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Robley  have  been 
born  four  children:  Lester  C,  now  four- 
teen years  of  age;  Clover  L..  eleven  years 
old:  Gilda  Dayton,  seven  years:  and  Rich- 
ard Yates,  a  little  lad  of  four  summers. 
The  parents  are  very  prominent  in  social 
circles,  and  their  own  beautiful  home  is  no- 
ted for  its  gracious  hospitality.  iNIr.  Rob- 
ley is  an  advocate  of  Republican  principles, 
and  is  a  member  of  Carrollton  Lodge,  No. 
50,  A.  F.  &  A.  M.  He  is  one  of  the  board 
of  directors  of  the  Greene  county  fair,  and 
is  justly  regarded  as  one  of  the  most  pro- 
gressive men  of  the  county.  His  business 
interests  have  become  e,\tensi\-e  and  of  an 
important  character,  and  in  their  control 
he  has  displayed  keen  discernment,  strong 
executive  force  and  marked  capability. 
Having  carefully  considered  his  plans,  he 
is  determined  in  their  execution  and  his  life 
record  proves  that  prosperity  is  not  the  re- 
sult of  genius,  but  is  the  outcome  of  clear 
judgment,  experience  and  unfaltering  en- 
terprise. 


JOSEPH  B.  WEISNER. 

Joseph  B.  Weisner.  li\ing  on  section  16, 
Rockbridge  township,  is  one  of  the  thrifty 
farmers  and  stock-raisers  of  Greene  coun- 
tv,  owning  and  operating  three  hundred  and 


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sixty  acres  of  laml  pleasantly  situated  witli- 
in  two  and  a  fourtli  miles  of  Grecniicld.  lie 
is  a  native  son  of  Greene  county,  his  liirlh 
having  occurred  February  20.  184S,  in  the 
township  which  is  still  his  home. 

His  father.  James  X.  W'eisncr,  was  a 
native  nf  .Xnrth  Carolina,  burn  Januar\-  10. 
1803.  The  paternal  grandfather,  John 
Weisner.  removed  from  Xorth  Carolina  to 
Tennes.see,  where  his  son  James  was  reared 
to  manhood,  and  after  reaching  adult  age 
he  was  married  there  to  Martha  I'Aans.  a 
native  of  Tennessee.  In  icXjij  thc\-  re- 
moved to  lllini)is  and  cast  in  their  lot  with 
the  tirst  settlers  of  Rockbridge  township, 
Greene  couiU\'.  l'"ew  claims  had  been  en- 
tered at  that  time,  and  the  greater  part  of 
the  land  was  still  in  a  wild  Cdnditinn,  mn 
a  fnrrnw  having  been  turned  or  an  improve- 
ment made  upon  many  an  acre,  but  the  pos- 
siljilities  of  development  were  there  and  to 
such  worthy  pioneer  settlers  as  Mr.  Weisner 
and  liis  associates  the  count}-  owes  much  for 
the  im])etns  which  they  gave  to  its  agricul- 
tural de\x'l(ipment  at  an  early  day.  He 
opened  up  a  farm  and  reared  his  f.amily 
thercini.  He  had  nine  children  who 
reached  mature  years.  He  spent  his  last 
days  in  Greenfield,  lixing  a  retired  life,  and 
there  he  pas.sed  away  in  1884  at  the  age  of 
eightv-one  years.  His  wife  died  several 
years  prior  to  that  time,  being  called  tn  her 
final  rest  in  1876. 

Joseph  B.  Weisner  was  reared  ui)nn  the 
old  family  homestead,  acquired  bis  educa- 
tion in  the  schools  of  Greenticld  and  re- 
mained with  his  father  until  he  had  attained 
his  majority,  early  becoming  familiar  with 
all  the  duties  and  labors  that  fall  to  the  lot 
of  the  agriculturist.  After  his  marriage  he 
located  where  he  now  resides,  at  first  renting 
the  land,  and  when  several  years  had  passed 


he  bought  twenty  acres.  Later,  as  oppor- 
tunity afforded  and  his  financial  resources 
increased,  he  added  to  his  place  from  time 
to  time  until  he  is  now  the  owner  of  three 
hun<lred  and  sixty  acres,  constituting  a  very 
\rdnabk'  farm.  He  has  added  to  it  all  mod- 
ern e(|ui])nients  and  accessories,  has  erected 
a  large  substantial  barn,  a  good  house  and' 
other  buildings.  In  addition  to  the  home 
place  he  owns  ninety-three  acres  adjoining 
Greenfield. 

(  )n  the  lAth  of  October,  1872.  in  Ma- 
coupin countv.  .Mr.  Weisner  was  united  in 
marriage  to  Miss  Hannah  Dews,  a  native  of 
that  countv  and  daughter  of  John  Dews, 
whose  birth  occurred  in  luigland,  and  who 
became  one  of  the  early  residents  of  centr.al 
Illinois.  L'nto  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Weisner  have 
been  born  fi\'e  children,  one  now  deceased. 
Those  living  are:  J.  B.,  Florence  H.  and 
Faye  S.,  at  home;  and  Ethel,  the  wife  of 
Howard  Strang,  a  farmer  of  Greene  county. 

Mr.  Weisner  is  idcntilied  with  Greenfield 
Lodge,  A.  F.  &  A.  Al..  while  he  an<l  his 
wife  belong  to  the  Court  of  Honor  and  the 
Alutual  Protecti\-e  League.  Mrs.  Weisner 
is  also  a  member  of  the  Methodist  church. 
Since  age  gave  to  him  the  right  of  fran- 
chise, Mr.  Weisner  has  been  a  stanch  advo- 
cate of  Repuljlican  ])rinriples,  casting  his 
first  presidential  l^allot  for  General  Grant  in 
1872.  He  has  ne\'er  sought  or  held  otfice, 
but  is  interested  in  the  success  of  bis  [larty, 
and.  being  a  believer  in  good  schools,  he  has 
ser\e(l  for  some  time  on  the  school  board, 
putting  forth  effective  effort  in  behalf  of 
education.  His  entire  life  ha\-ing  been 
l)assed  in  this  county  he  has  a  wide  acquaint- 
ance, and  that  his  career  has  ever  l)een  hon- 
orable and  upright  is  indicated  by  the  fact 
that  many  of  his  stanchest  friends  are  those 
who  have  known  him  from  bovhoofl. 


326  PAST    AND    PRESENT 

WTLLIAM   L.   WTNN. 

William  L.  Winn,  city  attorney  nf  White 
Plall.  was  jjurn  in  Carrollton,  July  29.  1870, 
his  parents  being  Richard  B.  and  Mary  F. 
Winn.  The  Winn  family  is  of  Welsh  and 
Scotch  descent.  His  paternal  grandfather. 
William  Winn,  was  born  May  17,  1803,  and 
died  November  i-j.  1866.  He  married 
Phoebe  Osborn,  who  died  April  22,  1858. 
Their  son,  Richard  B.  W^inn,  was  born  De- 
cember 8,  1843,  o'l  the  old  homestead  farm, 
four  miles  west  of  Carrollton.  He  ac- 
quired a  district-school  education  and  after- 
warfl  attended  the  public  schools  in  Car- 
riijltim.  In  earlv  manhood  he  learned  the 
trade  of  machinist  and  gunsmith,  but  at  the 
time  of  the  Civil  war  he  put  aside  all  busi- 
ness interests  and  when  in  his  twenty-first 
year  offered  his  services  to  the  government, 
enlistiiig  on  the  22d  of  August,  1864,  as  a 
member  of  Company  H,  Fortieth  Missouri 
Infantry.  He  continued  to  serve  until  after 
the  close  of  hostilities  and  was  honorably 
discharged  on  the  nth  of  August.  1865. 
He  was  in  several  engagements  and  was  dis- 
abled in  the  service  in  1865.  After  the  war, 
having  done  his  full  duty  as  a  soldier,  he 
returned  home  with  a  creditable  military 
rec(ird  and  was  engaged  in  farming  for  a 
year.  He  then  entered  a  machine  shop  in 
Carrollton,  .where  he  remained  until  1877. 
■when,  in  connection  with  his  brother,  George 
Winn,  he  estalilished  a  machine  shop  and 
foundry  in  White  Hall,  which  they  conduct- 
ed until  1893.  I"  1895  he  opened  a  gro- 
cery store  in  his  building  near  the  postoffice. 
in  White  Hall,  and  in  this  business  enter- 
prise he  is  still  engaged.  His  son,  Harry 
L.,  conducts  a  book,  stationery  and  news 
store  in  the  same  Iniilding.  In  1868  Rich- 
ard B.  Winn  was  married  to  Miss  Mary  F. 


OF    GREENE    COUNTY. 

Luther,  who  was  born  in  Grundy  county, 
Illinois,  September  17,  1850.  Her  father, 
;\Iartin  Luther,  married  L'rsula  Colgrove, 
who  died  in  ^larch,  1859.  L'nto  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Winn  were  Ijorn  two  children,  William 
L.  and  Harrv  L.,  the  latter  born  February 
21.  1883. 

\\'illiam  L.  \\'inn  \\as  a  stutlent  in  the 
public  schools  of  \\'hite  Hall  until  he  had 
mastered  the  branches  of  learning  therein 
taught  and  afterward  he  entered  the  Uni- 
versity of  Michigan,  where  he  prepared  for 
the  practice  of  law.  having  formed  a  desire 
to  become  a  member  of  the  bar.  He  was 
graduated  there  in  1892.  He  is  now  recog- 
nized as  one  of  the  leading  young  lawyers 
of  the  Greene  county  bar,  and  undoubtedly 
has  a  bright  future  before  him.  A  year  after 
his  admission  to  practice  in  1892.  he  opened 
an  office  in  connection  with  H.  O.  Tunison, 
under  the  firm  name  of  ^\'inn  &  Tunison, 
and  the  relation  was  sustained  for  some 
time,  but  eventually  the  partnership  was 
dissolved  and  William  L.  Winn  opened  his 
present  office.  In  1892  he  was  elected  city 
attorney,  and  with  the  exception  of  a  period 
of  four  years  has  continually  filled  the  posi- 
tion. He  is  not  an  office  seeker,  however, 
and  does  not  take  an  active  part  in  politics, 
caring  for  no  political  preferment  outside 
of  the  strict  path  of  his  profession.  He  has 
a  well  appointed  law  office,  equipped  with  a 
good  library,  and  with  the  contents  of  the 
volumes  he  is  largely  familiar.  His  prac- 
tice has  had  a  healthy  gmwth  and  he  is  re- 
garded as  a  safe  counselur  as  well  as  an 
able  advocate  before  'judge  or  jury.  His 
knowledge  of  the  principles  of  jurispru- 
dence is  broad  and  accurate,  and  in  the  prep- 
aration of  his  cases  he  is  thorough  and  pains- 
taking, and  in  control  of  the  legal  business 
of  the  city  he  has  discharged  his  duties  with- 


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out  fear  or  favor,  and  in  his  private  prac- 
tice iiis  iievoti(-in  to  his  cHent"s  interest  is 
proverbial. 

Mr.  Winn  was  married  June  Ji,  iH(j9, 
to  Miss  E(hia  Hixmi.  a  nati\e  of  Indiana 
and  a  daughter  of  Henry  W.  and  Jeanctte 
(Curtis)  Hixon.  Her  paternal  grandpar- 
ents were  Solomon  and  Nancv  (  Remley) 
llixon.  Her  father.  wli(.>  was  horn  in  No- 
vember. 1833.  is  now  living  in  Middleburv, 
Indiana.  Her  mother  was  a  daughter  of 
Charles  L.  and  Eunice  (Creager)  Curtis. 
Mrs.  Winn  is  of  English  and  German  line- 
age. She  attended  the  Female  Seminary 
at  Kalamazoo.  Michigan,  and  is  a  most  esti- 
maljle  lad}',  having  the  warm  resjard  of 
many  friends  in  White  Hall.  I'mlh  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Winn  hold  memlicrship  in  the 
Presbyterian  church,  and  in  his  i)olitical 
views  he  is  rui  earnest  Republican,  keeping 
well  informed  on  the  (|uestions  and  issues 
of  the  dav. 


THOM.\S  E.  :\1EL\"1N. 

i'or  se\-ent_\'-foiu"  vcars  Thomas  1*"..  Mel- 
\in  has  been  a  resident  of  Greene  count  v. 
h'ew  indeed  of  its  citizens  ha\e  so  long  resid- 
ed within  its  borders  and  he  has  intimate 
knowledge  of  its  history  as  it  has  emerged 
from  pi(5neer  conditions  to  take  its  place  with 
the  best  developed  counties  of  this  growing 
commonwealth.  He  has  seen  the  work  of 
improvement  as  it  has  been  carried  forward 
along  progressive  lines,  and  has  co-o])erated 
in  many  mcn'ements  for  the  general  good. 
For  niiire  than  half  a  ccntur\-  he  has  been 
numbered  among  the  substantial  and  thrifty 
farmers  of  Rubicon  township,  and  he  is  now 
living  a  retired  life  in  the  city  of  Greenfield. 

Mr.  Melvin  is  a  native  of  Tennessee,  his 


birth  having  occurred  in  Washington  coun- 
ty, on  the  22d  of  December,  1824.  His  fa- 
ther. John  Melvin.  was  likewise  !x)rn  in  Ten- 
nessee and  was  there  mairied  to  Miss  Eliza 
Crunch.  In  the  spring  of  1831  he  brought 
his  family  to  Illinois,  locating  in  Greene 
count)-,  and  later  he  settled  in  Rubicon  town- 
ship, where  he  entered  land  from  the  gov- 
ernment and  o]>ened  up  a  farm,  tr.-msfnrm- 
ing  a  tract  of  wild  prairie  into  richly  culti- 
\'ated  fields.  Subsequently  he  established 
his  home  in  Greenfield,  where  his  last  years 
were  passed,  both  he  and  his  wife  dying  in 
this  city. 

Thomas  E.  MeK'ui  was  a  youth  of  six 
years,  when  he  accompanied  his  ])arents  to 
Illinois  and  tipon  the  old  home  farm  he  was 
reared,  assisting  in  the  arduous  task  of  de- 
velo]jing  new  land  as  his  age  and  strength 
permitted.  The  occupation  to  which  he  was 
reared  he  made  his  life  work  and  as  a  com- 
panion and  helpmate  on  life's  journey  he 
chose  Miss  Elizabeth  Coonrod.  who  was 
born  in  \\'ayne  county,  Illinois,  their  mar- 
riag'e  being  celebrated  in  1847.  Her  father, 
Stephen  Coonrod.  was  a  nati\e  of  Kentucky 
and  in  1829  came  to  Illinois,  being  among 
the  first  settlers  of  Greene  county. 

.\iler  his  marriage  Mr.  IMelvin  engaged 
in  farming  on  the  old  homestead  for  two  or 
three  years  and  afterward  purchased  a  farm, 
while  still  later  he  liought  the  old  home 
]ilace.  his  father  remo\ing  to  Greenfield. 
There  he  successfully  carried  on  general  ag- 
ricultural ]nirsuits  until  1902.  when  he 
rented  the  farm  and  took  up  his  abode  in 
Greenfield,  where  he  has  since  lived.  He 
owned  and  in  former  vears  operated  seven 
hundred  acres  of  land,  but  has  now  divided 
the  property  among  his  children.  He  made 
good  improvements  upon  his  farm,  erecting 
a  large  and  substantial  barn  and  other  neces- 


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sary  outbuildings  for  the  shelter  of  grain 
and  stock.  A  two  story  brick  house  had  been 
built  by  his  father  the  fall  before  our  subject 
was  married.  He  was  a  very  successful 
farmer  and  stockraiser,  also  fed  considerable 
stock,  shipping  from  two  to  four  carloads  of 
cattle  to  the  city  markets  annually,  together 
with  a  large  number  of  hogs.  His  business 
capacity  and  executive  force  were  demon- 
strated by  the  capable  conduct  of  all  his 
farming  interests  and  the  excellent  financial 
results  which  attended  his  efforts. 

The  home  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Melvin  was 
blessed  with  six  children,  of  whom  four  are 
living :  Sylvester  is  married  and  owns  a  good 
farm  in  this  county.  He  has  four  children  : 
Leon,  Morris,  Mildred  and  Marguerite. 
George,  also  the  owner  of  a  good  farm  in 
Greene  county,  is  married  and  has  two  liv- 
ing children,  Ethel  and  Grant,  the  former 
the  wife  of  George  Sykes,  by  whom  she  has 
one  child,  Malcolm.  George  Melvin  also 
lost  one  daughter,  Lulu,  who  died  in  early 
womanhood  in  September,  1904.  Edward 
is  married  and  is  a  farmer  of  Rubicon  town- 
ship. Minnie  is  the  wife  of  Bert  Metcalf,  a 
farmer  of  Rubicon  township,  and  they  ha\c 
three  children,  William,  Lee  and  Lewis.  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Melvin  lost  two  children,  Edna, 
who  died  in  early  womanhood;  and  Emma, 
who  became  the  wife  of  Charles  Smith,  and 
died  in  1893. 

In  his  political  views  Mr.  Melvin  was 
formerly  a  Republican  and  cast  his  first  pres- 
idential ballot  for  Abraham  Lincoln,  but  is 
now  a  Prohibitionist.  He  belongs  to  the 
Methodist  Episcopal  church  and  for  some 
years  he  was  active  in  the  Grange.  A  resi- 
dent of  the  county  from  his  youth  to  the 
present  time,  he  has  for  seventy-four  years 
been  a  witness  of  its  development  and  is  one 
of  the  few  remaining  early  settlers  here.    He 


has  seen  the  wonderful  changes  that  ha\-e  oc- 
curred during  all  these  years  as  the  county 
has  been  transformed  from  a  wilderness  and 
a  swamp  into  a  richly  agricultural  district, 
dotted  here  and  there  with  thriving  towns 
and  cities  which  have  all  the  improvements 
and  conveniences  known  to  the  older  east. 
He  can  remember  the  days  when  primitive 
farm  machinery  was  used  and,  in  fact,  has 
even  plowed  when  following  the  share  as  it 
has  turned  the  soil.  He  also  gathered  the 
harvests  in  the  primitive  manner  of  the  early 
days  and  as  the  years  advanced  was  cjuick 
to  take  up  the  methods  that  facilitated  the 
farm  work.  He  remembers,  too,  the  pioneer 
homes  with  their  hardships  and  their  hospi- 
tality. He  commands  the  respect,  confidence 
and  friendship  of  his  neighbors  and  ac- 
C|uaintances. 


GEORGE    \YILLL\M     DARR. 

George  William  Darr  is  one  of  the  native 
sons  of  Greene  county,  his  birth  having  oc- 
curred in  Carrollton  township  about  three 
miles  west  of  the  city  of  Carrollton.  His 
natal  day  was  June  3,  1850,  and  upon  the 
old  farm  homestead  he  spent  the  first  seven 
vears  of  his  life.  His  parents  were  George 
and  Rebecca  (Hoffman)  Darr,  who  went 
to  Calhoun  county,  Illinois,  in  1848.  Both 
were  natives  of  Lancaster  county,  Pennsyl- 
vania, and  there  spent  the  days  of  their  child- 
hood, remaining  residents  of  that  state  until 
their  immigration  westward  to  Illinois. 
They  resided  in  Calhoun  county  until  1850. 
when  they  removed  to  Carrollton  township, 
Greene  county,  settling  upon  a  farm  which 
was  the  birth  place  of  their  s<in  (jeorge  \Vill- 
iam.      The    father   carried    on    agricultural 


G.  W.  DARR. 


MRS    C,    \V,  DARK. 


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pursuits  and  stock-raising  and  although  his 
life  was  quietly  passed  he  gained  a  compe- 
tence as  a  reward  of  his  persistent  lahor  and 
careful  management  and  he  is  now  living  re- 
tired in  Kansas.  His  wife  died  in  March. 
1902.  They  reared  a  large  family,  namely: 
Elizabeth,  who  was  married  in  1864  to 
Willard  Swan  and  died  in  Bluffdale  town- 
ship; Amos,  who  married  Henrietta  Adams 
and  is  a  resident  farmer  of  Greene  county ; 
Susan,  who  is  the  widow  of  Dennis  Flatt, 
and  makes  her  home  in  Kansas ;  Kate,  the 
wife  of  B.  Hilderlirand,  also  a  resident  of 
Kansas;  Mary,  the  wife  of  Reuben  Profitt, 
of  Rice  county,  Kansas;  Sarah,  the  wife  of 
Elias  Swires  of  Illinois:  Mrs.  Rebecca  Butts, 
also  living  in  Kansas ;  William,  of  this  re- 
view:  Ruth,  who  is  the  wife  of  William 
Robnett.  a  resident  of  Kansas:  and  .\deline. 
the  deceased  wife  of  Arthur  Bandie,  who  is 
also  located  in  the  Sunflower  stale. 

(jeorge  William  Darr  at  the  usual  age 
entered  the  public  schools,  accjuiring  his  edu- 
cation in  Bluflfdale.  After  he  laid  aside  his 
te.xt-books  he  assisted  his  father  in  the  con- 
duct of  the  old  home  farm  and  gained  there 
a  practical  knowledge  of  the  best  methods 
for  caring  for  the  fields  and  for  the  stock. 
After  reaching  years  of  maturity  he  sought 
a  companion  and  helpmate  for  life's  journey 
and  was  married  to  Louvisa  Snyder, a  daugh- 
ter of  John  Snyder,  of  Bluffdale  township. 
The  young  couple  began  their  domestic  life 
upon  his  father's  farm  and  there  resided 
until  he  purchased  land,  becoming  the  (nvner 
of  a  tract  of  eighty  acres  of  land  west  of  his 
present  home.  Later  he  successively  pur- 
chased eighty,  forty,  thirty-seven,  seventy- 
nine,  another  eighty,  thirty,  eleven,  one  hun- 
dred and  twenty,  one  hundred  and  si.xty, 
thirty-nine  and  fifty-nine  acre  tracts.  In  the 
meantime  he  sold  several  small  tracts,  but  bv 


these  various  purchases  he  has  become  the 
owner  of  a  very  desirable  farming  ))niperly 
of  six  hundred  and  eighty-six  acres  which  is 
now  well  ecpiipped  with  modern  facilities 
and  accessories.  He  uses  the  most  improved 
machinery  in  his  farm  work  and  neatness 
and  thrift  are  displayed  in  all  departments 
of  his  farm.  He  handles  considerable  stock, 
especially  southwest  cattle,  which  he  buys  in 
die  St.  Louis  market,  feeds,  fattens  and 
ships.  His  is  one  of  the  most  attractive  farm 
])roperties  of  Bluffdale  township  and  is  an 
indication  of  the  gratifying  success  which 
has  crowned  his  labors. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Darr  are  the  parents  of  five 
children :  Robert  C,  who  married  Adeline 
Flatt,  half-sister  of  Daniel  I'^latt,  and  is  now 
living  in  Bluffdale  townshi]).  in  the  home 
place:  Cora,  the  wife  of 'Marshall  X'oiles  of 
(Ireene  county  :  Marion  .\..  who  married  .\thi 
Bass  and  is  living  on  his  fallicr's  farm:  Ida, 
who  is  the  wife  of  Robert  Russell  and  also 
resides  on  the  old  farm  homestead;  and 
Weslev.  who  is  yet  under  the  parental  roof. 

Mr.  Darr  is  always  loyal  in  his  citizen- 
shi])  and  his  devotion  to  the  general  good 
has  been  recognized  by  his  fellow  townsmen, 
who  have  elected  him  to  the  office  of  asses- 
sor of  the  township  and  supervisor.  He  is 
a  believer  in  Democratic  jjrincijiles  and  indi- 
cates his  political  preference  by  his  ballot. 
He  attends  the  Bapti.st  church,  although  he 
is  not  connected  through  membership  with 
any  denomination.  Fraternally  he  is  asso- 
ciated with  the  Modern  \\'oo<lmen  and  with 
the  Farmers'  Alliance.  His  interest  in  pub- 
lic affairs  is  deep  and  sincere  and  has  led  him 
to  co-operate  in  many  measures  for  the  gen- 
eral good,  but  bis  chief  attention  is  given  to 
his  business,  which  is  carefully  managed  so 
that  he  is  counted  one  of  the  leading  resident 
farmers.     The  accompanying  group  shows- 


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four  generations,  the  four  gentlemen  sitting- 
down  being  the  great-grandfathers  of  the 
children,  whose  father  is  ]M.  A.  Darr.  and 
their  grandfathers  are  G.  \\'.  Darr  and  S. 
G.  Bass. 


THOMAS  M.   MEEK. 

Thomas  M.  [Meek,  whose  farm  of  two 
hundred  and  forty  acres  is  situated  on  sec- 
tion 26,  Rockbridge  township,  is  numbered 
among  the  native  sons  of  IHinois,  his  birtli 
ha\ing-  occurred  near  Carrollton  tlie  14th 
of  March,  1857.  His  father,  John  ^I.  ]\Ieek, 
was  Ijorn  November  2^,  1823,  upon  the 
farm  where  our  subject's  birth  occurred. 
The  paternal  grandfather,  Thomas  INIeek, 
was  a  native  of  Yorkshire,  England,  and  be- 
longed to  a  family  closely  identified  with 
royaltv,  one  of  its  members  having  been 
knighted  by  Queen  \'ictoria.  On  crossing 
the  Atlantic  to  the  new  world  Thomas  3ileek 
established  his  home  in  Greene  county,  Illi- 
nois, in  182 1,  becoming  one  of  the  early 
pioneers,  and  he  took  an  active  and  prcim- 
inent  part  in  the  earl}'  dexxlopment  of  this 
region.  He  entered  land  from  the  govern- 
ment and  opened  up  the  farm  on  which  his 
son  John  AI.  Meek  was  born  and  reared. 
Having  attended  school  in  England,  he  had 
acquired  a  much  better  education  than  tlie 
majority  of  his  associates  at  that  time  and 
became  a  minister  of  the  ]\Iethodist  Episco- 
pal church,  carrying  the  Word  from  place  to 
place  withi:)ut  thought  of  recompense.  In 
pohtics  he  was  a  Whig  but  never  aspired  to 
public  office  though  much  of  his  life  was  de- 
voted to  the  welfare  of  his  fellowmen.  He 
died  on  the  old  homestead  in  this  county, 
January  23,  1866,  honored  and  respected  by 
all  who  knew  him. 


After  arriving  at  years  of  maturity  John 
M,  Meek  was  married  in  this  county  to  Miss 
Jane  W^ebster,  a  native  of  England,  who  was 
born  in  Yorkshire  and  was  a  daughter  of 
Benjamin  \\"ebster,  who  died  in  England. 
John  ]M.  Meek  owned  and  operated  the  old 
home  farm  near  Carrollton  and  there  he 
reared  his  family  of  nine  children,  of  whom 
three  sons  and'  a  daughter  are  now  living. 
He  died  July  18,  1876,  at  the  age  of  fifty- 
three  years,  while  his  wife  passed  away  in 
July,  1901,  at  the  age  of  seventy-nine. 

Thomas  AI.  Meek  was  reared  on  the  old 
family  homestead  and  acquired  a  good  com- 
mon-schotil  education,  remaining  with  his 
father  until  the  latter's  death.  He  continued 
to  reside  at  the  old  homestead  until  twenty- 
seven  years  of  age  and  in  comiection  with 
his  brother  carried  on  the  farm.  On  the 
14th  of  February,  1884,  in  Greene  county 
he  was  united  in  marriage  to  Miss  Carrie 
Griswold,  a  native  of  this  county,  and  they 
began  their  domestic  life  upon  the  farm 
which  he  had  purchased  just  previous  to  his 
marriage.  This  comprised  one  hundred  and 
si.xty  acres  and  with  characteristic  energy  he 
beg'an  its  de\-elopnient.  Later  he  built  a 
good  two  story  residence,  also  erected  the 
necessary  outbuildings  for  the  shelter  of 
grain  and  stock  and  planted  an  orchard.  He 
purchased  more  land,  becoming  the  owner 
of  a  tract  of  eighty  acres,  which  added  to  his 
other,  makes  his  farm  of  good  size,  compris- 
he  is  engaged  in  the  raising  of  grain  and  also 
a  high  grade  of  cattle  and  hogs.  Both 
branches  of  his  business  are  proving  profit- 
able, for  he  is  practical  in  his  methods, 
prompt  in  the  execution  of  his  business  af- 
fairs and  reliable  in  all  that  he  undertakes. 

Unto  Mr.  and  ]\Irs.  Meek  have  been  born 
four  children  :  Chester  ]\I.,  Hattie.  Stella  and 
Floyd  A.     The  parents  are  members  of  the 


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Rrickl)ri(lge  ^lethodist  Episcopal  clmrcli, 
^Ir.  Meek  serving  as  one  of  the  official  board 
and  also  taking  an  active  interest  in  the  work 
of  tlie  Sunday-school.  He  has  ne\er  falt- 
ered in  his  allegiance  to  the  Republican  party 
since  attaining  his  majority,  yet  he  has  never 
sought  office  as  a  reward  for  party  fealty. 
His  interest  in  the  general  good  is  that  of  a 
public-spirited  citizen  who  desires  rather  the 
growth  of  his  party  and  the  welfare  of  his 
community  than  self  aggrandizement.  He 
has  a  wide  acquaintance  in  this  part  of  the 
state,  in  which  he  has  always  hved.  and  his 
eft'nrts  in  business  life  have  been  so  discern- 
ingly directed  that  he  has  won  a  very  desir- 
able competence. 


D. 


KINC. 


D.  I'".  King,  prcibate  judge  of  Greene 
count}'  and  a  leading  member  of  the  Car- 
rollton  l)ar,  was  born  south  of  Bonham. 
Texas,  January  9.  1853.  and  is  descended 
from  Irish  ancestry,  the  family  ha\-ing 
been  established  in  .Xnrth  Carolina  at  an 
early  epoch  in  the  de\elopment  of  America. 
His  paternal  grandfather,  Alexander  King, 
was  a  native  of  North  Carolina,  whence  he 
removed  to  Indiana,  residing  in  that  state 
for  a  few  years,  .\bout  the  year  1820  he 
became  a  resident  of  Greene  county.  Illi- 
nois. Alexander  King.  Jr.,  the  father  of 
D.  F.  King,  was  liorn  in  Indiana  and  af:er 
arriving  at  years  of  maturity  was  married  in 
Greene  county,  Illinois.  t<i  Mary  Waggoner, 
a  native  of  Kentucky. 

Judge  King  acc|uired  his  preliminary  ed- 
ucation in  the  ])ublic  schools  of  Greene 
county  and  afte'^ward  entered  the  Rlacklniru 
University  at   Carlinville,   Illinois.      Subse- 


quently he  matriculated  in  the  Iowa  W'es- 
leyan  University  at  Mount  Pleasant,  Iowa, 
where  he  devoted  the  greater  part  of  his 
time  to  the  study  of  law.  Returning  to  Car- 
roUton  he  continued  reading  law  with  .Mark 
Me\erstein  as  his  preceptor.  He  was  later  a 
student  in  the  office  of  James  R.  Ward,  and 
on  the  17th  of  January,  1879,  he  successfully 
passed  an  examination  which  secured  his  ad- 
mission to  the  bar.  Having  been  elected  su- 
perintendent of  schools  prior  to  this  time 
he  ser\-ed  in  that  office  for  two  years,  but  on 
his  admission  to  the  bar  he  resigned  his 
l)()sitinn  in  order  to  devote  his  entire  atten- 
tion to  his  professional  duties.  In  1880  he 
was  elected  states  attorney  and  served  so 
capably  that  in  1884  he  was  re-elected.  In 
189J  he  was  appninted  postmaster  of  Car- 
rollton,  occupying  that  position  for  two 
years.  He  then  resumed  the  active  practice 
of  law  and  secured  a  good  clientage.  In 
1898  he  was  elected  county  judge  of  probate 
and  a.gain  was  elected  in  190J,  so  that  he  is 
now  serving  for  the  second  term. 

In  September,  1875.  Judge  Kin,g  was 
married  to.  Miss  Nancy  K.  Morrow,  of 
(ircene  count}',  lllinnis.  a  dau,ghtcr  of  Jesse 
Mnrrnw.  one  of  the  early  settlers  of  this 
county.  Their  children  are  Jesse,  who  is 
now  a  niedical  student  in  St.  Louis,  Mis- 
souri:  John  B..  who  is  a  practicing  attorney 
iDrnierlv  of  Roodhouse.  now  of  Peoria; 
01i\'er.  who  is  also  in  St.  Louis:  Frank,  an 
electrician  of  Carrollton :  Ward  and  Doris, 
at  home. 

Jud,ge  King  is  a  valued  reiiresentative  of 
the  Odd  Fellows  lodge  and  of  the  Modern 
Woodmen  camp  of  Roodhouse.  He  is  a 
gentleman  of  attractive  social  qualities  and 
in  the  field  of  political  life  and  commer- 
cial acti\'ity  in  Greene  county  he  has  won 
distinction,   being  to-dav   numl>ered   among 


PAST  AXD  PRESENT  OF  GREENE  COUNTY. 


the  leading,  inlluential  and  honored  citizens 
of  Carrollton.  tlonored  and  respected  in 
every  class  of  society  he  has  for  some  time 
been  a  leicler  in  thought  and  action  in  the 
puljlic  life  (if  his  adopted  cinmty  and  over 
the  record  of  his  public  career  and  his  pri\-ate 
life  there  falls  no  shadow  of  wrong  for  he 
has  ever  been  m(.ist  loyal  to  the  duties  of 
friendship  and  of  citizenship,  so  that  his 
history  well  deserves  a  place  in  the  annuls 
of  his  adopted  state. 


HON.   DAVID  AlEADE  WOODSON. 

Hon.  David  Meade  Woodson,  wdio  as 
judge  of  the  first  judicial  circuit  of  Illinois, 
left  the  impress  of  his  individuality  upon  the 
legal  history  of  the  state  and  whose  superior 
aliility  and  attainments  reflected  credit  upon 
the  bench  and  bar  of  the  commonwealth,  was 
born  in  Jessamine  county,  Kentucky,  May 
1 8,  1806.  His  fatlier.  Samuel  H.  Woodson, 
was  an  eminent  lawver  of  the  Kentucky  bar. 
A  native  of  .\ll)emarle  county,  Virginia,  he 
was  taken  to  Kentucky  by  his  mother  and 
step-father.  Colonel  Joseph  Crocket,  an  offi- 
cer of  distinction  in  the  Revolutionary  war. 
He  was  then  but  seven  years  of  age  and  in 
the  Blue  Grass  state  was  reared.  He  studied 
law  with  the  celebrated  George  Nicholas  and 
was  a  contemporary  of  Henry  Clay,  William 
T.  Barry,  William  Logan,  Jesse  Bledsoe, 
Robert  Wickliffe.  John  Roman  and  other  dis- 
tinguished men  who  figured  in  the  judicial 
and  political  history  of  the  state  at  a  time 
when  the  brilliance  of  its  bar  attracted  the 
attention  of  the  nation.  Mr.  Woodson  was 
a  gentleman  of  p(.)lished  address,  varied  ac- 
quirements and  great  personal  popularit}'. 
He  repeatedly  represented  Jessamine  county 


in  the  state  legislature  and  in  1820  was 
elected  from  the  iVshland  district  to  con- 
gress, where  he  dis])laved  a  statesman's 
grasp  of  affairs  in  the  manner  hi  which  he 
perforiped  his  service  as  one  of  the  lawmak- 
ers of  the  nation.  He  was  married,  January 
1 ,  1 804,  to  Ann  R.  Meade,  a  daughter  of 
Colonel  Da\'id  ^Nleade,  who  had  settled  at  an 
early  day  nine  miles  south  of  Lexington,  in 
what  is  now  Jessamine  county.  His  mansion 
(Chaumier  De  Prairie)  was  long  celebrated 
as  the  seat  of  elegant  and  bounteous  hospi- 
tality, while  the  master  was  renowned  for 
his  graceful  and  polished  manner.  He  died 
in  1827,  at  the  age  of  fifty  years. 

Judge  Woodson,  the  second  son  of  the 
Hon.  Samuel  Woodson,  spent  his  youth  in 
the  atmosphere  of  refinement  and  intellectual 
culture,  and  acquired  his  education  in  classi- 
cal schools  near  Lexington  and  in  Transyl- 
\-ania  University,  of  that  city.  At  the  age  of 
seventeen  years  he  became  a  student  under 
the  preceptorship  of  Jesse  Bledsoe,  then  a 
professor  in  the  law  department  of  Transyl- 
vania University,  thus  securing  daily  asso- 
ciation with  one  of  the  most  acute  legal 
minds  of  the  country.  In  1827  his  father 
died  and  this  occasioned  Judge  Woodson  to 
devote  his  attention  to  other  pursuits  in  con- 
nection with  the  settlement  of  the  estate.  His 
natural  aliility,  however,  combined  with  his 
deep  interest  in  the  political  issues  of  the  tlay, 
led  to  his  selection,  when  he  had  but  just 
passed  the  prescribed  age,  for  the  candidacy 
for  the  state  legislature.  This  was  in  1831 
and  was  at  a  time  when  there  was  a  pecu- 
liarly interesting  crisis  in  the  political  history 
of  the  county,  which  up  to  this  time  had 
given  Democratic  majorities,  in  which  ]Mr. 
Woodson  was  the  Whig  nominee.  His  per- 
sonal popularity  and  his  ability  led  to  his 
election  and  amid  the  shouts  of  the  people 


HON".  U.W'in  M.  WDODSOX. 


PAST  AND  PRESENT  OF  GREENE  COUNTY. 


341 


lie  was  borne  in  triumph  on  the  shoulders  oT 
his  friends  through  the  streets  of  the  town. 
While  a  member  of  the  legislature  he  assisted 
in  electing  Henry  Clay  to  the  United  States 
senate. 

In  the  fall  of  1833  Judge  Woodson  first 
visited  Illinois  and  the  following  year  he 
took  up  his  abode  in  Carrollton,  Greene 
county,  entering  upon  the  practice  of  law  in 
connection  with  Charles  D.  Hodges,  the  part- 
nership continuing  for  fourteen  years  and 
reaching  its  conclusion  when  Judge  Wood- 
son was  elevated  to  the  bench.  In  1835  he 
had  returned  to  Kentucky  and  spent  another 
session  in  Transylvania  University  as  a  stud- 
ent under  the  Hon.  George  Robertson,  chief 
justice  of  Kentucky.  Having  graduated 
with  honor  he  returned  to  Illinois  and  again 
entered  upon  law  practice  in  Carrollton. 

In  the  year  in  which  he  attained  his  ma- 
jority and  in  which  he  entered  political  life 
Judge  Woodson  was  also  married.  On  the 
6th  of  October.  1831.  he  wedded  Miss  Lucy 
McDowell,  a  sister  of  Dr.  McDowell,  a 
prominent  physician  and  surgeon  of  St,, 
Louis  and  a  daughter  of  Major  John  Mc- 
Dowell, of  Fayette  county,  Kentucky.  Her 
health  failing  he  returned  with  her  to  her  old 
home  in  Kentucky  and  there  among  old 
friends  she  passed  away  in  1836.  In  No- 
vember. 1838,  Judge  W'oodson  was  again 
married,  his  second  union  being  with  Julia 
Kennett,  a  daughter  of  Di.xon  H.  Kennett, 
fi  irmerly  of  Kentucky.  By  his  first  marriage 
he  had  a  son,  the  Hon.  John  M.  Woodson, 
of  St.  Louis,  Missouri,  and  by  the  second 
marriage  a  daughter — the  wife  of  the  Hon. 
H.  C.  Withers,  who  for  a  number  of  years 
was  her  father's  law  partner  and  who  is 
represented  elsewhere  in  this  work. 

Judge  Wood.son  continued  the  practice 
of  law  in  Carrollton  and  for  some  time  filled 


the  office  of  states  attorney,  to  which  he  was 
first  appointed  by  Governor  Duncan  and  then 
elected  by  the  state  legislature  during  the 
session  of  1838-9.  He  served  in  that  capac- 
ity until  1840,  when  he  was  elected  to  repre- 
sent Greene  county  in  the  general  as- 
senil)ly.  being  chosen  for  the  office  on  the 
wliig  ticket  in  a  county  usually  giving 
four  or  five  Inmdred  democratic  majority. 
In  1843  l''e  received  the  iwimination  of  his 
jiarty  for  the  office  of  congressman,  but  was 
defeated  by  Stephen  A.  Douglas.  In  1847 
the  people  of  Greene  county,  without  distinc- 
tion of  party,  elected  him  tn  a  scat  in  the 
convention  called  to  anieml  the  state  consti- 
tution and.  to  his  credit  be  it  said,  he  fought 
all  of  the  detrimental  provisions  of  the 
amendment.  In  1848  he  was  called  to  the 
circuit  bench,  to  which  he  took  the  very 
higliest  qualification,  his  course  as  a  judge 
being  in  harmony  with  his  record  as  a  man 
and  citizen — distinguished  by  unimpeachable 
integrity  and  a  masterful  grasp  of  every  situ- 
ation which  was  presented.  He  had  a  most 
thorc^ugh  and  accurate  understanding  of 
legal  principles  and  precedents  and  he  always 
considered  the  questions  involved  in  the 
equity  of  the  case.  His  decisions  were 
strictly  fair  and  impartial  and  his  record  was 
one  which  reflected  credit  upon  the  judicial 
history  of  the  state.  By  re-election  he  was 
continued  in  the  office  until  1867,  when  he  re- 
tired and  resumed  the  active  practice  of  his 
profession.  In  186S,  having  in  the  meantime 
become  an  advocate  of  the  Democratic  party, 
he  was  elected  on  its  ticket  to  the  state  legis- 
lature, which  was  his  last  official  service. 
He  died  in  1877.  The  favorable  opinion 
which  the  world  had  passed  upon  him  at  the 
outset  of  his  professional  career  was  in  no 
degree  set  aside  or  modified  throughout  all 
the  years  of  his  ]iractice  or  of  his  service 


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PAST  AND  PRESENT  OF  GREENE  COUNTY. 


upon  the  bench :  on  the  contrary  it  was 
strengthened  as  the  length  of  his  professional 
life  increasetl,  and  professionally  and  socially 
he  was  honored  by  all  with  whom  he  came  in 
contact,  his  circle  of  friends  including  some 
of  the  most  distinguished  men  of  Kentucky 
and  of  Illinois. 


THOMAS  S.  P-\RKER. 

Thomas  S.  Parker,  a  man  of  strong  na- 
tive talent  and  excellent  business  judgment, 
has  large  landed  interests  in  Kane  township, 
his  possessions  aggregating  eighteen  hundred 
acres.  His  fine  residence  stands  as  a  monu- 
ment to  his  business  ability,  and  large  and 
substantial  barns  and  outbuildings,  richly 
cultivated  fields  and  high  grades  of  stock  all 
indicate  the  supervision  of  a  progressive  ag- 
riculturist, conducting  his  interests  in  har- 
monv  with  modern  methods  of  farming. 

A  native  of  West  \'irginia,  Thomas  S. 
Parker  was  born  north  of  the  Potomac  river, 
in  Romney,  Hampshire  county,  February 
18.  1S37,  a  representative  of  one  of  the  old- 
est families  of  that  state,  founded  there  by 
his  great-grandfather,  Job  Parker,  who  went 
to  West  Virginia  when  a  young  man,  set- 
tling among  the  Indians.  Because  of  the 
pioneer  conditions  which  prevailed  he  had 
many  exciting  times,  for  the  red  men  proved 
treacherous  and  unfriendly  and  several  times 
he  was  forced  to  flee  for  his  life.  On  one 
occasion  he  escaped  on  his  skates  on  the  ice. 
When  he  went  upon  the  ice  he  feigned  to  be 
a  novice  until  the  Indians  felt  confident  of 
capturing  him,  but  in  reality  he  was  a  fine 
skater,  and.  being  a  man  of  athletic  build  and 
n;-uch  endurance,  he  managed  to  make  his 
escape.     He  continued  to  make  his  home  in 


West  \'irginia,  notwithstanding  the  dangers 
and  hardships  incident  to  the  frontier  life. 
Benjamin  Parker,  the  grandfather,  was  a 
native  of  West  Virginia  and  spent  his  lite 
there,  engaged  in  farming.  Different  mem- 
l:ers  of  the  familv  were  extensive  stock- 
shippers  of  that  part  of  the  country. 

Jacob  \\'.  Parker,  the  father,  was  born  in 
Hampshire  county.  West  \'irginia.  in  June. 
iSoi,  was  reared  in  the  state  of  his  nati\ity 
and  married  Miss  Mary  Ludwig,  who  was 
born  in  V>'est  \"irginia,  in  May,  1801,  and 
was  of  Pennsylvania  German  ancestry.  On 
lea\-ing  the  state  of  his  nativity  he  came  di- 
rect to  Greene  county.  Illinois,  and  settled 
on  ]\Iacoupin  creek,  where  he  spent  his  re- 
maining days,  devoting  his  attention  to  gen- 
eral farming.  He  died  in  the  year  i8~2  an' 
his  wife  in  1867.  They  were  the  parents  of 
seven  children. 

Thomas  S.  Parker,  the  sixth  in  order  of 
birth,  spent  his  boyhood  days  upon  the  home 
farm  amid  pioneer  environment.  His  edu- 
cational privileges  were  limited  but  to  some 
extent  he  attended  the  subscription  schools. 
The  remainder  of  the  time  was  de\'Oted  to 
farm  labor  and  he  continued  to  reside  upon 
the  old  homestead  until  his  father's  death, 
when  he  received  a  quarter  section  of  land 
as  his  share  of  the  estate.  In  18S2  he  pur- 
chased the  General  Fry  property  just  across 
the  ri;)ad  from  his  farm  and  remo\"ed  to  the 
elegant  residence  standing  on  that  farm. 
There  are  large  barns  and  other  good  equip- 
ments for  the  care  of  grain  and  stock,  and  as 
he  has  prospered  in  his  undertaking  he  has 
made  judicious  investments  in  farm  lands 
until  he  now  has  eighteen  hundred  acres,  all 
lying  in  Kane  township.  He  has  engaged 
largely  in  feeding  stock  and  feeds  between 
three  and  four  hundred  head  of  cattle  an- 
nuallv. 


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343 


On  the  loth  of  ^[arcll,  1878.  Mr.  Parker 
was  married  to  Miss  Lida  Gilleland.  a  native 
of  Greene  county,  Illinois,  and  a  daughter  of 
Robert  Gilleland,  one  of  the  pioneer  resi- 
dents and  respected  citizens  of  the  cnuniy. 
Unto  them  have  been  born  seven  children : 
Susan  C.,  Mary  E.,  Ruth.  Jacob  W..  George 
T.  and  William  L..  who  are  still  living,  and 
one  will  I  died  in  infanc}'. 

Mr.  Parker  has  had  a  successful  career, 
and  vet  there  is  no  secret  concerning  his  suc- 
cess, which  has  been  won  through  persistent 
effort,  guided  by  sound  Inisiness  judgment. 
He  shows  keen  discrimination  in  buying, 
selling  and  handling  stock,  and  moreover  he 
is  known  to  be  thoroughly  reliable  in  all 
trade  transactions.  His  example  should  en- 
courage and  inspire  others,  for  with  little 
assistance  at  the  outset  of  his  career  he  ha? 
gradually  worked  his  way  upward  until  he  is 
now  numbered  among  the  most  prosi)erous 
agriculturists  of  the  county. 


PAUL  W.  WOOD. 

Greene  county  figures  as  one  of  the  most 
attractive,  progressive  and  prosperous  divis- 
ions of  the  state  of  Illinois,  justly  claiming 
a  high  order  of  citizenship  and  a  spirit  of  en- 
terprise which  is  certain  to  ciinserve  con- 
secutive development  and  marked  advance- 
ment in  the  material  upbuilding  of  the  sec- 
tion. The  county  has  been  and  is  signally 
fav(irc<l  in  the  class  of  men  who  have  con- 
trolled its  affairs  in  official  capacity,  and  in 
this  connection  the  sul^ject  of  this  review  de- 
mands representation  as  one  who  has  ser\'- 
the  county  faithfully  and  well  in  positions  of 
distinct  trust  and  responsibility,  and  is  m  ■  ■ 
servinsf  as  countv  sheriff. 


Mr.  Wood  was  born  in  Wood\-ille  town- 
ship, (ireene  county,  on  the  4th  of  March, 
1856.  and  is  a  scm  of  Wilson  and  Lucetta 
(Mulberry)  Wood,  lidtb  of  wlumi  were  na- 
tives ul  Kentucky.  The  jjaternal  grand- 
father,, Anion  WimhI,  who  was  also  a  native 
of  Kentucky,  came  to  Illinois  at  an  early  day, 
establishing  his  home  in  Greene  county  when 
pioneer  conditions  yet  existed  here.  He  fol- 
lowed farming  in  Woodville  township  and 
remained  a  resident  of  that  locality  until  his 
death.  A  public-spirited  citizen  he  took  an 
active  interest  in  educational  matters,  giving 
land  upon  which  the  first  schoolbouse  in  his 
section  was  erected.  He  also  donated  the 
land  which  was  used  fur  cemetery  pin-poses. 
thus  being  knuwn  as  the  Mayberry  cemetery 
— the  first  liurial  place  of  the  Incality.  What- 
ever tended  to  imiinive  the  county  and  ad- 
vance its  material  and  mural  progress  re- 
ceived the  endorsement  of  Amon  Wood  and 
in  all  life's  relations  be  was  honorable  and 
upright,  thus  winning  the  respect  and  good 
will  of  those  with  whom  he  was  associated. 
In  his  familv  were  thirteen  children,  includ- 
ing Wilson  Wond,  who  was  reared  to  the 
occupation  of  farming  and  on  arriving  at 
years  nf  maturity  turned  his  attention  to 
agricultural  pursuits  (Hi  his  mvn  .accnunt. 
He  received  a  large  tract  >.f  land  from  his 
father,  which  had  been  included  in  the  orig- 
inal Wood  claim,  atid  he  carried  on  general 
agricultural  pursuits  up  to  the  time  of  his 
death,  which  occurred  in  1861.  when  he  was 
in  his  fortieth  ye:ir. 

Paul  W.  Wood  is  the  second  son  in  the 
family  of  four  children.  He  is  indebted  to 
the  public-school  system  of  the  county  for 
the  educational  privileges  which  he  enjoyed 
and  he  remained  at  home  with  his  mother 
until  her  death  in  the  year  1867.  He  then 
started  out  in  life  on  his  own  account,  be- 


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TAST    AND    PRESENT    OF    GREENE    COUNTY. 


ing  employed  on  farms  in  the  neighborhood. 
He  was  at  that  time  about  eleven  years  of 
age.  When  fifteen  years  of  age  he  went  to 
Denver,  Colorado,  where  he  was  emplo)-ed 
in  raising  \-egetables.  His  brother,  Clarence 
H.,  who  was  two  years  his  senior,  went  to  the 
west  to  benefit  his  health,  being  troubled  with 
asthma  and  Paul  W.  Wood  accompanied 
him.  The  brother  has  continued  a  resident 
of  Colorado  and  is  now  a  prosperous  and  ex- 
tensive stockman,  owning  ten  thousand  acres 
of  land  about  fifty  miles  east  of  Denver.  He 
is  one  of  the  most  successful  representatives 
of  this  business  in  that  state. 

Paul  ^V.  Wood,  howexer,  was  not  en- 
tirely pleased  with  the  west  and  returned 
from  Denver  to  Greene  county,  where  at  the 
age  of  nineteen  years  he  was  married  on  the 
loth  of  October,  1875,  to  Miss  Alice  Brad- 
ley, a  native  of  this  county  and  a  daughter  of 
Absalom  Bradley,  one  of  the  prominent 
early  settlers.  They  became  the  parents  of 
the  following  named:  Absalom,  who  is  fill- 
ing the  position  of  deputy  sheriff  of  Greene 
county  and  resides  in  Carrollton ;  Stella, 
now  the  wife  of  J.  \V.  Adams  of  Carrollton ; 
Paula ;  Lela ;  Lucius ;  Lola ;  and  Paul,  Jr. 

After  his  marriage  Mr.  Wood  located  on 
the  old  homestead  farm,  which  he  had  prev- 
iously purchased,  and  there  he  engaged  in 
the  tilling  of  the  soil  for  a  number  of  years. 
He  afterward  traded  the  property  for  a  store 
in  Woody,  where  he  conducted  business  un- 
til 1884,  when  he  removed  to  Roodhouse  and 
there  he  again  engaged  in  merchandising 
and  also  in  dairying.  He  was  one  of  the 
business  men  of  that  place  until  1890,  when 
he  sold  his  interests  there  and  came  to  Car- 
n.dlton.  accepting  the  position  of  janitor  in 
the  courthouse  in  this  city.  Pie  acted  in  that 
capacity  for  fi\-e  years,  at  the  end  of  which 
time  he  Ijecnme  candidate  for  sheriff',  but  he 


had  two  opponents  in  the  field  and  was  de- 
feated by  nine  votes.  Resuming  the  dairy 
Inisiness  he  continued  it  for  f(iur  years  and 
was  then  again  a  candidate  for  sheriff'.  He 
was  elected  in  1902  and  is  the  present  in- 
cumbent. Pie  also  rents  a  dairy  farm  ad- 
ji lining  the  tijwn,  which  is  now  operated  by 
his  son.  He  has. made  for  himself  a  good 
record  as  a  reliable  business  man  and  in 
l)ublic  office  he  has  discharged  his  duties 
without  fear  or  favor. 


WARREN  BEEBE. 


Warren  Beebe  is  classed  with  the  lead- 
ing stockdealers  of  Greene  county,  Illinois, 
conducting  an  extensive  and  prosperous 
business  near  Eldred.  He  was  Ijorn  on  the 
5th  of  January.  1S4S,  within  a  half  mile  of 
his  present  home,  his  parents  being  Aurora 
and  Betsey  ( Smeed)  Beebe.  who  became 
earlv  settlers  of  Greene  county,  the  father 
arri\ing  here  in  1836,  while  the  mother  came 
in  1837.  Aurora  Beebe  was  a  son  of  Francis 
and  Susanna  Beebe.  Our  subject's  great- 
grandfather, Clark  Beebe,  came  west  about 
1 8 18  and  settled  in  Greene  county.  At  his 
death  he  was  buried  on  Apple  Creek  Prairie. 
His  son  Sheldon  Beebe  left  Massachusetts  in 
I  Si  8  and  after  spending"  some  time  in  Illi- 
nois and  Missouri  finally  located  in  (ireene 
cc:unt\',  in  1821,  i)n  the  farm  now  occupied 
by  our  subject. 

The  father  of  our  subject  carried  on 
agricultural  pursuits  in  the  western  part  of 
Greene  county  and  was  also  a  stock-raiser. 
He  took  an  active  and  helpful  ])art  in  the 
work  of  early  impro\-ement  in  the  county, 
assisting  materially  in  the  develupment  and 
progress  of  this  portion  of  the  state.     He 


AURORA  BEEBE. 


MRS.  AURORA  BEEBE. 


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349 


favored  every  movement  which  tended  to 
advance  the  county's  hest  interests  and  was 
widely  known  as  a  loyal  citizen,  reliahle  busi- 
ness man  and  trustworthy  friend.  He  died 
at  the  home  of  his  son  Warren  at  the  age 
of  seventy-four  years  and  his  widow  is  now 
living  with  her  son  at  the  advanced  age  of 
eighty-one  years.  She  is  a  daughter  of  Ches- 
ter and  Liddic  Smeed.  of  Greene  county, 
who  cast  in  their  lot  with  the  pioneer  settlers 
<'f  this  portion  of  the  state  in  1838.  Mr.  and 
JNIrs.  Beebe  were  the  parents  of  ten  children, 
of  whom  four  died  in  infancy.  The  others 
are  Emma  S.,  who  is  now  the  wife  of  Byron 
Bradley:  Warren,  of  this  review:  Olive,  the 
wife  of  R.  T.  Riiblcy:  Alice,  who  died  in 
J  501  :  Lillie:  and  Frank. 

Having  spent  his  entire  life  in  this 
county.  Warren  Beebe  is  well  known  to 
many  of  its  settlers.  He  is  in<lebted  to  the 
])ublic  school  system  for  the  educational  priv- 
ileges which  he  enjoyed  and  which  qualified 
liim  for  the  discharge  of  litVs  practical  and 
responsible  duties.  After  putting  aside  his 
te.xt-bocks  he  ga\e  his  father  the  benefit  of 
his  services  and  has  remained  upon  the  old 
homestead  farm  continuously  since.  The 
iiccupation  to  which  he  was  reared  he  has 
made  his  life  work  and  while  he  is  most 
practical  in  his  methods  he  is  also  quick  to 
adopt  any  new  and  improved  ideas  concern- 
ing farming  that  will  facilitate  the  farm  work 
and  result  beneficially  to  the  business.  His 
fields  are  well  tilled  and  in  his  pastures  and 
barns  are  found  high  grades  of  stock.  He  is 
particularly  well  known  as  a  stock-raiser 
and  is  now  feeding  one  hundred  and  forty 
head  of  cattle.  He  has  also  raised  very  fine 
horses,  having  upon  his  ])lace  some  of  the 
finest  stock  to  l;e  found  in  this  part  of  the 
state.  He  is  a  man  of  sterling  purpose  and 
honorable  motive,  as  is  evidenced  in  his  re- 


lations with  his  fellow-men.  Deeply  inter- 
ested in  the  cause  of  temperance,  he  gives  his 
political  allegiance  to  the  Prohibition  party, 
although  he  was  reared  in  the  faith  of  the 
Repul)lican  party.  He  has  a  wide  and  favor- 
able ac(|uaintancc  in  Greene  county  and  be- 
cause of  his  personal  worth  and  because  he  is 
a  representative  of  an  honored  pioneer  fam- 
il\-  he  well  deserxes  representation  in  this 
\'olume. 


S.  W.  EEDREl). 


S.  W.  Eldred.  a  substantial  farmer  and 
st(;ck-raiser  living  on  section  9,  Ilois  Dare 
township,  Montgomery  county,  is  the  owner 
of  e.xtensi\-e  landed  possessions,  his  farm 
comprising  seven  hundred  acres.  He  is  a 
native  son  of  Illinois  and  his  life  history  is 
such  of  which  the  state  can  well  be  proud, 
for  in  his  career  he  has  displayed  the  enter- 
prising spirit  which  has  led  to  the  substan- 
tial and  rapid  development  of  the  great  west. 

Mr.  Eldred  was  born  in  Greene  county, 
Xovember  12,  1848,  and  is  a  son  of  Jedu- 
thun  B.  Eldred.  whose  sketch  is  given  else- 
where in  this  volume.  Oiu"  subject  was 
reared  under  the  jjarental  rnoi  in  his  native 
county  and  at  the  usual  age  he  entered  the 
public  schools,  therein  acquiring  a  good  prac- 
tical education.  He  received  manual  train- 
ing at  farm  labor  under  the  direction  of  his 
father,  whom  he  continued  to  assist  upon 
the  old  homestead  up  to  the  time  of  his  mar- 
riage. In  Jacksonville.  Illinois,  on  the  21st 
of  December.  1876.  he  was  joined  in  wed- 
lock to  Miss  Mary  J.  Robertson,  a  nati\e  of 
Morgan  county.  Illinois,  and  a  daughter  of 
John  and  Mary  Robertson,  also  natives  of 
that  countv.     She  was  reared  in  the  county 


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of  her  nativity,  pursuing  her  education   in 
the  schools  of  Jacksonville. 

JNIr.  Eldred  removed  to  his  present  home 
in  1874  and  began  the  development  of  his 
farm,  which  at  that  time  had  few  improve- 
ments. The  place,  however,  was  three  hun- 
dred and  twenty  acres  in  extent  and  with 
characteristic  energy  he  began  to  till  the 
fields,  construct  buildings  and  continued  the 
farm  work  along  progressive  lines  that  have 
led  to  substantial  and  gratifying  results.  .\s 
his  financial  resources  increased  he  bought 
more  land  from  time  to  time  and  now  has 
seven  hundred  and  fourteen  acres.  He  has 
erected  a  large  two  story  residence,  also 
three  barns,  corn  cribs,  sheds  and  other  out- 
buildings, has  planted  fruit  and  shade  trees 
and  now  has  an  excellent  property  equipped 
with  all  modern  conveniences  and  accessor- 
ies and  displaying  in  its  excellent  appearance 
the  careful  supervision  of  the  owner.  The 
farm  is  enclosed  with  a  hedge  and  wire 
fences,  which  also  divide  the  place  into  fields 
of  convenient  size.  In  the  pastures  are 
found  good  grades  of  stock  and  annually  he 
ships  about  four  carloads  of  fat  hogs,  from 
four  to  six  carloads  of  steers  and  two  car- 
loads of  sheep.  He  is  very  successful  as  a 
stock-raiser  and  dealer  and  is  accounted  one 
of  the  leading  agriculturists  of  this  part  of 
the  county.  He  is  also  a  stockholder  and 
director  in  the  Carrollton  Bank.  His  father 
was  one  of  the  organizers  of  this  institution 
and  his  Ijrother  has  been  in  the  bank  for 
twenty-seven  years  as  cashier. 

Unto  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Eldred  have  been 
born  two  sons  and  a  daughter:  John  J.,  who 
is  now  occupying  a  position  in  the  Carroll- 
ton  Bank;  William  S.,  who  assists  in  the 
operation  of  the  home  farm  :  and  Jennie,  also 
under  the  parental  roof.  The  parents  hold 
membership  in  the  Baptist  church  of  Bois 


Dare,  to  which  their  children  also  belong, 
and  thev  are  deeply  interested  in  the  various- 
church  activities  and  contribute  generously 
to  the  support  of  the  church.  Mr.  Eldred 
cast  his  first  presidential  vote  in  1872  for 
General  Grant  and  has  supported  each  presi- 
dential nominee  of  the  Republican  party 
since  that  time,  having  firm  faith  in  the  Re- 
publican principles  and  earnestly  desiring 
their  adoption.  He  served  as  commissioner 
of  highways,  but  otherwise  has  held  no 
ofiice,  preferring  to  give  his  undivided  at- 
tention to  his  business  affairs.  He  has  been 
blessed  with  remarkably  good  health,  hav- 
ing never  had  to  employ  the  services  of  a 
physician  for  over  thirty  years.  His  en- 
tire life  has  been  passed  in  Illinois  and  he 
has  assisted  materially  in  making  Montgom- 
ery county  what  it  is  to-day.  never  neglect- 
ing any  duty  of  citizenship,  while  at  the 
same  time  promoting  his  individual  inter- 
ests with  success.  He  is  one  of  the  honored 
residents  of  his  community,  having  the  good 
will  and  confidence  of  those  with  whom  he 
has  been  associated,  for  in  all  his  trade  trans- 
actions he  has  been  strictly  reliable,  making 
the  most  of  his  opportunities,  never  taking 
advantage  of  the  necessities  of  his  fellow- 
men  in  any  business  transaction. 


HENRY  \V.  HAND,  B.  S.,  ^I.  D. 

Dr.  Henry  W.  Hand,  of  ^Yhite  Hall, 
who  in  his  practice  has  demonstrated  his  ac- 
curate and  comprehensive  knowledge  relat- 
ing to  the  science  of  medicine,  was  born  in 
Greene  county.  June  29,  i860.  At  an  early 
period  in  the  development  of  the  new  world 
the  Hand  family  was  established  in  America, 
representatives  of  the  name  living  in  Con- 
necticut and  New  Jersey.    Dr.  Hand's  great- 


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grandfather.  Jeremiah  Hand,  was  reared  in 
Hardy  CDunty.  X'irginia,  and  was  married 
tiierc  ti>  Mary  Badgely.  a  daughter  of  David 
Badgely.  who  was  born  in  Essex,  New  Jer- 
sey, in  1749,  and  wliose  ancestors  hvcd  in 
that  state  and  in  Connecticut.  David 
Badgely  rcmm-ed  to  Hardy  county.  N'irginia. 
in  ij^iS.  was  married  there  to  Rhoda  \'alen- 
tinc  and  in  that  locaHty  reared  liis  familv. 
In  1 796.  liowever,  he  emigrated  with  liis 
family  to  Illinois,  locating  at  Kaskaskia, 
which  was  then  only  an  Indian  trading  post. 
and  there  founded  the  first  school  and  first 
church  west  of  the  Ohio  river.  Later  he  re- 
moved three  miles  north  of  tlic  present  site 
of  Belleville,  there  founding  what  is  to-day 
known  as  the  Badgely  settlement.  He  ex- 
erted a  strong  and  beneficial  intluence  in  the 
early  de\-elopment  of  the  state,  being  one  of 
its  real  pioneers.  He  selected  a  quarter  sec- 
tion of  land  on  which  the  present  city  of 
Greenfield  is  located  as  a  suitable  homestead 
for  his  daughter  Mary  and  her  husband. 
Jeremiah  Hand.  Mr.  Hand  entered  the 
same  from  the  United  States  government 
and  settled  thereon  in  1827  and  erected  a 
log  house  for  a  home.  Two  nephews  of 
Rev.  David  Badgely  were  living  in  the  vicin- 
ity of  Belleville.  Illinois,  as  late  as  1885, 
Adam  being  eighty-two  years  of  age,  while 
Elisha  was  ninety-three  years  of  age.  Rev. 
Badgely  died  December  2-j,  1824.  at  the  age 
of  seventy-five  years,  and  his  wife,  who 
was  l.orn  in  1752,  passed  away  in  1832. 
In  their  familv  were  five  sons  and  four 
daughters,  of  whom  Mrs.  Mary  Hand,  wife 
of  Jeremiah  Hand,  was  the  eldest  daughter. 
Following  his  marriage  in  \'irginia.  Jer- 
ennah  Hand,  the  great-grandfatlier  of  tiie 
subject  of  this  sketch,  removed  westward  in 
1805  and  settled  in  the  Badgely  settlement 
near  Belleville.  Illinois.     In  1827  he  located 


on  the  land  he  entered  from  the  govern- 
ment, comprising  a  part  of  the  present  site 
of  Greenfield  and  erected  a  log  house  there- 
on. In  1830  his  son  Stephen  Hand,  who  had 
married,  also  located  on  this  tract  and  began 
building  an  addition  to  the  house,  making 
it  a  double  log  house  such  as  was  the  custom 
in  that  early  day.  but  before  this  was  fully 
Completed  the  jiroperty  was  transferred  to 
James  Cannedy.  who  was  the  maternal 
great-grandfather  of  Dr.  Hand,  and  who 
completed  it  and  li\ed  in  it  with  his  family 
through  the  tcrriljjc  winter  oi  the  deep  snow, 
1830-31.  This  same  double  log  house  stood 
until  only  a  few  years  ago  as  the  landmark 
of  tlic  first  white  inhabitants.  Jeremiah  Hand 
next  entered  land  a  mile  and  one-half  south 
of  his  former  entry  and  occupied  it  for  some 
years.  He  and  his  family  were  among  the 
first  white  settlers  of  the  community.  While 
living  on  the  old  homestead  near  Greenfield 
liis  wife  died  and  he  afterward  lived  alone 
until  the  ])lace  was  sold.  Their  family  num- 
bered nine  children,  two  sons  and  sex'en 
daughters,  namely :  Rachel.  Rhoda.  Sarah. 
Priscilla.  Tarinda,  Millie,  Solomon  and 
Ste[)hen.  Jeremiah  Hand  was  a  member  of 
the  Bajitist  church  and  took  a  very  acti\-e 
and  hel])ful  part  in  the  early  religious  de- 
velopment of  the  county.  When  c|uite  old 
and  feeble  his  time  was  largely  spent  in  mak- 
ing ax  handles  and  in  f|Uoting  scriptiu"e, 
which  he  could  do  by  the  hour. 

His  son  Stephen  Hand  was  the  grand- 
father of  our  subject.  He  died  as  the  result 
of  the  vicissitudes  of  pioneer  life  at  the  age 
of  forty  years.  His  widow.  Harriet  Gal- 
ispie  Hand,  afterward  married  W.  F.  Fd- 
mondson.  who  on  account  of  ill  health  left 
home  and  went  to  Missouri,  where  he  !i\ed, 
leaving  his  wife  to  conduct  the  affairs  of  the 
farm,   which   she  dirl   with   marked    success. 


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PAST  AND  PRESENT  OF  GREENE  COUNTY. 


She  was  a  woman  of  most  remarkable  busi- 
ness abibty  and  of  a  refined  and  artistic  na- 
ture, rare  indeed  in  any  community  at  that 
earlv  day.  She  possessed  a  strong  character 
and  a  l:;rilhant  intellect.  Descended  from 
good  ancestry,  too,  her  better  cjualities  shone 
forth  to  advantage  when  left  in  charge  of 
the  one  hundred  and  sixty  acre  farm  by  the 
absence  of  her  husband.  She  managed  the 
property  in  a  most  business-like  manner  and 
prospered  in  spite  of  all  adverse  circum- 
stances. She  was  able  to  ha\'e  her  own  fine 
carriage  with  brass-mounted  harness,  such 
as  was  rarely  seen  in  this  county  before  the 
days  of  railroads  and  local  markets.  She 
took  an  acti\'e  and  helpful  interest  in  the  up- 
building of  her  community.  Unto  Stephen 
and  Harriet  Hand  were  born  four  children : 
Rachel,  John,  \\"illiam  and  Sarah. 

John  Hand,  the  father  of  our  subject, 
was  born  in  Greene  county,  in  1835.  .\fter 
arri\ing  at  years  of  maturity  he  married 
Eliza  Ellen  Cannedy,  who  was  also  born  in 
this  county  in  1842.  She  was  a  daughter  of 
George  W.  Cannedy. 

The  Cannedy  family  was  founded  in 
America  by  John  Cannedy,  who  emigrated 
to  the  new  world  and  settled  at  Darlington, 
South  Carolina.  He  married  a  lady  of 
Scotch  descent  and  in  1807  removed  to 
Tennessee.  His  son,  James  Cannedy,  the 
great-grandfather  of  our  subject,  was  bdrn 
in  Darlington,  South  Carolina,  March  18, 
1790.  and  in  1816  he  was  united  in  marriage 
in  Tennessee  to  Eliza  Grizzle.  They  con- 
tinued residents  of  the  south  until  ]8_'(), 
when  they  came  to  Greene  county,  llliudis. 
settling  wdiere  the  town  of  Greenfield  now 
stands  and  purchasing  the  homestead  of  Jer- 
emiah Hand,  but  two  years  later  Mr.  Can- 
nedy bought  land  three  miles  south  of  the 
town.    He  made  the  journey  to  Illinois  in  an 


o.x  cart,  bringing  with  him  a  large  family  but 
little  money.  He  W'Orked  as  a  rail-splitter 
in  1830-31  in  order  to  support  his  family 
and  for  luany  years  was  compelled  to  labor 
in  this  way,  but  at  length  prosperity  crowned 
his  efforts  to  some  degree  and  l)y  bis  earnest 
toil  and  perseverance  he  accumulated  a  de- 
sirable competence  and  rose  to  an  honored 
and  respected  position  in  the  community.  He 
was  elected  justice  of  the  peace,  which  posi- 
tion he  filled  for  many  years,  discharging 
his  duties  with  the  utmost  fairness  and  im- 
partiality. He  also  served  as  county  com- 
missioner for  three  years  and  in  minor  of- 
fices. His  wife  died  August  t6,  1867,  at  the 
age  of  si.xty-nine  years.  They  were  the 
parents  of  twelve  children,  all  of  whom  be- 
came useful  and  respected  members  of 
society. 

George  W.  Cannedy,  a  son  of  James 
Cannedy  and  the  maternal  grandfather  of 
Dr.  Hand,  was  born  in  Tennessee  in  1818 
and  came  with  his  parents  to  Greene  county, 
Illinois,  in  1829.  .\s  before  stated  they  pur- 
chased a  part  of  the  double  log  house  which 
Jeremiah  Hand  had  built  and  resided  there 
until  1833,  when  they  retin-ned  to  Tennessee. 
Subsequently,  however,  they  again  came  to 
Greene  county,  settling  on  section  2 1 ,  Rock- 
bridge township,  wdiere  for  many  years 
George  W.  Cannedy  resided.  His  death  oc- 
curred when  he  was  seventy-five  yenrs  of 
age.  He  wedded  }iliriam  Witt,  who  was 
born  in  Indiana  in  1823  and  died  in  1844. 
Their  marriage  was  celebrated  in  November, 
1840.  They  had  two  children:  Eliza  Ellen, 
who  became  the  wife  of  John  Hand  and  the 
mother  of  Dr.  Hand;  and  James  H.  Can- 
nedy, who  lives  in  Kansas.  Mrs.  Eliza 
Ellen  Hand  was  born  in  1842  and  died  in 
Greenfield  in  1895  at  the  age  of  fifty-three 
vears.     Her  husband,  John   Hand,  died  in 


PAST    AND     I'RESEXT    OF    GREEXE    COUNTY 


this  cmmty  in  1876,  near  the  place  where 
must  of  liis  life  had  been  spent.  He  served 
his  country  as  a  soldier  in  the  Civil  war, 
serving  from  1862  until' 1865.  He  was  a 
farmer  and  stock-breeder,  residing  near 
(ireentield,  where  he  engaged  in  oi)erating 
rented  land.  This  he  carefully  culti\ated 
and  he  became  prosperous,  owing  to  his  well 
conducted  business  affairs.  Later  he  i)ur- 
chased  a  farm  in  Macoupin  county  and  dili- 
gence, fairness  and  keen  foresight  character- 
ized all  his  business  transactions.  His  health 
failing  in  later  years  from  infirmities  in- 
curreil  in  the  Civil  war,  he  quit  the  farm  and 
studied  medicine  for  some  time  but  when 
ready  for  practice  he  was  still  in  poor  health 
and  went  south  hoping  to  be  benefited  there- 
by. He  died.  ho\\e\'er,  soon  after  his  return 
home,  in  Uccemher,  1876.  His  aspiration 
was  that  his  son  should  he  highly  educated 
and  become  a  competent  physician.  He  w;!s 
a  Republican  in  his  political  views,  although 
he  voted  for  Horace  Greeley,  and  his  relig- 
ious faith  was  that  of  the  Baptist  church. 

Or,  Henry  W.  Hand  accompanied  his 
])arems  on  their  remo\'al  to  Macoupin 
comity  in  his  early  boyhood  and  there  re- 
maine<l  until  twenty  years  of  age.  He  su])- 
plcnienled  his  public-school  education  with 
a  ])rei)aratory  cnnrse  in  Shurtlefif  College  at 
I'liper  .\lton  and  fmm  1880  imtil  1884 
he  was  a  .student  in  Illinois  College  at  Jack- 
sonville, winning  high  honors  in  athletics, 
oratory  and  the  natural  sciences,  and  grad- 
uating in  the  latter  year  with  the  degree  of 
Bachelor  of  Science.  During  the  three  suc- 
ceeding years  he  engaged  in  teaching  and 
was  principal  of  the  Milton.  Perry  and  Man- 
chester schools.  He  regarded  teaching. 
however,  merely  as  an  initial  step  to  his  real 
professional  labor,  for  it  was  his  desire  to 
become  a  member  of  the  medical  profession. 


Accordingly  in  1887  he  entered  Bellevue 
Hospital  Medical  College  of  \ew  York  city, 
where  he  pursued  a  full  course  and  special 
hospital  courses  and  was  graduated  with  the 
class  of  i8yo.  He  has  also  taken  special 
work  and  in  i8Qr)-7  he  pursued  a  post-grad- 
uate course  at  the  Post-Graduate  School  of 
Medicine  in  Xew  York  city. 

Dr.  Hand  entered  ui)nn  the  practice  of 
medicine  in  1888  as  a  licentiate,  having 
passed  the  state  medical  examination  in  that 
year,  and  he  followed  his  profession  in 
Pittsfield.  Illinois,  for  a  year  and  a  half  be- 
fore returning  to  Xew  "S'ork  to  graduate.  In 
i8qo  he  removed  to  White  Hall,  where  he 
has  since  remained.  In  1902  he  went  to 
Chicago,  where  he  pursued  ;i  ]3ost-graduate 
CMurse  in  nervc.ius  diseases  and  he  now  makes 
a  specialty  of  their  treatment  in  his  practice. 
He  is  constantly  broadening  his  knowledge 
by  reading  and  investigation  as  well  as  study 
in  other  directions  and  he  is  to-daj'  one  of  the 
most  capable  and  well  informed  members  of 
the  medical  fraternity  in  the  state.  He  is  a 
mcnd;er  of  the  Count\-,  Stale  .and  Xational 
Medical  Societies.  J  lis  keen,  analvtical 
mind  and  care  at  the  bedside  ha\e  won  for 
him  the  confidence  and  esteem  of  a  large 
and  inlluential  clienta,ge. 

On  the  r)th  of  March,  1886,  Dr.  Hand 
was  united  in  marriage  to  Miss  Dora  W. 
I'oreni.an.  wlin  is  a  lovely,  accomplished  and 
educated  wcmian.  She  pursued  literary  and 
musical  studies  in  Chica,go.  St.  Louis  and 
Xew  York,  and  she  engaged  in  teaching  in 
the  i)ubhc  schools  and  also  taught  music  for 
several  years  ]irior  to  her  marriage.  She 
studied  German.  Italian  and  h'rench  as  a  part 
of  her  musical  education.  Dr.  an<l  Mrs. 
Hand  have  one  son,  George,  two  years  old, 
whom  thev  are  carefully  rearing. 

The  Doctor  is  a  Republican  in  his  ixilili- 


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cal  views,  belongs  to  the  Knights  of  Pythias 
fraternity,  and  is  a  supporter  of  all  that  is 
fair  and  right.  In  both  the  paternal  and 
maternal  lines  he  is  a  representati\-e  of  htm- 
ored  pioneer  families  of  Greene  connty  as 
Avell  as  of  the  state  and  nation.  Their  names 
of  Hand  and  Cannedy  are  indelibly  inter- 
woven with  the  history  of  progress  and  im- 
pro\'ement  in  this  county  and  Dr.  Hand  cun- 
tinues  the  work  of  his  forefathers  in  that  be 
is  loyal  and  progressive  in  citizensbii),  man- 
ifesting a  keen  and  helpful  interest  in  e\ery- 
tbing  that  pertains  to  the  upbuilding  and  ad- 
vancement of  his  countv. 


SIMEON  F.  WILHITE. 

Simeon  F.  W'ilhite.  living  on  section  3. 
Rubicon  township,  is  one  of  the  thrifty 
farmers  wdiose  active  and  energetic  labors 
are  well  manifest  in  the  splendid  condition  in 
•which  his  farm  of  three  hundred  and  twenty 
acres  is  found.  More  than  half  a  century 
has  come  and  gone  since  he  located  in  Greene 
county,  for  he  was  brought  to  this  county  in 
1852.  His  birth  occurred  in  Oldham 
county,  Kentucky,  on  the  3d  of  October, 
1849,  li's  parents  being  Jesse  and  Martha  ]\1. 
W'ilhite,  also  natives  of  the  Blue  Grass  state. 
The  father  was  a  farmer  of  Oldham  connty 
and  there  he  continued  to  engage  actively  in 
agricultural  pursuits  until  1852,  when  he  re- 
moved to  Illinois  and  purchased  land  in 
Greene  county,  upon  which  bis  son  now  re- 
sides. He  began  here  with  a  partially  im- 
proved tract  of  land,  on  which  was  a  log 
house,  but  his  labors  soon  wrought  a  won- 
derful transformation  in  the  appearance  of 
the  place.  He  planted  a  good  orchard,  de- 
veloped  rich   fields   and   in   course   of  time 


erected  a  substantial  frame  residence  and 
other  good  buildings.  Active  and  energetic 
in  his  farming  lalxirs,  success  attended  his 
efforts  and  brought  to  him  a  handsome  com- 
petence that  enabled  him  to  spend  his  declin- 
ing days  in  retirement  from  further  labor. 
He  reared  bis  family  on  the  farm  luit  his  last 
days  were  passed  in  Greenfielrl.  where  be  en- 
joyed a  richly  merited  rest  up  to  the  time 
of  his  death  in  December,  1891.  His  first 
wife  passed  away  about  twenty  years  before 
his  demise,  and  he  afterward  married  again. 

Simeon  F.  W'ilhite  is  one  of  a  family  of 
six  children,  but  only  three  are  now  living, 
his  sister  being  Mrs.  Lucy  Nichols,  the  wife 
of  J.  H.  Nichols,  a  farmer  of  Rul)icon  town- 
ship, while  bis  brother  is  Samuel  M.  \\'il- 
hite.  a  merchant  of  Greenfield.  Simeon  F. 
W'ilhite  was  reared  to  manhood  on  the  old 
homestead  farm  and  pursued  his  education 
in  the  district  schools.  He  was  early  trained 
to  the  work  of  field  and  meadow  and  con- 
tinued to  assist  his  father  until  the  father 
removed  to  Greenfield,  when  he  took  charge 
of  the  farming  interests. 

In  Rubicon  township  Mr.  Wilhite  was 
married  on  the  loth  of  October,  1874,  to 
Miss  Emma  Nichols,  who  was  biirn  in  Vir- 
ginia, but  was  reared  in  Greene  connty,  Ill- 
inois, her  father  being  ^I.  T.  Nichols,  now 
a  resident  of  Greenfield.  Si.x  children  have 
graced  this  marriage:  Efiie.  now  the  wife  of 
Jesse  Story,  a  farmer  of  Greenfield,  by  whom 
she  has  two  children,  Mildred  and  Franklin 
Story :  Charles,  a  student  in  a  \-eterinary  col- 
lege in  Kansas  City,  ^^lissouri :  Vved.  who  is 
married  and  follows  farming  in  .\thens 
township ;  Jesse,  who  assists  in  the  operation 
of  the  home  farm;  Clara,  who  is  a  student 
in  the  Greenfield  high  school ;  and  Guy,  also 
attending  school. 

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his  domestic  life  upon  the  old  home  farm  and 
has  since  devoted  his  attention  uninterrupt- 
edly to  agricultural  pursuits.  Annually  he 
harvests  good  crops  and  at  the  same  time  he 
raises  and  feeds  stock,  being  prosperous  in 
both  branches  of  agricultural  activity.  Po- 
Jitically  he  has  been  a  life-long  Democrat, 
but  has  preferred  to  concentrate  his  efforts 
upon  his  business  affairs  rather  than  to  seek 
or  hold  office.  His  wife  is  a  member  of  the 
ilethodist  Episcopal  church.  Mr.  Wilhite, 
spending  almost  his  entire  life  in  this  county, 
has  witnessed  much  of  its  growth  and  devel- 
opment and  has  helped  to  improve  and  make 
it  what  it  is  to-day.  He  can  remember  when 
there  was  much  wild  game  here,  inckuling 
turkeys,  geese,  ducks  and  prairie  chickens, 
but  with  the  advent  of  the  farm-yard  fowls 
the  wild  game  has  disappeared  and  all  the 
evidences  of  frontier  life  have  given  way  be- 
fore the  advance  of  civilization.  Mr.  Wil- 
hite is  well  known  in  Greenfield  and 
throughout  the  county  as  a  man  of  tried  in- 
tegrity and  worth  and  although  his  life  has 
been  quietly  passed  it  furnishes  an  example 
that  is  well  worthv  of  emulation. 


H.  A.  CH.\PIX.  .M.  D. 

Dr.  H.  A.  Chapin,  engaged  in  the  prac- 
tice of  medicine  in  his  native  city,  has  won 
desirable  and  gratifying  success,  and  his  life 
record  sets  at  naught,  therefore,  the  old 
adage  that  a  prophet  is  never  without  honor 
save  in  his  own  country.  The  Doctor  was 
born  here  in  1872,  a  son  of  Seneca  D. 
Chapin,  whose  history  is  given  at  length  on 
another  page  of  this  volume.  His  paternal 
grandfather,  Abel  J.  Chapin,  was  born  in 
Xew  York  in  1807  and  died  in  the  year  1894. 


His  wife,  who  bore  the  maiden  name  of 
Rhoda  Hart,  was  born  in  New  York  in  1810 
and  died  in  1885.  His  maternal  grand- 
father was  William  Carr. 

No  event  of  special  importance  occurred 
during  the  youth  of  Dr.  Chapin  to  vary  the 
routine  of  the  average  American  boy  for 
him.  He  attended  the  public  schools  of 
While  Hall  until  he  mastered  the  branches 
there  taught  and  then  entered  the  Northern 
Illinois  Normal  School  at  Dixon.  He  is  a 
graduate  of  the  White  Hall  high  school  of 
the  class  of  1891  and  in  189 1-2  he  engaged 
in  teaching  school  in  Pike  county.  He  pre- 
pared for  the  practice  of  medicine  in  the  Col- 
lege of  Physicians  and  Surgeons,  at  Chicago, 
Illinois,  where  he  remained  for  a  year,  and 
in  the  Baltimore  Medical  College,  from 
which  institution  he  was  graduated  on  the 
completion  of  a  three-years'  course  in  A]M-il, 
1895.  He  then  located  in  White  Hall,  where 
he  began  practice.  In  1902  he  pursued  a 
special  post-graduate  course  in  the  Illinois 
School  of  Electro-Therapeutics.  His  prep- 
aration for  practice  has  been  thorough  and 
exhaustive  and  his  success  gratifying.  He 
is  very  careful  in  the  diagnosis  of  a  case, 
rarelv  at  fault  in  estimating  the  outcome  of 
disease,  and  in 'his  chosen  life  work  has  ren- 
dered valuable  service  to  his  fellowmen. 

On  the  25th  of  September,  1895,  Mr. 
Chapin  was  united  in  marriage  to  Miss  Grace 
Danforth,  a  native  of  Greene  comity  and  a 
daughter  of  George  B.  and  Kate  (Wor- 
cester) Danforth.  She  is  a  graduate  of  the 
high  school  of  White  Hall  of  the  class  of 
1891,  and  is  popular  and  prominent  in  this 
city.  Dr.  and  Mrs.  Chai)in  now  have  one 
child.  Morence  D.,  born  October  17,  1901. 

In  his  political  afifiliation  Dr.  Chapin  is  a 
Reijublican,  deeply  interested  in  the  success 
of  his  party,  yet  never  holding  office  or  car- 


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ing  for  political  preferment.  He  Ijelnngs  to 
the  Baptist  church,  is  a  member  of  tlie  Ma- 
sonic lodge,  the  Eastern  Star  chapter  and 
the  Court  of  Honor.  He  is  serving  on  tlie 
board  of  education.  His  energies,  however, 
are  concentrated  largely  on  his  professional 
duties  and  he  is  a  popular  and  prominent 
3'oung  physician  with  a  large  and  growing 
practice. 


LOYAL   POST   GRISWOLD. 

Loyal  Post  Griswold,  who  for  seventy 
years  was  a  resident  of  Greene  county,  re- 
spected by  all  who  know  him  because  of 
his  upright  life  and  successful  business  ca- 
reer, was  l:)orn  in  a  log  cabin  in  this  comity, 
on  the  14th  of  August.  1833,  his  parents  l)e- 
ing  Harry  and  Maria  (Post)  Griswold. 
His  parents,  representing  old  New  England 
families,  remained  residents  of  Vermont 
until  i8_'0.  «hen  they  sought  a  -home  on 
\\hat  was  then  the  wikl  western  frontier, 
coming  to  Illinois  soon  after  their  marriage. 
Settling  in  Greene  county,  they  contributed 
to  the  pioneer  de\'elopment  of  this  part  of 
the  state.  They  lived  in  a  httle  log  caliin 
in  true  pioneer  style  and  there  they  reared 
their  family. 

Loyal  P.  Griswold  spent  his  boyhood 
days  on  the  old  homestead  and  early  be- 
came familiar  with  agricultural  pursuits  in 
all  departments,  assisting  materially  in  the 
arduous  task  of  developing  a  new  farm.  He 
had  gained  practical  and  comprehensive 
knowledge  of  the  best  methods  of  farming 
and  when  he  entered  upon  an  independent 
Ijusiness  career  it  was  to  continue  his  work 
as  an  agriculturist.  Throughout  his  entire 
life  he  was  interested  in  farming  and  he  de- 
veloped an  excellent  farm  property  in  Greene 


county,  the  well  tilled  fields  bringing  to  him 
a  good  income.  In  the  later  years  he  trav- 
eled quite  extensively  and  while  in  the  west 
invested  in  land  in  Nebraska.  He  also 
owned  land  in  ^■arious  Illinois  counties  and 
his  realty  possessions  were  valuable. 

On  the  25th  of  December,  1856 — Christ- 
mas day — Mr.  Griswold  was  united  in  mar- 
riage to  Miss  Nancy  C.  Swallow,  who  was 
born  in  Weathersfield,  Vermont,  November 
27,  1836,  her  parents  being  Guy  and  Cath- 
erine ( Banister)  Swallow.  Her  father,  a 
farmer  \)\  occupation,  came  to  Illinois  in 
November,  1837,  and  settled  near  the  pres- 
ent site  of  Roodhouse.  His  father  was  one 
of  the  Revolutionary  soldiers  who  fought  for 
the  independence  of  the  nation.  Mr.  Swal- 
low carried  t)n  farming  in  this  county,  pros- 
pering in  his  liusiness.  He  was  also  promi- 
nent in  public  affairs,  held  a  number  of  offi- 
ces and  e\e\'  used  his  influence  for  the  public 
good.  He  continued  to  make  his  home 
near  where  Roodhouse  now  stands  until  his 
death,  which  occurred  about  1850.  His  wife 
(bed  in  February,  1893.  They  were  the  par- 
ents of  three  children  :  Mrs.  Griswold ;  Mrs. 
}i[arv  Frances  Clement,  who  was  horn  in 
1834  and  is  now  living  with  her  daughter  in 
Charleston,  Illinois;  and  Mrs.  Harriet  M. 
Husted.  who  was  born  in  1833  and  is  now 
deceased.  Mrs.  Griswold  pursued  her  edu- 
cation in  the  country  school  near  Roodhouse 
and  continued  her  studies  at  Maple  Grove. 
In  1846  she  returned  to  Vermont  in  a  wagon 
with  her  father  and  mother  and  they  spent 
six  months  in  visiting  in  her  native  state. 

After  their  marriage  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Gris- 
wold lived  for  a  year  on  the  old  homestead 
in  Greene  county  and  on  the  expiration  of 
that  period  removed  to  a  farm  on  INIanches- 
ter  Prairie,  Scott  county,  Illinois,  where  they 
resided  for  six  years.    Thev  then  returned  to 


LOYAL  F.  (.;K1S\V0LD. 


MRS.  XAXCV  C.  CRISWOLD. 


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Greene  county,  wliere  Mr.  Griswold  resumed 
farming  operations.  He  was  a  very  busy 
and  useful  man,  capably  conducting  his 
farming  interests,  and  as  bis  financial  re- 
sources increased  be  made  investments  in 
I)ropertv  from  time  to  time,  thus  beccjming 
tbe  owner  of  extensive  realty  holdings  in 
this  state.  His  business  affairs  were  capably 
managed  and  be  possessed  tbe  determination 
and  perseverance  which  enabled  him  to  carry 
forward  to  successful  completion  wiialcver 
be  undertook. 

Eight  children  were  liorn  unto  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Griswold :  Lucius  J.,  born  November 
2,  1857,  died  October  20,  1865:  Allen  C, 
born  February  i,  i860,  resides  on  a  farm 
near  White  Hall:  Emma  F.,  bom  November 
4,  1862.  died  October  7,  1865:  Harriet  M., 
b<:rn  I'ebruarv  26,  1865.  resides  in  Orlando, 
b'lorida :  Harry  L..  born  August  20.  1S68, 
resides  in  Jacksonville,  Illinois;  Lucien  G., 
born  March  26,  1871,  resides  on  tbe  old 
homestead:  Frank  C.,  born  October  17. 
1874,  lives  in  White  Hall :  and  Effie  C.,  born 
November  7,  1877,  died  July  14.  1878. 

Mrs.  Griswold  was  always  a  great  help- 
mate to  her  husband,  whose  financial  success 
w;is  due  in  [lart  to  her  economy,  thrift  and 
industry  which  were  and  still  are  her  strong 
characteristics.  During  her  husl)and's  life- 
time she  took  great  interest  in  poultry-raising 
and  butter-making,  pushing  both  industries 
to  eminent  success.  Since  her  husband's 
death  she  has  ceased  to  keep  house,  spending 
much  of  tbe  year  among  her  children,  all  of 
whom  are  married,  her  winter  months  being 
passed  in  I'lorida.  It  was  while  visiting  bis 
daughter,  in  Orlando,  Florida,  that  Mr.  Gris- 
wold passed  away,  his  death  occurring  in  the 
year  1903.  Greene  county  thus  lost  one  of 
its  honored  pioneers  and  prominent  citizens. 
He  was  a  man  whom  to  know  was  to  respect 
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and  esteem  and  throughout  his  comnnniity 
he  was  held  in  the  highest  regard.  They 
were  both  charter  members  of  Social  Grange, 
No.  1308,  organized  in  the  spring  of  1873. 
They  were  always  interested  in  its  welfare 
and  were  regular  attendants  at  its  meeting. 
-Mrs.  Griswold,  like  her  husband,  has  made 
m;uiy  friends  in  the  county  and  as  one  of  the 
worthy  pioneer  women  of  tliis  i)art  of  the 
state  well  deserves  mention  in  this  \dlunie. 


URIAH  CONVERSE. 

Uriah  Converse,  who  is  now  living  a  re- 
tired life  in  (kecnlieid  but  who  f.)r  more 
than  liftv  years  was  one  of  the  active  and 
successful  farmers  of  (ireene  county,  has 
been  a  resident  of  this  ])ortion  of  the  state 
since  1844.  A  detailed  account  of  his  life 
would  present  a  faidiful  picture  of  condi- 
tions here  in  pioneer  times  and  through  the 
era  of  later  development  and  progress.  He 
is  a  native  of  Vermont,  his  birth  having  oc- 
curreil  in  Addison  county  on  tbe  24tb  of 
December,  1824.  His  father,  Alfred  Con- 
verse, was  a  native  of  New  Hampshire,  and 
a  son  of  Bernard  Converse,  who  was  also  a 
native  of  New  luigland  and  was  of  English 
lineage.  Alfred  Converse  was  reared  to 
manhood  in  New  Hampshire  and  when  a 
young  man  went  to  the  Green  Mountain 
state,  where  he  was  married  to  Betsey 
Corey,  a  native  of  \'ermont.  He  was  a  car- 
penter bv  trade  and  in  e:irly  life  followed 
that  pursuit.  He  served  his  country  as  a 
.soldier  in  tbe  war  of  1812  and  a  number  of 
vears  later  he  received  a  land  warrant  from 
the  government  in  recognition  of  tbe  aid 
which  be  bad  rendered  to  his  country  in  the 


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second  war  with  Engiaml.  He  removed 
westward  to  Illinois  in  1844.  settling  in 
Rubicon  township,  Greene  county,  where  he 
spent  his  remaining  days,  de\-oting  his  at- 
tention to  agricultural  pursuits  here  until 
about  i860.  His  wife  survived  him  for  l)ut 
a  few  years. 

Uriah  Converse  spent  the  first  twenty 
years  of  his  life  in  ^'ermont  and  enjoyed  the 
advantages  afforded  by  the  common  schools 
of  that  state.  He  is,  however,  largely  self- 
educated,  experience,  obserx-ation  and  read- 
ing adding  largely  to  his  knowledge  since  he 
has  attained  man's  estate.  In  earlv  life  it 
became  necessary  for  him  to  earn  his  own 
living  and  whatever  he  has  achieved  has 
come  as  the  direct  reward  of  his  earnest 
labor.  He  worked  as  a  farm  hand  by  the 
month  for  a  number  of  years  and  then  en- 
tered a  tract  of  land  of  forty  acres,  which 
joined  his  father's  farm  and  on  which  not  a 
furrow  had  l)een  turned  or  an  imprcivement 
made,  and  this  he  at  once  broke  and  im- 
proved. He  then  returned  home  and  cared 
for  his  parents  in  their  declining-  years  and 
succeeded  in  the  ownership  of  the  old  luime- 
stead  farm.  He  afterward  purchased  land 
from  time  to  time  until  he  owned  o\er  five 
hundred  acres  in  two  well  improved  farms. 
He  continued  to  actively  engage  in  the  cul- 
tivation of  this  propertx'  until  1893.  ^vhen  he 
rented  his  home  farm  and  renio\-ed  to 
Greenfield,  where  he  is  now  living  retired, 
enjoying  the  rest  that  he  has  so  well  earned 
and  truly  deser\'es. 

Mr.  Con\-erse  was  married  in  Greene 
county,  December  24,  1848,  to  Miss  Elmira 
Corey,  also  a  native  of  Vermont,  but  her 
death  occurred  in  185 1  after  a  short  but 
happy  married  life  of  but  three  years.  There 
were  two  children  bv  this  marriage,  of  whom 
one  is  now  living.  Flora  Alice,  the  wife  of 


Horace  Landon,  a  suljstantial  farmer  of 
Sangamon  county. 

Mr.  Con\-erse  was  again  married  in 
1856,  the  lady  of  his  choice  being  ]\Iiss  Min- 
er\-a  Strmdefer,  who  was  born  in  Tennessee 
and  in  her  early  girlhood  accompanied  her 
parents  on  their  removal  to  Missouri.  Her 
father  was  Alfred  Standefer,  who  died  in 
Texas.  There  are  five  children  by  this 
union :  Otis  E.,  a  substantial  farmer  of 
Greene  count}-;  Fannie  Dora,  the  wife  of 
Henry  Cooper,  also  a  farmer  of  Greene 
comity :  Harry,  a  practicing  phvsician  of 
Greenfield :  Jennie,  the  wife  of  Cliarles 
\\  oodward,  a  leading  hardware  merchant  of 
Carlinville,  Illinois ;  and  Truman  Uriah, 
who  is  married  and  operates  the  old  home 
farm. 

Politically  ^Ir.  Converse  is  a  stanch  Re- 
publican and  a  believer  in  protection  to 
American  industries,  in  a  sound  currency 
and  in  other  of  the  leading  principles  of  the 
party.  He  has  never  sought  or  desired  pub- 
lic ofiice,  preferring  to  give  his  attention  to 
his  farming  and  business  interests.  He  did, 
however,  ser\-e  as  highway  commissioner 
and  was  a  member  of  the  school  board  for 
several  years,  being  a  stanch  champion  of 
the  cause  of  public  education.  He  and  his 
wife  held  membership  in  the  Methodist  Epis- 
copal church  and  the  sterling  traits  of  hon- 
esty, industr}'.  kindliness  anil  charitv  have 
many  times  lieen  manifest  in  tliem  in  their 
relations  with  their  fellowmen.  INIr.  Con- 
verse started  out  in  life  on  his  own  account 
a  poor  bo}-  and,  dependent  upon  his  own  re- 
sources from  youth  to  the  present  time,  he 
has  won  creditable  success.  Through  his 
labor,  his  enterprise  and  frugalitj'  he  has 
accumulated  two  large  and  valuable  farms 
and  is  also  the  owner  of  a  good  home  in 
Greenfield.      Mrs.   Con\-erse.   who  has  ever 


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])een  a  faitliful  companion  and  lielpmate  to 
lier  husband,  has  been  an  invalid  for  about 
twenty  years  and  for  the  past  ten  years  lias 
lost  the  entire  use  of  her  limbs  but  she  is  a 
l)atient  sufferer  and  receives  the  kind  and  un- 
remitting care  of  her  husband.  Both  are 
held  in  the  highest  esteem  in  Greene  county. 
For  sixty  long  years  ^Ir.  Converse  has  wit- 
nessed the  growth  and  development  of  this 
part  of  the  state,  aiding  in  its  material  im- 
provement. He  is  well  known  among  the 
old  settlers  and  his  life  exemplifies  many 
commendable  traits  of  character  such  as  have 
ever  commanded  respect  and  confidence  in 
every  land  and  clime. 


LLXTEX  GUY  GRISWOLD. 

Lucien  Guy  Griswold,  well  known  as  a 
representative  of  a  pioneer  family,  who  in 
his  business  career  and  connection  with  pop- 
ular interests  has  carried  forward  the  work 
of  upbuilding  and  progress  which  was  in- 
augurated by  his  ancestors  in  Greene  county, 
was  born  on  the  26th  of  March.  1871,  upon 
his  father's  farm  in  ^^'hite  Hall  township. 
He  is  a  son  of  Loyal  P.  and  Xancy  C.  (Swal- 
low) Griswold.  whose  sketch  appears  on  an- 
other page  of  this  volume. 

Lucien  Guy  Griswold  pursued  his  edu- 
cation in  the  common  schools  at  Maple 
Grove.  Illinois,  and  later  attended  Jackson- 
ville College  at  Jacksonville,  Illinois,  in 
1895.  After  pursuing  a  business  course  he 
left  school  in  order  to  take  up  work  upon 
the  old  home  farm,  where  he  has  since  re- 
mained. He  has  always  been  connected  with 
the  cultivation  of  the  old  home  property  and 
he  now  owns  a  very  valuable  tract  of  two 
hundred  acres  of  as  fine  farming  land  as  can 


be  found  in  Illinois — and  there  is  no  better 
farming  property  in  all  the  L'nited  States 
than  is  found  in  this  locality.  He  has  also 
carried  on  the  work  of  raising  cattle  to  a 
greater  or  less  extent  and  is  likewise  engaged 
the  dairy  business.  He  is  a  financial  factor 
in  several  important  business  enterprises  in 
White  Hall,  being  a  stockholder  in  the  First 
Xational  Bank,  also  in  the  White  Hall  Sewer 
Pipe  &  Stoneware  Company  and  in  the 
White  Hall  Electric  Railway — enterprises 
which  have  contributed  in  substantial  meas- 
ure to  the  improvement  and  commercial 
prosperity  of  this  part  of  the  state.  His 
political  allegiance  is  given  to  the  Republi- 
can party  and  he  keeps  well  informed  on  the 
questions  and  issues  of  the  day,  as  every  true 
American  citizen  should  do,  but  has  never 
sought  or  desired  public  office,  preferring  to 
concentrate  his  energies  and  attention  upon 
his  business  affairs. 

On  the  28th  of  December,  1898,  Mr. 
Griswold  was  married  to  Miss  Martha  E. 
Tankersley,  a  daughter  of  William  A.  and 
Margaret  E.  (Coultas)  Tankersley  of 
Greene  count\-.  who  remo\-ed  from  Scott 
county  in  1864.  Her  father  was  the  owner 
of  one  hundred  and  sixty  acres  of  land,  which 
he  placed  under  a  high  state  of  cultivation. 
He  and  his  wife  became  the  parents  of  four 
sons  and  eight  daughters  and  one  of  the  sons 
died  in  infancy.  He  has  led  a  useful,  up- 
right, honorable  life,  never  engaging  in  a 
lawsuit,  treating  his  fellowmen  with  fair- 
ness and  justice  and  being  regarded  by  many 
as  a  warm  and  valued  friend.  His  childreii 
are  as  follows  :  Mrs.  Ellen  .\.  Ross,  who  was 
horn  January  6,  1863:  Mrs.  Xora  L.  Davis, 
born  December  7,  1864:  Mrs.  Hattie  B. 
Hill,  born  August  2,  1867:  Mrs.  Addie  M. 
Lorton,  bom  October  9.  1869;  ^^'iIliam  O.. 
born  November  18.  1871;  Mrs.  Martlia  E. 


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ririswolcl,  l)oni  Xovemlier  15.  1873;  Xor- 
luan  A.,  who  was  bum  April  j,  1876,  and 
died  in  infancy;  Kirby  E.,  born  April  30, 
1877;  Flora  v.,  who  was  born  August  27, 
1880;  Albertus  C,  burn  December  6.  1882; 
Mabel  G..  bom  June  u,  1885;  and  Grace 
E..  born  Septemlier  19.  1887. 


HON.  GEORGE  B.  METCALF. 

The  consensus  of  public  oi)inion  accords 
to  Hon.  George  B.  Metcalf  a  notable  po- 
sition among  the  business  men  and  represent- 
ative citizens  of  Greene  county.  He  has  been 
actively  identified  with  mercantile  interests 
in  Greenfield  for  thirty-five  years  and  has 
developed  a  business  of  large  and  profitable 
proportions,  yet  his  efforts  ha\'e  not  been 
confined  to  lines  that  have  as  their  objective 
point  only  his  individual  good.  He  has 
labored  for  the  general  welfare  and  his  ef- 
forts have  been  far-reaching  and  beneficial. 
As  mayor  of  the  city  he  made  a  most  credit- 
aljle  record  and  his  name  has  for  many  years 
been  inseparably  interwoven  with  the  record 
of  the  city's  progress  and  substantial  im- 
prox'cment.  Moreover,  he  is  entitled  to  dis- 
tinctive mention  in  this  volume  as  one  of  the 
native  sons  of  the  county,  his  birth  having 
occurred  in  Greenfield,  October  7,  1848. 

His  father  was  Richard  Metcalf,  a  na- 
ti\e  of  Kentucky,  born  in  Hopkins  county 
on  the  I.St  of  August,  181 7.  The  paternal 
grandfather,  William  Metcalf,  Sr.,  was  Ijorn 
in  North  Carolina,  Deceml)er  24,  1774,  and 
was  a  son  of  another  William  Metcalf,  who 
was  a  native  of  Englantl  and  became  one  of 
the  early  settlers  of  Kentucky,  locating  in 
that  state  in  1786,  only  three  years  after  the 
close  of  the  Revolutionary  war.     William 


Metcalf.  Jr.,  removed  with  his  family  to 
llliiKjis  in  1835  and  located  in  ]\Iacoupin 
county,  where  he  purchased  a  tract  of  wild 
land  and  began  the  development  of  a  farm, 
spending  the  last  years  of  his  life  there.  He 
died  November  28,  1858,  and  the  community 
mourned  the  loss  of  one  of  its  leading  men, 
f(jr  his  success  in  business,  his  activity  in 
matters  of  citizenship  and  his  interest  in  all 
that  ciincerns  the  public  and  the  general 
good  made  him  a  respected  resident  of  Ma- 
coupin county.  He  was  very  successful  in 
his  business  pursuits,  becoming  the  owner 
of  twelve  hundred  acres  of  land  which  he 
di\ided  among  his  children. 

Richard  J.  Metcalf,  father  of  our  sub- 
ject, was  the  eighth  in  order  of  birth  in  a 
familv  of  nine  children.  He  was  a  young" 
man  of  seventeen  years  when  he  accompan- 
ied his  parents  on  their  remmal  from  Ken- 
tucky to  Macoupin  county,  Illinois,  and  to 
his  father  he  gave  the  benefit  of  his  services 
until  he  had  attained  his  majority.  Follow- 
ing his  marriage  he  located  upon  a  farm  in 
Barr  township.  Macoupin  county,  where  he 
owned  a  large  tract  of  land  which  he  oper- 
ated for  a  number  of  years,  being  for  a  con- 
siderable period  classed  with  the  leading 
agriculturists  of  this  part  of  the  state. 
.\bout  1880  he  removed  to  Greenfield,  where 
he  engaged  in  the  banking  business,  be- 
ing associated  with  his  .son  Ralph  and  Jas- 
per Johnson  in  this  enterprise,  .\fter  the 
death  of  his  wife,  however,  he  ga\-e  up  all 
active  pursuits  and  lived  retired.  He  hail 
built  a  neat  residence  in  Greenfield,  adjoining 
the  home  of  his  son  George  B.  and  there 
he  Cdutinued  to  reside  until  his  death.  Po- 
liticallv  he  was  originally  a  Whig  and  cast 
his  first  presidential  ballot  for  William 
Henrv  Harrison  in  1840.  Later  he  became 
identified  with  the  Republican  party  and  con- 


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tinned  to  follow  its  banners  until  he  was 
called  to  his  final  rest.  It  was  on  the  6th  of 
September.  1838,  that  he  was  united  in  mar- 
riage to  Miss  Mary  J.  Buchanan,  who  was 
born  near  Paris  in  Bourbon  ce)unty,  Ken- 
tucky, in  i8iy,  and  was  a  daughter  of  Squire 
Buchanan,  who  was  a  native  of  Pennsyl- 
vania, whence  he  removed  to  Kentucky  and 
eventually  he  came  to  Ilinois.  Mrs.  Metcalf 
died  in  Greenfield,  October  27,  1886,  and 
]\Ir.  Metcalf  departed  this  life  in  1890.  They 
were  laid  to  rest  in  the  North  cemetery, 
where  a  substantial  monument  marks  their 
place  of  burial. 

Hon.  George  B.  Metcalf  is  the  eldest  son 
in  a  family  of  seven  children  who  grew  to 
mature  years.  No  event  of  special  import- 
ance occurred  to  vary  the  routine  of  farm 
life  for  him  in  his  youth.  He  acquired  his 
primary  education  in  the  conmion  schools, 
supplemented  by  several  terms  attendance 
in  the  Greenfield  seminary,  while  for  two 
years  he  was  a  student  in  Blackburn  College 
at  Carlinville.  Later  he  engaged  in  teach- 
ing in  Macoupin  county  for  six  months  and 
thus  he  became  an  active  factor  in  business 
life.  In  1870  he  embarked  in  the  grocery 
trade  in  Greenfield  and  erected  a  business 
house  in  the  city.  He  sold  his  first  building 
and  in  1880  he  built  his  present  brick  busi- 
ness house.  He  now  carries  a  complete  line 
of  groceries  and  queensware  and  has  secured 
a  liberal  patronage,  his  trade  increasing  as 
the  years  have  gone  by.  He  is  one  of  tlie 
oldest  merchants  in  years  of  continuous  con- 
nection with  the  business  life  of  Greenfield 
and  he  stands  to-day  as  a  worthy  represent- 
ative of  mercantile  affairs  in  this  city,  having 
the  confidence  of  the  business  community 
and  the  trust  of  his  many  patrons.  His  son, 
Carson  T.,  is  now  a  partner  in  the  store 
which  is  conducted  in  harmonv  with  mod- 


ern business  methods.  Their  stock  of  goods 
is  carefully  selected  and  their  reasonable 
prices  and  honorable  trade  relations  have 
been  important  elements  in  winning  them  the 
gratifying  success  which  they  now  enjoy. 
Mr.  Metcalf  is  also  the  owner  of  a  valuable 
and  well  improved  farm  in  Barr  township, 
Macoupin  county,  covering  three  hundred 
acres  and  also  a  desirable  tract  of  land  of 
two  hundred  and  fort}'  acres  in  Cass  county, 
Missouri. 

On  the  1st  of  January,  1873,  in  this 
county  Mr.  Metcalf  was  united  in  marriage 
to  Miss  Sarah  A.  Thorpe,  a  native  of  Greene 
county.  She  was  reared  here  and  completed 
her  education  in  the  Jacksi)n\ille  l'"emale 
College.  Her  parents,  Martin  and  Louisa 
Thor])e.  were  early  settlers  of  Greene  county, 
the  former  a  native  of  England.  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Metcalf  have  two  children  :  Carson  T., 
who  is  married  and  is  a  partner  in  the  store; 
antl  Edwina  B,  the  wife  of  Stanley  D.  Mc- 
Pherron,  a  merchant  and  jeweler  of  Green- 
field. 

Politically  Mr.  Metcalf  has  been  a  life- 
long Republican,  his  first  presidential  ballot 
being  cast  for  General  Grant  in  1868  and  for 
every  nominee  of  the  Republican  party  since 
that  time,  never  missing  a  presidential  elec- 
tion. He  was  chosen  by  popular,  suffrage 
as  president  of  the  village  board  and  after 
the  organization  of  the  city  he  was  elected 
to  serve  for  two  terms,  covering  four  years, 
as  mayor.  He  has  been  a  member  of  the 
\illage  and  city  board  for  sixteen  years  and 
in  i8q6  he  was  elected  to  the  state  legisla- 
ture, where  he  served  for  two  sessions  in  the 
lower  house.  He  was  on  a  number  of  im- 
portant connnittees  and  actively  interested 
in  constructive  legislation  through  the  work 
which  he  did  in  the  committee  rooms.  He 
belongs  to  the  Code  of  Honor  and  has  served 


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as  one  of  its  board  of  supreme  directors  since 
1898.  He  is  also  a  member  of  tbe  Mutual 
Protective  League,  wbich  he  joined  on  its 
organization  in  1898.  with  headquarters  in 
Litchfield.  He  is  now  serving  on  the  board 
of  supreme  directors.  He  and  his  wife  be- 
long to  the  Methodist  Episcopal  church  and 
he  contributed  generously  toward  the  erec- 
tion of  the  new  church  edifice.  In  early  life 
he  studied  law,  but  although  never  admitted 
to  the  bar  he  practiced  here  before  the  jus- 
tice courts.  He  has  thus  been  closely  iden- 
tified with  the  interests  of  the  county  along 
manv  lines,  lieing  active  in  business  and  in 
promoting  the  social,  intellectual,  moral  and 
political  progress  of  his  community.  His 
career  has  indeed  been  a  long,  busy  and  use- 
ful one,  marked  by  the  utmost  fidelity  to  the 
duties  of  public  and  private  life  and  crowned 
with  honors  conferred  upon  him  in  recog- 
nition of  superi(jr  merit.  His  name  is  insep- 
arably inter\\o\en  with  the  annals  of  Greene 
county,  with  its  best  dexelopment  and  its 
stable  progress  and  he  may  well  be  num- 
bered among  those  who  ha\e  made  the  world 
better. 


HARRY  CONVERSE,  M.  D. 

Harrv  Con\'erse,  successfully  engaged  in 
the  practice  of  medicine  and  surgery  in 
Greenfield,  \vhere  for  sixteen  years  he  has 
devoted  his  time  and  energies  to  the  alle- 
viation of  human  suft'ering,  is  a  native  son 
of  Greene  county,  his  birth  having  occurred 
here  on  the  25th  of  October,  1864.  His 
father,  Uriah  Converse,  is  one  of  the  hon- 
ored pioneer  settlers  of  the  county,  repre- 
sented on  another  page  of  this  work.  The 
son  began  his  education  in  the  pul)lic  schools, 
advancing  through  consecutive  grades  until 


he  had  completed  the  work  of  the  high  school 
in  Greenfield.  Desiring  to  enter  profes- 
sional life  he  to(jk  up  the  stutly  of  medicine 
under  the  direction  of  Dr.  Stiftfefeld,  one  of 
the  leading  practitioners  of  Greene  county. 
SiJjsequently  he  pursued  a  course  of  lectures 
in  the  Missouri  Medical  College,  which  he 
entered  in  1885.  He  remained  a  student  in 
that  institution  for  three  years  and  was 
graduated  with  the  class-of  1888.  He  then 
located  for  practice  in  Greenfield  anil  has 
since  maintained  an  otifice  in  this  place,  hav- 
ing a  good  patronage  from  among  the  best 
families  of  the  city  and  surrounding  dis- 
tricts. His  ability  has  long  since  been  dem- 
onstrated in  his  careful  handling  of  im- 
portant cases  and  in  the  excellent  results 
which  have  attended  his  administrations  to 
the  sick  and  suffering. 

On  the  30th  of  September,  1891,  Dr. 
Converse  weilded  }illss  Florence  Smith,  a 
nati\e  of  this  county,  rearetl  and  educateil 
in  Greenfield,  and  a  daughter  of  James  H. 
Smith,  well  known  as  Judge  Smith,  one  of 
the  prominent  Ijusiness  men  of  Greenfield. 
Dr.  and  JNlrs.  Conx'erse  ha\e  one  daugliter, 
Madaline,  now  a  student  in  the  Greenfield 
schools. 

Politicallv  Dr.  Converse  is  a  stanch  Re- 
])ublican,  always  giving  earnest  support  to 
the  principles  of  the  party,  yet  never  desiring 
or  seeking  otfice.  His  wife  is  a  meml.ier  of 
the  ^Methodist  Episcopal  church  and  he  is  a 
Roval  Arch  Mason.  His  interests  have 
always  been  identified  with  the  county  and 
his  efforts  in  its  behalf  have  been  of  far- 
reaching  and  beneficial  effect,  although  his 
professional  duties  leave  him  little  time  to 
engage  actively  in  public  afifairs.  In  a  call- 
ing wherein  advancement  depends  upon  in- 
dividual merit  he  has  made  for  himself  an 
honorable  name  and  won  gratifving  success. 


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corxi-:lius  ja^fes  lx)vle. 

Cornelius  James  Doyle,  a  leading  Repub- 
lican of  Illinois  and  a  prominent  citizen  of 
Greenfield,  where  he  is  engaged  in  the  prac- 
tice of  law.  was  born  in  Carlinville,  Illinois, 
December  6.  1871.  a  son  of  Thomas  and 
Mary  I',.  (  l-'indley )  Doyle,  natives  of  Ire- 
land. The  father  was  born  in  Tulow. 
C'ountv  tarlow,  Ireland,  in  183S  and  in 
iS3(')  lie  left  that  country  for  New  York 
with  his  wife.  Not  long  afterward  he  en- 
listed in  the  United  States  regular  army, 
with  which  he  served  until  after  the  outbreak 
of  the  Civil  war.  when  he  obtained  his  dis- 
charge in  order  that  he  might  accept  pro- 
motion to  the  rank  of  first  lieutenant  battal- 
ion adjutant  in  the  volunteer  service.  He 
continued  at  the  front  until  after  the  close 
of  hostilities  when  he  resigned  his  commis- 
sion as  captain  of  Companv  K,  Thirteenth 
Missouri  Regiment.  He  was  taken  prisoner 
at  Wilson's  Creek,  after  having  five  times 
previously  crossed  the  Confederate  lines,  but 
after  ten  days  he  was  paroled  and  rejoined 
his  command.  His  was  in  many  respects  an 
eventful  and  highly  interesting  career,  for  in 
addition  to  his  service  in  the  regular  army 
and  with  the  Union  forces  in  the  Ci\il  war. 
he  twice  crossed  the  plains,  once  at  the  time 
of  the  Mormon  outbreak  and  again  on  the 
occasion  of  an  Indian  outbreak.  He  was  a 
brave  and  intrepid  soldier,  always  fond  at 
his  post  of  duty,  and  he  rendered  valuable 
service  to  his  adopted  country.  L'nto  him 
and  his  wife  were  horn  eight  children,  of 
whom  five  are  now  deceased,  while  those  liv- 
ing are :  M.  Alice,  who  is  a  trained  nurse, 
having  graduated  from  the  Post  Graduate 
School  of  Chicago;  J.  H..  who  is  in  the  sta- 
tion service  of  the  Denver  &  Rio  Graiide 
Railroad  Company,  now  located  at  Silver- 


ton,  Colc:>rado ;  and  C.  J.,  of  this  re\-icw. 
Cornelius  J.  Doyle,  becoming  a  resident 
oi  (ireenfield  at  a  very  early  age,  pursued 
his  studies  in  the  public  schools  of  this  city 
until  fourteen  years  of  age,  when  he  entered 
upon  a  regular  apprenticeship  to  the  tailor's 
trade  under  the  direction  of  his  father,  thus 
serving  for  lour  years,  after  whicn  he  en- 
gaged in  clerking  in  a  clothing  store  in  Car- 
linville, Illinois,  for  seven  years.  Returning 
to  Greenfield  he  studied  law  and  following 
his  admission  to  the  bar  he  served  for  four 
years  as  city  attorney.  His  practice  has  been 
large,  for  he  soon  demonstrated  his  ability 
to  successfully  cope  with  the  intricate  and  in- 
volved problems  of  jurisprudence.  That  the 
members'of  the  bar  have  figured  more  prom- 
inently in  political  life  than  any  other  class 
of  citizens  is  a  well  known  fact  and  the  rea- 
son is  obvious,  lor  the  training  which  fits  him 
to  handle  the  difi'.cult  (|ucstions  of  the  law 
also  qualified  him  for  the  analysis  of  the 
many-sided  political  questions,  while  his 
training  in  presenting  clearly  and  cogently 
the  points  in  his  cases,  also  prepare  him  to 
present  concisely  and  forcibly  the  issues  that 
divide  the  two  great  parties.  ^Ir.  Doyle  has 
figured  prominently  as  a  political  leader  in 
(jreene  county  since  1900,  as  an  advocate 
and  supporter  of  Republican  principles.  He 
began  his  active  political  work  as  a  speaker 
under  the  direction  of  the  state  central  com- 
mittee, delivering  about  fifty  addresses  dur- 
ing that  campaign.  In  1902  he  espoused  the 
cause  of  Congressman  Hopkins  at  the  in- 
stance of  Go\-ernor  Yates,  and  in  the  same 
year  he  was  chairman  of  the  Greene  county 
delegation  to  the  state  conv^ition.  In  Oc- 
tober, 1903.  he  became  actively  engaged  in 
supporting  the  candidacy  of  Governor  Yates 
for  re-nomination  and  continued  his  labors 
in  that  direction  until  after  the  state  con- 


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vention.  He  was  a  member  of  the  commit- 
tee on  resolutions  and  a  member  of  the  sub- 
committee of  five  who  drafted  the  state  re- 
publican platform  of  1904  and  again  he 
\\ent  out  as  a  speaker  under  the  direction  of 
the  state  central  committee.  He  seconded 
the  nomination  of  Len  Small  for  state  treas- 
urer, and  he  responded  for  the  twentieth 
congressional  district  at  the  famous  repub- 
lican lovefeast  held  in  the  armory  at  Spring- 
field early  in  1904.  On  the  24th  of  May, 
1904,  he  received  the  nomination  at  Jersey- 
ville  for  congressman  from  the  twentieth 
district.  Previous  to  this  time  Mr.  Doyle 
had  held  (-)ffice.  In  1902  he  was  appointed 
parole  commissioner  of  the  southern  Illinois 
penitentiary  by  Governor  Yates,  ser\'ing  un- 
til January  3,  1905,  when  he  was  appointed 
secretary  of  the  state  board  of  arbitration. 
He  was  superintendent  of  the  Illinois 
building  at  the  Louisiana  Purchase  Exposi- 
tion from  August  until  December,  1904,  and 
with  fidelit)-  that  is  above  question  he  has 
performed  every  public  duty  entrusted  to 
him,  making  for  himself  a  most  creditaljle 
political  record — such  as  any  man  might  be 
proud  to  possess. 

On  the  15th  of  June,  1904,  Mr.  Doyle 
was  united  in  marriage  to  Miss  Nellie  W'il- 
hite,  of  Greenfield,  Illinois,  a  daughter  of 
Samuel  M.  and  Mary  E.  (Hembrough) 
\\'ilhite.  Her  father  carried  on  farming  for 
many  years  and  afterward  engaged  in  gen- 
eral luerchandising  for  a  quarter  of  a  cen- 
tury. He  was  also  the  first  city  treasurer  of 
Greenfield  after  its  incorporation.  Mrs. 
Doyle  is  a  graduate  of  the  Greenfield  high 
school  of  the  class  of  1897,  and  afterward 
attended  the  \Voman's  College  at  Jackson- 
ville. She  engaged  in  teaching  in  Greenfield 
for  three  terms  prior  to  her  marriage  and  she 
is  now  the  first  soprano  singer  in  the  First 


Methodist  Episcopal  church.  Both  Mr.  and 
]\Irs.  Doyle  have  a  large  circle  of  friends  in 
Greenfield  and  enjoy  the  hospitality  of  its 
best  homes.  Mr.  Doyle  is  a  member  of  the 
Roman  Catholic  church  anci  of  Elks  lodge, 
No.  654,  of  Litchfield ;  Greenfield  camp,  No. 
459,  M.  \\'.  A.,  joining  the  former  in  1901 
and  the  latter  in  1904.  ]\Ir.  Doyle  is  very 
popular  in  his  district,  is  a  man  of  e.xemijlary 
habits  and  is  said  to  be  one  of  the  best  ora- 
tors of  the  state.  He  has  a  wide  acquaintance 
among  the  prominent  men  of  Illinois  and  is 
not  without  considerable  influence  in  public 
affairs.  His  pleasing  personality,  kindliness, 
deference  for  the  opinions  of  others  and  his 
social  nature  have  gained  him  a  wide  and 
favorable  acquaintance  and  Greenfield  classes 
him  with  its  most  prominent  men. 


EDMUND   L.    COOPER. 

Judge  Edmund  L.  Cooper,  whose  life 
was  the  exemplification  <.if  homirable  man- 
hood and  Christian  citizenship,  was  at  his 
death  the  oldest  citizen  of  Greene  county, 
having  attained  the  very  venerable  age  of  one 
hundred  years,  five  months  and  twenty-eight 
days.  For  sixty-four  years  he  resided  in 
this  county,  and  was  a  co-operant  factor  in 
its  pioneer  de\-elopment,  and  later-day  prog- 
ress, its  business  life  and  its  material  and 
moral  upbuilding.  He  was,  moreover,  a  wit- 
ness of  the  great  events  which  formed  the 
nation's  history,  for  entering  the  world  a 
short  time  before  the  first  chief  executive 
had  passed  from  this  life,  he  lived  through 
the  administration  of  each  succeeding  presi- 
dent, and  took  great  delight  in  all  the  move- 
ments which  worked  for  good  and  progress 
to  the  countrv. 


EDMUND  L.  COOPER 


MRS.  MARY  M.  COOPER. 


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Mr.  Cooper  came  to  Greene  county  in 
1836.  He  was  Ixsrn  in  Orange  county,  \'ir- 
ginia,  September  24.  1799,  and  was  of  Eng- 
lish lineage,  descended  from  an  ancestry 
noted  for  their  industry  and  integrity.  At 
the  age  of  fi\e  years  he  was  taken  l)y  his 
parents  to  Lincoln  count}'.  Kcntuci<_\-,  and 
when  seventeen  years  of  age.  he  accompanied 
them  on  their  removal  to  Christian  count\% 
Kentucky,  going  to  that  district  in  18 16. 
There  the  parents  spent  their  remaining  days, 
the  mother  dying  in  1823  and  the  father  in 
1826.  \\'ithout  any  special  educational  or 
peciuiiary  advantages  to  assist  him  Edmund 
L.  Cooper  had  been  reared,  receiving  little 
training  in  books,  but  le:uning  the  les- 
sons of  experience  that  came  with  laljor 
in  the  fields,  close  ol)servation  and  a 
ready  mastery  of  the  tasks  assigned  him. 
An  observing  eye  and  retentive  memory. 
combined  with  nature's  good  gift  of  common 
sense,  enal^led  him  to  gain  practical  knowl- 
edge that  many  do  not  get  from  the  schools 
or  colleges.  He  learned  tlie  real  \alue  of 
labor  and  of  character,  utilized  tlie  former 
through  an  active  business  career  and  liuilded 
of  the  latter  a  structure  worthy  of  all  admira- 
tion and  respect. 

Before  his  mother's  death  Mr.  Cooper 
was  married.  Miss  Mary  M.  Perry,  of  Chris- 
tian county,  Kentucky,  becoming  his  wife, 
Xovemlwr  2S.  1822.  She  was  born  in  Or- 
ange county,  X'irginia,  August  28,  1793,  and 
was  a  daughter  of  James  and  Xancy  Perry. 
She  obtained  such  common-school  advan- 
tages as  were  afforded  in  the  locality  in 
which  she  lived.  With  her  parents  she  re- 
moved to  Kentucky  and  there  gave  her  hand 
in  marriage  to  Mr.  Cooper. 

They  remained  residents  of  that  state 
until  immediately  after  the  death  of  Mr. 
Cooper's    father,   when   they   removed   witli 


their  family  to  Greene  county.  Illinois,  estab- 
lishin,g  their  home  a  mile  and  a  half  west  of 
W'rightsville,  in  .\pril,  1836.  With  char- 
acteristic energy  Mr.  Cooper  Ijegan  the  de- 
\elopment  of  a  farm  there,  transforming  the 
wild  land  inti>  rich  and  fertile  fields,  whose 
])ro(luctive  condition  cnal)lcd  him  in  course 
of  time  to  gather  rich  harvests,  and  the  sales 
of  his  crops  permitted  of  the  purchase  of 
more  land.  He  continued  his  farming  opera- 
tions until  1856.  when  leaving  his  farm  in 
charge  of  his  son  William,  he  removed  to 
Greenfield,  Illinois,  and  became  identified 
with  its  business  interests  as  a  merchant, 
continuing  in  trade  with  gratifying  success 
until  1880.  In  the  meantime  as  his  financial 
resoiu'ces  increasetl,  he  invested  in  land  and 
his  dififerent  purchases  at  length  aggregated 
se\cn  hundred  and  twenty  acres  of  valuable 
land  in  Greene  and  Montgomery  counties. 
Such  a  record  should  serve  as  a  source  of 
encouragement  and  inspiration  to  others,  for 
at  the  time  of  his  marriage  he  had  a  cash 
capital  of  only  ten  dollars  and  this  was  bor- 
rowed. Industry,  unremitting  industry, 
formed  the  foundation  of  his  success.  His 
business  integrity  was  above  question  and  his 
persistent  labor  and  judicious  investment, 
togetiier  with  the  utilization  of  the  oppor- 
tunities tiiat  nature  al\\a\s  gives  the  agri- 
culturist, made  him.  in  the  course  of  years, 
one  of  the  e.Ktensi\-e  landholders  and  sul)- 
stantial  residents  of  Greene  county,  b'oilow- 
ing  his  retirement  from  mercantile  life  Mr. 
Cooper  and  his  wife  went  to  live  with  their 
(laugliter,  Mrs.  Emeline  Cunningham,  about 
three  miles  west  of  Greenfield,  and  there 
they  spent  seven  happy  years,  enjoying-  the 
comforts  and  blessings  that  had  accrued 
through  former  labor.  I-"(jr  sixty-five  years 
they  traveled  life's  journey  together,  seeing 
much  of  sunshine,  something  also  of  life's 


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shadow.  They  had  liorne  together  priwitiims 
and  liardships  in  the  early  days,  Init  jjros- 
perilv  later  smiled  upon  them,  and  Mr, 
Cooper  was  enabled  to  surround  his  wife,  in 
her  declining  years,  with  all  the  comforts 
that  wealth  could  secure. 

Their  married  life,  too,  was  blessed  with 
nine  cliildren,  and  althnugh  three  were  taken 
from  them  in  infancy,  six  reached  mature 
years,  and  three  are  yet  living:  Robert  R., 
Airs.  E.  E.  Cunningham,  both  of  Greenfield; 
and  E.  M.  Cooper  of  Girard,  Illinois.  There 
are  also  many  other  grandchildren,  great- 
grandchildren and  great-great-grandchil- 
dren. One  daughter,  Mildred,  became  the 
wife  of  Clark  Stevens  and  died  at  her  home 
five  miles  northwest  of  Kane,  Illinois,  in 
January,  1877.  ^^'illiam  T.  Cooper  died  on 
his  father's  farm,  in  August,  1875,  and  A. 
A.  Cooper,  of  Kansas  City,  died  No\'ember 
7.  1901. 

In  1887  Mr.  Cooper  was  called  upon  to 
mourn  the  loss  of  his  wife,  who  was  then 
ninety-four  years  of  age.  She  had  been  a 
consistent  and  life-long  member  of  the  Bap- 
tist church,  and  her  kindly  spirit,  helpful- 
ness and  charitable  thought  which  true  reli- 
gion inculcates  were  daily  manifest  in  her 
life.  For  six  years  after  her  death  ^\v. 
Cooper  continued  to  reside  with  his  daugh- 
ter on  the  farm  and  then  rcmo\-ed  to  Green- 
field, where  he  remained  until  his  name  was 
placed  on  the  roll  of  Greene  county's  Ikiu- 
ored  dead,  March  22,  1900.  He  was  a  cen- 
tenarian, but  it  was  not  his  long  life  or  his 
business  success  that  gained  for  him  the  un- 
qualified regard  in  which  he  was  uniformly 
held  throughout  the  county,  but  his  straight- 
forward life,  his  hatred  of  sham  or  hy- 
pocrisy, his  helpful  interest  in  measures  for 
the  general  good  and  his  kindly  companion- 
ship.    There  was  not  a  jierson  in  the  county 


that  did  not  know  of  Judge  Cooper,  and  a- 
great  number  were  acc|uaintances  —  and 
c\-er\-  ac(iuaintance  was  his  friend.  He  was 
always  interested  in  the  great  c|uestions 
which  concerned  the  political,  material  and 
moral  upbuilding  .of  the  nation.  He  cast 
his  first  presidential  vote  for  James  Monroe- 
in  1820  and  voted  at  each  succeeding  presi- 
dential election  except  that  of  1840,  when  he 
was  too  ill  to  go  to  the  polls.  I-'irst  a  \\'hig. 
afterward  an  Abolitionist  and  then  a  Repub- 
lican, he  stood  fearlessly  in  defense  of  his 
honest  convictions  and  yet  was  not  bitterly 
partisan.  For  seventy-six  years  he  was  a 
faithful  member  of  the  Baptist  church,  and 
Christianity  was  with  him  a  practice,  not 
a  principle.  He  possessed  a  remarkable 
memory  and  his  conversations  relating  to 
events  long  past  were  always  matters  of  the 
deepest  interest  to  his  auditors.  \Mien  death' 
came  he  was  laid  by  the  side  oi  his  wife  in 
Hickory  Grove  cemetery,  Init  the  time  will 
not  come  for  years  when  his  name  and  deeds 
will  be  forgotten.  He  left  the  deep  impress 
of  his  personality  upon  the  county  and  while 
he  never  sought  to  figure  in  any  light,  he  was 
the  champion  and  advocate  of  all  that  tended 
to  impro\"e  the  county  and  his  fellow  man, 
so  that  his  memory  is  revered  by  all  who 
knew  him. 


W.  O.  TOLAIAN. 

Few  residents  of  Greene  county  have  so 
long  resided  within  the  borders  as  has  Mr. 
Tolman,  whose  birth  occurred  in  White  Hall 
township,  on  the  6th  of  June,  1829.  His 
father,  Cyrus  Tolman,  was  a  native  of 
Massachusetts  and  married  Poll>-  Eldred, 
whose  birth  occurred  in  Greene  countv,  Illi- 


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iiois.  The  year  iSiS  witnessed  the  arrixal 
of  Cyrus  Tuhnan  in  this  state.  He  settled  at 
Edwardsville,  where  he  remained  for  two 
years,  and  in  1820  lie  came  to  Greene  county, 
Iiicating  a  mile  ami  a  half  south  of  White 
Plall  upon  a  tract  of  land  now  owned  by  the 
Orton  family.  Subsequently  he  entered 
from  the  government  what  is  known  as  the 
1  licks  place,  adjoining-  the  above  tract  on  the 
SDUth.  .\t  the  present  time  this  is  the  prop- 
erty I  if  Ed  Kendall.  Later  ^Ir.  Tolman  re- 
moved to  the  Simeon  Ross  farm,  a  mile  from 
his  former  residence,  and  upon  the  old  home- 
stead there  W.  O.  Tcilnian  was  born.  The 
parents  continued  10  reside  upon  that  place 
until  1839,  when  they  removed  to  Carroll- 
ton,  but  a  year  later  became  residents  of  Jer- 
sey county  just  across  the  boundary  line  from 
Greene  county.  Upon  the  farm  there  Mr. 
Tolman  spent  the  remainder  of  his  active 
business  career  and  when  he  put  aside  busi- 
ness pursuits  he  returned  to  Greene  county, 
joining  his  son  in  whose  home  his  last  days 
were  spent,  his  death  here  occurring  in  1876. 
He  served  for  a  number  of  years  as  county 
judge  and  also  as  county  commissioner  and 
took  an  active  interest  in  political  afifairs 
as  a  supporter  of  the  Whig  party  and  was  a 
representative  and  influential  citizen  who 
commanded  the  respect  and  confidence  of  all 
who  knew  him. 

\\  .  O.  Tolman  was  the  second  in  order 
"I  birth  in  a  family  of  three  sons  and  one 
daughter.  He  continued  upon  the  old  home- 
stead place  until  1S51,  when  he  purchased 
eighty  acres  of  land  adjoining  his  father's 
farm  in  Jersey  county.  There  he  resided  for 
two  years,  after  which  he  sold  to  his  brother 
who  owned  the  old  homestead.  Mr.  Tol- 
man of  this  review  then  removed  to  the  old 
town  of  Kane  and  rented  what  was  known 
as  the  Pope  farm,  upon  which  he  resided  for 


two  years.  He  ne.xt  purchased  the  Elias 
Grizzle  farm  a  half  mile  south  (jf  Kane  and 
comprising  one  hundred  and  si.xty  acres  of 
land  all  practically  under  cultivation.  He 
has  furilier  continued  the  work  of  improve- 
ment and  now  has  a  splendid  farm  property 
on  which  he  raises  the  various  cereals  best 
adapted  to  the  soil  and  climate,  having  ex- 
cellent wheat  and  corn  crops.  He  also  raises 
hdgs  and  cattle  and  in  his  agricultural 
pursuits  is  meeting  with  very  gratifying 
success. 

In  March,  1851,  Mr.  Tolman  was  united 
in  marriage  to  Miss  Eliza  Po])e,  a  native  of 
New  Jersey,  born  near  Plainheld,  Somerset 
county,  February  13,  1830,  and  the  daugh- 
ter of  Samuel  Pope,  one  of  the  early  settlers 
of  (Ireene  county.  Their  children  are  Fan- 
nie, iiDW  the  wife  of  William  Parker,  a  resi- 
dent of  East  St.  Louis:  Cyrus,  who  is  living 
in  Kansas:  Mrs.  .\nnie  Massey,  a  resident  of 
Granite  City.  Illinois:  Emily,  the  wife  of 
Charles  ^\'arren,  of  Louisiana:  Pollie.  at 
home:  William,  who  is  engaged  in  mining  in 
Mexico:  Curtis  who  is  residing  in  Califor- 
nia :  Elan,  deceased :  and  Cloic. 

The  family  home  is  a  modern  residence, 
situated  in  the  midst  of  a  fine  farm.  There 
are  good  outbuildings  upon  the  place  and 
all  nindern  accessories  found  u])on  a  model 
farm  of  the  twentieth  centur_\-  so  that  the 
farm  in  its  attracti\e  appearance  is  ample 
ex'idence  of  a  progressive  spirit  and  enter- 
l)rising  owner.  Mr.  Tolman  has  never  been 
known  to  take  ad\antage  of  the  necessities 
of  his  fellowmen  in  any  trade  transaction 
and  his  business  career  is  attended  with  a 
measure  of  success  that  comes  from  per- 
sistent, honorable  effort  guided  by  sound 
judgment.  In  politics  he  is  a  Democrat  but 
has  always  refused  public  office,  giving  his 
time  and  attention  to  his  business  affair*^. 


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PAST    AND    PRESENT    OF    GREENE    COUNTY. 


MANFORD  E.  EDAIONDSON. 

^Nlanford  E.  Edmondson,  who  occupies 
an  enviable  position  in  the  pubhc  regard  and 
who  is  one  of  tlie  enterprising  farmers  of  the 
county,  resides  on  section  15,  Rockbridge 
township.  It  was  in  tiiis  township  that  he 
was  born  April  8.  1851,  his  parents  being 
^^'.  F.  and  Harriet  (Hand)  Edmondson,  the 
former  bom  in  Garrett  county,  Kentucky,  in 
1806,  and  the  latter  in  Illinois.  The  father 
was  reared  in  his  native  state  and  when  a 
young  man  came  to  Illinois,  settling  in 
Greene  ci lunty,  where  he  was  married.  He 
owned  and  operated  a  farm  of  nearly  six  hun- 
dred acres  in  Rockbridge  township  and  there- 
on he  reared  his  family.  In  1868  he  re- 
moved to  Missouri,  settling  in  Cass  county, 
where  his  death  occurred  several  years  later. 
His  wife  died  in  Illinois  several  years  before. 

No  event  of  special  importance  occurred 
to  vary  the  routine  of  farm  life  for  Manford 
E.  Edmondson  in  his  youth.  He  attended  the 
common  schools  but  is  largely  self-educated, 
learning  many  valuable  lessons  in  the  school 
of  experience.  He  remained  with  his  father 
until  twenty-three  years  of  age,  and  assisted 
in  the  operation  of  the  home  farm,  gaining 
the  \alual)le  experience  which  has  enabled 
him  to  successfully  carry  on  agricultural  pur- 
suits on  his  own  account.  For  a  year  after 
his  marriage  he  engaged  in  farming  in 
Greene  county  and  then  removed  to  Cass 
county,  Missouri,  where  he  devoted  his  en- 
ergies to  the  tilling  of  the  soil  for  fi^■e  years. 
He  then  returned  to  the  old  home  farm  in 
Greene  county  upon  which  he  had  been 
reared,  and  about  iSSf)  he  erected  his  pres- 
ent home  and  took  up  his  abode  therein.  He 
has  also  built  good  outbuildings,  has  planted 
an  orchard  and  has  carried  on  the  farm  work 
along  lines  that  are  in  keeping  with  modern 


ideas  of  agriculture.  He  raises  good  graded 
stock  and  is  an  energetic,  industrious  man, 
whose  business  success  results  from  careful 
management  and  unfaltering  perseverance. 

On  the  13th  of  May,  1875,  Mr.  Edmond- 
son was  united  in  marriage  to  Miss  Alice 
Gro\'e,  a  native  of  Virginia,  but  reared  and 
educated  in  Morgan  county,  Illinois.  I\Ir. 
Edmijndson  is  a  leader  in  local  Republican 
circles  and  is  deeply  interested  in  the  growth 
and  success  of  his  party.  He  cast  his  first 
presidential  ballot  for  General  U.  S.  Grant 
in  1872  and  has  since  voted  for  each  of  the 
standard  bearers  of  the  party.  He  is  now 
serving  his  second  term  as  highway  com- 
missioner. He  belongs  to  the  Fraternal 
League,  and  in  relation  to  public  affairs  he 
is  always  progressive — interested  in  what- 
ever tends  to  prove  of  general  gO(^d.  His 
best  friends  are  those  who  have  known  him 
longest — a  fact  which  indicates  that  his  has 
been  an  honorable,  straightforward  career. 


SENECA  D.  CHAPIN. 

Seneca  D.  Chapin.  whose  history  is  in- 
separablv  interwoven  with  the  de\'elopment 
and  progress  of  White  Hall  along  lines  of 
substantial  improvement  and  commercial  ac- 
ti\'ity,  and  whose  progress  in  every  field  to 
which  he  directed  his  energies  was  one  of  his 
marked  characteristics,  was  born  in  Conesus, 
Livingston  county,  New  York,  on  the  i8th 
of  Julv,  1836,  the  second  in  a  family  of  eight 
children,  six  sons  and  two  daughters,  whose 
parents  were  Abel  J.  and  Rhoda  (Hart) 
Chapin.  The  surviving  members  of  the  fam- 
ily are  Mrs.  Lucy  Trescott,  of  Livonia,  New 
York,  W.  C.  Chapin.  who  is  living  in  White 
Hall ;  b:imer  J.  Chapin,  of  Fort  Scott,  Kan- 


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sas:  and  Mrs.  Elizabeth  Parker,  of  West- 
field.  Massachusetts. 

Seneca  D.  Chapin  began  his  education  in 
the  public  schools  and  continued  his  studies 
in  Kenyon  University,  at  Alfred.  New  York. 
At  the  age  of  nineteen  he  began  teaching  in 
his  native  state,  but  on  account  of  failing 
health  put  aside  the  duties  of  the  profession 
after  a  few  years.  After  a  time,  however, 
he  removed  to  Clay  county.  Illinois,  where 
he  again  engaged  in  teaching.  In  the  sum- 
mer of  i860  he  came  to  Greene  county,  where 
he  was  also  identified  with  the  educational 
development  of  the  community,  teaching  for 
some  time  in  White  Hall  and  vicinity.  Later, 
however,  he  engaged  in  merchandising  in 
company  with  the  late  H.  J-  Moreland  and 
afterward  with  his  brother  W.  C.  Chapin. 
His  business  affairs  were  always  carefully 
conducted,  indicating  keen  foresight,  sound 
judgment  and  imfaltering  enterprise,  and  as 
the  years  passed  he  contributed  to  public 
progress  as  well  as  to  individual  success 
through  his  investment  in  and  improvement 
I  f  property. 

On  the  8th  of  April,  1865.  Mr.  Chapin 
was  married  to  iliss  Caddie  Carr,  of  \\'hite 
Hall,  who  survives  him.  Their  children  are 
Ella  Leonia,  wife  of  J-  H.  Fo.\,  of  White 
Hall:  Belle,  wife  of  Dr.  W.  T.  Knox,  of 
Manchester,  Illinois;  Troy  A.,  of  Jackson- 
ville. Illinois;  Dr.  Henrv  A.  Chapin,  who  is 
represented  elsewhere  in  this  work ;  and 
Metta  and  Edith,  at  home. 

Mr.  Chapin  was  particularly  prominent 
and  influential  in  community  affairs,  so  that 
his  worth  was  widely  acknowledged  by  his 
city.  He  served  as  a  member  of  the  school 
Iward  of  \\'hite  Hall,  and  after  the  death 
'if  Marcus  Worcester,  he  was  appointed  his 
successor  in  the  office  of  postmaster.  He 
filled  the  position   for   fourteen  consecutive 


years  and  was  a  courteous  and  obliging  of- 
ficial, rendering  satisfactorv  service  to  the 
public,  not  allowing  political  prejudice  to  in- 
terfere in  the  slightest  degree.  He  was 
elected  the  first  mayor  of  the  city  of  White 
Hall  and  on  the  expiration  of  his  first  term 
was  re-elected,  and  it  is  uniformly  conceded 
that  the  city  never  had  a  mayor  who  excelled 
him  in  faitiiful  and  efficient  service,  for  he 
managed  the  business  of  the  city  with  the 
same  spirit  of  enterprise,  economy  and 
progress  that  he  manifested  in  his  private 
affairs.  At  the  close  of  his  second  term  he 
retired  from  office  in  order  to  give  his  un- 
vided  attention  to  his  business  interests  and 
refused  steadily  thereafter  to  Ijecome  a  can- 
didate for  ofifice  or  accept  the  political  hon- 
f)rs  which  his  fellow  townsmen  would  ha\e 
bestowed  upon  him.  However,  he  contin- 
ued to  take  an  active  interest  in  public  af- 
fairs as  a  private  citizen,  and  the  welfare  and 
upbuilding  of  White  Hall  were  causes  dear 
to  his  heart.  The  fine  large  brick  school- 
building,  the  Baptist  church,  the  Chapin 
block  and  his  own  private  residence  and  other 
buildings  evidence  his  enterprise  and  his 
efforts  in  this  direction. 

In  early  life  Mr.  Chapin  was  in  delicate 
health  and  hardly  any  one  thought  that  he 
would  live  to  manhood  or  achieve  the  splen- 
did results  which  crowned  his  efforts  for  the 
city  and  for  the  advancement  of  his  personal 
interest.  He  possessed  a  resolute  and  un- 
daunted spirit,  husbanded  his  strength  and 
resources,  and  his  mental  powers  were  such 
as  to  enable  him  to  grasp  and  readily  under- 
stand a  business  situation  and  use  its  possi- 
bilities to  the  best  advantage.  His  success 
in  life  attests  his  financial  ability,  his  har- 
monious dealings  with  his  fellowmen.  his 
liberality  in  support  of  every  good  measure, 
his  patient  endurance  in  bearing  the  affliction 


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of  years,  his  Christian  fortitude  and  his  un- 
blemished character.  He  was  well  educated, 
industrious,  antl  a  man  of  strict  integrit)'. 
He  was  temperate  in  all  things,  sincere 
and  honorable,  and  while  he  prospered 
he  also  left  to  his  family  the  price- 
less heritage  of  an  untarnished  name.  He 
died  February  24,  1903,  and  the  funeral 
services  were  conducted  under  the  auspices 
of  White  Hall  lodge,  No.  80,  A.  F.  &  A.  M., 
of  which  lie  had  long  been  a  member.  The 
interment  was  made  in  White  Hall  ceme- 
tery, but  the  fruition  of  his  works  is  not 
ended,  for  his  memory  is  cherished  by  the 
many  wlio  knew  and  honored  him  and  re- 
mains as  a  source  of  inspiration  to  them. 


E.  Z.  CURXUTT. 


On  the  roster  of  public  officials  in  Greene 
county  ajipears  the  name  of  E.  Z.  Curnutt, 
who  is  now  serving  as  circuit  clerk.  He  was 
born  in  the  town  of  \\'rights\ille,  on  the 
17th  of  February,  1874.  and  is  a  son  of 
James  H.  and  Angelina  (W'altrip)  Curnutt, 
both  of  whom  were  also  natives  of  Wrights- 
ville.  In  the  district  schools  the  son  began 
his  education  at  the  usual  age  and  was  ad- 
vanced through  successsive  grades  tmtil  he 
became  a  high  school  student  in  Greenfield. 
Later  he  attended  the  high  school  in  Car- 
rollton,  and  was  here  graduated  with  the 
class  of  1893.  On  putting  aside  his  text- 
books he  entered  his  father's  store  in  Car- 
rollton,  where  he  remained  until  1900.  He 
had,  however,  been  engaged  in  teaching  from 
1893  until  1896,  having  charge  of  the  Rub- 
icon school  in  the  eastern  part  of  Greene 
county.  In  1900  he  received  the  nomina- 
tion of  the  Democratic  party  for  the  office 


of  circuit  clerk  and  that  he  was  the  choice 
of  the  public  is  shown  by  the  fact  that  he 
recei\'ed  a  good  majorit)-  at  the  fall  election. 
His  capable  service  received  public  endorse- 
ment by  a  second  nomination  for  the  office 
and  election  in  1904,  when  he  received  the 
largest  majority  of  any  candidate  on  the 
ticket. 

On  the  15th  of  January,  1903,  Mr.  Cur- 
nutt was  married  to  Miss  Jessie  Achenbach, 
a  native  of  Greene  countv  and  a  daughter  of 
Fred  Achenbach.  She  is  a  graduate  of  the 
Illinois  Woman's  College  at  Jacksonville. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Curnutt  are  prominent  socially, 
occupying  an  enviable  position  in  the  regard 
of  many  friends  in  Carrollton.  Fraternally 
]\Ir.  Curnutt  is  a  Master  Mason,  becoming 
a  member  of  Carrollton  lodge,  No.  50,  A.  F. 
&  A.  M.,  in  1898,  and  he  also  holds  member- 
ship relations  with  Carrollton  camp.  No. 
476,  Modern  \\'oodmen  of  America,  Wor- 
cester lodge.  Knights  of  Pythias  of  Rood- 
house,  the  Benevolent  Protecti\'e  Order  of 
Elks  at  Alton,  and  Coulee  li^clge.  Ancient 
Order  of  United  Workmen  of  Carrollton. 
He  is  a  young  man  whose  business  and  polit- 
ical record  is  creditable  and  he  has  the  trust 
and  confidence  of  his  fellow  men,  because 
of  the  fidelity  which  he  has  ex'er  manifested 
in  his  official  life. 


GEORGE  W.  CUNNINGHA:^!. 

George  W.  Cunningham,  having  for 
man\-  years  been  a  representative  of  the  bus- 
iness interests  of  Greene  county,  is  now  en- 
joying the  rest  which  should  ever  crown  a 
long  life  of  business  activity  and  enterprise. 
He  w'as  born  three  miles  west  of  Greenfield. 
October  10,  1859,  his  parents  being  Samuel 


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M.  and  Emeline  E.  (Cooper)  Cunningham, 
natives  of  Kentucky.  His  father  when  a 
^•oung  man  came  to  Illinois,  settling  in 
Greene  county,  where  he  secured  a  tract  of 
wild  land  and  began  the  development  of  a 
farm.  Part  of  the  land  he  entered  from  the 
government  and  he  also  added  to  the  tract  by 
purchase,  lie  came  to  Illinois  with  his 
father,  Robert  Cunningham,  who  had  prev- 
iously visited  the  state  and  entered  a  claim 
from  the  government,  alter  which  he  re- 
turned to  Kentucky.  Samuel  M.  Cunning- 
ham was  married  in  Greene  county  to  Miss 
Emeline  E.  Cooper,  a  daughter  of  Judge  E. 
L.  Cooper,  one  of  the  first  settlers  of  this 
])art  of  the  slate  and  a  prominent  and  inllu- 
ential  citizen,  taking  a  helpful  part  in  mold- 
ing the  earlv  policy  of  the  county.  ^Irs. 
Cunningham  was  born  in  Kentucky  and  they 
began  their  domestic  life  upon  a  farm  where 
they  resided  for  many  years.  i\Ir.  Cunning- 
ham was  a  successful  agriculturist  and 
owned  and  operated  a  large  tract  of  land  of 
three  hundred  and  twenty  acres  near  Green- 
field. I  le  was  well  known  among  the  early 
settlers  of  this  and  adjoining  counties  and 
belonged  to  that  class  of  brave  pioneer  people 
vho  faced  the  dangers  and  difficulties  of  es- 
tablishing homes  in  a  frontier  district  and 
laid  the  foundation  for  the  present  prosper- 
ity and  development  of  the  county.  He  died 
jMarch  5,  1880,  while  his  wife,  still  surviv- 
ing him,  resides  in  Greenfield.  She  has  long 
been  a  resident  of  Greene  county  and  is 
numbered  among  its  esteemed  pioneer 
people,  having  the  friendship  and  regard  of 
young  and  old,  rich  and  poor.  In  the  fam- 
ily of  this  worthy  couple  were  nine  children 
and  three  of  the  sons  are  \et  li\ing.  namelv: 
Robert  I,.,  who  is  now  retired  in  White  Hall, 
Illinois:   George   \\'.,   of   this    review;   and 


L.  E..  a  traveling  man  residing  in  Carroll- 
ton.  Six  of  the  children  have  departed  this 
life:  Henry  C,  who  was  connected  with  his 
brother,  George,  in  business  in  Greene 
countv  and  died  in  Greenfield ;  and  ^^'.  B., 
Alonzo,  Belle,  ]\Iary  and  Jennie,  all  of  whom 
died  in  childhood. 

George  W.  Cunningham  was  reared  upon 
the  home  farm  and  in  his  youth  enjoyed  good 
common-school  privileges.  He  assisted  his 
father  in  the  cultivation  of  the  place  until 
the  latter's  death,  when  he  took  charge  of 
the  farm  and  continued  its  operation  through 
several  years,  succeeding  to  a  part  of  the 
place,  which  comprised  three  hundred  and 
twenty  acres  of  well  improved  and  highly 
cultivated  land.  In  connection  with  general 
farming  he  likewise  engaged  in  the  raising, 
feeding,  Iniying  and  shipping  of  stock,  de- 
\-oting  his  energies  to  these  pursuits  from  his 
boyhood  days  until  he  left  the  farm.  He  re- 
moved to  Greenfield  in  October,  1893,  al- 
though he  continued  to  deal  in  stock  and 
make  shipments  from  this  point  until  1895. 
In  that  year  he  purchased  a  half  interest  in 
the  CJreenfield  roller  mill,  of  which  he  took 
charge,  and  continued  tlie  operation  of  the 
mill  for  three  vears,  but  in  the  spring  of  1898 
he  sold  his  interest  in  that  propertx'  and  has 
since  lived  practically  retired,  merely  giving 
his  supervision  to  his  farm  and  i)roi)erty  in- 
terests. 

On  the  JOth  of  March,  1884,  Mr.  Cun- 
ningham was  married  to  Miss  Martha  A. 
Boatman,  of  Cave  City,  Kentucky,  who  was 
reared  and  educated  there,  her  parents  being 
Henry  and  Sarah  E.  Boatman,  also  natives 
of  Kentucky.  Mr.  Boatman  following  the  oc- 
cupation of  farming  in  Byron  county. 

In  his  political  views  Mr.  Cunningham  is 
a  stalwart  Republican,  never  faltering  in  his 


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allegiance  to  the  party  since  he  cast  his  first 
presidential  vote  for  James  A.  Garfield.  He 
has  never  sought  or  desired  office,  although 
he  served  for  one  term  as  assessor  and  has 
been  alderman  of  Greenfield,  while  for  a 
term  he  acted  as  mayor  of  the  city.  He  has 
also  served  as  president  of  the  hoard  of  edu- 
cation and  no  public  trust  reposed  in  him  has 
ever  been  betrayed  in  the  slightest  degree,  for 
his  interest  in  the  welfare  of  the  city  is  deep 
and  sincere.  His  wife  is  a  member  of  the 
Methodist  Episcopal  church  and  belongs  to 
a  number  of  its  auxiliary  societies  repre- 
senting various  lines  of  church  activity.  She 
is  also  a  faithful  worker  in  the  Sunday- 
school.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Cunningham  made  a 
trip  to  the  Pacific  coast  in  1903,  visiting 
many  points  of  interest  in  the  west.  The 
reader  in  search  of  a  sensational  chapter  can 
not  find  it  in  the  life  history  of  Mr.  Cunning- 
ham, but  those  who  have  appreciation  for 
true  worth,  for  business  activity  and  sterling 
purpose  will  find  his  career  one  of  interest, 
for  these  sterling  traits  have  always  been 
manifest  in  him  and  the  county  may  well  be 
proud  to  number  him  among  her  nati\e  sons. 


GEORGE    CHRISTY. 

George  Christy  is  one  of  the  extensive 
landowners  of  Greene  county,  living  in  Kane 
township,  and  is  a  representative  of  one  of 
the  old  and  honored  families  here.  His 
father,  John  Christy,  came  to  Illinois  at  a 
very  early  day,  casting  in  his  lot  with  the 
pioneer  settlers  of  Greene  countv  when  the 
work  of  progress  and  improvement  had 
scarcely  been  begun  in  this  part  of  the  state. 
He   married    i\Iiss    Elizabeth    Dennison,    a 


native  of  Kentucky,  and  they  became  the 
parents  of  eight  children.  John  Christy  de- 
voted his  energies  to  agricultural  pursuits 
and  his  excellent  business  ability  and  keen 
discernment  were  demonstrated  in  the  suc- 
cess which  attended  his  labors.  He  worked 
persistently  and  diligently,  made  careful  in- 
vestment of  his  financial  resources  and  be- 
came the  owner  of  extensive  landed  interests. 
He  died  in  the  year  1845  and  his  wife  passed 
away  in  1872. 

George  Christy,  the  youngest  of  their 
eig-ht  children,  was  born  on  the  old  family 
homestead  in  Kane  township,  on  the  7th  of 
November,  1839.  No  event  of  special  im- 
portance occurred  to  vary  the  routine  of  farm 
life  for  him  in  his  youth  and  throughout  his 
entire  life  he  has  superintended  extensive 
agricultural  interests.  He  is  now  the  owner 
of  a  very  valuable  farm  of  fi\e  hundred  and 
ten  acres  in  this  county  and  has  extensive 
realty  holdings  and  other  desirable  property, 
including  five  hundred  and  fifty  acres  in 
Jersey  county.  His  is  one  of  the  most  ele- 
gant homes  of  the  county,  the  palatial  resi- 
dence being  supplied  with  furnishings  such 
as  wealth  can  secure  and  refined  taste  sug- 
gest. 

In  September,  1875,  'Sir.  Christy  was 
united  in  marriage  to  Miss  Annie  M.  Sunder- 
land, a  native  of  Jersey  county,  Illinois,  and 
a  daughter  of  Lord  Sunderland,  who  located 
there  at  an  early  day.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Christy 
occupy  a  prominent  position  socially  and 
the  hospitality  of  the  best  homes  of  Greene 
county  is  cordially  extended  them.  In  citi- 
zenship Mr.  Christy  is  reliable  and  loyal  and 
his  co-operation  may  always  be  counted  upon 
in  support  of  any  measure  which  he  deems 
of  public  benefit.  In  politics  he  is  a  Repub- 
lican, but  has  alwavs  refused  office. 


GEORGE  CHRISTY. 


MRS.  (iKORGF.  CHRISTY. 


PAST  AXD  PRESENT  OF  GREENE  COUNTY. 


i'i? 


THOMAS  IIKXSIIAW. 

Tliomas  Henshaw.  engaged  in  the  prac- 
tice of  law  in  Carrollton,  has  gained  the  suc- 
cess which  fiillows  individual  merit  and  tlie 
careful  preparatinn  of  cases.  He  has  a  large 
clientage  cunnected  with  nuich  nf  the  im- 
portant litigation  tried  in  the  courts  of  the 
district,  and  his  earnest  effort,  close  appli- 
cation and  close  stud\-  of  the  principles  of 
jurisprudence  ha\e  hccn  the  salient  features 
in  his  advancement. 

.Mr.  Henshaw  was  born  in  St.  Louis 
county.  Missouri,  .\pril  19.  184S.  and  is  a 
representative  of  .southern  ancestry,  the  fam- 
ily having  been  founded  in  .\merica  in  col- 
onial days.  His  grandfather.  C;i])tain  Will- 
iam Slaughter  Henshaw,  was  a  native  of 
Martinsburg.  ^^'est  Virginia,  where  also  oc- 
curred the  birth  of  Hugh  L.  Jlenshaw,  the 
father  of  our  subject.  .After  arriving  at 
years  of  maturity  he  went  to  Missouri,  the 
date  of  liis  removal  being  1845.  ■'"''  ''^'  ^"""' 
tinned  a  resident  of  St.  Louis  county  utitil 
his  death,  which  occurred  on  the  _'3th  of  No- 
vember. 1861,  resulting  from  the  kick  of 
one  of  his  horses.  He  followed  the  occupa- 
tion of  farming  tiiroughout  his  business  ca- 
reer. He  married  Miss  Fanny  Patterson,  a 
native  of  St.  Louis  county  and  they  liecamc 
tlie  parents  of  seven  children. 

Thomas  Henshaw.  the  eldest  of  the  fam- 
ily, accjuired  his  preliminary  education  in  the 
public  schools  and  afterward  attended  Bry- 
ant &  Stratton  Business  College  in  St.  Louis. 
He  was  but  thirteen  years  of  age  at  the  time 
of  his  father's  death.  In  1867  he  came  to 
Greene  county,  where  he  began  teaching 
school,  following  that  profession  until  the 
spring  of  1876  and  giving  an  upward  im- 
petus to  the  schools  with  which  he  was  asso- 
ciated, for  he  was  an  able  instructor,  impart- 


ing readily  and  clearly  to  others  the  knowl- 
edge that  he  had  acquired.  During  the  lat- 
ter part  of  that  period  he  ile\-oled  iiis  leisure 
hours  to  the  study  of  law  and  in  July.  1876, 
he  went  to  Winchester,  Illinois,  where  he  l)e- 
came  a  law  student  in  the  office  of  Knapp  & 
l\iggs.  In  jaiuiary,  1S78,  he  was  admitted 
to  the  bar  and  opening  an  office  in  Carroll- 
ton  he  began  practice.  In  March,  1879,  '^^ 
removed  to  White  Hall,  where  he  remained 
in  practice  until  November,  1890,  when  he 
returned  to  Carrollton  and  has  since  re- 
mained a  member  of  the  bar  of  that  city. 
His  advancement  has  been  continuous  and 
has  resulted  from  his  de\-olion  to  his  clients" 
interests,  his  careful  pre])aration  of  cases  and 
his  clear  and  forceful  presentation  of  his 
cause  before  judge  or  jury. 

On  the  14th  of  October,  1880.  Mr.  Hen- 
shaw was  united  in  marriage  to  .\manda, 
a  daughter  of  Absalom  Boren,  a  citizen  of 
Pike  countv.  Illinois,  and  a  representative  of 
one  of  the  old  families  of  this  state.  Their 
children  ;ire  Harold,  who  is  now  in  Chicago, 
and  Lesah  X'irginia. 

In  his  fraternal  relations  Air.  Henshaw 
is  an  Odd  h'ellow  and  is  also  connected  with 
the  Masonic  fraternity,  a  member  of  Carroll- 
ton Lodge,  No.  50.  In  his  political  views  he 
is  a  Democrat  and  while  living  in  White 
Hall  he  served  for  two  terms  as  city  attor- 
ney, being  the  first  to  occupy  that  position 
after  the  incorporation  of  the  city.  He  was 
a  member  of  the  board  of  education  for 
three  terms  and  during  the  last  term  was 
president  of  the  bo.ard.  In  matters  of  citi- 
zenship he  is  always  deeply  interested  and 
has  been  the  champion  of  many  measiu-es 
which  have  proved  effective  for  the  public 
good.  In  1888  he  was  elected  state's  attor- 
ney and  was  re-elected  in  1892  without  op- 
position.    He  proved  most  capable  and  re- 


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tired  from  office  as  he  had  entered  it,  with 
the  confidence  and  regard  of  ah  wliu  knew 
aught  of  his  official  service.  He  Is  now  gi\- 
ing  his  undivided  attention  to  the  private 
practice  of  law  and  has  secured  a  good 
clientage,  while  the  legal  fraternity,  as  well 
as  the  puhlic,  recognizes  his  capability  and 
accords  him  a  creditable  position  in  its 
ranks. 


CHRISTIAN  DAMM. 

Christian  Damm  is  one  of  the  successful 
farmers  and  stock-raisers  of  Linder  town- 
ship. His  landed  possessions  are  repre- 
sented by  a  farm  of  two  hundred  and  forty 
acres,  which  he  has  placed  under  a  high  state 
of  cultivation.  He  is  a  native  son  of  Greene 
county,  his  birth  having  occurred  in  Carroll- 
ton  on  the  2 1st  of  January.  1844.  His 
father  was  Dieter  Damm,  Sr.,  and  he  is  a 
brother  of  Dieter  Damm.  Jr..  who  is  repre- 
sented elsewhere  in  this  work. 

Christian  Damm  was  reared  on  the  home 
farm  and  enjo}'ed  the  ad\-antages  afforded 
by  the  common  schools  and  received  prac- 
tical business  training  from  his  father  in  the 
labor  of  the  fields.  When  he  had  reached 
man's  estate  he  started  out  in  life  on  his  own 
account,  beginning  farming  for  himself  on 
a  tract  of  land  of  eighty  acres,  which  he  cul- 
tivated for  five  years.  He  then  sold  that 
property  and  bought  one  hundred  acres 
where  he  now  resides,  becoming  owner  of 
this  in  1S69.  He  at  once  began  its  further 
development  and  as  his  financial  resources 
increased  he  added  to  his  property  from  time 
to  time  until  he  is  now  the  owner  of  two  hun- 
dred and  fortv  acres  of  rich  land.     In  con- 


nection with  general  farming  he  has  made  a 
business  of  raising,  feeding  and  fattening 
stock  for  the  market  and  has  prospered  in 
these  undertakings.  He  has  also  engaged  in 
merchandising,  carrying  on  that  business  for 
twehe  years  with  fair  success.  He  sold  his 
store  in  1903  in  order  to  devote  his  entire 
time  and  attention  to  his  farming  and  stock- 
raising  interests,  which  had  divided  his  labors 
with  commercial  pursuits  while  he  was  con- 
ducting his  store. 

]\Ir.  Damm  was  married  in  Linder  town- 
ship, April  12.  1865,  to  Marguerite  Rath- 
geber,  a  nati\'e  of  Germany,  who  was  reared 
and  educated,  however,  in  Greene  county.  Il- 
linois. Five  children  have  been  born  of  this 
union,  namely :  Christian,  who  is  on  the  farm 
with  his  father;  Philip,  who  is  engaged  in 
merchandising  at  Carrollton;  Katy,  the  wife 
of  Oscar  Combrink,  a  farmer  of  Linder 
township ;  Maggie,  the  wife  of  Cliff  Jacobs, 
also  a  farmer,  located  near  Kirksville,  Mis- 
souri; and  Ella,  at  home. 

In  his  political  affairs  Mr.  Damm  is  a 
Democrat  but  his  first  presidential  vote  was 
cast  for  General  LT.  S.  Grant  in  1S68.  He 
has  never  been  an  office  seeker,  nor  has  he 
cared  for  political  preferment  but  has  given 
his  time  and  attention  to  his  business  inter- 
ests in  which  he  has  met  with  success.  He  is, 
however,  a  public-spirited  citizen,  deeply  in- 
terested in  all  that  pertains  to  the  sitbstantial 
upbuilding  and  improvement  of  his  county. 
He  and  his  wife  are  members  of  the  Pres- 
byterian church  and  have  a  wide  and  favor- 
able acquaintance  in  Greene  count}"  where 
for  man)-  years  his  business  integrity  and  ac- 
tivity have  been  tested.  The  qualities  of  an 
upright  manhood  ha^•e  been  manifested  in 
his  active  career  and  those  who  know  him 
esteem  him  for  his  genuine  worth. 


PAST    AND    PRESENT 

WILLIAM  A.  iirm;Ai«;i). 

William  A.  1  luliliai'il.  wlm  in  imlilic  ufhcc 
lias  (ienionstrated  his  rigiit  to  rank  with  the 
i"C[)resentative  citizens  of  (-ireene  conntx'.  and 
who  is  now  engaged  in  tlie  puljlication  of  tlie 
Carroilton  Gazette,  the  oldest  paper  in  south- 
ern Illinois,  was  born  ten  miles  west  of 
White  Hall,  in  this  county,  December  1 7, 
1864.  His  parents,  William  and  Martha 
(Kline)  Hubbard,  were  born  and  reared  in 
this  county  and  were  here  married.  The 
father  acquired  his  education  in  a  log  school- 
house  near  While  Hall,  school  lieing  con- 
ducted on  the  subscription  plan.  His  i)arents 
removed  from  Kentucky  to  Illinois  in  the 
winter  of  the  "deep  snow,"  1830-31.  Will- 
iam Hubbard,  reared  to  the  occuiiatinn  of 
farming  amid  the  wild  scenes  of  environ- 
ments of  pioneer  life,  carried  on  a.gricultural 
])ursuits  thningh<iut  his  active  business 
career,  and  in  1889  lie  retired  to  enjoy  a  well 
earned  rest.  He  took  up  his  abode  in  L'ar- 
rollton,  wiiere  he  and  his  wife  are  now  liv- 
ing. He  has  been  a  life  long  Democrat,  hav- 
ing supported  that  party  since  casting  his  first 
presidential  vote.  For  thirty-five  years  lie 
has  been  a  member  of  the  luiptist  church.  He 
has  taken  an  active  and  helpful  interest  in 
public  affairs  from  pioneer  times  d^wn  tn  the 
present  and  his  labors  have  contributed  to 
the  general  progress.  Unto  him  and  his 
wife  were  born  ten  children  and  with  the 
exception  of  the  voungest  all  are  yet  living. 

William  .\.  Hubbard  attended  the  dis- 
trict schools  of  Greene  county  until  1882, 
after  which  he  spent  a  year  as  a  student  in 
the  White  Hall  high  school  and  three  years 
in  the  Carroilton  hi,gh  school,  being  gradu- 
ated from  the  latter  in  tlie  spring  of  1886. 
During  the  succeeding  four  years  he  was 
engaged  in  teaching  in  the  district  schools, 


OF    GREENE    COUNIA'. 


589 


proving  a  capable  teacher,  with  ability  to  im- 
part clearly  and  concisely  to  others  the 
know  ledge  he  had  acquired.  In  1890  he  re- 
ceixed  the  Democratic  nomination  for  the 
office  of  count}-  superintendent  of  schools, 
and  was  elected  to  that  office  by  the  largest 
majority  ever  given  a  man  in  the  county.  He 
ser\ed  t'or  four  years  in  a  most  acceptable 
manner,  the  ])ublic  school  system  being  im- 
proved under  his  administration,  and  was 
then  elected  count\-  clerk  in  1894.  l''ollo\v- 
ing  his  first  term  of  four  years  be  was  re- 
elected, and  ill  UK)-  be  retired  from  the  office 
as  be  had  entered  it, — with  the  confidence 
and  good  will  of  all  concerned,  for  he  had 
e\'er  been  prompt,  faithful  and  efficient  in 
the  discharge  of  !iis  duties. 

in  the  meantime  Mr.  Hubbard  had  ])ur- 
chased  of  Thomas  D.  Price  a  half  interest 
in  tlie  Carroilton  Gazette,  and  took  posses- 
sion January  i.  1897.  He  is  still  connected 
with  this  i)a])er  and  is  one  of  the  editors  and 
publishers.  The  Gazette  was  established  in 
1846  and  is  the  oldest  newspaper  having  a 
continuous  existence,  in  southern  Illinois. 
Under  its  ])resent  management  it  has  become 
a  mo.st  creditable  paper  to  Greene  county, 
with  a  large  circulaticMi  so  that  it  is  a  good 
advertising  medium.  Mr.  Hubbard's  inter- 
est in  the  general  welfare  is  deep  and  sin- 
cere and  is  manifest  in  a  tangilile  way  in 
helpful  effort.  He  is  now  serving  for  the 
second  leriii  as  ])resi<lent  of  the  board  of 
education  and  the  i)ublic  schools  of  Carroll- 
ton  find  in  him  a  warm  friend. 

On  the  i()tli  of  September.  1897.  ^I''- 
Hubbard  was  married  in  Carroilton  to  Miss 
Grace  \'.  Sc|uire.  a  daughter  of  Dr.  James 
Squire,  a  resident  physician  of  this  city.  Her 
mother  who  bore  the  maiden  name  of 
Martha  P>radcii.  died  when  Mrs.  Hubbard 
was  quite  youn,g.     Mrs.  Hubbard  attended 


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PAST    AND    PRESENT    OF    GREENE    COUNTY, 


the  L'arrollton  higli  school  for  three  years, 
and  tor  one  year  was  a  student  in  the  Illi- 
nois Woman's  College.  There  is  one  daugh- 
ter hy  this  marriage,  Martha  Helen,  horn 
l-'ehniary  17.  1900. 

Air.  Huhbard  is  a  valued  member  of  sev- 
eral fraternal  organizations.  He  has  be- 
longed to  Carrollton  lodge.  No.  34J.  I.  O. 
O.  P.,  since  1887,  is  also  a  member  of  Car- 
rollton encampment.  No.  80,  L  O.  O.  i^"., 
;ind  has  been  representative  to  the  grand 
liidge  of  the  state  for  three  years.  He  is  like- 
wise a  member  of  the  Elks  lodge,  at  .Mtmi. 
Illinois,  the  Modern  Woodmen  of  .America 
and  at  one  time  was  affiliated  with  the 
Knights  of  Pythias.  A  wide  acquaintance 
has  brought  to  him  manx-  frientls  and  he 
stands  to-dav  as  one  of  the  prominent  and 
influential  residents  of  fireene  county. 


H.  S.  EDWARDS. 


II.  S.  Edwards,  who  is  engaged  in  the 
li\-er\-  business  in  White  Hall,  was  Ijorn  in 
Missdui'i.  Julv  14.  1849.  'i'^  i)arents  being 
Louis  P).  and  Annie  (Stringer)  Edwards. 
The  family  is  of  Scotch-Irish  and  American 
ancestry.  The  father  was  born  in  \'irginia 
in  the  year  1804  and  remo\-ed  frnm  that 
state  to  Kentucky,  afterward  lix'ed  in  Illinois 
and  subse(|uentl\-  liecame  a  resident  (}f  Mis- 
souri. He  was  married  in  Kentucky  to  Miss 
Annie  Stringer  and  he  followed  the  occu- 
pation of  farming  ;is  a  life  work,  thus  pro- 
viding for  his  family.  He  had  five  Sdus  and 
two  daughters,  and  three  of  the  sons  were 
soldiers  of  the  Civil  war.  The  father  (bed 
in  1874  and  the  mother  jiassed  awa\-  in  189^; 
at  the  age  of  sixty  years. 

H.    S.    Edwards   was   reared   under   the 


parental  roof  and  remained  on  the  old  home- 
stead farm  thruugh  the  j^eriod  nf  his  min- 
ority. He  ac(|uired  his  educati(jn  in  the  pub- 
lic schools  anil  in  1871,  when  twenty-two 
years  of  age.  he  removed  from  Alissouri  to 
Illinois.  He  had  l)een  reared  to  the  occupa- 
tion of  farming  and  he  followed  tiiat  pursuit 
until  1884.  when  he  established  a  livery 
business  in  White  Hall  that  he  has  since 
conducted.  He  has  a  large  line  of  fine  car- 
riages and  other  \ehicles  and  also  owns  a 
large  numlier  of  excellent  horses.  His  bus- 
iness is  growing  and  his  earnest  desire  to 
please  his  patrons  combined  with  honorable 
motives  has  been  r)ne  of  the  strung  jioints  in 
his  success. 

In  1872  Air.  Edwards  was  united  in  mar- 
riage to  Miss  Annie  Dow'dall.  who  died  in 
1882.  leaving  three  children.  James.  Erith 
and  Blanche,  all  residents  of  this  county. 
Air.  Edwards  was  again  married  December 
24.  1892.  his  second  union  being  with  Aliss 
Ada  O.  Bingham.  They  attend  the  Chris- 
tian church  and  Air.  Edwards  contributes 
generously  to  its  support.  He  belongs  to  the 
Alodern  Woodmen  cam])  and  in  his  political 
\iews  is  independent.  \'oting  for  men  and 
measures  rather  than  for  party.  For  thirty- 
three  yeans  a  resident  of  Greene  county,  he  is 
well  known  within  its  borders  as  a  reliable 
business  man  and  respected  citizen. 


AIARCUS  NORTH. 


Marcus  North,  one  of  the  best  known 
and  most  popular  farmers  and  business  men 
of  Greene  county,  still  resides  on  the  old 
family  homestead,  which  has  l)een  owned  by 
the  .Norths  for  three  generations,  and 
a     i)art     of     the     residence     was     built     by 


MRS.  I'Rl-DKXCK  Xdkl  II 


PAST    AND    PRESENT    OF    GREENE    COUNTY. 


393 


his  graiKlfatluT  in  iS,^5.  I'lie  oriij'inal 
home,  whicli  was  huill  in  iS.'i.  lias  been 
(leslmyed.  'I'hc  North  family  is  of  English 
lineage,  and  also  of  Huguenot  deseent.  The 
grandfather,  Asahel  North,  was  horn  in 
Farmington.  Connecticut.  Sejjteiuher  ^ 
1782,  and  spent  his  earh'  life  in  the  east,  hut 
in  the  ])rime  of  his  manhood  came  to  Illinois, 
becoming  one  of  the  heroic  hand  of  pioneers 
in  (ireene  countN'.  \\  hile  his  prairie  schooner 
was  waiting  at  his  door  in  Windsor,  \'er- 
mnnt,  he  was  married  tn  Miss  Prudence 
Swallow,  and  ilie\-  left  immediately  for  Illi- 
nois. In  iSji  he  b( night  a  S(|uatter's  claim, 
fnrmerly  the  jiroperty  of  Mr.  Anders,  and 
after  ])urchasiiig  his  homestead  liegan  the 
develoi)ment  of  the  farm,  performing  the 
arduous  labors  necessary  to  the  cultivation 
of  a  new  and  hitherto  uncultivated  tract  of 
land,  lie  made  his  home  continuously  upon 
this  farm,  which  is  now  the  abode  of  our 
subject,  and  lie  became  recognized  as  one  <if 
the  representatixe  agriculturists  and  Imnored 
pioneer  settlers  nf  his  ci immunity.  In  \X2Ct 
he  and  his  wife  returned  east  on  a  x'isit. 
taking  with  them  a  dog,  which  was  Inst  at 
lUitfalii,  .\e\\  ^'llrk,  ancl  nn  reaching  Imme. 
after  spending  about  one  \ear  in  Wiiulsor, 
Vermont,  and  Farmington,  Connecticut. 
they  found  the  dog  waiting  for  them.  The 
])oor  fellow  had  been  shot  through  the  neck 
and  was  still  bleeding  from  the  wnuml  when 
he  arrived  hcime,  tin  nigh  he  li\ed  for  a  year 
or  two  after  that.  .\  barbecue  and  celebra- 
tiiin  was  held  in  the  nld  .Xdrth  gnne  July 
4.  1^4.^  .\sahel  Xnrth  died  upcn  this  farm 
.March  ly,  184(1.  and  his  wife,  who  was  lx)rn 
September  ux  i7<;<),  passed  away  July  2. 
1874,  having  survived  him  many  years. 

This  worthy  couple  reared  a  famih'  of 
twelve  ciiildreu  :  llenr\.  who  died  Septem- 
ber 2T^.  t8ji  :  T.uc\.  wlm  was  born  in   1822 


and  died  in  i(X)i  :  Marcus,  who  was  born  in 
1824:  Sylvia,  wlm  was  born  in  1827  and 
(lied  in  i87(;;  Linus,  who  w;is  burn  in  1829 
and  died  January  14.  184,^  at  the  age  of 
thirteen  years,  eleven  months  and  nineteen 
days;  .Samuel,  who  was  born  in  1831  :uid 
(lied  in  1831.  at  the  age  of  twenlv  vears.  nine 
months  and  six  davs;  (ieorge,  who  was  born 
in  1832  and  died  September  2,  1845,  '''  i'"-' 
age  of  twelve  }'ears.  nine  months  and  twentv- 
seveu  days;  John,  who  was  born  in  1835  and 
died  in  1897;  Marv.  who  was  born  in  1837 
and  is  the  onlv  one  now  living;  Lewis,  who 
wa>  born  in  i83(;  and  died  in  1848;  I'eter, 
who  was  born  in  1841.  and  died  Sei)tembei" 
H),  1847.  at  the  age  of  si.x  vears.  two  months 
and  twentv-eight  davs;  and  Jane,  who  was 
born  in  1843  and  died  March  7.  1848. 
Deidamia  Swallow,  the  mother  of  .Mrs.  Asa- 
hel North,  had  sixteen  children,  while  .Mrs. 
North  had  twelve  and  her  daughter,  Mrs. 
Sylvia  (  .North  I  .McL  ollister.  had  thirteen 
children,  and  the  latter"s  daughter.  Mrs. 
.\ugnsta  Wilson,  who  now  lives  in  Ma- 
coupin count}-,  had  eleven,  making  a  total  of 
tifty-two  children  in  four  generations. 

Representatives  of  the  North  family 
have  through  many  generations  been  farm- 
ers and  stock-raisers.  Marcus  North,  Sr., 
the  father  of  our  subject,  was  born  in  1824 
on  the  old  homestead  in  Greene  county.  Me 
was  a  m;in  of  (|niet  dis]iositioii  and  solid 
worth  and  attainments,  having  no  desire  for 
fame  or  distinction,  content  to  do  his  dtitv  in 
matters  of  citizenship  and  in  his  business 
and  lionie  relations,  lie  married  .Miss  Eliza- 
beth Wales,  who  was  born  in  X'ermont  in 
February.  1832.  and  came  of  I'nritan  .an- 
cestry, tracing  the  line  of  descent  from 
Brewster  of  the  Plymouth  colony  that 
landed  from  the  Mayflower  on  the  shores  of 
New   Englanil  in    \(>-:_'!,.      I  ler  jiarents  were 


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PAST    AND    PRESENT    OF    GREENE    COUNTY. 


Charles  and  Elathea  (  P.ritcll )  A\'ales.  Her 
father,  wlio  was  born  in  1794,  died  in  De- 
cember, 1872,  and  his  wife,  whose  birth 
occurred  in  1795,  passed  away  in  1875. 
After  his  marriage  Marcus  North,  Sr.,  de- 
voted his  energies  to  agricultural  pursuits 
in  order  to  provide  for  his  family.  .Ml  his 
life  was  spent  upon  the  old  North  homestead 
and  there  he  passed  away  No\-ember  2S.. 
18^4.  His  widow  still  survives  him  and  has 
n(jw  reached  the  age  of  se\-enty-two  years. 
In  their  family  were  three  children. 

Marcus  North,  Jr.,  was  born  on  the  olil 
homestead  Novemlier  i,  1854,  and  was  only 
four  weeks  old  at  the  time  of  his  father's 
death.  Pie  continued  to  reside  upon  the 
homestead  until  he  attained  his  majority, 
when  he  left  the  farm  and  built  a  little  house 
for  himself  upon  a  tract  of  land  near  by. 
In  1884,  however,  he  purchased  the  old  home 
property  ami  now  has  a  \aluable  farm,  a 
fine  residence  and  other  go(.)d  Ixiildings.  A 
part  of  the  hduse  was  erected  In-  his  grand- 
father in  1835  and  it  is  therefore  one  of  the 
notable  landmarks  in  this  part  of  the  state. 
Throughout  his  business  career  he  has  car- 
ried on  agricultural  pursuits  and  now  has 
a  very  desirable  farm,  giving  every  evidence 
of  modern  and  progressive  farming  meth- 
ods. It  is  neat  and  ihrifty  in  appearance  and 
indicates  the  careful  supervision  of  an  enter- 
prising and  practical  owner. 

On  the  18th  of  April,  1876,  :Mr.  Ncnih 
married  ^liss  Martha  Baldwin,  a  daughter 
of  Francis  Baldwin,  now  mayor  of  White 
Hall  who  is  represented  elsewhere  in  this 
volume.  They  have  five  children.  Walter, 
Ijorn  May  21,  1877,  was  married  September 
20,  ic)00,  to  Nellie  M.  Rickart,  and  they 
have  one  child,  Plarold  Marcus,  born  ()cu>- 
ber  I,  T902.  Elathea,  born  December  24, 
1880,   Minnie,  born    May   24,    1882,    1  lelen. 


born  June   15,    1884,  and   Lucy,  born  May 
2^,  1888,  are  all  at  home. 

]\Ir.  Xorth  exercises  his  right  of  fran- 
chise in  supp(jrt  of  the  men  and  measures  of 
the  Republican  party  and  fraternally  is  con- 
nected with  the  ^lodern  Woodmen  Camp 
and  the  Court  of  Hoik  jr.  He  is  a  worthy 
representative  of  a  prominent  pioneer  fam- 
ily. Like  his  father  he  does  not  care  for 
prominence  in  public  lines,  but  prefers  to 
devote  his  attention  and  energies  to  his  Ijusi- 
ness  affairs.  He  is,  however,  always  willing- 
to  aitl  in  any  measures  for  the  public  good, 
is  faithful  and  loyal  in  citizenship  and  holds 
the  ties  of  friendship  inviolable.  All  who 
know  him  entertain  for  him  the  highest  re- 
gard because  of  his  genuine  worth  and  up- 
right character. 


HON.  NORMAN  L.  JONES. 

Hon.  Norman  L,  Jones,  who  has  the  dis- 
tinction of  being  one  of  the  youngest,  if  not 
the  youngest,  man  ever  elected  to  the  state 
legislature  of  Illinois,  and  who  in  the  prac- 
tice of  law  has  gained  a  position  of  prom- 
inence, was  born  in  Patterson,  Greene 
county,  Illinois,  September  19,  1870.  His 
father,  John  Jones,  is  the  publisher  of  a 
newspaper  at  Roodhouse.  At  the  usual  age 
he  entered  the  primary  departiuent  of  the 
public  schools  and  was  advanced  through 
consecutive  grades  until  he  completed  the 
high  school  course  with  the  class  of  1888. 
Following  his  graduation  in  Carrollton  he 
went  to  Valparaiso,  Indiana,  where  he  at- 
tended the  Indiana  State  Normal,  and  subse- 
quently be  engaged  in  teaching  school  in 
Fayette,  Illinois,  acting  as  principal  there  for 
two  vears.     He  next  continued  his  studies  in 


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395 


the  West  Point  Military  Academy,  receiving 
tlie  appointment  tlirougli  Hon.  Scott  W'ike, 
meml^er  of  congress.  He  remained  at  West 
Point  for  a  year,  after  wliicli  lie  returned  tn 
Carrollton  and  associated  himself  with  W. 
K.  Withers  in  the  abstract  business. 

.\lmost  immediately  afterward — in  1892 
— Air.  Jones  recei\ed  the  nomination  of  the 
Democratic  party  for  the  state  legislature. 
He  had  previously  taken  an  active  part  in 
politics,  was  a  popular  citizen  and  one  whose 
deep  interest  in  the  public  welfare  was 
was  widely  recognized.  The  electicjn 
showed  that  he  was  the  choice  of  the  ma- 
jority i)f  Greene  county's  citizens,  and  after 
serving  for  two  years  he  was  re-elected  in 
1894.  He  proved  an  able  working  member 
of  the  house,  giving  to  each  question  which 
came  up  for  settlement  his  careful  consid- 
eration. He  was  probably  the  youngest  man 
ever  elected  to  tiie  Illinois  legislature,  being 
but  twenty-one  years  of  age  when  lirst  nom- 
inated tor  the  office. 

In  the  meantime  Mr.  Jones  began  read- 
ing law.  having  taken  up  the  study  after 
leaving  West  Point,  and  in  May,  i8g6.  he 
was  admitted  to  the  bar.  He  then  entered 
upon  the  practice  alone  in  Carrollton.  and, 
like  all  others,  his  practice  was  slow  at  first, 
but  gradually  his  legal  business  grew  as  he 
demonstrated  his  ability  to  successfully 
handle  the  intricate  problems  which  contin- 
ually come  before  the  courts.  In  1899  he 
was  elected  city  attorney  and  was  so  faith- 
ful as  a  custodian  of  the  legal  interests  of  the 
municipality  that  he  was  re-elected  in  1901. 
During  his  term  in  that  office  there  arose 
the  question  of  the  legality  of  the  certificates 
issued  by  the  city  in  payment  of  the  exten- 
sion of  the  new-  waterworks.  He  won  his  suit 
and  thereby  secured  the  waterworks  system, 
of  which   the  citv   has  everv  reason  to   be 


]3r()ud.  The  same  (|uestion  has  since  been 
decided  atlversel}-  by  the  supreme  court  but 
too  late  to  have  any  effect  upon  the  water- 
works of  Carrollton. 

In  190J  Mr.  Jones  joined  Congressman 
Henry  Rainey  in  the  formation  of  the  pres- 
ent law  firm  of  Rainey  &  Jones,  which  stands 
prominently  I'orward  in  the  ranks  of  the 
legal  fraternity  in  this  city.  Nature  was 
generous  in  her  gifts  to  Mr.  Jones.  En- 
dowed with  strong  intellectuality  and  with 
latent  talent  which  his  energy  and  atnljition 
have  developed,  he  is  now  accorded  a  place 
among  the  more  capable  and  successful  mem- 
bers of  the  Greene  coutity  bar,  although  he 
is  one  of  its  younger  representatives.  He  be- 
longs to  the  Modern  Woodmen  catnp  and  to 
the  Ancient  Order  of  United  Workman  and 
is  popular  in  professional,  social  and  politi- 
cal circles. 


WILLIAM  E.  (;REENE. 

\\  illiani  E.  (ireene,  li\ing  on  section  31, 
Rockbridge  township,  is  one  of  the  substan- 
tial farmers  atid  stock-feeders  of  Greene 
county  and,  in  fact,  is  one  of  the  most  exten- 
sive landowners,  having  one  thousand  and 
twenty-fi\e  acres  all  in  one  body.  L'pon  this 
place  are  two  sets  of  farming"  buildings  and 
the  land  is  valuable  and  highly  improved. 
.Mr.  Greene  is  a  n;iti\e  of  this  county.  Iiis 
l)irth  ha\'ing  occurred  in  Kane  township, 
May  24,  1824.  His  father,  Hon.  John 
Greene,  was  a  native  of  Kentucky  and  when 
a  j-oung  man  came  to  Illinois,  settling  first 
in  ]\Iadison  county.  In  181 8  he  removed  to 
this  coutity,  where  he  entered  land  from  the 
government  and  opened  up  a  farm.  He 
became  the  owner  of  several  hundred  acres 


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PAST  AND  PRESENT  OF  GREENE  COUNTY, 


of  land  and  was  numbered  among  the  lead- 
ing agriculturists  at  an  early  day.  He  was 
married  here  to  Nancy  Mains  and  his  was 
one  of  the  pleasant  and  hospitable  pioneer 
homes  of  the  county.  Prominent  in  public 
affairs,  Mr.  Greene  exercised  considerable 
influence  over  public  thought  and  action.  He 
served  for  two  terms  as  a  member  of  the 
state  legislature  and  died  in  Spring-field  dur- 
ing his  second  term,  passing  away  in  1843. 
His  wife  survived  him  from  several  years. 

William  E.  Greene  was  the  fifth  in  order 
of  birth  in  a  family  of  fifteen  children,  of 
whom  thirteen  reached  years  of  maturity, 
while  two  are  yet  lix-ing,  namely:  \\'illiam 
E.  and  Elias.  The  first  named  was  reared 
to  manhood  in  this  county  and  was  largely 
self-educated,  acquiring  much  of  his  knowl- 
edge after  attaining  man's  estate.  Follow- 
ing his  father's  death  he  remained  at  home 
with  his  mother  until  his  marriage,  which 
occurred  in  Greene  county  in  1850,  the  lady 
of  his  choice  l:)eing  Eliza  Jane  Enslow.  a 
native  of  this  count}'.  They  began  their 
domestic  life  upon  the  old  home  farm,  where 
they  lived  for  several  years,  and  later  they 
removed  to  a  farm  belonging  to  Mrs.  Greene 
while  on  the  nth  of  April.  1872,  they  look- 
up their  abode  upon  his  first  farm,  where 
Mr.  Greene  continues  to  reside.  He  began 
here  with  eight  hundred  and  eighty  acres  of 
land,  hut  has  since  added  tn  the  jtroperty 
until  he  now  has  one  thousand  acres.  He 
has  made  many  substantial  impro\ements 
upon  the  place  and  in  connecti(^n  with  the 
cultivation  of  the  soil  he  has  long  Ijeen  en- 
gaged in  the  raising  and  feeding  of  stock, 
shipping  from  his  farm  about  three  carloads 
of  fat  cattle  and  a  large  number  of  hogs 
annually. 

Unto  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Greene  were  born 
nine  chikh-en,  of  whom  four  are  living:  John 


}.,  who  resides  ui)t)n  a  farm  in  tireene 
county:  Cieorge  N.,  who  is  married  and  is 
with  his  father  on  the  Imme  place;  Roy  D., 
also  upon  the  home  farm :  and  Evans,  a  res- 
ident of  Oklahoma.  The  others  all  died  in 
earlv  childhood,  save  one  daughter,  'who 
luarriecl  and  afterward  passed  away.  In 
1899  Mr.  Greene  was  called  upon  to  mourn 
the  loss  of  his  wife,  whose  death  occurred  in 
the  month  of  May  of  that  year. 

Politically  Mr.  Greene  has  been  a  life- 
long Democrat  but  has  never  sought  or  de- 
sider  office.  He  is  a  stockholder  in  the 
Greene  Countv  Fair  Association  and  is  a 
public-spirited  citizen,  interested  in  all  that 
liertains  to  the  general  progress  and  im- 
provement of  his  part  of  the  state.  He  dis- 
plays excellent  business  cjualifications  and  his 
energy  and  labors  have  been  the  source  of 
his  very  gratifying  and  desirable  success. 


WILLIAM   ELDRED. 

\\'illiam  Eldred,  deceased,  was  for  many 
years  prominently  identified  with  the  agri- 
cultural interests  of  Greene  county.  He  was 
a  native  of  Connecticut  and  of  English  lin- 
eage. The  progenitors  of  the  Eldred  family 
in  America  were  three  brothers  of  the  name, 
who,  leaving  England,  braved  the  dangers 
incident  to  an  ocean  vo)'age  at  that  early 
period  and  established  their  luimes  in  New 
Plngland  al)out  three  hundred  years  ago. 

His  father.  Joshephat  Eldred.  was  also  a 
native  of  Connecticut  and  was  a  soldier  of 
the  war  of  1812.  The  family  was  estab- 
lished in  Herkimer  county.  New  York,  at 
an  early  period  in  its  development  and  was 
there  represented  until  1820.  when  the  father 
removed  with  his  familv  to  Illinois,  arriving 


WILLIAM  ELDRED. 


MRS.  WILLIAM  ELDRED. 


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in  that  _\car  at  l<i(l_yv  I'rairie.  l)elo\\  St. 
Louis.  Tlic  following"  season,  lio\\c\cr.  he 
came  to  Carrollton,  locating'  west  of  the 
town.  He  secured  a  tract  of  land  alxnit  two 
and  a  half  miles  from  the  city  and  this  is  now 
a  ])art  of  the  celehrated  i^idred  farm,  being 
still  in  possession  of  his  descendants. 

William  Eldred  came  w  ith  the  family  to 
Cireene  county  and  cast  in  his  lot  with  the 
early  pioneer  settlers,  sharing  in  the  hard- 
ships and  trials  incident  to  life  on  the  fron- 
tier. He  also  assisted  in  the  arduous  task  of 
developing  a  new  farm,  turning  the  iirst 
furrow  upon  many  a  licld.  lie  continued  to 
reside  upon  the  old  faniih-  homestead  up  to 
the  time  of  his  death,  successfully  carrying 
on  agricultural  i)m'suits. 

In  early  manhood  .Mi'.  Eldred  married 
Miss  Ruth  Brace,  a  nati\'e  of  Herkimer 
county,  Xcw  "N'ork.  Her  father  came  to  Illi- 
nois ahont  iN-'7  and  estahlished  his  home  in 
Greene  county.  He  was  then  (|uite  well  ad- 
vanced in  years  and  after  his  removal  to  the 
west  he  practically  lixed  retired  from  husi- 
ness.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  hddrcd  were  the  parents 
of  tw'elve  children.  He  died  on  the  24th  of 
July,  1854,  when  sixty-four  years  of  age. 
and  his  wife,  long  surviving  him,  passed 
away  in  September.  1888.  at  the  advanced 
age  of  eighty-eight  years,  lioth  were  re- 
si)ected  and  worthy  people,  enjoying  the 
warm  friendship  of  manv  and  the  high  re- 
gard of  all  with  whom  they  were  associated. 
Mrs.  I-^ldred  was  a  lad\'  of  many  excellent 
traits  of  character  which  gained  f(M-  her  the 
love  and  admiration  of  all.  Mr.  Eldred  was 
regarded  as  one  of  the  re])resentative  men  of 
his  day.  progressive  in  citizenship,  active  and 
enterprising  in  business  and  influential  in 
iniblic  affairs.  He  was  always  fouufl  on  the 
side  of  right.  impro\ement  and  justice,  and 
he  left  to  his  familx'  an  honored  name. 


Gl-'-ORCb:   r.  W.  SHiaTTl'-.Ll). 

George  T.  W.  .Sheftield.  for  years  an 
honored  and  pros[)erous  business  man  of 
Greene  comity,  passed  awa\'  May  Ji>.  1880, 
after  more  than  a  half  century's  residence  in 
this  state.  His  actix'ity  in  business, 
throughout  the  long  years  which  he  spent 
in  this  state,  made  him  well  known  in 
Greene  counts-,  and  his  name  was  ever  as- 
sociated with  all  that  is  honorable  in  business 
and  ill  ])ul)lic  life,  llis  gcmiine  worth  was 
acknowledged  by  all  who  knew  him  and  as 
one  of  the  pioneers  of  the  county  he  aided  in 
laying  the  foimdation  for  its  i)resent  pro- 
gress and  prosperitx'  and  e\cr  fostered  those 
movements  which  ha\e  contributed  to  its 
substantial  ui)l)uildiii,g. 

Mr.  Sheffield  was  Ixnni  in  Xodaway 
county,  \'irginia,  July  24,  1815,  and  in  his 
\'er\'  eai'K  childlmod  he  was  taken  by  his 
parents  to  Kentucky,  where  his  father  died 
when  the  son  was  onl)'  five  years  of  age.  The 
mother  married  again  and  her  second  hus- 
band sipiandered  her  property,  ■'^o  that  it  was 
necessary  for  Mr.  Sheffield,  when  only  ten 
years  of  age.  to  start  out  in  life  on  bis  own 
accoinit.  His  educational  privileges  were 
therefore  \'erv  limited,  his  other  advantages 
few.  but  in  the  face  of  discouraging  circum- 
stances, with  many  obstacles  in  his  path,  he 
stcadiK'  worked  his  way  upward,  each  dif- 
faculty  seeming  to  serve  as  a  new  impetus  for 
further  effort  and  great  accompli siiment.  He 
came  to  Illinois  in  1827  and  located  first  in 
Adams  county.  On  leaving  Kentucky  he 
went  first  to  N^ew  Orleans  and  thence  made 
his  way  uj)  the  river  on  a  steamer  to  St. 
Louis,  wlience  he  came  to  this  state.  He  was 
employed  for  a  time  as  a  farm  hand  for  Mr. 
Black,  west  of  Carrollton,  at  four  dollars 
per  month,  and  he  was  noted  aiuong  the  la- 


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borers  in  the  field  for  his  Hberal  spirit  and 
largeness  of  heart,  being  always  ready  and 
willing  to  bear  the  heaviest  part  of  the  Inir- 
den.  He  came  to  Greenfield  very  early  and 
as  one  of  its  pioneer  merchants  opened  a 
small  store  in  which  he  gradually  built  up  a 
good  business  and  conducted  an  extensive 
trade.  He  erected  a  large  building  in  whic' 
to  conduct  his  mercantile  enterprise  and 
when  he  had  successfully  conducted  his  com- 
mercial interests  for  a  number  of  years  he 
withdrew  from  that  field  of  business  activity 
and  turned  his  attention  to  the  banking  bus- 
iness. In  1870  he  became  connected  with 
the  banking  firm  of  Skillings,  Sheffield  & 
Company,  as  one  of  its  organizers,  and  after 
a  period  of  four  or  five  years  he  and  his  son 
purchased  the  interests  of  the  other  partners 
and  the  bank  of  Sheffield  &  Company  was 
organized,  with  the  father,  son  and  son-in- 
law,  J.  W.  Hutchinson,  as  partners  in  the 
enterprise.  Mr.  Sheffield  became  president 
of  the  institution  and  continued  at  its  head 
until  his  death,  conducting  a  general  bank- 
ing business,  whereby  they  won  very  grati- 
fying success.  Theirs  became  known  as  one 
of  the  most  reliable  moneyed  concerns  of  the 
county,  maintaining  a  business  policy  that 
neither  sought  nor  required  disguise. 
Through  the  years  of  an  active  business  ca- 
reer George  T.  W.  Sheffield  accumulated 
a  large  fortune,  liecoming  one  of  the  sub- 
stantial men  of  the  county.  He  did  much  for 
the  improvement  and  progress  of  this  sec- 
tion of  the  state  and  was  largely  instrumen- 
tal in  securing  the  building  of  the  railroad 
line  which  is  now  a  part  of  the  Chicago.  Bur- 
lington &  Ouincy  Railroad  system. 

Other  business  interests  claimed  the  at- 
tention and  benefitted  by  the  effiirts  of  Mr. 
Sheffield.  He  was  at  one  time  proprietor  of 
a  flouring  mill  at  Rockbridge,  and  thus  he 


was  closely  associated  with  various  indus- 
trial and  commercial  interests  which  led  to 
the  substantial  upbuilding  of  the  county.  He 
dealt  considerably  in  real  estate,  making  ju- 
dicious investments,  and  the  rise  in  property, 
consequent  upon  the  settlement  of  the  county, 
made  his  realty  of  much  value. 

On  the  3d  of  Noxember.  1842.  Mr. 
Sheffield  was  married  to  Miss  Harriet  Car- 
ter, a  native  of  Virginia,  who  spent  her  girl- 
hood days  in  the  neighborhood  in  which  her 
husband  was  reared.  She  survived  him  for 
a  number  of  years,  passing  away  in  June, 
1890.  They  were  the  parents  of  seven  chil- 
dren, of  whom  four  are  yet  living:  John  R., 
the  only  son,  a  banker  of  Greenfield,  repre- 
sented elsewhere  in  this  work;  Mrs.  J.  B. 
Boyd,  of  Seattle.  Washington:  ]\Irs.  H.  H. 
]Montgomery,  of  Carrollton ;  and  Mrs.  F.  P. 
Metcalf,  of  Springfield,  Illinois. 

Mr.  Sheffield  was  a  member  of  the  Odd 
Fellows  society  and  although  he  nfever  united 
with  an)-  church,  he  had  a  firm  faith  in  the 
Christian  religion  and  lived  a  most  moral 
and  exemplary  life.  He  was  a  particularly 
strong  advocate  of  the  cause  of  temperance 
and  alwavs  furthered  every  movement  that 
had  for  its  object  the  uplifting  of  men.  At 
one  time  he  was  a  trustee  for  the  Central 
Hospital  for  the  Insane  at  Jacksonville.  His 
political  support  was  unfalteringly  given  to 
the  Republican  party  and  he  enjoyed  the  ac- 
quaintance and  respect  of  many  of  the  lead- 
ers of  the  party  in  this  state.  As  an  active, 
useful  member  of  society  he  had  scarcely  an 
equal.  He  engaged  in  public  measures  with 
an  untiring  zeal  and  with  his  abundant 
means  it  was  his  pleasure  to,  promote  the 
public  good.  In  his  home,  gentle  and  ten- 
der, he  was  to  his  children  a  friend  as  well 
as  father  and  the  companionship  there  was 
ideal  in  character.     Coming  to  this  part  of 


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the  state  when  advancing  civihzation  liad  but 
just  made  lier  entrance  liere.  he  put  forth 
every  effort  in  his  power  to  promote  pul)Hc 
progress  and  improvement,  and  all  through 
his  life  he  commanded  the  respect  and  good 
will  of  his  fellow  citizens.  Said  one  who 
knew  him:  "He  was  an  honest  man." — 
hone.st  not  only  in  his  business  relations,  but 
in  every  word  and  deed,  with  the  honesty 
that  despises  shams  and  hypocrisv  and  stands 
for  upright  manhood. 


(.APTAIX  HORACE  \V.  STARKl-A'. 

Honored  and  respected  1)\-  all,  there  is  no 
man  in  Greene  county,  who  has  occupied  a 
more  enviable  position  in  business  or  financial 
circles  than  has  Captain  Horace  W.  Starkey. 
n(5t  alone  on  account  of  the  success  he  has 
achieved,  but  also  by  reason  oi  the  honor- 
able, straightforward  luethods  he  has  ever 
followed.  He  for  many  years  ranked  high 
as  a  banker,  one  of  irreproachable  business 
integrity  and  progressive  spirit,  and  now  he 
is  living  retired,  having  accumulated  a  hand- 
some competence. 

He  was  born  September  jo.  1835,  in 
Essex,  Connecticut,  and  is  a  representative 
of  one  of  the  old  families  of  Xew  England. 
His  paternal  great-grandfather.  Charles 
Starkey,  was  also  a  native  of  Essex,  born 
Jifue  20.  1782,  and  his  death  occurred  Oc- 
tolier  2J.  181R.  The  grandfather,  Charles 
Starkey,  was  a  ship  carpenter  and  was 
killed  from  falling  on  a  stage  plank  on  the 
side  of  a  ship.  He  married  Sybil  Cha])man. 
who  was  Ixirn  March  26,  1781,  and  died 
January  9,  1849.  The  father,  Charles  F. 
Starkey.  was  born  in  Connecticut.  November 
21.  1810,  and  ;d<i'  lipi-.nne  a  ship  cari)enter. 


following  that  business  while  making  his 
home  at  Essex,  Middlesex  county,  Connec- 
ticut. He,  too,  met  his  death  by  accident, 
being  injured  by  falling  from  a  building  and 
dying  from  the  effects.  He  passed  away 
February  3,  1875.  His  wife,  who  bore  the 
maiden  name  of  Frances  M.  Congdon,  was 
born  April  5,  181 1,  and  died  August  15, 
1862,  She  was  a  daughter  of  Jeremiah  and 
Elizabeth  Congdon,  the  former  born  in  1776, 
and  the  latter  in  August,  1777.  Mr.  Cong- 
.l(in  departed  this  life  in  1S42  and  his  wife 
died  .\pril  30,  1S37. 

In  the  common  schools  of  his  native  town 
Captain  Starkey  acquired  his  education  and 
in  early  life  he  learned  the  machinist's  trade, 
which  he  followed  for  three  years  at  New 
Haven.  Connecticut,  and  for  one  year  at 
L'rbana.  Ohio.  He  remained  under  instruc- 
tion until  the  age  of  twenty-one  years.  On 
one  occasion  he  made  a  three  months  voyage, 
which  was  under  a  ca])tain  who  was  a  friend 
of  his  father.  In  the  year  1857  he  arrived 
in  Illinois,  settling  at  .\lton,  and  tlic  follow- 
ing year  he  came  to  White  Hall,  where  he 
became  boss  of  a  gang  of  men  working  on 
the  .\lton  Railroad.  He  began  life  as  a  poor 
lx)y,  working  for  three  dollars  per  week.  He 
paid  out  this  sum  two  dollars  and  seventy- 
five  cents  for  board  and  washing  for  a  year 
and  he  did  his  own  mending.  Gradually, 
however,  he  worked  ui)ward,  improving 
everv  op])ortunity  tliat  primiised  advance- 
ment and  winning  his  promotions  through 
capable  service  and  uufaltering  integrity. 
After  severing  his  connection  with  the  rail- 
road in  Greene  county  he  purchased  an  in- 
terest in  a  sawmill  where  Roodhouse  now 
stands. 

At  the  time  of  the  Civil  war.  however, 
he  put  aside  business  and  personal  consider- 
ations, enlisting  on  the  3d  of  August,  1861, 


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as  a  member  of  Company  G.  Ninth  Missouri 
Infantry.  This  was  a  regiment  organized  at 
Carrolhon,  Greene  county,  but  as  the  quota 
was  full  tlie  sokhers  offered  their  services 
under  Captain  Winters  of  White  Hall  tt)  the 
governor  of  Alissonri  and  were  accepted. 
The  regiment  was  composed,  however,  of 
Illinois  men.  In  1862  they  were  trans- 
ferred to  a  di\ision  of  Illinois  troops. 
being  mustered  in  as  Company  G  of 
Fifty-ninth  Illinois  Infantry.  Mr.  Starkey 
had  entered  the  ser\ice  as  a  private, 
but  was  made  first  sergeant  on  the 
org-anization  of  the  company  at  Carrollton  in 
1861.  He  was  then  successively  promoted 
with  consideralile  rapidity  until  he  had 
served  as  second  lieutenant,  acting  adjutant, 
first  lieutenant,  captain  and  brigade  pro\ost 
marshal.  He  ser\ed  under  Fremont  in  Mis- 
souri in  1861,  was  with  Pope  and  Curtis, 
afterward  took  part  in  the  battle  of  Pearidge. 
Arkansas,  on  the  ist  of  March,  1862,  and 
Avas  with  the  troops  that  re-enforced  Halleck 
at  Corinth.  On  the  15th  of  September. 
1863,  he  received  an  honorable  discharge  at 
Valley  Head.  Alabama,  on  account  of  dis- 
ability. 

Captain  Starkey  then  returned  to  his 
home  in  White  Hall,  and  on  the  7th  of 
March,  1864,  he  was  married.  He  soon 
afterward  went  to  his  native  town  of  Essex. 
Connecticut,  where  he  was  engaged  in  mer- 
chandising for  sixteen  years  and  was  also 
prominent  in  public  affairs,  there  serving  for 
one  term  in  the  Connecticut  legislature  as 
the  representative  from  Essex,  being  elected 
to  that  office  in  1883.  In  the  same  year  he 
retired  from  active  business  there  and  at  the 
end  of  his  term  in  the  general  assembly  he 
again  came  to  White  Hall,  Illinois,  and  pur- 
chased with  others  the  lousiness  of  the  White 
Hall  Bankers  Association  in  1885.     He  be- 


came its  cashier  and  acted  in  that  capacity 
for  twelve  years.  On  account  of  illness  in 
the  family,  however,  he  retired  from  the 
active  management  of  the  bank  in  1897, 
spending  his  time  with  his  wife,  daughter 
and  son-in-law  in  Florida,  .\rizona  and  Cal- 
ifornia. When  he  resigned  the  position  of 
cashier  he  was  made  president  in  1897  and 
acted  in  that  capacity  for  four  years  or  until 
1 90 1.  On  the  organization  of  the  bank  into 
a  national  bank  on  the  ist  of  January,  1904, 
he  was  made  a  director,  but  has  largely  re- 
tired from  business  cares,  although  he  is  still 
financially  interested  in  other  enterprises. 
He  spends  his  winters  with  his  wife  and 
grandchild  in  the  milder  climate  of  Florida 
and  California. 

On  the  7th  of  March.  1864.  Captain 
Starkey  was  united  in  marriage  to  Miss  Ann 
Reamer,  and  they  had  one  child.  Frances 
Ann.  who  liecame  the  wife  of  Charles  H. 
Pierce  at  Pheonix.  Arizona,  and  died  at 
Fitzgerald,  Georgia,  on  the  3d  of  IMarch, 
1900,  at  the  age  of  thirty-two  years,  leaving 
one  child,  Anne  Starkey  Pierce,  born  Oc- 
tober 3.  1898.  Charles  H.  Pierce  died  April 
27,  1900,  at  the  age  of  twenty-nine  years. 
After  losing  his  first  wife  Captain  Starkey 
was  married  on  the  31st  of  Octoijer.  1901.  in 
Indianapolis,  Indiana,  to  Antoinette  R. 
Wells.  His  first  wife  had  seemingly  been  of 
very  strong  constitution  and  in  excellent 
health,  but  she  contracted  a  cold  on  a  trip  to 
Arizona,  which  de\eloped  into  consumption. 

Captain  Starkey  has  lieen  a  life-long 
Republican,  unfaltering  in  his  allegiance  to 
the  party.  I  le  is  a  memlier  of  the  Presby- 
terian church  at  White  Hall.  He  belongs 
to  the  Bankers"  Life  Association  and  to  the 
Ancient  Order  of  United  Workmen  and  is 
interested  in  the  various  fraternities  which 
inculcate  honorable  principles  among  men. 


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He  is  liimself  a  man  of  fine  personal  aj)- 
pearance  with  keen  l)lack  eyes  full  of  intellec- 
tuality, \igor  and  honesty.  He  feels  to  some 
extent  the  weight  of  years,  but  he  has 
amassed  a  fortune  which  enal)les  him  to 
spend  his  declining  years  in  the  enjoxinenl 
of  all  the  comforts  and  many  of  the  luxuries 
i)f  life.  lie  is  alTahle.  upright  and  rdways 
coui'teons  ;md  in  the  comniunit\'  where  he 
has  so  long  ma<le  his  liome  he  is  spoken  of 
as  a  model  husband  and  father,  as  a  high 
tyiie  of  good  citizenship  and  of  Christian 
spirit.  The  friends  who  have  known  him 
longest  entertain  f(ir  him  the  highest  regard, 
a  fact  that  indicates  that  his  has  l)een  an  up- 
right and  honorable  career,  ^"oung  and  old, 
rich  and  ])oor  res])ect  him  and  he  enjoys  the 
distinctinn  nf  being  ■me  nf  the  leading  mid 
inlluenlial  men  of  ( Ireene  county. 


I.  V.  (iUl'.ER. 


J.  V.  (Jeer,  an  attorne\-  of  White  Hall, 
was  liorn  on  a  farm  in  .Munroe  countw  .Mis- 
souri. January  7.  iSOo.  his  parents  being- 
Joseph  Hampton  and  Agnes  1  Read )  (ireer. 
The  ancestry  of  the  fann!\-  can  be  traced 
hack  through  many  generations  and  is  of 
English  lineage.  Moses  Greer,  the  fnunder 
of  the  family  in  .\merica,  came  fmm  i'"ng- 
land  and  settled  in  Maryland  during  the 
colonial  ei)och  in  our  cmintrv's  history,  his 
death  occurring  in  that  state,  i  le  married 
X'ancy  E'inch  and  they  became  the  parents  of 
nine  children,  eight  of  whom  were  sons, 
William,  John.  James.  Shadrack.  Moses, 
Aqnilla,  Walter  and  probal)ly  Stephen  were 
the  sons  and  Rebecca,  who  married  a  Mr. 
Diyers  was  the  daughter.  One  of  these  sons, 
Shadrack  (ireer.   w.is  a   Tory  and  liyed   in 


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\irginia.  The  father  and  three  other  sons, 
who  had  taken  the  oath  of  allegiance  to  the 
king  before  coming  t(j  Ajnerica  remained 
neutral  during  the  Revolutionary  war  and 
bi  )re  no  arms  in  defense  of  the  English  cause. 
A  bitter  feeling  existed  in  the  family  because 
nf  the  support  which  Sh.adrack  ( ireer  gave  to 
the  Tories,  this  feeling  being  particularly 
m;uiifest  among  the  brothers,  one  of  whom 
was  Mo.ses  Greer,  Sr..  the  great-great-grand- 
father of  our  subject,  who  served  as  a  colonel 
in  the  Colonial  army  and  a  member  of  the 
X'irginia  legislature.  John  Greer,  another 
brother  of  this  family,  was  the  lirst  settler 
of  Tennessee,  and  one  of  his  sons  was  An- 
drew (ireer.  whose  descendant  "l',.  B.  P." 
li\es  in  Memijhis.  Tennessee,  and  writes  of 
Ji>hn  (ireer:  "He  was  a  trapper,  hunter  and 
Soldier  who  crossed  the  Smoky  range  and 
built  a  cabin  1  ni  Pong  Psiand  in  the  Wantaga 
ri\-er.  In  17')!  it  was  a  trading  and  hunt- 
ing station.  .Some  years  later  sur\-eyors 
from  North  Carolina  were  sent  to  mark  the 
line  between  X'irginia  and  Xorth  Carolina, 
when  they  found  nld  Johu  ( ireer's  cabin. 
They  told  him  he  was  sexeral  miles  south  of 
the  \'irginia  line  and  west  of  the  Carolina 
line  and  he  was.  therefore,  living  in  Ten- 
nessee and  was  its  first  settler."  This  John 
'ireer  married  a  ^Tiss  Fowler. 

-Moses  Greer.  Sr.,  the  great-.great-grand- 
father  of  J.  1"".  (ireer.  was  born  in  1746  and 
died  in  l'"rrmklin  county,  Virginia,  in  1836. 
He  married  X'ancy  Bailey,  and  they  had  five 
sons  .and  six  daughters  born  to  them,  namely  : 
William.  M'lses.  Waller.  John.  Thomas  B., 
Betsy.  Xancy.  Molly.  Sally,  Xelly  and  Kitty. 
One  of  these  sons.  ^Plses  Greer,  Jr.,  was 
the  great-grandfather  of  J.  F.  Greer,  and 
one  f)f  the  daughters,  Molly,  married  Chatlin 
ID.  Pollard  and  w-as  tlie  maternal  great- 
.grandmother  of  our  subject.     j\Ioses  (!ireer, 


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Ji"-.  was  a  Baptist  preaclier  and  a  surveyor 
and  died  in  Franklin  county,  \'irginia.  at  an 
advanced  age.  He  also  practiced  law  and 
was  prominent  in  public  affairs. 

Many  representati\-es  of  the  Greer  family 
have  been  identified  witli  legal  pursuits  and 
have  always  been  noted  for  their  studious 
habits.  Moses  Greer.  Jr.,  wedded  Susanna 
Wood,  and  to  them  were  Ijorn  five  sons  antl 
four  daughters.  Samuel  \\'ood,  Wetherston 
S.,  Moses  Casper,  Thomas  Stephen,  \\'illiam 
'Walter  John,  Charlotte,  Nancy,  Sally  and 
Kitty.  Their  oldest  son  Samuel  \\'.  Greer 
was  the  grandfather  of  J.  F.  Greer  of  this 
review.  He  was  born  in  1797  and  died  on 
the  4th  of  December,  1851.  He  married 
Frances  D.  Pollard,  who  was  born  in  1798 
and  died  in  1840.  To  them  were  born  two 
sons  and  four  daughters :  Joseph  Hampton, 
Susan  Catharine,  Mary  Elizabeth,  Serafina 
Eleanor,  Moses  Chatlin  and  Frances  S. 

Josepl;  H.  Greer,  the  oldest  of  this  fam- 
ily and  the  father  of  our  subject,  was  born 
in  Franklin  county,  \''irginia,  April  5.  1824, 
and  now  makes  his  home  in  Audrain  count}-, 
Missouri,  where  he  owns  a  farm.  In  con- 
nection with  farming  he  has  also  engaged  in 
preaching  and  was  educated  for  surveying, 
being  especially  proficient  in  mathematics 
and  the  languages.  He  has  been  a  great 
reader  and  is  justly  proud  of  his  linguistic 
ability.  He  has  also  been  a  great  Bible  stu- 
dent and  has  kept  well  informed  on  local 
topics.  He  is  one  of  the  trustworthy  and  re- 
spected citizens  of  his  locality.  His  first 
wife  was  Nancy  Kelley  and  to  them  was 
born  one  son,  \Villiam  T..  born  November 
20,  1848,  who  resides  at  Paris,  T\Iissouri. 
She  died  and  he  married  his  second  wife,  the 
mother  of  J.  F.  Greer,  who  bore  the  maiden 
name  of  Agnes  Read.  She  was  born  in 
Woodford  countv,  Kentuckv,  November  28, 


1822,  and  was  a  daughter  of  Samuel  Read, 
who  was  burn  on  the  ocean  wliile  his  parents 
were  en  route  from  Scotland  to  America,  the 
family  being  of  Scotch  descent.  Mrs.  Greer 
was  first  married  in  1842  to  Benjamin  F. 
Barnes,  who  went  to  California  in  the  spring 
of  1850  and  died  there  on  the  5th  of  No- 
vember, that  year.  There  were  four  chil- 
dren l)y  tliat  union:  Nancv  C,  born  Janu- 
ar}"  3.  1843,  married  J.  F.  Brinker  and  now 
resides  in  Kansas  City.  ^lissouri ;  James  S., 
born  ]\Iay  7,  1845,  lives  in  .\udrain  county, 
JNIissouri :  Darwin  Read,  born  January  2C, 
1847,  niakes  his  home  in  Moore  county, 
Texas:  and  William  C,  born  June  6,  1849, 
is  a  resident  of  Victoria,  Texas,  It  was  on 
the  7th  of  November,  1852,  that  Mrs.  Barnes 
gave  her  hand  in  marriage  to  Joseph  H. 
Greer.  In  1831  she  had  removed  from  Ken- 
tucky to  Boone  county,  Missouri,  with  her 
parents,  Samuel  and  Nancy  (Baldwin) 
Read,  who  settled  nine  miles  northeast  of 
Columbia,  and  she  died  at  her  home  near 
Mexico,  that  state.  March  9.  1S99.  By  her 
second  marriage  she  also  had  four  children : 
Benjamin  W.,  born  August  7.  1853.  resides 
in  Carrollton,  Illinois;  Hiram  S..  born  May 
T,  1855.  resides  in  Victoria.  Texas;  Joseph 
P..  born  ]\Iarch  30.  1857,  resides  in  Audrain 
county.  ^Missouri :  and  John  F..  of  this  re- 
view. Of  her  thirty-nine  grandchildren 
twenty-six  are  now  living  and  there  are  six 
out  of  eight  great-grandchildren  also  living. 
John  F.  Greer  was  reared  upon  the  old 
home  farm  in  Audrain  county,  Missouri. 
where  his  parents  located  when  he  was  but 
six  years  of  age,  and  he  attended  the  public 
schools  of  that  locality,  completing  his  edu- 
cation in  the  high  school  of  Mexico.  Mis- 
souri. He  engaged  in  teaching  between  the 
vears  1878  and  1884  and  taught  in  the  school 
at  Patterson.  Illinois,  in  1880-81.     Between 


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1881  and  liis  admission  to  the  bar  he  carried 
on  merchandising  very  successfully.  De- 
sirous of  becoming  a  member  of  the  legal 
fraternity  he  began  the  study  of  law  in  1900 
and  in  June.  1904.  he  successfully  passed 
the  examination  which  secured  his  admis- 
sion to  the  bar.  Among  his  ancestors  liave 
been  those  who  have  achieved  success  in  this 
profession  and  there  is  every  reason  to  be- 
lieve that  Mr.  Greer  will  win  for  himself  a 
desirable  jwsition  at  the  Greene  county  bar. 

On  the  9th  of  X^ovember.  1884.  was  cel- 
ebrated the  marriage  of  Mr.  Greer  and  Miss 
Ida  ^lay  Baldwin,  who  was  born  on  a  farm 
on  Apple  Creek  Prairie,  Greene  county.  Illi- 
nois, ^lay  4.  1864,  and  received  lier  educa- 
tion in  Maple  Grove  school  in  White  Hall 
township.  She  is  a  daughter  of  Jesse 
Hughes  and  Margaret  Logan  (W'illiam.son) 
Baldwin,  tlic  former  of  English  and  the 
latter  of  Sct)tch  descent.  Her  paternal 
grandfather  was  Judge  Benjamin  Baldwin, 
so  well  known  in  Greene  count}-,  and  her 
maternal  grandfather  was  Hugh  William- 
son, who  was  of  Scotch  Presbyterian  faith 
and  brought  his  family  to  the  United  States 
and  settled  in  Warren  county.  Ohio,  when 
Mrs.  Baldwin  was  nine  years  of  age.  Jesse 
H.  Baldwin  was  a  very  prominent  farmer 
and  stockman,  being  the  largest  stock  feeder 
in  his  neighborhood.  He  took  an  influential 
part  in  public  affairs  but  never  cared  for 
political  office. 

Six  children  have  been  born  to  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Greer,  but  Margie  A.,  who  was  Iwrn 
September  18,  1886.  died  July  21.  1889. 
Those  still  living  are  Jessie  May.  born  May 
16.  1889:  Nellie,  born  April  2.  1893;  Fran- 
ces, born  August  28.  1898:  Mamie,  born 
September  i,  1900;  and  Hughes  Hampton, 
born  July  18,  1903.  Mrs.  Greer  is  an  earnest 
member  of  the  Baptist  church,  has  prominent 


literary  and  musical  tastes  connected  with 
practical  ideas  of  home  life  which  makes  her 
a  typical  American  mother,  who  devotes 
almost  her  whole  time  to  her  home  and  fam- 
ily, taking  a  special  interest  in  the  proper 
education  and  musical  training  of  her 
children. 

In  iiis  political  views  Mr.  Greer  is  a 
Democrat,  active  in  the  work  of  the  party 
and  his  influence  has  not  been  of  restricted 
order.  He  has  served  as  city  clerk  and  as 
a  member  of  the  city  council  of  White  Hall. 
In  1896  he  was  chairman  of  the  county 
Democratic  central  committee.  That  year 
Greene  countv  gave  its  banner  Democratic 
majority.  He  belongs  to  the  Modern  Wood- 
men camp  and  to  the  Court  of  Honor,  being 
one  of  its  supreme  officers,  and  is  a  devoted 
meml)er  of  the  Baptist  church,  taking  an 
active  part  in  Sunday-school  work,  having 
served  as  its  superintendent  for  seven  years. 
His  influence  is  ever  on  the  side  of  right, 
justice,  truth  and  progress.  What  he  has 
accomplished  has  been  done  in  accordance 
with  the  strictest  ethics  governing  business 
relations  and  all  who  know  him  respect  him 
for  his  g-enuine  worth  and  fidelity  to 
principle. 


GEORGE  W.  RORERTSOX. 

George  W.  Robertson,  telegraph  opera- 
tor and  station  agent  for  the  Chicago  & 
Alton  Railroad  Company,  at  Roodhouse.  was 
lx)rn  at  Bentley.  Illinois.  December  31.  1874. 
The  Robertson  family  is  of  Scotch  lineage, 
but  James  Robertson,  the  grandfather,  was 
liorn  in  the  state  of  N^ew  V'ork.  His  son, 
A.  R.  Robertson,  was  born  at  Camp  Point, 
Illinois,  and  is  now  living  at  Bentley.  Han- 
cock countv.     He  married  Miss  Sarah   A. 


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Browning,  wlio  was  born  in  1842  and  is  a 
daughter  of  John  and  Sarah  Browning. 

In  tlie  puljHc  schools  of  his  native  town 
George  \\'.  Robertson  began  his  education 
and  later  spent  a  year  as  a  college  student  in 
Carthage,  Illinois.  He  then  took  up  the 
study  of  telegraphy  and  railroading  at 
Carthage  and  entered  the  employ  of  the  Wa- 
bash Railroad  Company,  working  at  \ariiius 
points  in  its  service.  In  1900  he  entered  the 
employ  of  the  Chicago  &  Alton  Railroad 
Company  and  after  a  year's  stay  at  Jackson- 
ville, Illinois,  he  came  to  Roodhouse  in  the 
spring  of  1904.  Here  he  has  since  remained 
as  freight  and  passenger  agent  and  his  ac- 
commodating manner  and  obliging  spirit,  as 
well  as  his  capability  have  made  him  popu- 
lar with  the  traveling  public  who  are  patrons 
of  the  road  at  this  point. 

Mr.  Robertson  was  reared  .in  the  faith 
of  the  Methodist  church.  He  is  a  supporter 
of  the  Democracy,  but  has  no  political  as- 
pirations for  himself.  Fraternally  he  is  con- 
nected with  the  Knights  of  Pythias  and  with 
the  Modern  Woodmen  of  America.  He  is  a 
man  of  fine  physique,  of  genial  manner  and 
social  disposition  and  during  his  residence  in 
Roodhouse  has  become  popular  among  busi- 
ness men  and  social  acquaintances. 


JUDGE  W.  B.  ROBINSON. 

Judge  W.  B.  Robinson  is  proprietor  nf 
the  Hawthorn  Hill  stock  farm  and  is,  more- 
over, not  only  a  business  man  of  marked 
energy  and  enterprise,  but  also  a  leading  citi- 
zen of  his  community,  exerting  a  strong  and 
beneficial  influence  in  public  life.  He  was 
l)orn  in  West  Virginia,  his  birth  occurring 
near  Wheeling,  in  ]\Iason  county,  on  the  i6th 


of  August,  1834.  His  father,  Gregory  Bay- 
lor Roliinson,  was  born  in  Virginia,  and  was 
there  reared,  after  which  he  married  Louisa 
B,  Hill,  also  a  native  of  that  state.  Remov- 
ing to  West  \'irginia  he  resided  for  some 
years  in  Mason  county,  there  acting  as  over- 
seer of  a  plantation  on  the  Ohio  river.  In 
1837  he  removed  westward  to  Illinois,  set- 
tling" in  Greene  county  upon  a  tract  of  land 
which  he  purchased  in  Kane  township.  He 
was  a  carpenter  and  joiner  by  trade  and  was 
thus  identified  with  building  interests  for 
several  years.  He  died  in  1843  at  the  age  of 
fifty-one  years. 

Judge  Robinson  accompanied  liis  par- 
ents to  Greene  county  during  his  boyhood 
days  and  was  reared  here  on  the  honie  farm. 
He  acquired  his  preliminarv  education  in  the 
public  schools  and  supplemented  his  early 
mental  training  by  one  year's  study  in  Shurt- 
letY  College.  He  afterward  went  into  a  store 
at  Old  Kane,  where  he  engaged  in  clerking 
for  eight  years.  He  was  then  appointed 
deputy  sherifif,  serving  in  that  capacity  for  a 
year,  and  in  1861  he  located  on  the  farm 
where  he  now  resides.  This  he  began  to 
cultivate  and  tlevelop,  and  as  the  years  have 
passed  he  has  added  many  improve- 
ments to  the  property,  making  it  one  of  the 
best  farms  of  his  district.  He  has  since 
added  to  ami  remodeled  the  house  and  now 
has  a  large  two-story  residence,  in  the  rear  of 
which  are  good  outbuildings,  such  as  are 
necessary  for  the  shelter  of  grain  and  stock. 
He  has  likewise  planted  an  orchard,  has 
fenced  his  farm,  and  today  the  Hawthorn 
Hill  stock  farm  bears  an  excellent  reputation 
because  of  the  splendid  condition  in  which 
it  is  found  in  every  department.  In  connec- 
tion with  the  raising  of  grain  he  has  also 
engaged  in  the  raising,  feeding  and  fatten- 
ing of  stock  for  the  market  and  has  met  with 


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good  success  in  this  work.  Tlie  Hawthorn 
HiH  stock  farm  is  famed  for  the  high  grade 
of  catttie,  liorses  and  hogs  raised  thereon, 
and  its  annual  shipments  are  large,  hringing 
til  the  owner  an  excellent  financial  return. 
The  farm  comprises  three  hundred  and 
twent}'  acres  oi  lanil,  which  is  free  from  all 
encumhrances.  and  thus  Judge  Robinson 
may  well  he  classed  among  the  substantial 
agriculturists  of  his  community. 

Judge  Robinson  was  married  at  Carroll- 
ton,  in  iS5().  to  Miss  Mary  Burruss,  w'ho 
was  born  and  reared  in  Greene  county  and 
is  a  daughter  of  D.  N.  P)urruss,  for- 
merly of  Kentucky.  There  are  nine 
children  of  this  marriage,  of  whom 
eight  are  yet  Ii\ing.  but  the  first  l)orn, 
Louisa  P..  became  the  wife  of  Harry  P. 
\  an  .\rsd;de  an<l  died  in  1903.  The  living 
children  are:  .\da.  the  wife  of  Coleman 
Duncan,  of  Carrollton,  Illinois;  Nettie,  who 
for  several  years  has  engaged  successfully 
in  teaching  school  in  Greene  county ;  Fannie, 
the  wife  of  Clair  Sharron.  of  Minneapolis, 
Minnesota;  Richard  B.,  a  carpenter  and 
joiner  of  Carrollton;  Georgiana.  the  wife  of 
Frank  Burruss,  a  farmer  living  uern-  Miami. 
Missouri;  Lee  R.,  a  young  man  at  home; 
^laria,  who  is  engaged  in  teaching  nnisic : 
and  Fred  W.,  who  completes  the  family. 

Politically  Judge  Robinson  has  been  a 
life-long  Democrat,  giving  his  allegiance  to 
the  party  since  casting  his  tirst  presidential 
vote  for  James  Buchanan  in  1856.  He  has 
voted  e\ery  four  years  since  tliat  time  in 
support  of  the  standard  bearers  of  the  party. 
He  was  elected  as  supervi.sor  of  Linder  tow'U- 
ship  and  served  for  three  years,  during  which 
time  he  was  chairman  of  the  board.  He  also 
served  for  one  year  as  county  commissioner 
and  has  l)een  a  member  of  the  school  board, 
doing  effective  service  in  behalf  of  the  cause 


of  education  in  his  home  family.  He  is  a 
stockiiolder  and  was  one  of  the  reorganizers 
of  the  Greene  County  h'air  Association.  He 
and  his  wife  and  all  of  their  children  are 
members  of  the  t'arrollton  Baptist  church, 
lie  was  formerly  a  member  of  the  .Masonic 
lodge  at  Greenheld,  but  is  now  demitted. 
His  residerice  in  Greene  county  covers  sixty- 
sex  en  years,  and  he  is  one  of  the  few  surviv- 
ing early  settlers.  He  has  intimate  knowl- 
edge of  the  history  of  the  county  from  the 
days  of  its  early  development  to  the  period 
of  its  present  progress  and  prosperity,  and 
he  has  always  Ixirne  his  full  part  in  matters 
of  citizen.ship.  He  is  honored  and  esteemed 
by  all  wlu)  know  him,  and  no  history  of 
Greene  county  would  be  complete  without 
mention  of  Judge  Robinson. 


J.  C.  BOWALAN. 


Among  the  native  sons  of  Carrollton, 
whose  intense  and  well  directed  activity  have 
made  them  forceful  factors  in  community 
atTairs  is  J.  C.  Bowman,  who  is  now  serving 
as  alderman  of  the  city  and  who  for  two 
terms  was  judge  of  Greene  county.  In  the 
practice  of  law  his  abilities  have  found 
recognition  in  a  large  clientage  and  he  is  now- 
numbered  among  the  leading  members  of  the 
Carrollton  bar. 

Born  in  this  city.  May  iS.  1S56,  he  is  a 
son  of  Dr.  Alexander  and  Elizabeth  D. 
(Johnston)  Bowman,  the  t'ormer  a  native 
of  Meadville,  Peimsylvania,  and  the  latter 
of  Vandaha.  Illinois.  The  father  has  de- 
voted his  life  to  the  practice  of  medicine  and, 
coming  to  Greene  county  in  1851,  was  for 
eleven  years  a  physician  and  surgeon  of  Car- 
rollton.    He  is  now  living  in  WHiite  Hall  at 


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the  advanced  age  of  eighty-seven  years  and 
is  now  retired  from  professional  dnties,  but 
for  many  years  his  lal^ors  pro\-ed  of  marked 
vahie  to  his  fellowmen. 

Judge  Bowman,  the  third  child  and  eld- 
est son  in  a  family  of  three  sons  and  three 
daughters,  was  reared  in  White  Hall  and 
when  he  had  mastered  the  branches  of  learn- 
ing which  ci:Mistitnte  the  curriculum  of  its 
public  schools,  he  entered  Shurtleff  College, 
at  Upper  Alton,  Illinois.  His  literary  educa- 
tion being  completed,  he  matriculated  in  the 
law  department  of  the  Missouri  State  Uni- 
versity, at  Columbia,  Missouri,  and  cum- 
pleted  the  full  course  by  graduation  in  the 
spring  of  1884.  Having  thus  qualified  for 
practice  he  returned  to  \Vhite  Hall  and 
opened  an  office.  His  success  came  soon  be- 
cause his  equipment  was  good  and  becaiise 
he  soon  demonstrated  the  fact  that  careful 
preparation  of  cases  and  devotion  to  his 
clients'  interests  entitled  him  to  the  public 
patronage.  In  1885  he  was  elected  city  at- 
torney and  served  for  six  years,  his  service 
giving  uniform  satisfaction  to  all  law-abid- 
ing citizens.  His  ele\-ation  to  the  bench  came 
in  1890,  being  elected  on  the  Democratic 
ticket  for  a  term  of  four  years.  He  was  then 
re-elected  and  remo\'ed  to  Carrollton.  His 
decisions  were  models  of  judicial  soundness 
and  free  from  all  personal  bias,  and  the  bar 
unite  in  bearing  testimony  to  his  capability 
and  marked  fidelity  to  duty.  Not  becoming 
a  candidate  for  re-election  on  the  expiration 
of  his  second  term  he  retired  from  office  and 
has  since  given  his  attention  to  the  private 
practice  of  law,  wherein  he  has  won  gratify- 
ing success.  ]\Iany  important  litigated  in- 
terests have  been  entrusted  to  him  and  he  has 
won  many  verdicts  favorable  to  his  clients. 

On  the  1 6th  of  May,  1886,  Judge  Bow- 
man was  married  to  Miss  Mattie  Cooper, 


who  was  born  in  Wrights  township,  Greene 
county,  and  is  a  daughter  of  W.  T.  Cooper, 
whose  birth  occurred  in  Kentucky.  Her 
grandfather  was  Judge  E.  L.  Cooper,  one  of 
the  distinguished  early  settlers  of  the  county, 
whose  life  record  forms  a  part  of  the  historic 
annals  of  this  section  of  the  state.  The  chil- 
dren of  Judge  and  Mrs.  Bowman  are  Mark 
C.  and  Edmond  L.  The  former  is  a  grad- 
uate of  the  high  school  at  Carrollton,  Illi- 
nois, and  is  the  appointee  to  the  Annapolis 
Naval  Academy,  having  been  appointed 
through  Congressman  Rainey. 

Judge  Bowman  belongs  to  the  Modern 
Woodmen  camp  and  the  Knights  of  Pythias 
fraternitv.  He  was  elected  alderman  from 
the  second  ward  and  takes  an  actixe  interest 
in  matters  political,  being  known  as  one  of 
the  influential  supporters  of  his  party  in  the 
county.  His  record,  political,,  professional 
and  social,  commend  him  to  the  respect  and 
good  will  of  his  fellowmen  and  he  is  one  of 
the  representative  citizens  of  the  county  of 
his  nativitv. 


JOHN  W.  GANO. 


John  \\'.  Gano.  who  is  carrying  on  gen- 
eral farming  in  Kane  township,  was  I.iorn 
within  the  borders  of  that  township,  Decem- 
ber 18.  1858.  He  was  reared  to  the  occu- 
pation of  farming,  his  days  being  quietly 
spent  on  the  old  homestead  farm  throughout 
the  period  of  his  boyhood  and  youth.  The 
public  school  afforded  him  his  educational 
privileges  and  he  continued  to  aid  his  father 
in  the  work  of  the  fields  until  1883. 

In  that  vear  Mr.  Gano  was  married,  the 
lady  of  his  choice  being  Miss  Susan  Foley, 
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county,  and  is  a  daiigliter  i>t  Al)rani  I'uley, 
wlio  removed  to  Colorado  in  igo^^.  lliis 
union  was  blessed  with  nine  cliildren  :  Wal- 
ter L. ;  Bessie;  Edith;  Xellie;  William 
Avery  :  Ninette ;  Susie,  deceased ;  Fleda  Mar- 
guerite, also  deceased:  and  \'era  Sada. 

h'lir  two  years  after  his  marrias^c  Mr. 
Gano  resided  on  a  farm  directly  west  of  the 
old  homestead  and  then  removed  to  his  pres- 
ent home,  which  comprises  eighty  acres  of 
rich  and  arable  land  north  of  Kane.  He  is 
diligent  and  progressive  and  his  business  af- 
fairs are  capablv  conducted,  so  that  he  is 
meeting  with  a  fair  measure  of  success  in  his 
undertakings.  He  is  now  operating  a  hay 
press. 

In  public  affairs  relating  to  the  welfare 
of  the  coninuuiit\-  Mr.  Gano  is  deeply  inter- 
ested, and  his  loyalty  and  public-spirit  ha\e 
found  recognition  by  election  to  oftice.  He 
served  as  assessor  of  Kane  township  for  two 
terms,  has  filled  the  office  of  school  director 
for  nine  ye.ars  and  for  six  years  was  a  trus- 
tee. He  \otes  with  the  Democratic  party, 
and  in  office  he  is  found  most  reliable,  being 
prompt  aufl  faithful  in  the  discharge  of  his 
duties.  He  is  a  member  of  Carrollion  camp. 
No.  476,  Modern  Woodmen  of  .\merica. 


FR.\NK  E.  STRANG. 

Frank  E.  Strang,  who  is  one  of  the  active 
and  substantial  farmers  and  stock-dealers  of 
Greene  county,  owns  and  operates  a  tract  of 
land  of  more  thrui  six  hundred  acres  near  the 
city  of  (irccnficld.  lie  has  raised,  fed  and 
shipped  stock  e.xtensi\ely  and  his  business 
capacity,  keen  foresight  and  executive  abil- 
ity have  been  salient  features  in  a  successful 
career  that  has  brouaht  to  him  a  verv  desir- 


able and  gratifying  competence.  .Mr. 
Strang  was  born  near  White  Hall  in  Oc- 
tober, 1866.  His  father.  William  Strang, 
was  also  a  native  of  Greene  county  and  was 
reared  within  its  borders.  He  became  a 
prominent  farmer,  owning  a  large  tract  of 
land  near  Wliiu-  Hall,  which  he  successfully 
operated  for  a  number  of  years.  He  ad- 
\-anced  according  to  the  progress  of  the 
times  along  agricultural  lines  and  his  close 
application  and  unfaltering  energv  were 
salient  features  in  his  success.  He  is  now 
living  retired,  making  his  home  in  White 
Hall.  In  early  manhood  he  married  Sarah 
Elizabeth  Morrow,  a  sister  of  William  Mor- 
row, former  sheriff  of  Greene  couiUv. 

Frank  E.  Stran,g.  s])ending  the  davs  of 
his  boyhood  and  youth  in  (ireene  county, 
was  reared  upon  the  home  farm  and  receiverl 
good  school  advantages,  pursuing  his  early 
education  in  the  district  schools  and  later  at- 
tending the  ^^'hite  Hall  hi,gh  school.  In 
early  manhood  he  sou.ght  and  won  ;i  com- 
panion for  life's  journey,  being  married  in 
Greene  county  near  Cireenfield  on  the  20th 
of  October.  1887.  to  IMiss  Minnie  Kahm.  a 
nali\e  of  this  count}',  reareil  and  educatetl 
here.  Her  father,  Conrad  Kahm,  now  de- 
ceased, was  one  of  the  extensixe  farmers  and 
stock-raisers  of  Rockbridge  township.  He 
was  a  native  of  Germany  and  after  coming 
to  this  country  won  success  by  reason  of  his 
utilization  of  the  excellent  business  o])por- 
tiuiities  here  afforded. 

I'ollowing-  his  marriage  Air.  Strang  lo- 
cated up<in  his  farm  near  Greenfield,  having 
a  tract  of  land  there  of  three  hundred  and 
ninety  acres  ;uid  as  his  lin.ancial  resourcv^ 
made  further  investment  possible  he  ex- 
tended the  boundaries  of  his  place  until  he 
now  owns  six  hundred  and  seventy  acres. 
He  has  erected  a  good  residnece,  barns  and 


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other  outbuildings  and  has  a  very  well  im- 
proved ami  valuable  farm.  In  addition  to 
raising-  wheat,  ciirn,  oats  and  other  cereals, 
he  has  matle  a  business  of  dealing  in  and 
shipping  stock.  Upon  his  own  farm  he 
fattens  annuall)'  for  the  market  several  car- 
loads of  cattle  and  hogs  and  he  feeds  and 
ships  from  one  hundred  to  two  hundred  car- 
loads of  cattle  annually.  He  also  feeds 
and  ships  a  number  of  carloatls  of 
fat  hogs  and,  in  fact,  is  one  of  the 
most  extensive  stock-shippers  of  (ireene 
cciuntv.  doing  a  business  of  large  propor- 
tions that  returns  to  him  a  verv  gratifying 
income.  He  also  raises  and  ships  wheat, 
hav  and  other  farm  products  and  is  a  nn^st 
enterprising,  energetic  man  who  conducts 
extensive  interests  and  at  the  same  time  has 
always  enjoyed  the  full  confidence  of  the 
business  community.  In  the  spring  of  1894 
he  erected  a  neat  brick  residence  in  Green- 
field and  has  since  made  his  home  in  the 
city. 

Unto  ]\lr.  and  ^Irs.  Strang  ha\'e  been 
born  six  children  :  Ernest,  who  died  in  his 
seventh  year;  \\'ill)ur;  ^Margaret ;  Ralph; 
Helen ;  and  Lena.  The  parents  are  mem- 
Ijers  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  church  and 
i\Ir.  Strang  was  one  of  the  most  liberal  con- 
tributors toward  the  erection  of  the  new 
house  of  worship  wdiich  was  built  at  a  cost  of 
sixteen  thousand  dollars  and  is  the  finest 
church  edilice  in  Greenfield.  Mr.  Strang 
also  belongs  to  Greenfield  lodge,  K.  P.,  and 
the  Code  of  Honor,  the  Modern  \\'oodmen 
and  the  ]\Iasonic  fraternity,  and  his  ].)olitical 
views  are  in  accord  with  the  principles  of  the 
Republican  party,  to  which  he  gives  his  sup- 
port at  each  local,  state  and  national  elec- 
tion. He  is  one  of  Greene  county's  best  citi- 
zens and  has  a  \vide  ac(|uaintance  throughout 
this  and  adjoining  districts.      In  citizenship 


he  is  enterprising  and  public-spirited,  in  bus- 
ness  reliable  and  trustworthy,  and  in  friend- 
ship is  true  to  all  those  finer  traits  of  char- 
acter which  endear  man  to  his  fellowmen. 


JAMES  B.  H.-VYS.  \l  D. 

Dr.  James  B.  Hays,  who  in  the  practice 
of  medicine  in  Greene  county  has  won  a  posi- 
tion of  distinctive  preferment  as  a  represen- 
tati\'e  of  the  medical  fraternity,  was  born  in 
Bartholomew  county,  Indiana,  on  the  i8th 
of  August,  1844.  The  family  is  of  English, 
Welsh  and  Irish  ancestry.  The  great-grand- 
father. David  Hays,  was  born  in  England 
and  became  the  founder  of  the  family  in  the 
new  world,  crossing  the  Atlantic  to  Amei'- 
ica  in  colonial  days.  He  settled  in  New 
England  and  because  of  the  oppressive  taxes 
of  the  mother  country  he  espoused  the  cause 
of  the  colonists  during  the  Revolutiiinary 
war  and  was  killed  in  battle.  His  son,  who 
also  bore  the  name  of  David  Hays,  and  was 
the  grandfather  of  Dr.  Hays,  was  born  in 
England  and  served  his  country  in  the  war 
of  1 81 2.  He,  too,  met  death  as  the  result 
of  his  military  service.  He  was  sent  against 
the  Indians  upon  the  frontier  and  was  shot 
in  the  Wabash  district  of  Indiana,  after 
which  he  was  taken  down  the  river  in  a  canoe 
to  b'ort  X'alonia,  where  he  died.  His  son. 
(ieorge  W.  Hays,  was  liorn  in  Fort  Walonia. 
in  Jackson  county,  Indiana,  July  12,  i8iO, 
being  the  first  white  male  child  liorn  in  that 
countv.  He  spent  the  greater  part  of  his 
life  in  that  locality  and  was  prominent  in  its 
substantial  development  and  improvement  in 
the  early  days.  He  built  several  mills  there 
and  thus  contributed  to  the  industrial  ac- 
tivitv   of   this   community.      The   .same   pa- 


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triutic  spirit  which  was  inanitcsl  in  liis  an- 
cestors was  also  shown  in  his  career,  fur  at 
the  time  of  tlic  Civil  war  lie  responded  to 
the  C(iuntry"s  call  and  enlisted  in  the  l'"ift_\'- 
third  Indiana  X'olnnteer  Infantry,  becoming- 
a  second  lieutenant  of  Company  A.  (General 
dreshani  was  in  command  and  he  ser\ed  fur 
eisjhteen  months,  at  the  end  of  which  lime 
he  resigned,  owing  to  his  son's  illness,  that 
he  might  bring  him  from  Memphis.  Ten- 
nessee. He  afterward  returned  to  the  front, 
however,  as  a  sutler  and  when  the  war  was 
liver  he  engaged  in  the  hardware  business  at 
St.  Jacob.  Madison  county.  Illinois,  where 
he  made  his  liome  until  his  death,  which  oc- 
curred in  i8q2.  He  had  seven  children  by 
his  first  marriage,  the  youngest  of  whom  was 
Dr.  Hays.  The  mother,  wlm  bure  the 
maiden  name  of  ^Margaret  Iliuisc.  was  a  na- 
tive (if  Indi.ana  and  died  when  her  sun  James 
was  but  twci  vears  of  age.  after  which  the 
father  married  Mrs.  lvli;^abetli  (C'(i])pin) 
Dennison. 

Dr.  Hays  acquired  his  earl_\-  education  in 
the  i)ublic  schools  of  his  native  state,  pursu- 
ing his  studies  until  sixteen  years  of  age. 
when  in  July.  1861.  he  went  to  Indianapolis, 
in  order  to  enlist  in  defense  of  the  Union, 
desiringto  become  a  member  of  Company  F, 
Thirty-ninth  Indiana  Infantry.  Disservices 
were  refused  on  account  of  his  yinuh.  but  he 
reni;iined  in  the  capital  city  and  canijied  w  ith 
the  triKips  until  they  left  the  state  in  August. 
I  le  then  returned  home.  Init  on  the  ist  uf  De- 
cember, of  the  same  vear.  he  again  went  io 
Indianapolis,  remaining  in  Camp  Morton 
with  the  recruits  until  the  24th  of  Decem- 
ber. 1861.  when  he  was  accepted  as  a  vol- 
unteer and  mustered  in  with  the  boys  in  blue 
of  Ci)mi)anv  A.  I'ifty-third  Indian.!  Infan- 
try, his  father's  inlluence  enabling  him  to  be- 
come a  member  of  the  arm\'.     \\  ith  bis  rcg- 


nicnt  he  went  to  b'orl  DoneLson  and  after- 
ward returned  from  tliere  to  Indianai)olis, 
the  comni.and  acting  ;is  guard  to  five  thou- 
s.and  ])risoners  who  were  cajitureil  at  l-'orl 
Donelson.  A  short  stay  in  the  capital  cit\- 
\\a^  t'ollowed  by  a  return  to  the  south,  the 
regiment  joining  General  (Grant's  command 
at  Savannah,  Tennessee,  and  was  stationed, 
together  with  the  h'ifty-tbird  Illinois  Infan- 
tr_\-.  to  guard  the  commissary  dep.artment. 
continuing  at  that  ])oint  until  the  battle  of 
Shiloli,  in  which  the  l'"ifty-third  Indiana  took 
part  as  a  ])art  of  Ik-eclier's  brigade  and  I  lurl- 
burt's  di\'ision.  Later  Dr.  Ha\-s  participated 
in  the  siege  of  Corinth  and  after  its  e\-acu- 
ation  by  the  Confederates  he  went  with  his 
regiment  into  Tennessee  and  Mississippi, 
that  campaign  ending  with  the  engagement 
at  Memphis.  There  were  almost  daily  skirm- 
ishes in  the  \icinit)'  of  Holly  .Sjjrings  and 
.Memphis.  The  Doctor  was  taken  sick  at  the 
latter  place  and  as  bet'ore  stated  his  father 
resigned  in  order  to  take  him  home,  .\fter 
he  had  recoxered  snft'iciently  he  reixirted  ;it 
headquarters  at  Louisville.  Kentucky,  and 
was  honorably  ilischarged  in  the  fall  of  1862. 
In  .\pril.  1863.  however,  he  went  as  a  citi- 
zen under  a  pass  from  General  Rosecrans  to 
Chattanooga.  Tennessee,  where  he  joined  the 
.Second  Battalion  of  Pioneers  ;uid  with  that 
command  partici])ated  in  the  battles  of 
Chickamaugua.  Missionary  Ridge  and  Look- 
<iut  Mountain,  .\fterward  he  returned  home. 
During  this  period  he  was  at  the  front  simply 
as  a  citizen  but  was  under  fire.  In  Se])tem- 
ber.  1864.  he  again  enlisted,  becoming  a 
private  of  Company  R,  Twenty-second  In- 
diana Veteran  Volunteers  of  the  Third  Brig- 
ade. Second  Division.  Fourteenth  .\rmy 
Corp  of  Sherman's  .\rmy.  General  J.  C. 
Da\is  being  in  commrnid  of  the  cor])s.  Dr. 
Havs  was  with  his  regiment  on  the  inarch 


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to  the  sea  and  through  the  Carohna  cam- 
paigii.  being  in  many  skirmishes  and  also  in 
tiie  battle  of  Averysboro,  North  Carolina, 
March  i6,  1865,  and  the  battle  of  Benton- 
ville,  March  19-21,  1865.  The  troops  then 
proceeded  to  Goldsboro,  North  Carolina,  and 
after  receiving  a  new  supply  of  provisions 
and  clothing  continued  in  the  advance  to 
Raleigh  and  Ijevond.  Thev  were  present  at 
the  surrender  of  General  Johnston's  Army 
at  Greensboro  and  the  war  having  ended  they 
then  marched  to  Richmond,  Virginia,  and  on 
to  Washington.  D.  C.  jiarticipating  in  the 
grand  review  on  the  23d  of  ]\Iay,  1865, — 
the  most  celebrated  military  pageant  ever 
seen  on  the  western  hemisphere.  With  his 
regiment  Dr.  Ravs  afterward  proceeded 
over  the  Baltimore  &  Ohio  Railroad 
to  Parkersburg,  \'irginia.  and  by  boat  to 
Louisville.  Kentucky,  where  he  was  mus- 
tered out  on  the  24th  of  Jnne.  1865.  Pie 
was  then  transferred  to  Indianapolis,  by 
order,  where  the  members  of  the  regiment 
received  an  honorable  discharge  on  the  ist 
of  August,  1865.  Dr.  Hays  was  in  many 
important  engagements,  often  in  the  thick- 
est of  the  fight,  but  he  was  never  wounded, 
although  his  clothing  was  several  times 
pierced  by  rebel  lead. 

Following  his  return  from  the  army  Dr. 
Havs  attended  Doverhill  Academy  in  Indi- 
ana and  was  graduated  with  the  class  of 
1867.  He  then  engaged  in  teaching,  which 
profession  he  followed  for  four  terms.  He 
afterward  studied  medicine  and  completed 
his  course  in  the  American  Aledical  College 
at  St.  Louis,  where  he  received  a  diploma  in 
1878,  the  degree  of  Doctor  of  Medicine  be- 
ing at  that  time  conferred  upon  him.  He 
then  located  for  practice  in  Carrollton. 
Greene  county,  Illinois,  where  he  has  since 
remained,  and  he  now  has  a  very  large  iirac- 


tice,  extending  beyond  the  borders  oi  the 
count}-.  He  has  ever  been  a  close  and  earnest 
student  of  the  science  of  medicine,  is  careful 
in  diagnosis  and  accurate  in  the  application 
of  his  knowledge  to  the  needs  of  suffering 
humanity.  He  is  a  deep  thinker,  has  read 
broadly,  and  his  ability  in  the  profession  is 
acknowledged  by  his  fellow  practitioners. 

In  October,  1868,  Dr.  Hays  was  united 
in  marriage  to  Miss  Rebecca  J.  Crane,  a  na- 
tive of  Indiana,  who  died  in  1876.  They  had 
three  children  :  George  W.,  Sarah  and  Mar- 
garet, but  all  are  now  deceased.  On  the  9th 
of  November,  1882,  Dr.  Hays  was  again 
married,  his  second  union  being  with  Bertha 
A'ivell,  who  was  born  in  Carrollton  and  is  a 
daughter  of  iM-ank  \'i\-ell,  an  old  and  re- 
spected business  man  of  this  city  now  de- 
ceased. This  marriage  has  been  blessed  with 
two  children:  Frank  B.  and  Estelle.  The 
son,  with  the  patriotic  spirit  that  has  been 
characteristic  of  his  ancestors  for  many  gen- 
erations, endea\-ored  to  enlist  for  ser\-ice  in 
the  Spanish-American  war,  but  was  too 
young  to  become  a  soldier. 

Dr.  Hays  is  prominent  in  Grand  Army 
circles  and  takes  great  delight  in  meeting 
with  the  veterans  of  the  Civil  war  and  re- 
counting incidents  of  the  camp  and  the  field. 
He  is  now  commander  of  W.  P.  Carlin  Post, 
N(x  442,  of  the  Department  of  Illinois,  at 
Carrollton.  He  also  belongs  to  Carrollton 
lodge.  No.  50,  A.  F.  &  A.  M. ;  Carrollton 
chapter.  No.  jj.  R.  A.  M. :  to  Carrollton 
council.  No.  9,  R.  &  S.  M. ;  Hugh  De  Payens 
commandery.  No.  29,  K.  T. :  and  to  the  I. 
D.  K..  a  local  society.  \Miile  residing  at 
Woody  Dr.  Hays  was  a  member  of  the 
school  board  for  seven  years  and  he  has  been 
a  member  of  the  lioard  of  health  of  Carroll- 
ton and  also  of  the  city  council.  Taking  an 
active  and  helpful  interest  in  public  affau's, 


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he  is  the  champion  of  man}-  measures  for  the 
general  good  and  liis  influence  has  been  a 
potent  factor  in  the  substantial  improvement 
of  the  county.  He  is  recognized  as  one  of 
tiie  representative  citizens  of  Carrollton, 
stands  equally  high  as  a  physician,  and 
througlmut  tiie  county  is  held  in  the  highest 
regard. 

«  ■  » 

n.  M.  FISHBACK. 

n.  M.  I'"ishhack,  who  as  a  member  of 
ihc  lirm  of  Husscy  &  Company,  is  exten- 
sively engaged  in  dealing  in  grain  at  Car- 
rollton and  at  other  points  in  this  section 
of  the  state,  was  born  October  3.  1862.  upon 
a  farm  west  of  Carrollton,  his  parents  being 
1".  .M.  and  Mary  (Stith)  Fi.shbacl<.  the 
former  a  native  of  \'irginia  and  the  latter 
of  Greene  county,  Illinois.  The  father  came 
to  this  county  about  1848  and  settled  west  of 
Carrollton,  where  he  purchased  two  hundred 
and  fifty  acres  of  land  and  turned  his  atten- 
tion to  general  farming.  He  married,  took 
his  bride  to  his  farm  and  there  continued  to 
reside  upon  to  the  time  of  his  death,  which 
occurred  in  1899,  making  a  continuous  resi- 
dence of  more  than  forty  years  upon  that 
farm.  His  business  aflfairs  were  capably 
conducted  and  his  labors  made  his  farm  pro- 
ductive and  valuable.  He  also  exerted  con- 
siderable influence  in  public  affairs  and  was 
frcf|ucntlv  called  to  public  office.  He  served 
fur  twi)  terms  as  county  commissioner  and 
was  called  to  represent  his  district  in  the 
state  legislature,  being  elected  on  the  Demo- 
cratic ticket.  He  was  one  of  the  ■  stanch 
champions  of  that  party  in  his  county  and 
was  always  a  supporter  of  public  progress 
and  imi)rovement.  He  held  mcmbershi])  in 
Carrolit.in  lodge.  Xo  50,  A.  F.  &  A.  M..  and 


also  belonged  to  the  .Methodist  Episcopal 
church.  His  wife  survived  him  until  19OJ. 
They  were  the  parents  of  si.\  children,  all 
of  whom  are  living:  Etta,  the  widow  of  Don- 
ald Simpson,  Jr.,  and  a  resident  of  Carroll- 
ton ;  U.  AI..  of  this  review;  Kate,  the  wife  of 
1).  !■'.  A'augh,  of  Carrollton:  Edith,  wife  of 
Dr.  I'urns,  of  Carrollton:  I-'rank,  who  re- 
sides in  East  St.  l-ouis;  and  I-'red.  who  is 
living  in  Carrollton. 

1).  M.  I'ishback,  having  ac(|uired  his  pre- 
liminar\-  education  in  the  district  .schools, 
continued  his  studies  in  the  high  school  of 
Carrollton,  and,  entering  business  life,  he 
ioined  Iv.  H.  L^a\is  in  the  grain  trade  under 
the  firm  name  of  Fishback  &  Davis,  with 
whom  he  continued  for  four  years.  Tn  1889 
he  became  a  partner  of  1".  C.  Hussey,  under 
the  firm  style  of  Hussey  iX:  Company.  They 
are  dealers  in  all  kinds  of  tlonr.^  feed,  grain 
and  coal  and  are  feeders  and  dealers  in  live 
stock.  They  are  proiirietors  of  the  Carroll- 
ton elevator,  the  Rerdan  warehouse,  the 
FJdred  elevator,  the  Kaser  Lane  warehouse 
and  the  Daum  warehouse.  They  are  also 
sole  agents  for  the  Hussey  gas  light,  and  the 
various  branches  of  the  business,  carefully 
managed  and  judiciously  directed,  are  prov- 
ing profitaljle,  so  that  the  owners  have  gained 
a  place  among  the  substantial  business  men 
of  the  county,  their  names  being  good  on  all 
commercial  paper.  Air.  l''ishbach  is  also  a 
partner  of  his  brother-in-law.  Dr.  Howard 
liurns,  in  agricultural  interests.  They  own 
three  hundred  and  ten  acres  of  land  and  raise 
stock  for  the  market. 

On  the  5th  of  December,  1894,  at  White 
Hall,  Air.  Fishback  was  united  in  marriage 
to  Aliss  Louise  Lowenstein,  who  was  born  in 
Greene  county,  F^ebruary  19.  1868,  a  daugh- 
ter of  Isaac  Lowenstein.  who  was  a  native 
of   Georgia  and   became   a    resident   of   this 


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county  about  i860.  Her  father  died  in  1900 
and  her  mother  now  resides  in  W'liite  Hall. 
Mrs.  Fishliack  was  one  of  a  family  of  six 
children. 

:\Ir.  Fishback  gives  his  political  alle- 
giance to  the  Democracy  and  has  served  as 
school  treasurer  for  several  years.  He  is  a 
member  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  church 
and  is  interested  in  all  that  pertains  to  the 
welfare  and  upbuilding  of  his  city  and 
county  along  material,  political,  intellectual 
and  moral  lines.  His  business  career  has 
been  dominated  by  strong  purpose,  by  un- 
faltering energy  and  by  careful  attention  to 
every  detail,  and  justice  and  fairness  are  also 
characteristics  of  his  business  transactions. 


HON.  JA^IES  K.  P.  FARRELLY. 

Hon.  James  K.  P.  Farrelly.  the  propri- 
etor of  the  Blue  Mound  stock  farm,  is  one 
of  the  leading  agriculturists  of  Greene 
county,  having  two  hundred  and  seventy-five 
acres  of  valuable  land  on  sections  3  and  4, 
Linder  township.  Ide  has  a  wide  reputation 
as  a  successful  farmer  and  stockdireeder, 
dealing  in  pure  blooded,  shorthorn  cattle 
and  standard-bred  trotting  horses. 

Mr.  Farrelly  has  made  his  home  in 
Greene  county  from  1856  and  is  therefore 
known  as  one  of  its  worthy  pioneer  settlers. 
He  is  a  native  of  Virginia,  his  birth  having 
occurred  in  Frederick  county,  October  4. 
1844.  His  father.  Hugh  P.  Farrelly,  was  a 
native  of  Ireland  and  when  a  young  man  of 
seventeen  years  of  age  came  to  the  new 
world,  settling  in  Virginia.  He  was  mar- 
ried there  to  Elizabeth  Brewer,  a  native  of 
Pennsylvania  and  of  German  descent.  JNIr. 
Farrelly  remo\-ed  to  Illinois  in  1856  and  set- 


tled in  Greene  county  near  CarroUton.  He 
was  a  man  of  good  education  and  engaged 
in  the  profession  of  teaching  in  Virginia. 
He  reared  his  family  in  this  locality  and  died 
here  when  about  forty-eight  years  of  age. 
His  wife  survived  him  for  a  number  of  years 
l>ut  is  now  deceased. 

In  taking  up  the  personal  history  of 
Tames  K.  P.  Farrelly  we  present  to  our 
readers  the  life  record  of  a  man  who  is 
widelv  and  favorably  known  in  this  portion 
of  the  state.  He  attended  the  common 
schools  to  some  extent,  but  gained  his  prac- 
tical knowledge  largely  through  experience 
and  observation.  He  started  out  in  life  for 
himself  without  capital  and  was  employed 
for  a  few  months  as  a  farm  hand,  after 
which  he  entered  upon  an  independent  busi- 
ness career  by  renting  land,  which  he  con- 
tinued to  cultivate  for  se\-eral  years.  The 
first  land  which  he  purchased  was  a  tract  of 
one  hundred  and  twenty-seven  acres,  consti- 
tuting a  part  of  his  present  farm.  His  wife 
inherited  one  hundred  and  forty  acres  ad- 
joining, and  he  at  once  began  to  cultivate 
and  improve  the  property.  Later  he  built  a 
neat  residence,  which  is  surrounded  liy  a 
good  lawn  adorned  with  fine  shade  trees. 
He  also  built  a  large  barn,  has  planted  an 
orchard  and  in  fact  has  added  to  his  place 
all  modern  equipments  and  improvements, 
making  his  farm  one  of  the  best  in  the  town- 
ship. He  has  made  a  business  of  raising 
and  feeding  cattle  and  for  a  number  of 
years  his  specialty  has  been  the  raising  and 
breeding  of  shorthorn  cattle.  He  has  raised 
and  sold  some  valuable  animals  and  is  today 
one  of  the  leading  stock-dealers  in  his  local- 
ity. He  buvs  and  ships  several  carloads  of 
mules  annually,  and  he  breeds  and  raises 
standard-bred  horses,  having  devoted  his 
attention  to  this  business  for  a  quarter  of  a 


J.  K.  P.  FARRELLY. 


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century.  He  has  also  raised  and  sold  some 
valuable  trotting  stock. 

About  1870  Mr.  Farrelly  was  married  to 
Miss  Edna  Linder,  and  after  her  death, 
which  occurred  eleven  months  after  their 
marriage,  he  wedded  Miss  Nancy  J.  Cun- 
ningham, a  native  of  Greene  county  and  a 
daughter  of  .Andrew  Cunningham,  one  of 
the  early  settlers  of  this  state,  who  came  to 
Illinois  from  Kentucky.  Mr.  Farrelly  has 
nine  children,  of  whom  six  are  living:  Wal- 
ter, who  is  married  and  is  a  farmer  of 
Wright  township:  Harry  Lee,  who  is  en- 
gaged in  merchandising  at  Daum.  Illinois; 
Charles:  Hugh  Phillip;  Ada  May:  and  Ella 
\'.  They  lost  three  children:  Robert  IL, 
their  first  born,  who  died  in  his  second  year; 
George  W'..  who  died  at  the  age  of  six  years ; 
and  Lillian  M.,  who  died  when  si.x  months 
old. 

Mrs.  Farrelly  is  a  member  of  the  Baptist 
church  and  Mr.  b'arrelly  has  been  a  lil)eral 
contril)utor  to  the  support  of  various 
churches.  He  belongs  to  the  Masonic  lodge 
of  Carrollton  and  also  to  Carrollton  chapter, 
R.  A.  M.,  and  Carrollton  conimandery,  K. 
T.  In  politics  he  has  been  a  life-long  Demo- 
crat, never  faltering  in  his  support  of  the 
men  and  measures  of  the  party.  He  has  been 
prominent  in  political  circles,  serving  as  a 
memljer  of  the  county  board  of  supervisors  in 
Linder  township,  while  in  1900  he  was 
elected  state  senator  for  a  term  of  four  years. 
\\'hile  a  member  of  the  assembly  he  served 
on  several  important  committees,  including 
those  of  agriculture,  fees  and  salaries,  canals 
and  waterways,  appropriations  and  several 
others.  His  course  as  a  legislator  was  highly 
commendable,  being  characterized  by  devo- 
tion to  the  general  good  and  unfaltering 
loyalty  to  the  interests  of  those  whom  he 
served.     He  has  always  been  deeply  inter- 


ested in  whatever  tends  to  benefit  his  county 
and  advance  general  progress.  He  is  one 
of  the  officers  of  the  Greene  County  Fair 
.Association,  served  as  its  president  for  one 
year,  and  for  a  number  of  years  was  a  mem- 
ber of  its  executive  board.  The  cause  of 
education  finds  in  him  a  warm  friend,  for  he 
believes  in  the  employment  of  competent 
teachers  and  in  the  use  of  a  school  system 
that  will  prove  of  practical  benefit  along 
progressive  lines.  For  se\eral  years  he 
ser\cd  as  a  member  of  the  school  board.  His 
residence  in  Greene  county  covers  the  entire 
period  of  his  manhood,  and  he  is  known  as 
a  gentleman  of  excellent  business  capacity 
and  .sound  judgment,  who  has  carefully  and 
successfully  conducted  his  farming  and 
stock-raising  interests.  In  public  affairs  he 
has  also  been  prominent  and  intluential  and 
worthy  of  iJie  trust  rei)osed  in  him. 


HENRY  W.  CHAPMAN.  M.  D. 

Dr.  Henry  W.  Chapman,  one  of  tlie 
more  progressive  and  successful  physicians 
of  White  Hall,  where  he  is  now  engaged  in 
the  practice  of  medicine  and  surgery  as  a 
representative  of  the  regular  school,  was 
born  on  the  20th  of  March,  1850,  in  Cin- 
cinnati, Ohio.  He  came  from  a  long  fine  of 
distingaiished  ancestry  noted  in  theology  and 
literature  and  also  for  the  independence  of 
spirit  which  prompts  one  to  uphold  his  hon- 
est convictions  even  in  the  face  of  opposition. 
Dr.  Chapman  is  a  representative  in  the  ninth 
generation  of  the  descendants  of  Roliert 
Chapman,  who  came  from  England  to  Amer- 
ica, landing  at  Boston  and  settling  at  Say- 
brook,  Massachusetts,  in  1685.  A  volume 
has  recently  been  published  containing  the 


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record  of  Robert  Chapman's  descendants 
down  to  and  including  the  father  of  Dr. 
Chapman.  With  Robert  Chapman  came  his 
bnjtlier  \\'iniam,  to  whom  can  be  traced  the 
line  of  descent  to  all  of  the  Chapmans  in 
Ohio  and  elsewhere  not  mentioned  in  the 
volume  present  alluded  to.  Deacon  William 
Chapman,  grandfather  of  Dr.  Chapman, 
was  born  in  1769  in  New  Jersey,  and  was  a 
son  of  Rev.  Jedediah  Chapman,  the  latter  a 
graduate  of  Yale  College  with  the  class  of 
1762.  Both  were  noted  for  their  piety  and 
learning  and  for  the  influence  which  they 
exerted  in  behalf  of  moral  development. 
Deacon  Chapman  died  August  25,  1844. 
His  son,  William  Smith  Chapman,  was  born 
in  New  Jersey,  August  5.  1816,  and  in  1838 
was  married  to  Louisa  A.  Evens,  wdiose 
birth  occurred  in  Cincinnati.  Ohio,  March 
22,  1819.  She  was  a  daughter  of  Piatt 
Evens,  a  prominent  merchant  of  Cincinnati, 
Ohio,  whose  wife,  Eliza  Ann  Murray,  died 
in  1875,  at  an  advanced  age.  The  Evens 
family  are  of  Welsh  and  English  origin. 
William  Smith  Chapman  was  a  merchant  of 
New  York  and  was  also  an  inventor,  de\-ot- 
ing  the  latter  part  of  his  life  to  labors  in  that 
direction.  In  his  religious  faith  he  was  a 
Presbyterian  and  was  a  most  earnest  and 
consistent  church  member.  He  was  highly 
educated,  possessed  a  refined  and  cultured 
nature,  and  his  influence  was  ever  felt  as  a 
beneficial  force  in  the  communities  where  he 
resided  for  any  length  of  time.  He  died 
May  2.  1886,  while  his  wife  passed  away  in 
1878.  In  their  family  were  six  children,  of 
whom  Dr.  Chapman  was  the  fifth  in  order 
of  Im-th. 

Dr.  Henry  W.  Chapman  pursued  his 
early  education  in  the  public  schools  of  his 
native  town  and  afterward  entered  the 
academv  at  Baltimore,  ^larvland.     He  also 


stutlied  in  Wilmington,  Delaware,  and  pre- 
pared for  his  profession  in  St.  Louis  Medi- 
cal College,  of  which  he  is  a  graduate  with 
the  class  of  1877.  He  then  practiced  for  two 
years  in  Macoupin  county,  Illinois,  and  in 
February,  1876.  he  removed  to  White  Hall, 
where  he  has  l^een  located  continuously  since. 
He  is  especially  noted  for  his  skill  in  sur- 
gery, but  also  stands  as  one  of  the  prominent 
representatives  of  the  medical  practitioners 
in  Greene  county.  In  1896  he  established  a 
private  sanitarium  in  W'hite  Hall  for  the 
treatment  of  certain  diseases  and  for  the  ben- 
efit of  those  requiring  surgical  operations 
and  thus  has  received  a  splendid  patronage, 
for  it  is  well  ec|uipped  with  the  latest  ap- 
pliances and  conveniences  known  to  the 
medical  profession.  He  has  a  large  library, 
with  the  contents  of  which  he  is  greatly  fa- 
miliar, and  his  ofiice  adjoins  his  home.  He 
owns  one  of  the  latest  improved  big  automo- 
biles and  makes  his  trips  for  long  or  short 
distances  and  for  business  or  pleasure  with 
ec]ual  ease  and  rapidity. 

On  the  3d  of  November.  1878,  Dr.  Chap- 
man was  married  to  Miss  Annie  Henderson, 
who  was  born  in  ^Macoupin  county.  Illinois, 
and  is  a  daughter  of  James  W.  and  Sarah 
( Kidd)  Henderson.  Dr.  Chapman  was 
reared  in  the  Congregational  and  Presby- 
terian churches  and  has  always  taken  an  in- 
terest in  religious  matters  and  at  one  time 
was  ver}'  active  in  church  work.  His  study 
led  him  to  become  deeply  interested  in  the 
Swedenborgian  philosophy  and  finally  he 
se\-ered  his  connection  with  the  Presb}-terian 
church  and  now  devotes  his  leisure  time  and 
attention  to  the  quiet  study  and  investigation 
of  his  favorite  literary  and  philosophical  re- 
searches. He  carries  on  his  reading  with  the 
utmost  earnestness  and  interest.  1)ut  is  mod- 
est and  considerate  in  the  expression  of  bis 


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views.  Fraternally  he  is  connected  with  the 
Masonic  lodge  and  politically  with  the  Re- 
puljlican  jiarty.  He  is  a  man  of  strong  in- 
tellectuality and  broad  humanitarian  prin- 
ciples and  takes  delight  in  his  profession,  not 
alone  because  of  the  success  which  it  brings 
to  him,  but  also  because  of  the  opportunity 
which  it  gives  to  him  to  render  aid  to  his 
fellowmen.  He  received  the  respect  and 
confidence  of  all  and  his  close  adherence  to 
the  ethics  of  the  profession  has  made  him 
most  highly  esteemed  by  his  brethren  of  the 
medical  fraternitv. 


JACOB  M.  TUCKER. 

Jacob  M.  Tucker,  who  resides  on  section 
I.  Rockbridge  township,  is  one  of  the  thrifty 
farmers  and  stock-raisers  of  his  community, 
owning  and  operating  one  hinidred  and 
twenty  acres  of  land  which  is  well  improved, 
constituting  a  valuable  farm.  He  has 
eighty  acres  in  another  tract  and  is  one  of 
the  successful  agriculturists  of  his  com- 
muuit}'. 

Mr.  Tucker  was  b<:irn  in  Knox  county. 
Tennessee,  October  7.  1854.  and  is  a  son  of 
John  Tucker,  who  was  also  a  native  of  that 
cnnnty.  bi  )rn  there  on  the  22(1  of  July,  1820. 
The  i)aternal  grandfather  was  Obediah 
Tucker,  who  come  to  Illinois  in  alraut  1858. 
settling  in  Greene  county,  where  he  spent  the 
last  years  of  his  life.  John  A.  Tucker  was 
reared  in  Tennessee  and  was  there  married 
to  Rachel  Graves,  also  a  native  of  Kno.x 
county,  her  birth  having  occurred  on  the 
27th  of  May,  1820.  They  became  the  pa- 
rents of  eleven  children  who  were  born  in 
Tennessee.  In  1858  they  also  came  to  Illi- 
nois, settling  in  (Jreene  county,  where  they 


joined  his  father.  Mr.  Tucker  bought  land 
and  operated  a  farm.  He  owned  three  hun- 
dred and  twenty-seven  acres  of  land  at  a 
later  date  in  Rockbridge  township,  but  at 
first  he  rented  land  for  several  years,  and 
when  his  labors  had  brought  tc^  him  suffi- 
cient capital  he  purchased  a  farm,  his  remain- 
ing days  being  passed  upon  this  place,  and  he 
died  July  22,  1873  ''*  ^'''^  '"'P^  '"^S*^  °^  seventy- 
three  vears.  His  wife  survives  him  and  re- 
sides with  her  .son  Samuel  1).  Tucker  in 
Rockbridge  township. 

J.  .M.  Tucker  was  reared  to  manhood  on 
the  old  homestead  farm,  spending  his  boy- 
hood days  in  the  usual  manner  of  farmer  lads 
of  that  i)eriod.  He  attended  the  common 
schools,  and  has  added  largely  to  his  knowl- 
edge since  attaining  man's  estate  through 
reading,  experience  and  observation.  He 
was  married  in  this  county.  January  12, 
1879.  to  i\[iss  Caroline  W'hitlock,  a  daugh- 
ter of  Robert  Whitlock.  formerly  of  Xorth 
Carolina,  but  afterwards  one  of  the  early 
settlers  of  Greene  county. 

Subse(]uent  to  his  marriage  Mr.  Tucker 
rented  land  and  thus  engaged  in  farming 
until  1893,  when  he  purchased  one  hundred 
and  twenty  acres  upon  which  he  now  resides. 
1  le  at  once  began  the  further  development 
and  improvement  of  this  place  and  now  has 
excellent  farm  property.  He  has  added  to 
and  remodeled  the  house  until  it  is  now  an 
attractive  dwelling.  There  are  also  good 
barns  and  outbuildings  upon  his  place,  and 
in  connection  with  the  home  farm  of  one 
hundred  and  twenty  acres  he  owns  and  oper- 
ates eighty  acres  in  another  tract.  In  con- 
nection with  the  cultivation  of  cereals  best 
adapted  to  the  soil  and  climate,  he  is  engaged 
in  the  raising  and  feeding  of  stock,  making  a 
specialty  of  hogs.  He  is  a  successful  farmer 
and  stock-raiser  and  through  his  vears  of 


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labor  has  accumulated  a  comfortalile  coui- 
petence. 

Mr.  and  iMrs.  Tucker  are  the 
parents  of  fnur  children,  of  whom 
two  are  living:  Luella,  the  wife  uf 
Jesse  Steele,  who  is  a  resident  farmer 
of  Rockbridge  township;  and  Robert 
C,  wlio  assists  in  carrying  on  the  home 
farm.  Two  other  children  died  in  infancy; 
Girtha,  who  died  when  about  eighteen 
months  old  ;  and  Delia  Ann,  who  died  at  the 
age  of  sixteen  months.  The  family  are 
members  of  the  Rockbridge  Baptist  church, 
in  which  Mr.  Tucker  is  serving  as  a  deacon. 
He  belongs  to  the  Modern  Woodmen  of 
America  and  to  the  Loyal  Americans,  a  fra- 
ternal insurance  order.  In  politics  he  has 
been  a  life  long  Democrat  and  always  a  be- 
hever  in  the  cause  of  temperance.  He  sup- 
ports the  prohibition  candidates  occasion- 
ally and  does  everything  in  his  power  to  pro- 
mote the  cause  of  temperance  in  his  com- 
munity. He  has  been  elected  and  ser\-ed  on 
the  school  board  and  has  been  highway  com- 
missioner for  three  years.  He  is  a  man  of 
integrity  and  worth,  wdio  has  the  confidence 
and  esteem  of  the  entire  community  and  is 
wddelv  and  favorablv  known. 


HOWARD  BURNS,  M.  D. 

In  this  enlightened  age  when  men  of 
energy  and  industry  are  constantly  pushing 
their  way  to  the  front,  those  who  have  gained 
success  may  properly  claim  recognition.  Dr. 
Burns,  in  a  profession  where  advancement 
comes  only  through  individual  merit,  has 
gained  a  most  extensive  practice,  second  to 
none  in  the  county.  A  nati\-e  of  Scotland, 
he  was  born  in  Perth,  on  the  i8th  of  Oc- 


tober, 1867,  and  is  descentled  from  Scotch 
ancestry  in  the  paternal  line,  while  in  the 
maternal  line  he  comes  of  Irish  lineage.  His 
grandfather.  James  Burns,  was  also  a  native 
of  Perth  and  in  1869  he  came  to  America, 
locating  in  Bedford,  Pennsylvania.  His  son, 
Th(jmas  Burns,  father  of  Dr.  Burns,  was 
also  born  in  Perth,  and  was  married  to  ^Nliss 
Helen  Russell,  whose  birth  occurred  in  Sligo, 
Ireland.  The  vear  following  the  arrival  of 
James  Burns,  Thomas  Burns  crossed  the 
Atlantic  and  established  his  home  at  Johns- 
town, Pennsylvania,  wdiere  he  still  resides. 
His  ancestors  were  ironw-orkers  and  many  of 
their  descendants  still  continue  in  that  line  of 
industrial  activity. 

Dr.  Burns  accompanied  his  grandfather 
to  the  United  States  and  after  ac(|uiring  his 
early  education  in  the  public  schools,  during 
which  time  he  mastered  the  common 
branches  of  English  learning,  he  entered  the 
Uni\-ersity  of  \'irginia,  in  which  institution 
he  remained  for  two  years.  During  that 
time  he  made  choice  of  a  life  work  and  in 
preparation  therefor  he  matriculated  in  the 
Eclectic  Medical  Institute,  at  Cincinnati, 
Ohio,  from  which  he  was  graduated  in  the 
class  of  1892.  Dr.  Burns  entered  upon  the 
acti\'e  practice  of  medicine  in  Ohio  but  after 
a  year  come  to  Carrollton,  where  he  has  since 
remained. 

In  August,  1895,  Dr.  Burns  was  married 
to  Aliss  Edith  Fishback.  a  native  of  Greene 
county,  Illinois,  and  a  daughter  of  Judge 
Frederick  Fishback,  a  leading  and  represen- 
tative citizen  of  Carrollton.  Dr.  and  ^Irs. 
Burns  are  prominent  socially  and  enjoy  the 
highest  regard  of  many  friends.  He  is  a 
Mason,  belongs  to  the  IMystic  Shrine,  is  a 
member  of  the  Independent  Order  of  Odil 
Fellows  and  the  ^Modern  Woodmen  of 
America.     In  his  political  views  he  is  a  Deni- 


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ncrat.  He  Ijelongs  to  the  County  and  State 
Medical  Societies  and  in  liis  practice  has  met 
witli  most  gratifying  success,  having  a  very 
extensive  practice. 


lll'.Xl.l'A-  WILKIXSON. 

Henley  Wilkinson,  proprietor  cif  the 
White  Hall  nur.sery  situated  at  the  west  side 
i'{  the  city,  was  horn  in  Durham,  Laporte 
oiunly.  Indiana,  on  the  Jst  of  h'ebruarv, 
1840,  being-  the  second  son  of  Kirli.ird  II. 
and  Julia  (Henley)  Wilkinson.  His  father 
was  a  native  of  \'irginia  and  a  gradu.ate  of 
Winchester  College.  In  iSj^j  he  removed 
to  soiuhcrn  Indi.nna  and  was  a  ])ioiiecr  min- 
ister of  the  .Metlxidist  l'",piscop:d  church  in 
that  locahty.  He  took  a  very  .active  and 
hel])fui  i)art  in  church  and  educational  work 
and  assisted  in  establishing  (jreencastle  Cni- 
versity,  which  has  since  been  one  of  the 
strong  educational  institutions  of  the  state. 
In  iS_:;3  he  remo\ed  from  C'lark  county,  In- 
diana, to  Laporte  county,  and  in  that  \ear  he 
was  married  to  Miss  Julia  A.  Henley,  whose 
birth  occurred  in  Clark  countv  and  who  was 
the  sister  of  Thomas  J.  Henley,  of  Indiana, 
first  postmaster  of  San  Francisco  and  after- 
ward Indian  agent  of  the  western  coast.  His 
son.  Barclay  Henley,  was  the  youngest  mem- 
ber of  congress  in  1885. 

Mr.  Wilkinson,  whose  name  introduces 
this  record,  remained  at  home  until  he  at- 
tained his  niajoritv.  when  he  became  inter- 
ested in  the  luu'scrv  business,  which  he 
learned  under  the  direction  of  lr\in  I,.  Jes- 
sup,  the  leading  nurseryman  and  tlorist  of 
Laporte,  Indiana.  Tn  1864  he  came  to  Illi- 
nois on  a  visit  aufl  formed  a  favorable  im- 
]iression  of  the  state  and  its  possibilities  so 


that  a  few  years  later  he  established  his  home 
w  ithin  its  borders. 

Ere  his  removal,  however,  Mr.  Wilkin- 
son was  married  on  the  25th  of  April,  1865, 
U)  Miss  Ella  Owen.  In  ]X(>j  they  removed 
to  Beardstown.  Illinois,  where  he  established 
a  nursery  for  the  growing  of  fruit  and  flow- 
ers. In  1870  he  opened  a  br.anch  house  at 
White  Hall  and  in  1873  he  reiuoved  to  White 
Hall,  where  he  rented  ten  acres  of  land.  He 
has  achieved  success  under  adverse  circum- 
stances, and  in  the  face  of  many  difficulties. 
On  the  2d  of  June,  i88i,  when  all  of  his 
trees  and  nursery  stock  were  being  held  in 
readiness  to  fill  the  orders  for  their  delivery 
there  occurred  a  terrible  h.ail  storm  which 
totalh-  destroA'Cil  his  slock,  causing  a  loss  to 
him  of  several  thousand  doll.ars.  He  pos- 
sessed undaunted  courage,  unfaltering  per- 
se\er:iiice  and  keen  discernment,  however, 
and  he  set  to  work  to  secure  financial  as- 
sistance. This  he  did  and  in  due  course  of 
time  he  retrieved  his  lost  possessions.  In 
1886,  however,  his  home  was  destroyed  by 
tire  .and  in  i8S(;  his  greenhouse  \\;is  con- 
sumed by  tiames.  Notwithstanding  these 
disadvantages  he  has  perse\-ered  and  he  now 
has  a  comfortable  home.  He  rebuilt  his 
greenhouse  and  continue<l  for  fourteen  years 
but  the  orchard  business  gradually  forced  the 
greenhouse  out.  but  he  has  continued  in  the 
imrsery  business  and  is  the  owner  of  a  tine 
farm  and  good  orchard. 

Mrs.  W'ilkinson  was  educated  at  Prince- 
ton. Illinois.  She  is  a  niece  of  Robert  Dale 
Owen,  of  Indiana,  and  a  daughter  of  .Allen 
and  Margaret  Owen  of  that  state.  Her 
birth  occurred  near  Richmond,  Indiana, 
.\pril  2.  1844,  and  in  1853  she  accompanied 
her  parents  on  their  removal  to  Bureau 
county,  Illinois.  By  her  marriage  she  be- 
came the  mother  of  eleven  children :  A.  H.. 


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born  April  2,  1867:  .W.  G..  born  August  14, 
1869;  Stella  A.,  born  February  10,  1871  : 
B.  O..  born  April  26,  1873:  Lloyd  PL,  born 
November  28.  1875:  R.  W.,  born  December 
3,  1877;  Tillie  i\L,  born  November  14.  1879: 
L.  E.,  born  January  26,  1882;  Pansy  May, 
born  February  2,  1884;  Neil,  born  February 
6,  1888;  and  Zellet,  born  February  2,  1890. 
William  and  Pansy  are  now  deceased.  Some 
of  the  children  have  left  home,  but  one  son 
assists  in  the  cultivation  of  the  farm  and  the 
two  youngest  are  still  in  school.  Zellet,  the 
youngest,  is  an  artist  of  considerable  natural 
abilit)-  and  works  indicative  of  his  skill  adorn 
the  home. 

In  his  political  views  ]\Ir.  \\'ilkinson  is 
an  earnest  Democrat  and  is  an  ardent  ad- 
mirer of  Bryan.  He  has  delivered  many 
campaign  addresses,  his  services  being  in  de- 
mand on  many  occasions,  and  he  keeps  well 
informed  on  the  cjuestions  and  issues  of  the 
day,  so  that  he  is  enabled  to  present  strong 
arguments  and  impressi\^e  reasoning.  He  is 
a  good  speaker,  elocjuent  at  times  and  his 
utterances  make  a  deep  impression  upon  his 
hearers.  He  belongs  to  no  fraternity  or 
church  but  aids  all.  He  is  a  man  of  broad 
public  spirit,  generous  disposition  and  kindly 
nature,  and  there  are  in  his  life  record  many 
elements  that  are  worthy  of  commendation 
and  of  emulation. 


FELIX  H.  YOUNG. 


Felix  H.  Young,  living  on  section  26. 
Rubicon  township,  where  his  farm  of  one 
hundred  and  sixty  acres  gives  evidence  of 
his  careful  supervision  in  its  neat  and  thrifty 
appearance,  was  born  upon  this  place,  Au- 
gust 22,    1830.     His  father,  Jacob  Young, 


was  a  native  of  Pennsylvania,  born  in  1790. 
The  grandfather,  Scjuire  Young-,  was  also  a 
nati\'e  of  the  Keystone  state  and  was  of 
German  parentage.  On  leaving  the  east  he 
removed  to  Kentucky  in  1793  and  there  re- 
sided for  several  years,  after  which  he  came 
to  Illinois,  at  that  time  under  territorial  gm- 
ernment.  He  settled  in  what  was  then  yUm- 
roe  county  and  upon  the  farm  which  he  cul- 
tivated and  improved  there  Jacob  Young  was 
reared  to  manhood.  It  was  also  in  that 
count)-  that  Jacob  Young  was  married  and 
in  1826  he  removed  to  what  is  now  Greene 
county,  settling-  on  a  farm  which  to-day  is 
owned  and  occupied  1)}-  his  son,  Felix  H. 
Young.  He  entered  the  land  from  the  giiv- 
ernnient,  securing  one  hundred  and  sixty 
acres,  and  with  characteristic  energy  he  lie- 
gan  the  development  of  his  farm,  trans- 
forming the  fields  into  a  richly  culti\-ated 
tract  which  returned  to  him  good  harvests. 
He  lost  his  first  wife  here  and  later  he  was 
married  in  this  ci.-)unty  to  Clarissa  O'Fling,  a 
native  of  New  York  and  a  daughter  of 
Patrick  O'Fling,  whose  birth  occurred  in 
England  and  who  came  to  the  new  workl 
prior  to  the  Rexolution.  When  the  colon- 
ists attempted  to  throw  off  the  yoke  of  Brit- 
ish oppression  he  joined  the  army  and  fought 
for  the  independence  of  the  nation.  Later 
he  and  three  of  his  sons  served  in  the  war  of 
1812.  One  of  his  sons.  Temple  O'Fling, 
who  was  a  lieutenant,  was  killed  at  the  battle 
of  Buffalo.  New  York.  Mrs.  Young  was  a 
native  of  the  Empire  state  and  was  there 
reared,  remo\-ing  to  the  west  in  early  wo- 
manhood. Mr.  Young  continued  to  follow 
farming  in  Greene  county  and  was  one  of 
the  substantial  agriculturists  of  the  com- 
munity, conducting-  his  business  affairs  along 
practical  and  progressive  lines.  He  served  as 
justice  of  the  peace  for  a  number  of  years 


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and  was  always  reliable  and  trustworthy  in 
citizenship,  faithful  in  performing  ever\' 
duty  that  devolved  upon  him.  His  death 
occurred  about  i868.  when  he  was  seventy- 
eight  years  of  age.  His  second  wife  had 
died  some  years  before. 

Feli.x  H.  Young,  the  only  surviving  child 
of  his  father's  second  marriage,  was  reared 
on  the  homestead  farm  and  acquired  his  ed- 
ucation in  an  old  log  schoolhouse,  such  as 
was  common  in  that  day  in  pioneer  districts 
of  the  west.  He  remained  with  his  father 
until  the  latter's  death  and  then  succeeded  to 
the  ownership  of  a  pari  of  the  old  home- 
stead, he  and  his  sister  each  receiving  eightv 
acres.  Throughout  his  entire  life  he  has 
carried  on  farming  and  he  is  to-day  the 
owner  of  one  hundred  and  sixty  acres  of  rich 
land,  pleasantly  located  within  two  miles  of 
Greenfield.  The  farm  is  very  \alual)le  be- 
cause of  the  high  state  of  cultivation  under 
which  it  has  been  placed  and  the  many  sub- 
stantial and  modern  improvements  made 
thereon.  To  its  development  he  has  devoted 
his  energies  throughout  his  entire  life  and 
well  might  he  be  classed  with  the  represen- 
tative agriculturists  of  his  native  county. 
Mr.  Young  has  built  a  good  substantial 
home,  also  commodious  barns  and  outbuild- 
ings for  the  shelter  of  grain  and  stock  and 
has  added  more  land  until  he  now  owns  alto- 
gether two  hundred  and  twenty  acres,  hav- 
ing sixty  acres  in  atldition  to  the  quarter 
section  in  the  home  tract.  He  has  been  rais- 
ing, buying  and  feeding  stock  for  a  number 
of  years  and  fattens  a  carload  of  steers  and 
a  large  number  of  hogs  annually. 

Mr.  Young  was  married  in  Rubicon 
township  in  1852  to  Miss  Mary  Barton,  a 
nati\-e  of  Tennessee,  who  was  born  in  the 
city  of  Knoxville,  but  was  reared  in  Illi- 
nois.    Her  father,  Isaac  Barton,  was  one  of 


the  early  settlers  of  this  state.  Unto  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Young  have  been  born  four  chil- 
dren :  William  H.  is  a  young  man  engaged  in 
mining  in  Alma,  Colorado;  Richard  O.  is 
upon  the  home  farm  with  his  father ;  Mary  is 
a  young  lady  at  home;  and  Effie  is  the  wife 
of  .\.  E.  Henderson,  of  Greenfield. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Young  hold  membership 
in  the  Methodist  Episcopal  church,  in  which 
he  is  serving  as  a  trustee  and  steward  and  is 
also  a  class-leader.  His  life  has  been  that  of 
an  earnest  Christian  gentleman  and  his  re- 
ligious faith  is  exemplified  in  his  honorable 
dealings  with  his  fcllowmen  and  in  his  faith- 
ful performance  of  any  duty  that  devolves 
upon  him.  In  early  life  he  gave  his  politi- 
cal support  to  the  Whig  party,  casting  his 
first  presidential  ballot  for  General  Winfield 
Scott  and  since  the  organization  of  the  Re- 
publican party  he  has  followed  its  banners. 
He  has  never  sought  office,  but  has  always 
desired  to  have  good  men  in  positions  of 
public  trust.  He  is  a  believer  in  our  educa- 
tional system  and  for  eight  or  nine  years  he 
served  as  president  of  the  school  board  and 
for  a  longer  period  was  a  member  thereof. 

In  1902  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Young  celebrated 
their  golden  wedding  and  with  one  exception 
all  of  their  children  and  grandchildren  were 
at  home.  The  members  of  his  Sunday- 
school  class  also  attended  and  a  large  num- 
ber of  friends  and  relatives  were  present.  It 
was  a  sight  that  gladdened  the  hearts  of  all 
who  were  there  to  participate  in  the  joyous 
occasion.  The  Sunday-school  class  pre- 
sented to  Mr.  Young  a  goldheaded  cane  on 
which  was  engraved  his  name  and  the  date 
of  the  wedding.  Many  other  tokens  of  the 
esteem  of  friends  were  left  and  all  joined  in 
wishing  for  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Young  "many 
happy  returns  of  the  day."  Both  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Young  are  held  in  high  esteem,  their 


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circle  of  friends  being  almost  co-extensive 
with  the  circle  of  their  acquaintance.  He  has 
been  a  resident  of  Greene  county  throughout 
his  entire  life,  covering  more  than  seventy- 
four  years,  and  has  always  lived  upon  the 
farm  which  is  now  his  home.  He  has  wit- 
nessed the  great  changes  that  have  occurred 
as  the  county  has  developed  and  cities  and 
towns  have  been  builded.  He  has  witnessed 
the  introduction  of  the  railroad  and  the  new 
inventions  that  have  come  through  the  con- 
struction of  the  telegraphic  and  telephone 
lines.  All  of  the  important  events  bearing 
upon  Greene  county's  history  have  left  their 
impress  upon  his  memory  and  he  can  relate 
many  interesting  incidents  concerning  pio- 
neer'life  as  well  as  of  the  history  of  later 
progress  and  improvement  here.  His  ca- 
reer has  been  that  of  a  sincere,  consistent,. 
Christian  gentleman,  for  he  has  long  been  a 
devoted  member  of  the  Methodist  chm-cli. 


SYLVESTER  MELVIN. 

Sylvester  Melvin,  a  substantial  farmer 
and  breeder  of  Aberdeen  Angus  cattle,  Suf- 
folk sheep  and  Poland-China  hogs,  living  on 
section  25,  Rubicon  township,  owns  a  val- 
uable farm  of  four  hundred  acres  equipped 
with  modern  improvements  and  accessories. 
It  was  in  this  township  that  his  birth  oc- 
curred on  the  29th  of  November,  1851.  His 
father,  T.  E.  Alelvin,  was  one  of  the  early 
and  honored  pioneer  settlers  of  Greene 
county  and  is  now  living  a  retired  life  in  the 
city  of  Greenfield.  Besides  our  subject  there 
are  three  other  children  in  the  family : 
George  W.,  Stephen  Edgar  and  Mrs.  J-  A. 
Metcalf,  who  are  also  residents  of  Rubicon 
township. 


Sylvester  Melvin  was  reared  in  Greene 
county  upon  the  old  homestead  farm  and 
acquired  his  preliminary  education  in  the 
common  schools,  while  later  he  completed  a 
course  in  the  Illinois  Wesleyan  University 
at  Bloumington,  being  graduated  with  the 
class  of  1878.  Prior  to  this  he  had  engaged 
in  teaching  school  for  a  number  of  years  and 
after  completing  his  college  course  he  again 
turned  his  attention  to  the  profession  of 
teaching,  which  he  followed  for  several  years 
at  this  time,  giving  excellent  satisfaction  by 
his  capable  service,  for  he  was  able  to  impart 
clearly  and  readily  to  others  the  knowledge 
that  he  had  acquired. 

In  1880  occurred  the  marriage  of  ^Ir. 
Melvin  and  Miss  Addie  I.  Strickland,  the 
wedding  taking  place  in  Greene  county.  The 
young  couple  began  their  domestic  life  in 
Rubicon  township,  near  the  farm  on  which 
they  now  reside.  Here  Mr.  Melvin  had  a 
tract  of  one  hundred  acres  and  to  its  cultiva- 
tion and  improvement  he  directed  his  ener- 
gies, aspiring  to  win  thereby  a  comfortable 
living  for  himself  and  family,  Init  at  the 
end  of  two  years  he  sold  that  place  and  pur- 
chased his  present  farm  of  J.  N.  Strickland, 
his  father-in-law.  To  our  subject  and  his 
wife  have  been  born  four  children,  namely : 
Leon  R.,  Maurice  L.,  ISIildred  H.  and  ^lar- 
g"uerite.    ■ 

As  the  years  passed  Mr.  Melvin  contin- 
ued his  farming  operations  and  his  efforts 
were  crowned  with  success.  He  worked  on 
perseveringly  year  after  year  and  as  his 
financial  resources  increased  he  bought  more 
land  from  time  to  time  until  he  is  now  the 
owner  of  four  hundred  acres  in  (_)ne  body. 
He  has  a  neat  frame  residence,  good  barns 
and  substantial  outbuildings  and  in  fact  all 
modern  improvements.  Everything  about 
his  place  is  neat  and  thrifty  in  appearance. 


SYLVESTER  MELVIN. 


MRS.  SVLVIuSri-.K  Mia.VI.M. 


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437 


indicating  his  careful  supervision.  Besides 
liis  liome  farm  he  also  owns  another  in  the 
adjoining  county  of  Macoupin. 

Mr.  Melvin  has  been  engaged  in  the  rais- 
ing of  fine  stock  for  a  number  of  years,  be- 
coming well  known  in  this  particular  because 
of  the  high  grade  of  cattle,  sheep  and  hogs 
that  have  been  raised  upon  his  farm.  In 
1889  he  began  the  breeding  of  Aberdeen 
Angus  cattle,  having  at  first  one  i)ure  blooded 
co\v  and  a  valuable  male.  He  n<nv  has  a  herd 
of  seventv-five  head,  containing  some  very 
superior  animals.  I'or  a  number  of  years 
he  had  McHenry  Blackbird.  \1.  at  the  head 
of  his  herd.  He  has  made  numerous  exhibits 
of  his  cattle  at  the  county  and  state  fairs  and 
in  the  year  1904  he  was  one  of  the  exhibitors 
at  the  Louisiana  Purchase  Exposition  at  St. 
Louis,  where  he  won  second  premium  on  a 
steer  in  the  class  between  eighteen  and 
twenty-four  months,  and  also  look  second 
place  with  his  flock  of  sheep.  In  1903  he 
uon  fourth  premium  at  the  International 
Exhibition  in  Chicago  on  a  steer  and  was 
given  third  ])Iace  on  the  same  steer  at  that 
exhibition  in  1904.  In  addition  to  other  fine 
stock  he  raises  pure  blooded  Suffolk  .sheep 
and  Poland-China  hogs.  He  is  a  prosperous 
breeder  and  dealer  in  pure  blooded  stock  and 
is  well  known  throughout  Illinois  because  of 
the  fine  animals  sent  from  his  farm. 

Politically  Mr.  Melvin  is  a  Republican, 
having  always  endorsed  the  measures  of  the 
party  since  casting  his  first  presidential  vote. 
He  was  elected  a  member  of  the  county 
board  and  is  now  serving  as  supervisor  of 
Rubicon  township,  acting  on  the  judiciary 
committee.  He  was  for  a  number  of  years  a 
memlier  of  the  school  board  and  has 
always  been  a  champion  in  the  cause  of  edu- 
cation, believing  in  the  employment  of  good 
teachers  and  in  the  practical  education  of  the 


>oung.  He  takes  a  great  interest  in  the 
Rockbridge  Township  Mutual  Fire  Insur- 
ance Company,  of  which  he  was  one  of  the 
principal  organizers,  and  has  served  as  secre- 
tary (if  the  company  since  its  incorporation 
in  1900.  He  is  also  one  of  the  directors  of 
the  I'ana  District  Mutual  Cyclone  Insurance 
Cnm])any.  Mr.  and  Airs.  Melvin  are  mem- 
bers of  the  Court  of  Honor  and  also  the  Loy- 
al Americans — fraternal  insurance  orders. 
While  his  life  has  l)een  quietly  pas.sed  it  has 
always  been  marked  by  devotion  to  public 
duty,  by  reliability  in  business  affairs  and 
by  loyalty  in  citizenship  and  in  his  business 
career  he  lias  wim  the  success  which  is  the 
only  direct  result  ni  honoraljle  endeavor. 


HON.  (iEORCb:  W.  ROSS.  M.  I). 

lldu.  (leorge  W.  Ross,  whose  marked 
capability  in  the  line  r)f  jiis  chosen  profes- 
sion has  won  recognition  in  a  large  practice 
and  whose  prominence  and  loyalty  in  citi- 
zenship have  recei\ed  the  endorsement  of 
his  fellow  townsmen  through  a  second  elec- 
tion to  the  office  of  mayor,  was  I)orn  in  Pitts- 
field,  Massachusetts,  on  the  7th  of  October, 
1856.  The  Ross  family  is  of  Scotch  lineage 
and  was  established  in  America  when  this 
country  was  still  numbered  among  the  colon- 
ial possessions  of  Great  Britain.  The  grand- 
father. Seth  Ross,  a  native  of  England, 
.served  as  a  soldier  in  the  continental  armv 
during  the  Rcvdlutionar}-  war.  He  married 
Miss  Abigail  I'"airbanks,  also  a  native  of 
New  England,  and  a  daughter  of  one  of  the 
heroes  of  the  Revolutionary  war.  Their  son, 
Merrick  was  born  in  Massachusetts  and 
after  arriving  at  years  of  maturity  wedded 
Marv  B.  Cobb,  also  a  native  of  that  state. 


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PAST    AND    PRESENT    OF    GREENE    COUNTY, 


Throughout  tlie  greater  part  of  his  business 
career  he  carried  on  merchandising  and  l^e- 
cause  of  his  keen  /foresight  and  capabihty 
won  a  \'ery  desirable  measure  of  success. 
He  died  in  the  year  1862  and  liis  widow 
afterward  remox'ed  to  Boston.  He  had  Ijeen 
twice  married,  there  being  four  ciiildren  by 
the  first  union,  wliile  Dr.  Ross  is  tiie  only 
child  of  the  second  marriage. 

In  the  public  schools  of  his  native  state 
Dr.  Ross  acquired  his  elementary  education. 
He  was  graduated  from  the  Boston  Latin 
school  and  afterward  matriculated  in  Am- 
herst College,  completing  a  full  Cdurse  there 
by  graduation  in  1877.  With  broad  literary 
knowledge  to  serve  as  an  excellent  founda- 
tion upon  which  to  rear  the  superstructure  of 
professional  learning  he  then  entered  the 
medical  department  of  Columl)ia  Unixersity 
in  New  York  city,  where  he  won  the  degree 
of  Master  of  Arts  and  also  the  degree  of 
Doctor  of  Medicine,  the  latter  being  con- 
ferred upon  him  in  1880.  He  then  spent  one 
term  in  a  hospital  of  the  metropolis,  adding 
practical  experience  to  his  theoretical  knowl- 
edge, and  thus  well  equipped  for  his  life 
work  he  came  to  Greene  county,  Illinois, 
opening  an  office  near  Blufifdale,  where  he 
remained  for  three  years.  He  then  located 
in  CarroUton,  where  he  has  since  engaged  in 
practice,  his  business  steadily  increasing  Ixith 
in  volume  and  importance.  He  has  a  large 
private  practice,  which  makes  heav}-  de- 
mands upon  his  time  and  attention  and  he 
keeps  in  touch  with  the  progress  that  is  be- 
ing continually  made  upon  the  medical  fra- 
ternity through  his  membership  in  the  Na- 
tional, State.  County  and  District  Medical 
Societies,  He  served  as  medical  examiner 
for  pensions  under  President  Harrison,  be- 
ing appointed  first  in  1889  and  was  again 
appointed     by     Presidents     McKinley     and 


Roosevelt,  so  that  he  is  now  serving.  He  is 
also  examiner  for  nearly  all  of  the  old  line 
insurance  companies  and  is  local  surgeon  for 
the  Chicago  &  Alton  Railroad  Company. 

In  1886  was  celebrated  the  marriage  of 
Dr.  Ross  and  Miss  Daisy  J.  Gillingham,  who 
was  born  in  Greene  count}-,  and  is  a  daughter 
of  Bainbridge  Gillingham,  a  native  of  New 
Hampshire,  who  became  one  of  the  pioneer 
residents  of  Greene  county,  Illinois.  Her 
mother  was  a  daughter  of  Professor  John 
Russell,  a  man  of  distinction  in  his  dav.  Dr. 
and  Mrs.  Ross  are  the  parents  of  four  chil- 
dren :  George.  ]\Iary,  Anna  and  Helen,  all 
now  attending  school. 

In  his  fraternal  relations  Dr.  Ross  is  a 
Alasnn,  belonging  to  the  lodge,  chapter, 
council,  commandery  and  the  ]\Iystic  Shrine 
and  he  is  thoroughly  in  sympathy  with  the 
tenets  and  teachings  of  the  craft,  exemplify- 
ing in  his  life  its  beneficence  and  helpful 
spirit.  He  has  filled  all  of  the  chairs  in  the 
chapter  three  times,  in  the  commandery  twice 
and  he  belongs  to  Moolah  Temple  of  the 
INIystic  Shrine  in  St.  Louis.  His  political  al- 
legiance is  gixen  to  the  Repulilican  party 
and  he  is  now  a  meml)er  of  the  board  of  trus- 
tees of  the  Central  Hospital  for  Insane  at 
Jacksonville,  having  resignetl  from  the  pres- 
idency of  the  board  of  trustees  of  the  W'est- 
ern  Illinois  State  Normal  School  in  October, 
1904.  In  1 90 1  he  was  elected  mayor  of 
CarroUton  and  so  capaljly  ser\-ed  that  he  was 
re-elected  in  1903  autl  is  the  present  incum- 
l)ent.  He  has  conducted  his  municipal  af- 
fairs upon  business  lines,  gixing  a  practical, 
economical  and  at  the  same  time  progres- 
sive administration.  He  is  distinctively  a 
man  of  afifairs  and  one  who  has  wielded  a 
wide  influence  and  as  the  champion  of  many 
measures  has  contributed  in  large  degree  to 
the  substantial  improvement  of  the  city.  His 


FAST    AX  I)     PRESENT    OF    GREEXE    COUNTY. 


439 


personal  wortli  equals  his  professional  and 
political  prominence  and  in  Carrollton  his 
circle  of  friends  is  almost  co-extensive  with 
the  circle  of  his  acquaintances. 


JOSEPH  HOWARD  (IRAV. 

Joseph  Howard  (lra\-.  deceased,  was  for 
a  period  of  nearly  half  a  century  numbered 
among  the  well  k'uown  and  prosperous  busi- 
ness men  of  Greenfield,  where  he  conducted 
a  drug  store.  Possessing  many  of  the 
sterling  traits  of  character  which  endear 
man  to  his  fellouinen  his  loss  was  the  oc- 
casion of  dee])  mid  wide-spread  regret,  but 
he  left  behind  a  nieniury  which  slmuld  be  an 
inspiration  in  matters  of  citizenship,  in  the 
fiekl  of  business  and  in  home  life.  He  was 
born  in  Halifa.x.  Xorth  Carolina,  December 
2-:,,  1828.  and  came  to  Illinois  when  a  lad  of 
nine  years  with  his  father.  Rev.  Joseph  J. 
Gray,  a  i)ioneer  minister  of  tlie  l^rcsbxterian 
cliurcli,  will  I  loc'ited  in  Maciiu])in  cnuntv  in 
ii<^J■  He  established  his  Imme  in  that 
county  Udt  far  from  ( ireentield  and  there  he 
spent  the  last  years  of  his  life. 

Dr.  Gray  started  out  in  life  mi  his  own 
account  when  a  young  man.  His  educa- 
tional privileges  were  of  the  very  best,  hav- 
ing the  advantages  of  a  jjrivate  tutor.  Later 
he  taught  school  in  M(inmouth.  Illinois,  but 
in  1847  'i*^  came  to  Greene  county,  where  he 
engaged  in  teaching  for  a  short  lime.  It 
was  after  this  that  he  entered  a  store  and 
engaged  in  the  dry-goods  business,  while 
still  later  he  turncil  his  attention  ti>  the  drug 
trade, being  a  druggist  of  Greenfield  for  forty- 
se\en  years  or  up  to  the  time  of  his  death. 
He  was  very  attentive  to  his  business  and 
was  always  found  at  his  store  during  the 


period  of  its  existence.  He  was  a  successful 
financier,  possessing  keen  discernment  and 
marked  enterprise  and  through  judicious  in- 
vestment he  rapidly  accumulated  valuable 
property.  He  built  a  substantial  business 
house  which  he  occupied  and  he  also  erected 
a  neat  brick  residence,  constituting  one  of  the 
Ijest  homes  in  Greenfield. 

On  the  yth  n\  October.  1S55.  Dr.  (iray 
was  united  in  marriage  to  Miss  Sarah  .\. 
Allen,  the  wcilding  being  celebrated  in 
Greenfield.  Her  father,  George  W.  Allen. 
was  a  native  of  Tennessee  and  alxmt  i<Xi,S 
came  to  lllin<iis  with  his  father,  Zachariah 
.\llen.  whd  settled  near  White  Hall.  This 
was  about  the  inne  nf  the  admission  nf  the 
slate  into  the  L'nion  and  Mr.  Allen  became 
one  of  the  honored  ])ioneer  residents,  taking 
his  part  in  the  early  develo])ment  of  the  lo- 
cality in  whicli  he  established  his  home. 
George  W.  Allen  was  married  near  White 
Hall  in  i8j8.  the  lady  of  his  choice  being 
]\Iiss  Caroline  Henderson,  who  was  born  at 
Chillicothe.  Ohio,  and  in  18 18  came  to  Illi- 
nois with  her  ]),'irciUs.  the  family  locating 
near  White  Hall.  ( ieorge  W.  Allen  en- 
tered from  the  government  the  land  upon 
which  the  city  of  Greeniield  now  stands.  He 
laid  out  the  town,  became  one  ot  its  first 
business  men  and  for  a  long  period  was  one 
of  its  ])rominent  citizens,  contributing  in 
sub.stantial  measure  to  its  progress  and  de- 
velopment. He  was  also  the  first  postmas- 
ter, acting  in  that  capacity  for  several  years. 
In  addilion  to  merchandising  he  owned  and 
o])craled  ;i  llonring  mill  and  carding  ma- 
chine and  in  fad  his  efforts  proved  a  strong 
im])etns  in  the  bn>iness  development  of  the 
new  city.  He  was  well  termed  one  of  its 
promoters  and  founders  and  his  name  should 
be  enduringly  inscribed  upon  the  ])ioneei- 
records  of  the  county.     He  accpiired  a  liberal 


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PAST    AND     PRESENT    OP    GREENE    COUNTY. 


education  tlirougli  clnse  application  to  the 
interests  of  the  daw  Esteemed  by  all.  he 
passed  away  in  1865  and  is  now  numbered 
among  Greene  county's  honored  dead.  IMrs. 
Gray  was  reared  here  and  completed  her  ed- 
ucation liy  a  course  of  study  in  the  Jackson- 
ville Female  College.  Later  she  engaged  in 
teaching  school  for  four  years  prior  to  her 
marriage.  She  was  iine  of  nine  children.  Init 
onlv  three  are  now  living.  Her  sister  is 
Airs.  Caroline  Noftsker,  of  Rock  Island, 
Illinois.  Her  brother,  Luther  P.  Allen,  is 
engaged  in  the  grain  business  in  Green- 
field. 

While  Dr.  and  ]^lrs.  Gray  had  no  chil- 
dren of  their  own,  they  reared  four  children 
of  her  sister  and  brother-in-law.  William  A. 
and  Mary  J.  Tunnell,  two  of  whom  are  still 
living,  namely:  Miss  Efhe  Tunnell,  who  con- 
tinues to  reside  with  her  aunt ;  and  Airs.  E. 
D.  Sweeney,  of  Rock  Island,  Illinois.  The 
mother  of  these  children  died  in  Greenfield 
in  1864  and  the  father  died  at  the  same  place 
in  1863.  Two  of  their  sons.  Newton  and 
Allen  Morse  Tunnell.  died  in  Fairbury. 
Nebraska. 

Dr.  Gray  was  a  devoted  member  of  the 
Methodist  Episcopal  church,  to  \\-hicb  his 
wife  also  belongs,  and  his  contribution  to 
the  church  building  fund  at  the  time  of  the 
erection  of  the  new  house  of  worship  was  a 
most  liberal  one.  From  his  youth  upward 
lie  was  a  conscientious  Christian  gentleman, 
his  life  being  in  strict  conformity  with  his 
professions,  and  all  who  knew  him  esteemeil 
him  for  his  high  princi]iles  and  his  fidelity 
thereti>.  He  was  an  adv(.icate  of  the  Repul)- 
lican  partv  and  ser\'ed  for  several  \'ears  as 
postmaster  of  Greenfield  under  Lincoln.  He 
was  appointed  for  a  second  term  Init  re- 
signed. He  was  the  last  sur\'i\-ing  charter 
member  of  the  Masonic  lodge  of  Greenfield. 


He  also  belonged  to  the  Royal  Arch  chapter 
at  that  place  and  he  was  laid  to  rest  with  Ma- 
sonic honors  when  called  to  his  final  home. 
His  connection  with  the  interests  of  Green- 
field covered  a  long  period,  his  life  being 
varied  in  service,  constant  in  honor,  fearless 
in  conduct  and  stainless  in  reputation.  In 
e\er\'  sphere  of  life  in  which  he  was  called 
til  mii\e  he  made  an  indelible  impression  and 
by  his  de\'otion  to  the  .general  .good  he  hon- 
ored the  citv  which  honored  him. 


PETER   FENITV.  AI.  D. 

One  of  the  o\i\  and  prominent  physicians 
of  Greene  county  was  Dr.  Peter  F"enity,  who 
was  Iiorn  in  County  Roscommon,  Ireland, 
on  the  I5tli  of  March,  1827,  and  was  a  son 
of  John  and  Margaret  ( JMcDonnell)  Fenity, 
who  were  also  natives  of  the  Emerald  isle. 
In  early  life  the  Doctor  came  to  America 
and  was  .graduated  at  the  Missouri  Medical 
College,  of  St.  Louis,  making  careful  prep- 
aration for  his  chosen  profession  in  that  in- 
stitution. His  active  business  career  was 
one  of  great  usefulness  to  his  fellow  men. 

In  1857  Dr.  Fenit\'  was  united  in  mar- 
riage to  Miss  Llelen  Cory,  a  native  of  New 
England,  and  to  them  w  ere  born  the  follow- 
ing" children,  who  are  still  living:  Frank 
C.  a  resident  of  Oklahoma  City,  Oklahoma; 
luhvard  W.,  of  Kane.  Illinois:  Fred  H..  of 
(ialvesion,  Texas:  and  Clara  M..  wdio  lives 
with  her  mother  in  Kane. 

I'or  many  years  the  Doctor  was  a  ])romi- 
nent  resident  of  Kane.  Aside  from  the 
practice  of  medicine  and  surgery  he  was 
recognized  as  a  valued  citizen,  taking  an 
acti\e  and  helpful  part  in  public  life.  He 
never  sought  or  desired  official  jireferment. 


DR.  PETER  FEXITV. 


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443 


but  he  used  liis  inHuence  in  support  ni  c\ei"v 
measure  whicli  lie  heliexed  would  contribute 
to  the  general  gotxl  and  was  the  chanii)ion 
of  many  progressive  movements.  He  died 
on  the  ijtli  of  January,  1890.  honored  and 
respected  b\'  all  who  knew  him.  He  was  a 
member  of  the  .Masonic  fraternitv  and  was 
an  active  Christian  man. 


E 


I'.ROWX. 


One  of  the  prosperous  farmers  of  Greene 
county,  widely  and  favorably  known  is  E.  R. 
Brown,  who  is  li\int;-  in  Kane  township.  It 
was  in  ibis  township  that  he  was  born  on  the 
3d  of  .\ugust.  1865,  his  parents  being  S.  E. 
and  Matilda  (Kirby)  P.rown,  also  natives  of 
this  county,  the  father's  birth  having  oc- 
curred in  Kane  township  and  the  mother's  in 
Linder  township.  The  paternal  grandfather. 
Elijah  Brown,  was  a  native  of  North  Caro- 
lina and.  emigrating  westward  to  Illinois, 
be  \\;is  f;i\(iral)ly  im])ressed  with  (Ireene 
count}-  and  its  possibilities  and  prospects. 
and  located  within  its  borders,  establishing 
his  home  in  the  northeastern  section  of  Kane 
townshi]).  w  here  he  spent  bis  remaining  d;i\s. 
lie  was  one  of  the  re])resentati\e  men  of  bis 
community  ;it  that  time,  interested  in  ])ublic 
rtffairs  mid  aiding  in  the  substantial  develop- 
ment of  his  locality.  He  married  Mary  E. 
Scroggins.  who  was  born  in  Olden  countx'. 
Kentuck}-.  on  the  i8tb  of  Jaiuiary.  1818. 
their  marriage  b.cing  celeljrated  on  the  j,o\h 
of  March.  1837.  in  Kane  townshi]).  The 
Scroggins  t'amiK'  had  on]\-  been  in  this 
Cfiunty  a  few  months  at  that  time  and  re- 
mained for  but  a  few  years,  after  which  the 
l)arents  returned  to  the  south  and  died  in 
Meiuphis.  Tennessee.     Mr.  Brown  took  his 


bride  to  the  old  homestead  on  which  he  had 
located  .some  years  before.  He  began  t'arni- 
ing  and  contiiuicd  the  improvement  of  his 
l)roperty  until  184-'.  when  his  death  oc- 
curred. Their  children  were  Sallie.  who 
died  at  the  age  of  hve  years;  Mary,  who  died 
at  the  :ige  of  fifteen  years:  S:imuel  E..  father 
of  our  subject;  .Mrs.  Xancy  Scrubie,  who  is 
living  in  Kansas  City;  George,  who  resides 
in  Kiowa  county.  Kansas;  Marth:i.  who  died 
at  the  age  of  two  years;  Adarenc.  now  Mrs. 
Ashford.  of  JcHfrsMii  county.  Rlinois;  and 
John,  who  is  tiow  lixing  in  Redlands,  Cali- 
fonha. 

Mrs.  r-^hjab  r.mwn  still  survives  and 
makes  her  home  with  her  gr;inils;>n.  V..  P>. 
Ih-own.  She  is  a  bale  and  bc.artv  old  ladv 
possessing  great  energ_\-.  Her  mother  was 
.Xancy  English,  a  sister  of  Elisln  I'.nglish. 
the  Indianapolis  multi-millionaire.  I\c\el 
Wharton,  her  great-grandfather  in  the  ma- 
ternal line,  served  in  the  Revolutionary  war 
and  was  captured.  Refusing  to  take  the 
oath  of  alle.giance  to  Great  P>ritain  he  was 
then  shot  by  some  of  the  llritish  troops. 
.\fter  her  husband's  death  .Mrs.  b'.Iijab 
P>rown  ])urchased  the  interests  of  her  chil- 
dren iti  the  estate  and  continued  to  mannge 
her  business  affairs  with  great  success  and 
capability  uiuil  abont  1870.  In  the  me:in- 
tinie  she  added  to  her  land  li_v  the  piu'cbase 
of  eighty  acres.  In  the  ye;ir  mentioned  she 
sold  her  propert\-  to  her  son  Samuel  Iv 
Tirown.  not  wishing  it  to  be  divided  after 
her  death.  She  has  a  \er\-  wide  acquaiiUance 
in  the  county  and  is  held  in  the  highest  es- 
teem by  all.  She  certainly  did  ;i  mother's 
full  part  b\-  her  children,  caring  for  them 
after  the  husband's  death  and  capably  con- 
trolling the  business  interests  so  as  to  give 
them  a  good  home. 

Samuel   E.   Brown,  reared  to  the  occu- 


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pation  of  farming,  continued  to  engage  in 
agricultural  pursuits  until  1894.  He  always 
resided  upon  the  old  homestead  and  as  Ijefore 
stated  he  purchased  his  property  in  1870.  He 
then  continued  its  cultivation  until  181)4. 
when  desiring  to  retire  from  active  Ijusiness 
life  he  removed  to  Carrollton.  In  his  family 
were  six  children. 

E.  B.  Brown,  the  eklest  of  the  numher. 
acquired  his  education  in  the  district  schools 
and  has  always  remained  on  the  old  Brown 
homestead.  For  fifteen  years  he  has  heen 
manager  of  the  property,  comprising  two 
hundred  and  forty  acres  of  land,  practically 
all  under  cultivation.  This  is  particularly 
fine  land,  rich  and  arable,  and  owing  t<i  the 
care  and  labor  he  bestows  upon  it  the  fields 
are  verv  productive  and  annually  return  to 
him  golden  harvests.  He  carries  on  diver- 
sified farming,  raising  annually  large  quan- 
tities of  corn,  and  he  also  feeds  and  fattens 
stock  for  the  market.  Upon  the  place  he 
has  a  fine  residence,  good  and  substantial 
barns,  sheds  and  other  outbuildings  which 
are  required  in  sheltering  grain  and  stock, 
and  much  of  the  farm  is  surrounded  by  a 
hedge  fence  which  is  kept  in  good  condition 
and  adds  to  the  attractive  appearance  of  the 
place. 

In  September,  1894,  was  celebrated  the 
marriage  of  Mr.  Brown  and  Miss  Tina 
Mains,  a  native  of  Jersey  county,  Illinois. 
and  a  daughter  of  F.  J.  Mains,  one  of  the  old 
and  respected  citizens  of  that  county.  Their 
children  are  Helen  and  George.  }\lv.  Brown 
is  interested  in  matters  of  citizenship  and  as- 
sists in  ad\-ancing  progressive  ideas  con- 
cerning the  county  and  its  development.  He 
has  served  in  township  offices,  the  duties  of 
which  he  has  discharged  with  promptness 
and  fidelity.  Fraternally  he  is  connected 
with  the  Masons  and  in  his  life  he  exempli- 


fies the  beneficent  spirit  of  the  craft.  His 
has  been  an  honorable  and  useful  career  and 
in  the  county,  where  his  entire  life  has  been 
passed,  he  has  gained  many  warm  friends. 


FRANK  CURTIS  GRIS\^■OLD. 

Frank  Curtis  Griswold,  who  is  financially 
interested  in  several  important  business  en- 
terprises in  White  Hall,  was  born  on  Apple 
Creek  Prairie,  in  Greene  county,  October  17, 
1874.  He  is  a  son  of  Loyal  P.  and  Nancy 
C.  (  Swallow )  Griswold.  whose  sketch  ap- 
pears on  another  page  of  this  volume. 

h^rank  C.  Griswold  was  reared  to  farm 
life  and  in  his  vouth  when  not  Ijusy  with  the 
duties  of  the  schoolroom  assisted  in  the  la- 
bors of  the  home  ifarm.  He  attended  JMaple 
Grove  school  until  1890  and  afterward  be- 
came a  student  in  Hoopeston  College  at 
Hoopeston,  Illinois,  leaving  that  institution 
in  1893.  He  was  subsequently  a  student  in 
Sulli\-an  &  Crichton  Business  School  at  At- 
lanta, Georgia,  until  1895.  For  eight  years 
he  remained  a  resident  of  the  south  and  gave 
his  attention  to  the  furniture  and  undertak- 
ing business  until  the  expiration  of  that 
period,  when  he  returned  to  Greene  county, 
where  he  is  now  temporarily  living  retired. 
He  has,  however,  various  business  enter- 
prises and  is  the  owner  of  one  hundred  and 
eighty  acres  of  very  ^-aluable  and  productive 
land,  on  which  everything  is  kept  in  good 
repair,  while  the  fields  are  under  a  high  state 
of  cultivation  and  he  contemplates  soon  the 
erection  of  some  .gO(id  buildings.  He  owns 
a  substantial,  modern  residence  in  White 
Hall  and  is  connected  with  business  affairs 
of  the  citv  as  a  stockholder  in  the  First  Na- 
tional Bank,  the  White  Hall  Sewer  Pipe  & 


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Stoneware   C'nnipany    and    the    White    Hall 
Electric   Railway. 

On  the  J9th  of  April,  1903.  Mr.  (jris- 
wold  was  united  in  marriage  to  Miss  Edith 
P.  Seely,  the  only  daughter  of  Anicriciis 
and  Mary  M.  ( Schackelford)  Seely.  Her 
father  was  a  resident  of  Illinois  for  fifty-four 
\ears.  having  heen  horn  in  Greene  county,  in 
1849.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  (Iriswdld  have  one  son. 
Loyal  Seely  (iriswuld.  horn  Septemher  J(), 
1904.  Mr.  Griswold  gi\es  his  political  alle- 
gfiance  to  tlie  Repuhlican  party  hut  has  ne\er 
Iiecn  an  aspirant  for  political  preferment.  In 
matters  of  citizenship,  however,  he  favors 
e\'ery  movement  that  promises  practical  hen- 
efit  and  progress.  He  has  a  wide  ac(|uain- 
tance  in  the  county  where  tiie  greater  part  of 
his  life  has  heen  passed  and  the  circle  of  his 
friends  is  extensive,  his  social  qualities  win- 
ning him  the  favorahle  regard  of  those  with 
whom  he  is  hrought  in  contact. 


GEORGE  W.  Ml'.lATN. 

George  W.  Meivin,  living  on  section  14, 
Ruhicon  township,  dex'otes  his  time  and  en- 
ergies to  agricultin-.-d  pursuits,  ha\-ing  a  farm 
of  three  hundred  and  forty  acres,  which  he 
placed  under  a  high  state  of  cultivation.  1  le 
is  one  of  the  native  sons  of  the  township, 
horn  January  13,  1856.  his  father  being  T. 
E.  Meivin  and  his  brother.  Sylvester  Mchin, 
who  is  represented  elsewhere  in  this  work. 

George  W.  Meivin  was  reared  in  the 
usual  manner  of  farm  lads  of  the  jicriod. 
working  in  the  fields  when  not  occu])icd  with 
the  duties  of  the  schoolroom.  He  began  his 
education  in  the  di.strict  schools  and  con- 
tinued his  studies  in  the  Greenfield  high 
.school.     ThrougliotU  the  period  of  his  youth 


he  remained  with  his  father  antl  largely 
aided  him  in  the  labors  of  field  and  meadow. 

On  the  27th  of  September.  1877,  ^Ir. 
.Mchin  wedded  Miss  Ada  E.  Twitchell,  a 
native  of  this  county,  reared  and  educated 
here.  Her  father,  Julius  Twitchell,  was  one 
of  the  early  settlers  who  came  from  \'ermont 
to  Illinois.  The  young  couple  began  their 
domestic  life  upon  the  farm  whereon  thev 
now  reside.  .\l  th;U  lime  the  place  com- 
lirised  only  one  hundred  and  ten  acres  and 
was  a  part  of  the  old  family  homestead. 
With  characteristic  energy  Mr.  Meivin  be- 
gan the  further  development  and  cultivation 
of  land  and,  pros])ering  in  his  undertaking, 
he  has  been  enabled  to  extend  the  boundaries 
of  his  farm  from  time  to  time  until  it  now 
comjirises  three  hundred  and  fortv  acres. 
L'pon  this  place  he  has  a  large  neat  two 
story  residence,  in  the  rear  of  which  are 
good  barns  and  other  substantial  outlniild- 
ings.  He  has  also  planted  an  orchard  and 
has  made  permanent  imi)ro\-ements  so  that 
his  farm  is  now  splendidly  c(|uipped  in  keep- 
ing with  modern  agricultural  ideas.  He  has 
also  raised  and  fed  stock  for  many  rears,  fat- 
tening from  I'ortv  lo  fifty  head  of  steers,  an- 
nually, together  with  a  large  numl)er  of 
hogs.  He  is  an  excellent  judge  of  stock  and 
in  this  brnnch  of  his  business  as  well  as  in 
the  cultivation  of  the  fielils  he  has  met  with 
good  success. 

Mr.  an<l  Mrs.  MeKin  are  the  parents  of 
three  children:  Luella  1*'...  who  reached  wo- 
manhood and  died  March  _'<).  1904:  Ethel, 
the  wife  of  G.  S.  Hedgecock.  a  farmer  liv- 
ing on  the  Meivin  place,  liy  whom  she  has 
one  child.  I'rederick  Meivin  Hedgecock;  and 
(irant  E..  at  home.  .Mr.  and  Mrs.  Meivin 
are  members  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal 
church  and  he  lielongs  to  the  Modern  Wood- 
men camp.     Since  age  gave  to  him  the  right 


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of  franchise  he  lias  endorsed  the  principles 
of  the  Repnhlican  party,  casting  his  lirst 
presidential  l>allot  for  James  A.  Garfield.  He 
has  had  no  political  aspirations,  yet  served 
for  a  time  as  a  member  of  the  schoolboard. 
Throughout  his  entire  life  he  has  lived  in 
Greene  ciiunt\'  and  is  known  as  a  man  of 
integrity  in  business  and  social  life.  ha\ing 
the  confidence  and  respect  of  all  and  the 
friendship  of  man  v. 


JOSEPH     DRESSEL. 

Among  the  citizens  of  foreign  Ijirtli  who 
have  been  factors  in  America's  industrial 
and  commercial  development  there  has  l)een 
no  element  of  more  value  to  the  country  than 
that  furnished  by  Germany.  A  native  of 
the  fatherland,  Joseph  Dressel  was  born  in 
Baden  on  the  19th  of  March,  1843,  ^''i*^!  '*  ^ 
son  of  Fiadel  and  Sophia  (Meyer)  Dressel. 
About  1853  he  came  with  his  parents  to 
America,  sailing  from  Ha\re,  France,  to 
New  Orleans  aufl  thence  coming  up  the  river 
to  St.  Louis,  where  they  remained  for  a  time, 
the  father  working  at  his  trade  of  a  stone- 
mason. Tn  that  city  his  wife  and  two  of 
their  daughters  died.  Accompanied  by  his 
only -surviving  child — our  subject — the  fath- 
er removed  to  Greene  county,  Illinois,  about 
1857,  locating  at  Links  Branch,  but  he  sub- 
sequently returned  to  St.  Louis,  where  his 
death  occurred  in  less  than  a  year. 

Joseph  Dressel  was  a  young  latl  of  about 
ten  years  when  with  the  family  he  crossed 
the  Atlantic  to  the  United  States.  He  spent 
several  years  in  St.  Louis,  but  in  1861  be- 
came a  resident  of  Greene  county,  establish- 
ing his  home  at  the  old  town  of  Kane,  where 
he  was  employed  for  two  years  in  a  flouring 


mill.  On  the  expiration  of  that  period  he 
purchased  a  steam  thresher,  which  was  the 
first  brought  to  Kane  township,  and  he  has 
since  continued  in  that  line  of  business.  He 
is  still  the  owner  of  the  original  Dressel 
propert}',  comprising  one  hundred  and 
ninety-seven  acres  of  land  on  sections  28  and 
36,  Kane  township,  and  has  given  some  land 
to  his  children.  His  is  one  of  the  valuable 
and  highly  improved  farms  of  the  county. 
Upon  it  is  a  good  residence,  which  he  built 
in  1877,  substantial  barns  and  outbuildings 
and  all  modem  accessories  and  equipments. 

In  December,  1865,  Mr.  Dressel  married 
Miss  Minerva  Hudson,  a  native  of  Michigan 
and  a  daughter  of  John  H.  and  Samandia 
(Hodge)  Hudson,  who  resided  in  Greene 
county  for  a  number  of  years.  Lhito  ^Ir. 
and  Mrs.  Dressel  were  born  the  following 
children:  Mattie  is  the  wife  of  George  M. 
Richards,  a  farmer  of  Jersey  county,  and 
they  ha\'e  two  children,  Helen  and  Truman. 
George  H.  died  in  1873,  at  the  age  of  six 
years.  Jessie  M.  is  at  home.  Frederick  L., 
who  resides  on  the  homestead  farm,  married 
Adel  Jones  and  has  one  son,  Frederick  L.. 
Jr.,  and  one  daughter,  Martha  Eleanor. 
John  H.,  an  electrical  engineer,  is  a  graduate 
of  the  State  University  of  ^Michigan  at  Ann 
Arbor  and  is  now  in  Cincinnati,  Ohio.  .\de- 
laide  E.  is  teaching  school  in  Lewiston.  Illi- 
nois. Walter  and  Warren  are  twins  and 
liotli  are  Osteopathic  physicians,  the  former 
practicing  in  Toulon,  Illinois,  and  the  latter 
in  Carrollton.     Harold  J.  is  at  home. 

Mr.  Dressel  was  made  a  Mason  at  old 
Kane  in  1864  and  now  holds  membershi])  in 
King  Solomon  lodge.  No.  197,  A.  F.  &  A. 
M.;  Carrollton  chapter.  No.  jj.  R.  A.  M.: 
and  Hugh  De  Payens  commandcry.  No.  29, 
K.  T.  He  has  been  a  school  director  for  the 
past  twenty-five  years  and  the  cause  of  edu- 


JOSEPH  DRESSEL. 


MRS.  JOSEPH  DKKSSHL. 


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cation  finds  in  him  a  warm  friend.  B\'  in- 
dustry, energy  and  ability  he  lias  prospered 
in  his  business  career.  He  is  a  man  of  higii 
standing  in  the  community,  esteemed  for  his 
good  (|uahties  and  strict  integrity  and  ad- 
mired for  the  success  that  lie  has  attained 
entirely  through  his  own  well  directed 
efforts.  Starting  out  in  life  empty-handed. 
he  has  steadily  worked  his  way  upward  and 
he  is  today  one  of  the  most  prosperous  rej)- 
resentatives  of  the  agricultural  interests  of 
Greene  county. 


WILLIAM  T.  TEKPLE. 

Among  the  representati\e  and  reliable 
business  men  of  Roodhouse  William  T. 
Teeple  is  numbered.  He  is  now  tilling  the 
positit)n  of  foreman  of  the  freight  house  of 
the  Chicago  &  Alton  Railroad  at  this  point. 
and,  well  qualified  for  the  duties  that  devolve 
upon  him,  he  is  not  only  faithful  in  his 
service  but  is  also  accommodating  and  cour- 
teous to  the  patrons  of  the  road. 

Mr.  Teeple  is  one  of  Greene  county's  na- 
tive sons,  his  birth  having  occurred  at 
White  Hall.  October  22.  1875.  His  paternal 
grandfather.  Bryant  Teeple.  was  a  native  of 
New  Jersey,  and  was  of  Gernian  descent. 
His  son.  James  Teeple.  was  born  near  White 
Hall.  Illinois,  and  during  the  greater  |)art  of 
his  life  has  followed  farming,  but  in  1890 
put  aside  agricultural  pursuits  and  removed 
to  Roodhouse,  where  he  still  makes  his  home 
at  the  age  of  fifty-two  years.  He  married 
Miss  Dora  Whiteside,  a  member  of  the 
Whiteside  family  who  were  the  first  settlers 
of  Greene  county. 

William  T.  Teeple  began  his  education 
in  the  schools  of  \\'hite  Hall,  where  he  con- 


tinued his  studies  until  his  parents'  removal 
to  Ri  lodhouse.  when  he  became  a  \n\\)\\  in 
the  schools  here.  He  is  foreman  of  the 
freight  house  in  Roodhouse  and  his  business 
integrity  stands  as  an  unquestioned  fact  in 
his  career. 

On  the  24th  of  June,  1901,  Mr.  Teeple 
was  united  in  marriage  to  Miss  Lena  \'an- 
sickle.  a  daughter  of  Cniilford  S.  and  Emma 
(Williams)  \'ansickle,  who  live  in  Harvey, 
Illinois.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Teeple  have  one 
child,  Kenneth,  born  January  29,  1902.  The 
parents  are  members  of  the  Baptist  church 
and  are  active  in  all  good  work,  advocating 
all  measures  that  tend  to  proiuote  the  moral 
and  intellectual  welfare  of  the  community. 
Mr.  Teeple  is  also  a  meml)er  of  the  Tribe  of 
Ben  Hnr.  and  in  his  ])olitical  views  is  a  Re- 
pul)lican.  Imt  while  he  kee])s  well  informed 
on  the  questions  and  issues  of  the  daw  so  as 
to  cast  an  intelligent  ballot,  he  nc\er  seeks 
office,  preferring  to  do  his  jniblic  ser\ice  as  a 
private  citizen  and  to  promote  the  general 
welfare  along  other  than  political  lines. 


FL'LTOX  F.  WORCESTER. 

One  of  the  leading  enterprises  of  W'hite 
Hall  is  that  conducted  under  the  name  of 
the  Worcester  Lumber  Comi)any,  of  which 
the  subject  of  this  review  is  the  head.  He  is 
indeed  a  worthy  representative  of  commer- 
cial interests,  being  a  typical  .\merican  Inisi- 
ness  man.  alert  and  enterprising.  Lie  was 
born  in  West  W'indsor.  Vermont,  .\ugust 
22.  1847.  The  ancestry  of  the  family  can 
be  traced  back  to  a  very  early  epoch  in 
American  history,  for  William  Worcester, 
the  .Vmericati  progenitor  arrived  in  this 
countrv  in  1639.    He  was  a  clergyman  of  the 


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Episcopal  church,  and  lie  was  accompanied 
to  the  new  world  by  his  son  Samuel  \\'<n-- 
cester,  who  was  l)(.)ni  in  England  and  who 
became  a  de\-out  churchman.  Francis  Wor- 
cester, son  of  Samuel  Worcester,  was  born 
in  Raleigh,  Massachusetts,  and  was  the 
father  of  Benjamin  W'orcester,  whose  birth 
occurred  in  Bradford,  Massachusetts,  in 
1709.  He  was  the  father  of  .Vsa  Worces- 
ter, born  in  1738,  and  the  next  in  line  of 
direct  descent  was  Asa  Worcester,  Jr.,  wliose 
birth  occurred  in  Massachusetts  in  1771. 

Elijah  \\'orcester,  son  of  Asa  Worcester, 
Jr.,  was  the  grandfather  of  our  subject.  He 
became  a  carpenter  and  farmer  and  was  twice 
married.  Linus  E.  Worcester,  his  son,  was 
senator  from  Greene  county  in  the  general 
assembly  of  Illinois  Avhich  met  on  the  5th  of 
January,  1857.  He  l^ecame  a  man  noted  in 
])ublic  life  in  this  part  of  the  state  antl  few 
citizens  lune  held  more  jniblic  commissions 
than  he.  He  had  little  a(l\-antage  or  opjior- 
tunity  in  3'outh.  his  educational  privileges 
being  meager,  yet  he  worked  his  way  stead- 
ily upward,  commanding  the  high  regard  of 
his  fellowmen  and  occupying  the  positions 
of  county  judge  and  senator.  He  was  a  very 
active  and  influential  supporter  of  the  Demo- 
cratic partv  and  he  left  the  impress  of  his 
intellectualitv  for  good  upon  public  life  in 
this  part  of  the  state. 

.-\Ifred  W^orcester,  the  father  of  Fulton 
F.  Worcester,  was  liorn  in  Windsor,  \'er- 
mont,  in  October.  1804,  and  he,  too,  learned 
the  carpenter's  trade,  which  he  followed  in 
the  east  and  for  seven  years  after  his  arri\-al 
in  \\'hite  Hall.  He  removed  from  Vermont 
to  Illinois  in  1865,  establishing  his  home  in 
\\'hite  Hall,  where  both  he  and  his  wife 
spent  their  remaining  days.  He  had  mar- 
ried ]\lHry  Farwell.  a  daughter  of  Joseph  and 
Marv  Farwell.     Alfred  Worcester  died  July 


4,   1S85,  and  his  wife  passed  away  in   1880. 

Fulton  V.  Worcester  pursued  his  educa- 
tion in  the  public  schools  and  has  been  ac- 
ti\ely  identified  with  business  interests  in 
\\'hite  Hall  since  1872.  In  1873  he  became 
a  partner  of  L.  E.  Worcester,  his  uncle  and 
the  first  lumber  dealer  of  the  town,  and  this 
relation  was  maintained  until  January  i, 
1885,  when  ]'\ilton  F.  Worcester  purchased 
his  uncle's  interest.  He  has  continued  in  the 
business  since  that  time  and  although  he  has 
had  various  partners  he  has  ever  remained 
at  the  head  of  the  firm.  His  two  partners 
at  the  present  writing  are  John  A.  Dillman 
and  his  brother,  W'illiam  F.  Dillman.  The 
business  was  incorporated  in  1898  and  is  one 
of  the  leading  commercial  enterprises  of  the 
city.  It  is  conducted  under  the  name  of  the 
Worcester  Lumber  Company,  of  which  our 
subject  is  the  president,  and  an  extensive 
and  constantly  expanding  business  is  carried 
on.  In  the  large  lumberyard  is  found  every 
material  needed  in  erecting  and  completing 
a  house  and  the  yard  is  conveniently  located 
near  the  Chicago  &  Alton  depot,  thus  giving 
excellent  shipping  facilities. 

Mr.  Worcester  was  united  in  marriage 
to  Amanda  White,  on  the  22d  of  February, 
1872.  She  is  a  daughter  of  Alfred  and 
Elizalieth  White  and  was  born  in  Greene 
county.  They  have  two  children:  A.  \\'., 
who  is  now  engaged  in  business  on  his  own 
account  in  Arkansas;  and  Mary  E.,  at  home. 

Mr.  Worcester  votes  with  the  Republi- 
can party,  but  is  not  active  as  an  aspirant 
for  office.  He  belongs  to  the  Masonic  fra- 
ternitv  and  is  known  as  a  reliable  business 
man,  enjoying  to  the  full  extent  the  con- 
fidence and  good  will  of  those  with  whom 
he  has  lieen  associated.  He  has  many  ad- 
mirable social  and  business  qualities  and  his 
eft'orts  have  lieen  a  potent  factor  in  promot- 


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iiig  the  commercial  interests  of  the  city,  upon 
which  tlie  prosperity  of  every  community 
depends. 


WILLI  AM  COX. 

W'iUiam  Cox,  wlio  owns  and  operates  a 
farm  of  one  liundred  and  fifty-three  acres  on 
section  8.  Rockbridge  township,  is  one  of  tlie 
native  sons  of  Ilhnois.  his  Ijirtli  h.iving'  oc- 
curred in  Greene  county,  upon  wliat  is 
i<ni)wn  as  the  Robert  Hardcastle  farm,  im 
March  14,  1S40.  The  family  is  of  German 
lineage,  and  the  grand fatlier  was  Isaiah 
Cox.  Da\id  C(i\.  his  father,  was  born  in 
L'avette  county.  Pcnn'svl\ania.  in  the  town 
tif  liniwusville.  al)out  1810.  and  s])ent  tlie 
da_\-s  c)f  his  ])oyli<iod  and  ymith  in  tluat  state. 
lie  was  married  there  to  .\nna  Dawsim. 
wiio  was  also  born  in  Fayette  county.  He 
followed  farming  in  Pennsylvania,  and  tw<i 
children  were  born  to  them  during  their  res- 
idence in  the  east.  Removing  to  Illinois, 
Mr.  Cox  located  in  Greene  county  in  June. 
1840,  establishing  his  home  in  Linder  town- 
ship where  he  rented  a  tract  of  land  for  a 
number  of  years.  He  had  l)een  a  resident  of 
this  county  for  only  a  brief  period  when  his 
wife  died,  passing  away  in  184J.  He  after- 
wards married  again,  and  he  spent  the  last 
years  <if  his  life  in  Rockbridge  township. 

William  Co.x  was  reared  in  Greene 
county,  li\ing  upon  the  home  farm  and  as- 
sisting in  the  cultivation  and  development  of 
the  fields.  He  had  little  opportunity  to  at- 
tend school  and  is  largely  a  self-educated 
man.  In  his  vouth  he  had  to  earn  his  own 
]i\elihood,  and  he  worked  by  the  month  as  a 
f.irm-hand  for  several  years.  Throughout 
his  entire  life  he  has  carried  on  agricultural 
pursuits.     After  his  marriage  he  rented  land 


for  several  years  and  then  located  where  he 
now  resides  in  1864.  .\fter  renting  this 
place  for  a  year,  he  purchased  the  property 
and  began  to  cultivate  and  improve  it. 

On  the  23d  of  June.  i86j,  Mr.  Cox  was 
married  in  Greene  county  to  Miss  Xancy 
.\nn  Stringer  and  ihcv  li\ed  hajjpily  to- 
gether for  about  twenty  years,  when,  on  the 
lull  of  ^Lay.  1872.  Mrs.  Cox  died.  Of 
their  two  children,  one  died  in  infancy,  while 
the  other,  Lucy  K..  was  reared  to  woman- 
li(!od.  married,  and  had  a  family  of  her  own. 
She  died  in  Greene  county,  August  7,  1890. 
Air.  Cox  was  again  married  May  3.  1874, 
his  second  union  being  with  Mary  C.  Tucker, 
a  widow.  Her  death  occurred  January  17, 
1881.  There  were  three  children  by  that 
union,  of  whom  one  son  die<I  at  the  age  of 
six  months.  The  others  are  John  II. ,  a  res- 
ident farmer  of  Rockbridge  township:  and 
David  P.,  who  is  also  living  in  Rockbridge 
township.  On  the  isl  of  March,  1883,  Will- 
iam Cox  wedded  Airs.  Margaret  Saunders,  a 
widow,  who  was  born  in  Jersey  county,  Ill- 
inois. There  are  two  children  by  this  mar- 
riage: Alabel,  the  wife  of  William  1  )ough- 
ert\-,  who  is  engaged  in  railroading  and  re- 
sides in  St.  Louis:  and  William,  a  young 
man  at  home. 

In  his  political  views  Mr.  Cox  is  a  stanch 
Prohibitionist,  having  sup])ortcd  the  men  and 
measures  of  that  party  for  a  number  of 
years.  He  was  formerl}-  identified  with  the 
Republican  party,  and  cast  his  first  ballot  for 
.Abraham  Lincoln  in  1864.  He  has  never 
s<iught  or  desired  office,  preferring  to  do  his 
public  duty  as  a  private  citizen.  He  and  his 
wife  are  members  of  the  Baptist  church  and 
take  a  very  active  interest  in  its  work,  doing 
all  in  their  power  for  its  upbuilding  and  the 
advancement  of  the  cau.se  of  Christianity. 
For  a  number  of  rears  Mr.  Cox  has  served 


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as  a  deacon  in  the  church.  Tlirougliuut  liis 
entire  hfe  he  has  lixed  in  IHinois  and  is  well 
known  in  (ireene  county  and  this  section  of 
the  state  as  an  honoralilc  and  ui)right  man 
who  merits  and  receives  the  contidence  and 
good  will  of  all  with  whom  he  has  l>een 
brousfht  in  contact. 


ALFRED  WHITE. 


Alfred  \\'hite.  one  of  the  respected  and 
worthy  citizens  of  \\'hite  Hall,  was  born  in 
Harrisville,  Harrison  county,  Ohio,  on  the 
9th  of  February,  18 18.  and  comes  of  Quaker 
ancestry.  His  grandfather,  Joseph  Wdiite, 
was  a  native  of  England  and  of  Welsh  line- 
age. His  father  was  Thomas  White,  who 
married  Grace  Stackhouse.  a  daughter  of 
Joseph  Stackhouse,  of  Welsh  lineage.  ^Irs. 
White  was  also  born  in  Wales  and  with  her 
parents  crossed  the  Atlantic  to  New  Jersey. 
Alfred  Wliite,  accjuired  a  common-school  ed- 
ucation and  in  his  native  county  learnerl  the 
carpenter's  trade.  Throughout  his  entire  life 
he  has  engaged  in  building  operations  and 
has  been  a  builder  of  threshing  machines. 
Industr)'  lias  been  one  of  his  strongly 
marked  characteristics  ancl  whatever  suc- 
cess he  has  achieved  is  due  entirely  to  his  en- 
terprise and  well  directed  efforts. 

On  the  22(1  of  August,  1851,  was  cele- 
brated the  marriage  of  Alfred  AMiite  and 
Miss  Elizabeth  Hubbard,  a  native  of  Greene 
county,  Illinois.  Their  children  are  Amanda, 
who  is  married  and  has  two  children ;  Will- 
iam A.;  Richard  H.  L..  who  has  one  child: 
Mrs.  Annette  Avery,  who  has  three  chil- 
dren ;  Mrs.  Anna  Shirley,  who  has  four  chil- 
dren:  Mrs.  Elizabeth  Miller.  /Ml  reside  in 
WHiite  Hall  with  the  exception  of  the  last 


named,  who  is  a  resident  of  Memphis,  Mis- 
souri. Air.  White  has  ten  grandchildren  and 
one  great-grandchild. 

In  the  year  1849  Mr.  White  remo\ed 
from  Martinsville,  Ohio,  to  White  Hall  and 
has  since  resided  in  this  place,  so  that  the 
period  of  his  residence  here  covers  fifty-five 
years.  He  has  always  lived  so  as  to  enjoy 
the  high  respect  and  esteem  of  his  fellmv- 
men.  He  owns  his  own  residence  in  the  town 
and  it  is  a  monument  to  his  industrv,  econ- 
omy and  carefully  directed  labor.  He  is  in 
splendid  health,  being  a  hale  and  hearty  man 
of  eighty-si.x  years.  He  plants  and  tentls 
his  own  garden  and  does  other  work  about 
the  place.  His  wife  is  seventy-six  years  of 
age  ancl  with  the  exception  of  the  partial  loss 
of  her  eyesight  through  neuralgia  she,  too, 
retains  her  faculties  unimpaired.  She  came 
to  White  Hall  with  her  parents  from  Ken- 
tucky when  three  years  of  age  and  has  al- 
\\a\-s  been  a  resident  of  this  place.  Mr. 
White  is  an  intelligent  man  still  deepl_\'  in- 
terested in  public  affairs  and  matters  of 
moment  to  bis  community  and  both  he  and 
his  wife  are  numbered  among  the  most  re- 
spected people  of  White  Hall. 


A.  E.  HOAG,  D.  D.  S. 

Dr.  A.  E.  Hoag  is  one  of  the  younger 
representatives  of  the  dental  profession  in 
Greene  county,  but  his  years  seem  no  bar  to 
his  ability  or  success,  for  he  has  a  large  prac- 
tice in  Carrollton  and  is  accorded  a  prom- 
inent position  in  connection  with  his  chosen 
calling.  He  was  born  in  Baraboo,  Wiscon- 
sin, on  the  2C)th  of  May,  1880,  his  parents 
being  Edwin  M.  and  Stella  R.  (  Partridge) 
Hoag,   the   former  a  native  of  the  state  of 


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New  N'ork.  the  latter  of  Iowa.  In  the  year 
1862  tlie  father  removed  westward  to  Wis- 
consin, setthng  at  Baralxx).  where  he  is  now 
engaged  in  mercliandising.  Unto  him  and 
his  wife  were  born  two  children,  the  Doctor 
and  his  sister  Ethel. 

Dr.  Hoag  is  indebted  to  tiie  pnblic  school 
svstem  of  his  native  coimty  for  the  educa- 
tional privileges  which  he  enjoyed  in  early 
youth  and  later  he  entered  Wayiand  .\cad- 
cniy.  at  lleixer  Dam,  Wisconsin,  after  which 
he  l^ecame  a  .student  in  the  Northwestern 
University,  at  Chicago.  There  he  devoted 
Iiis  attention  to  the  mastery  of  the  principles 
and  practice  of  the  dental  science  and  was 
graduated  witli  the  class  of  1904.  He  then 
came  to  C'arrollton.  wliere  he  now  has  an 
office  in  the  Kergher  Ijlock.  splendidly 
e(|uii)pc(l  with  all  modern  dental  appliances, 
lie  is  Uioi-oughly  con\ersant  with  the  latest 
in\entioiis  and  modes  of  dental  work  and  in 
his  practice  has  demonstrated  his  efficiency. 
He  is  already  building  up  a  most  lucrative 
business  in  Carroilton  and  has  also  made  for 
himself  an  enviable  place  in  social  circles, 
being  popular  with  the  residents  of  Car- 
roilton. 


WIELl  AM  l-i<;AXKLl.\  D()\\l )  \l  .1.. 

William  l-"ranklin  Dowdall  is  a  repre- 
sentative of  one  of  the  old  and  valued  fami- 
lies of  Greene  county  and  his  life  record  is 
in  harmony  with  that  of  his  ancestors,  being 
characterized  by  activity  in  business  and  lo\- 
alty  and  progressiveness  in  citizenship.  He 
was  horn  in  f^ockbridge  township.  Crreene 
county,  on  the  7th  of  .\ugust.  1839,  and  is  a 
son  of  James   Dowdall.   who  is  residing  in 


White  H.all,  being  one  of  the  respected  citi- 
zens of  his  locality. 

The  son  obtained  his  education  in  the  dis- 
trict schools  and  was  ejirly  trained  to  the 
work  of  field  and  meadow,  continuing  to  as- 
sist in  the  cultivation  of  tlie  old  home  prop- 
QViy  until  the  23tli  of  l'\'1iruar\,  iSSfi.  when 
desiring  to  establish  a  home  of  his  own  he 
was  imited  in  marriage  to  Miss  Jennie  Rob- 
inson, a  nati\e  of  New  Jersey  and  a  daugh- 
ter of  William  Robinson,  who  was  born  in 
luiglaiid,  whence  he  emigrated  to  the  new^ 
world  and  after  spending  some  years  in  New 
Jersey  he  removed  to  Jersey  county,  Illi- 
nois, where  he  remained  until  1894.  In  that 
vcar  he  came  to  (ireene  county  and  resided 
with  Mr.  and  .Mrs.  Dowdall  until  his  death, 
which  occurred  in  the  year  iS(/).  Unto  (_inr 
sulijecl  and  his  wife  have  been  born  ti\e  chil- 
dren :  .Marcillc.  .Mbcrt.  Leven.  Jennie  June 
and  William  !•". 

.\t  the  time  nf  their  marriage  the  young 
couple  removed  to  what  is  known  as  Wag- 
goner's Mound,  in  the  northeastern  part  of 
Kane  township.  Here  I\Ir.  Dowdall  is  op- 
erating fi\-e  hundred  and  sixty  acres  of  valu- 
able farm  land.  lie  follows  diversified 
farming,  raising  the  cereals  best  adapted  to 
soil  ;uid  climate  and  also  having  good  grades 
of  stock  ui:)on  his  place.  The  portion  known 
.IS  .Mound  co\ers  about  one  hundred  and 
si.xly  acres  of  land  with  an  elevation  of  one 
hundred  and  fifty  feet  and  is  etjually  good 
as  the  level  land  for  farming  purposes.  It 
is  usually  planted  to  corn  and  excellent  crops 
are  raised  thereon.  In  all  of  his  farm  work 
he  is  practical  and  enterprising,  keeping  in 
touch  with  the  modem,  progressive  spirit  of 
the  times  and  he  has  a  fine  residence,  consti- 
tuting a  comfortable  home,  over  which  his 
wife  presides  with  gracif)us  hospitality. 


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F.  A.  WHITESIDE. 

F.  A.  ^\'hiteside,  a  representative  and  in- 
fluential citizen  of  Carrollton,  who  in  tlie 
practice  of  law  has  won  notable  and  gratify- 
ing success,  was  born  in  Adams  county,  Illi- 
nois, on  the  28th  of  October,  1861.  his 
parents  being  John  \\'.  and  Millie  T.  (Dale) 
Whiteside,  the  former  a  native  of  Hamilton 
county,  Ohio,  and  the  latter  of  Illinois.  The 
grandfather,  Isaac  \Miiteside,  was  a  nati\e 
of  New  York,  whence  he  removed  to  Ohin, 
remaining  in  that  state  until  the  early  ■40s, 
when  he  came  to  Illinois.  A  few  years  after- 
ward he  settled  in  Brown  county,  where  he 
spent  his  remaining  days.  He  was  a  tailor 
by  trade  and  followed  that  pursuit  for  a 
number  of  years,  liut  in  his  latter  life  he 
gave  his  attention  to  farming. 

John  \\'.  \\'hiteside  learned  the  black- 
smith's trade  and  continued  to  work  at  the 
anvil  until  after  the  inauguration  of  the 
Civil  war,  when  he  responded  to  the  coun- 
trv's  call  for  aid,  enlisting  in  Company  I, 
Eighty-fourth  Illinois  Infantry,  and  contin- 
uing with  his  regiment  until  after  the  close 
of  hostilities,  when  he  was  honorably  dis- 
charged. He  participatetl  in  a  number  of 
important  battles  and  was  always  faithful  to 
the  cause  which  he  espoused.  Since  the  war 
he  has  resided  in  many  places,  following  his 
trade  until  about  1890,  when  he  retired, 
and  he  now  makes  his  home  in  Perry,  Okla- 
homa. Unto  him  and  his  wife  were  Ijorn 
three  children. 

F.  A.  Whiteside,  the  eldest  of  his  father's 
family,  obtained  his  elementary  education 
in  the  public  schools  of  Adams  county,  where 
he  engaged  in  teaching  for  two  years,  fol- 
lowing the  completion  of  his  own  course  of 
study.  He  afterward  came  to  this  county, 
where   he   taught    for    several    years.      His 


leisure  hours  tluring  that  period  were  de- 
\-oted  to  reading  law  with  James  R.  Ward, 
an  attorney  of  Carrollton,  as  his  preceptor. 
In  1887  he  was  admitted  to  the  bar  and  for  a 
year  thereafter  he  remained  in  Mr.  \\'ard"s 
office,  subsequent  to  which  time  he  began 
practice  on  his  own  account.  He  is  to-day 
one  of  Greene  county's  most  successful  law- 
yers— successful  because  of  his  thorough 
preparation,  his  devotion  to  his  clients'  inter- 
ests and  his  forceful  presentation  of  his  cause 
before  judge  or  jury.  He  is  strong  in  argu- 
ment, logical  in  his  deductions  and  clear  in 
his  reasoning,  and  upon  his  own  merits  and 
capability  he  has  won  a  place  in  the  ranks  of 
the  foremost  representatives  of  the  legal  fra- 
ternity in  Carrollton. 

In  1887  I\Ir.  \\niiteside  was  married  to 
Miss  ]\Iary  E.  Muldrum,  a  natix'e  of  this 
county  and  a  daughter  of  George  W.  Mul- 
drum, now  tleceased,  who  was  an  old  and 
respected  resident  of  the  county.  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  ^^'hiteside  have  three  children:  George 
W.,  Edith  A.  and  ^Mary.  They  have  an  at- 
tractive home  and  Mr.  Whiteside  brought 
the  first  automobile  to  Greene  county.  He  is 
progressive,  a  typical  American  citizen,  who 
delights  in  substantial  progress  and  is  in 
tiiuch  with  the  spirit  of  the  times.  In  com- 
munity affairs  he  is  active  and  influential. 
In  politics  he  is  independent,  voting  for  the 
men  and  measures  which  he  belie\-es  will  ad- 
vance the  best  interests  of  the  people.  He 
ser\-ed  as  city  attorney  for  four  years,  was 
president  of  the  board  of  etlucation,  and  as  a 
private  citizen  has  contributed  in  substan- 
tial measure  to  the  improvement  of  the  city 
in  many  ways.  He  was  made  a  Mason  in 
Carrollton  and  is  now  a  prominent  member 
of  Carrollton  lodge.  No.  50,  A.  F.  &  A.  ^I. ; 


Carrollton  chapter.  No. 


R.  A.  M. 


Hugh  De  Pavens  commandery  No.  29,  K. 


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T.  He  has  a  wide  and  favoraljle  acquain- 
tance, possessing  an  intellectual  strength  and 
social  nature  that  renders  him  an  agreeable 
companion  and  causes  his  friendship  to  be 
prized  b\-  those  who  know  him. 


GEORGE  B.  DANFORTH. 

George  B.  Daulorth,  who  is  occupying 
the  position  of  Ijookkeeper  with  the  tirm  of 
Da\i(l  Culbertson  &  Son,  is  descended  from 
a  family  of  English  lineage.  He  traces  his 
ancestry  back  to  General  Danforth,  who  was 
an  officer  of  the  Revolutionary  war  and  the 
first  white  settler  at  Onondaga  Hollow,  now 
Syracuse,  New  York.  Asa  Danforth,  his 
great-grandfather,  was  the  first  to  engage  in 
the  manufacture  of  salt  in  Syracuse. 

Cyrus  Danforth,  the  grandfather  of  oiTr 
subject,  came  to  Illinois  from  Syracuse,  New- 
York,  and  he  securetl  a  claim  from  the  gov- 
ernment, the  tract  of  land  upon  which  the 
town  of  Friendsville,  Illinois,  was  built.  He 
contributed  in  large  measure  to  the  earl\  de- 
velopment and  improvement  of  that  section 
of  the  state,  erecting  the  first  church  in  the 
tnwn  and  assisting  materially  in  the  upbuild- 
ing of  the  place.  He  married  Mary,  or 
Polly,  Winter  and  his  death  occurred  in 
1852,  when  he  was  seventy-nine  years  of  age. 
w^hile  his  wife  passed  away  at  the  age  of 
eighty-four  years. 

(leorge  Danforth.  father  of  our  subject, 
was  born  in  Syracuse,  New  York.  July  9, 
iSi  I,  and  was  brought  by  his  parents  to  Illi- 
nois in  1818.  being  at  that  time  but  six  years 
of  age.  Here  he  was  reared  amid  pioneer 
conditions  and  environments,  sharing  with 
the  fainily  in  all  the  hardships  and  trials  of 
frontier  life.     He  served  in  the  Black  Hawk 


war  as  first  lieutenant  in  1832.  h'or  many 
years  he  followed  farming,  spending  much 
of  his  life  at  Friendsville,  and  he  also  oper- 
ated a  woolen  factory  for  a  time.  He  mar- 
ried Miss  Emily  R.  Browne,  a  daughter  of 
Francis  and  Ruth  (Burnham)  Browne,  who 
were  of  English  descent.  Mrs.  Danfnrth 
was  born  July  20,  18 12,  and  died  !May  9, 
1903,  while  George  Danforth  passed  away 
at  the  home  of  his  daughter,  Mrs.  Charhitte 
W'inslow,  in  Iowa.  Their  marriage  was 
contracted  in  1833  and  they  became  the  pa- 
rents of  ten  children,  three  of  whom  died  in 
early  life,  while  five  are  yet  living,  Frncis, 
the  eldest,  died  at  the  age  of  two  years :  F.lla, 
the  youngest,  died  at  the  age  of  three  ;.  c  rs, 
and  Franklin  died  in  infancy.  Harriet  ;r.d 
Emma  Ii\-ed  to  be  married  but  are  no,;  de- 
ceased. The  others  arc  .Mary,  Cyrus,  Ge  rge, 
Charlotte  and  James  W'.,  all  of  whom  are 
married  with  the  exception  of  James. 

George  B.  Danforth  was  born  at  iMiends- 
ville,  Illinois,  November  15,  1844,  and  there 
acquired  his  education.  He  was  a  young 
man  of  twenty  years  when  in  response  to 
his  country's  call  for  troops  he  enlisted  on  the 
13th  of  February.  1865.  as  a  member  of 
Company  E,  One  Hundred  and  Fifty-fourth 
Illinois  Infantry.  He  was  mustered  in  as 
second  lieutenant  and  thus  ser\cd  until  the 
close  of  the  war.  When  hostilities  were  o\er 
he  went  to  St.  Louis.  Mis.souri.  and  was 
employed  as  a  traveling  salesman  by  H.  & 
R.  B.  Whittemore  &  Compau}',  wholesale 
dealers  in  hats  and  caps.  He  remained  upon 
the  road  during  the  greater  part  of  the  time 
until  1870,  in  which  year  he  came  to  \\'hite 
Hall  and  opened  a  general  mercantile  estab- 
lishment, which  he  conducted  with  good  suc- 
cess for  a  quarter  of  a  century  or  until  1895. 
For  seven  months  he  was  wnth  the  White 
Hall  Stoneware  Company  and  in   190J  he 


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accepted  the  position  of  bookkeeper  for 
David  Culbertson  &  Son,  manufacturers  of 
stoneware.  He  has  also  been  financiahy  in- 
terested in  the  pottery  business  in  White 
Hall  and  at  one  time  went  on  the  road,  trav- 
eling through  Kansas  in  the  interest  of  his 
ware. 

On  the  1 2th  of  June,  1872,  occurred  the 
marriage  of  George  B.  Danforth  and  Miss 
Kate  Worcester,  a  daughter  of  Marcus  Wor- 
cester, who  died  in  1871.  They  have  two 
children.  Ada  and  Grace.  The  former  mar- 
ried C.  E.  Potts,  a  son  of  one  of  the  most 
prominent  families  of  Greene  county,  and 
they  now  have  one  child,  Danforth  E. 
Potts.  Grace  is  the  wife  of  H.  A.  Chapin, 
M.  D.,  and  they  have  a  daughter  Florence. 
They  are  prominent  socially  in  White  Hall 
and  enjoy  the  hospitality  of  the  best  homes 
in  the  city. 

:\Ir.  Danforth  is  a  Republican,  unfalter- 
ing in  his  allegiance  to  the  party,  and  in  mat- 
ters of  citizenship  he  is  progressive,  mani- 
festing the  same  loyalty  to  his  community 
and  to  his  country  that  he  displayed  when  he 
enlisted  as  a  defender  of  the  Union  cause  in 
the  Civil  war. 


DANIEL  FLATT. 


Daniel  Flatt,  a  worthy  representative  of 
farming  interests  in  Greene  county,  was  born 
in  Bluffdale  township  on  the  old  Flatt 
homestead,  south  of  his  present  farm.  He  is 
a  son  of  John  and  Elizabeth  (Garrison) 
Flatt,  early  settlers  of  Greene  county.  His 
paternal  grandfather  was  one  of  the  first  to 
establish  a  home  within  the  borders  of  this 
county  and  he  aided  in  laying  broad  and 
deep  the  foundations  of  its  present  upbuild- 


ing and  prosperity.  He  came  from  Ken- 
tuckv  to  this  state,  the  family  having  lived 
for  some  time  in  the  Blue  Grass  state,  where 
his  father  was  the  owner  of  a  tract  of  land 
that  embraced  Mammoth  Cave,  where  he 
(lug  salt  in  his  boA^hood  days.  l*"nr  a  long 
period  the  grandfather  of  our  subject  re- 
mained a  resident  of  Greene  county,  his 
death  occurring  at  the  very  venerable  age  of 
one  hundred  years,  while  his  wife  reached 
the  advanced  age  of  (me  hundred  and  one. 

John  Flatt  devoted  his  entire  life  to  agri- 
cultural pursuits  in  Greene  county  and  wit- 
nessed many  changes  in  the  methods  of 
farming.  He  enjoyed  taking  up  the  im- 
provements which  were  introduced  and  in 
his  farm  work  he  won  .good  financial  returns 
f(ir  his  labor.  For  many  years  he  was  one 
of  the  most  respectetl  citizens  of  his  c(^m- 
munity  and  his  death,  which  occurred  in 
Sejjtember,  1895,  when  he  was  eighty-three 
\-ears  of  age.  was  the  cause  of  unif(^rm  re- 
gret throughout  the  community  in  which  he 
lived.  His  wife  died  about  thirty  years  ago. 
Their  children  were  as  follows :  Gregg,  who 
died  at  the  old  farm  homestead  when  twelve 
vears  of  age:  ^^'illiam,  who  is  now  living  in 
Greene  county,  south  of  the  old  Flatt  farm ; 
Laura,  who  died  about  twenty  years  ago  and 
who  was  the  wife  of  Hiram  Snyder,  a  resi- 
dent of  Wayne  county.  Illinois ;  Daniel,  of 
tliis  review;  John,  who  died  in  childhnod  ; 
James,  who  is  living  south  of  the  old  home 
farm  and  owns  a  half  interest  in  that  prop- 
erty in  connection  with  his  brother  William ; 
Damon,  who  is  living  in  Walkerville  town- 
sliip:  and  Matthew,  who  died  at  the  age  of 
one  year.  After  the  death  of  his  first  wife 
John  Flatt  was  united  in  marriage  to  Martha 
Malone.  who  is  now  li\-ing  on  the  old  home 
farm.  The  children  of  this  marriage  are  as 
follows:     Anoeline.  who  became  the  wife  of 


JOHN    FLATT. 


DAXIEL    I-'LATT. 


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Jolin  Xiilan  and  died  leaving'  (ine  cliild; 
1  latlie.  wild  married  X.  M.  March  and  is 
living  in  Greene  county;  Adeline,  who  is  the 
wife  of  Robert  Darr.  tiieir  liome  being  on  the 
(lid  Darr  farm  in  (ireene  county,  and 
(ieorge.  who  is  li\ing  with  his  mother  on  the 
{•"latt  liomestead. 

Daniel  I'latt  of  this  re\iew  pursued  his 
education  in  the  schools  of  Greene  cnunty, 
attending  through  the  winter  months,  while 
in  the  summer  season  he  worked  at  farm 
labor.  His  training  in  that  way  was  not 
meager  and  he  gained  practical  experience 
which  enabled  him  to  capaf)ly  carry  on  farm- 
ing on  his  own  account  when  he  started  out 
in  life  for  himself.  He  lived  with  his  father 
until  twenty-three  years  of  age  and  was  then 
married  and  went  to  ;i  home  of  his  own. 
It  was  on  the  4th  of  July.  1871,  that  he 
wedilcd  Miss  Katie  King,  a  daughter  of 
Alfred  and  Charlotta  (Gibson)  King,  early 
-ettlers  of  Greene  county,  who  came  to  Illi- 
nois, from  England.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Elatt 
have  one  living  son.  Stephen,  who  is  rep- 
resented on  another  page  of  this  volume, 
riiey  lost  two  children,  one  of  whom  died 
unnamed,  while  Anna  also  died  in  infancv. 

Mr.  Flatt  is  n<nv  the  proprietor  of  a  fine 
farm  highly  cultivated  and  well  developed. 
He  has  made  a  sjjecialty  of  stock-raising  and 
h;is  upon  his  place  high  grades  of  cattle, 
horses  and  hogs.  Everything  alxnit  his 
place  is  kept  in  excellent  order,  showing  neat- 
ness and  thrift,  which  gives  evidence  of  the 
careful  supervision  of  the  owner.  Mr. 
Flatt  has  also  acted  many  times  as  adminis- 
trator of  estates,  indicating  thereby  that  he 
is  a  man  in  whom  explicit  confidence  and 
trust  can  be  reposed.  He  is  also  president 
of  the  Advance  Flour  Mill  Company  of  Car- 
rollton  and  has  been  one  of  its  directors  since 
its  organization.      His   business   affairs  are 


conducted  with  dispatch.  He  forms  his 
plans  carefully  and  then  executes  them  with 
determination  and  in  his  business  judgment 
he  is  seldom  if  ever  at  fault. 

Daniel  Flatt  since  age  gave  him  the  right 
of  franchise  has  never  faltered  in  his  alle- 
giance to  the  Democracy  and  upon  the  ticket 
of  his  party  he  has  been  elected  supervisor. 
ser\ing  for  two  years,  and  has  also  been 
chosen  collector  of  his  township.  Both  he 
and  his  wife  are  members  of  the  Baptist 
church  and  they  are  people  whose  promi- 
nence in  social  circles  is  indicated  by  the 
warm  friendship  and  high  regard  which  are 
uniformly  extended  to  them  throughout  the 
community  in  which  thev  now  reside. 


G.M'T  \IX  WALTOX  .M.  COLI.IXS.  SR. 

Captain  W'.-ilton  .M.  t'nllins.  Sr..  who  at 
one  time  owned  and  operated  a  farm  of  more 
than  inur  hundred  acres  near  Greenfield  and 
is  now  living  a  retired  life  in  the  city  of 
Greenfield,  dates  his  residence  in  the  county 
from  the  fall  of  18,^1.  His  memory  forms 
a  coiniecting  link  between  the  ])rimitive  past 
arid  the  progressive  present,  lie  has  close 
and  intimate  knowledge  of  the  history  of 
the  county  through  more  than  seven  decades 
and  has  watched  its  evolution  as  the  condi- 
tions of  frontier  life  have  been  put  aside  and 
the  advantages  of  an  advanced  civilization 
ha\e  been  taken  on,  bringing  forth  the 
county  to  stand  in  a  conspicuous  place  in 
the  foremost  ranks  of  the  leading  counties  o\ 
the  commonwealth. 

Cai)t.'iin  Collins  was  born  in  Bourbon 
county.  Kentucky.  March  20.  1831.  His 
father,  the  Rev.  John  Collins,  was  a  native 
ofMaryland,  born  on  the  7th  of  May,  1801, 


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and  in  1816  he  removed  to  Kentucky  with 
his  mother,  the  family  home  being  estab- 
Hslied  in  Bourbon  county,  \\here  he  attained 
his  majority.  He  was  afterward  married 
there  to  ]\Iarian  Pifer.  a  native  of  Bourl)on 
county,  and  began  farming  in  that  county, 
residing  there  until  1831.  when  he  came  with 
his  family  to  Greene  county,  Illinois.  He 
purchased  a  claim  and  entered  the  land  from 
the  government,  thus  becoming  owner  of 
two  hundred  acres  which  he  placed  under  a 
high  state  of  cultivation,  after  which  he  sold 
the  farm.  He  then  bought  another  tract  of 
land  in  Rockbridge  township  and  was  closely 
identified  with  agricultural  interests,  yet  he 
did  not  confine  his  attention  entirely  to  this 
field  of  activity,  for  he  labored  earnesth"  for 
the  moral  welfare  of  his  community  as  a 
local  preacher  in  the  ^lethodist  Episcopal 
church.  He  died  in  Greene  county,  June  7, 
i860,  having  for  some  time  survived  his  first 
wife,  who  died  in  1835.  Rev.  Collins  after- 
ward married  again. 

Captain  Collins  is  the  only  surviving 
member  of  the  family  of  four  children  l)orn 
of  the  father's  first  marriage.  He  was 
reared  upon  the  old  homestead  farm  and 
went  to  California  in  1849,  attracted  by  the 
discovery  of  gold  on  the  Pacific  coast.  He 
made  the  trip  overland  with  a  dro\-e  of  cows 
and  was  six  months  on  the  way.  traveling 
across  the  long  hot  stretches  of  sand  and 
over  the  mountain  passes.  ■  At  length  his 
e>-es  were  gladdened  by  the  sight  of  the 
green  fields  of  the  Pacific  coast  country.  He 
made  his  way  to  the  gold  fields  and  was  en- 
gaged in  mining  for  about  a  }'ear.  lieing 
fairly  successful.  He  then  returned  to  the 
east  in  the  fall  of  1851,  crossing  the  isthmus 
of  Panama  and  proceeding  to  his  home  In" 
way  of  New  Orleans  and  up  the  Mississippi 
river.     The  money  which  he  had  earned  in 


his  mining  ventures  he  invested  in  land,  pur- 
chasing one  hundred  and  twenty  acres  in 
Rubicon  township,  and  thus  he  made  prep- 
aration for  having  a  home  of  his  own. 

Captain  Collins  further  completed  his 
preparation  by  his  marriage  on  the  iith  of 
March,  1852,  to  Miss  Nancy  Jane  Ruark,  a 
native  of  Alton.  Illinois,  but  reared  to 
Greene  county.  The  young  couple  began 
their  domestic  life  upon  the  farm  which  he 
had  purchased  and  there  lived  for  three 
years.  In  1856  he  removed  to  Rockbridge 
township,  where  he  purchased  four  hundred 
and  seventeen  acres  of  land.  With  charac- 
teristic energy  he  began  the  further  improve- 
ment and  development  of  that  farm  and  built 
thereon  a  larg-e  neat  residence  and  good  barns 
and  outbuildings.  Upon  the  farm  he  also 
raised  and  fed  cattle,  having  annually  one 
hundred  head  of  cattle  which  he  shipped  to 
the  city  markets.  He  also  bought,  raised 
and  dealt  in  mules  and  found  this  a  profitable 
source  of  income.  He  continued  his  farm- 
ing- operations  until  1897,  ^^'fi^n  he  sold  the 
farm  and  removed  to  Greenfield,  where  he 
purchased  residence  property.  He  now  owns 
four  dwellings  in  the  city  and  two  business 
houses.  He  has  been  \-ery  successful  as  a 
businees  man,  making  jtulicious  investments, 
and  through  his  unremitting  diligence  and 
keen  foresight  he  has  so  managed  his  affairs 
that  the  result  has  been  most  gratifying  from 
a  financial  standpoint. 

In  1895  Captain  Collins  was  called  upon 
to  mourn  the  loss  of  his  first  wife.  There 
were  thirteen  children  of  that  marriage,  nine 
of  whom  reached  mature  years,  while  eight 
are  }-et  living  and  are  heads  of  families, 
namely :  Lorenzo,  who  is  now  living  retired 
in  Jacksonville,  Illinois;  James,  a  practic- 
ing physician  of  Carlinville.  this  state: 
Charles,  a  lawyer  of  Chicago;  Alonzo  Y.,  a 


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46: 


prosperous  farmer  of  Greene  county :  W'al- 
ton  M.,  who  is  engaged  in  the  iiardware  Inis- 
iness  in  Greenfield;  ^larian  L.,  tlie  wife  of 
Cliarles  Smith,  of  Rubicon  township;  Xancy 
J.,  tlie  wife  of  Jolin  Waller,  of  Rul)icon 
township:  and  Rosa,  the  wife  of  Frank 
Dams,  of  Macoupin  countw  They  also  lost 
one  son,  William,  who  died  in  early  man- 
hood. 

Captain  Collins  was  again  marricil  in 
Liberty,  Clay  county,  Missouri,  Octuber  6, 
1896,  when  Mrs.  Mary  A.  King  became  his 
wife.  She  was  born  in  Greene  county  and 
is  a  daughter  of  Thomas  C.  Robinson,  one 
of  the  early  settlers  of  this  part  of  the  state, 
having  established  his  home  here  in  1S37. 
Mrs.  Collins  was  reared  here  and  in  1836 
she  gave  her  hand  in  marriage  to  Dr.  John 
J.  Hodge,  a  physician  who  practiced  here 
until  his  death  in  i860.  Tliere  were  three 
children  by  that  marriage:  Joseph  C.  Hodge. 
now  a  merchant  of  Beaver,  Oklahoma; 
Anna  B.,  the  wile  of  James  Robb,  of  Lib- 
erty, Missouri ;  and  Johnetta.  the  wife  of  Dr. 
Edward  Burrows,  of  Holly  Grove,  Arkan- 
sas. Mrs.  Collins  was  married  again  in 
Greene  county  to  Aquilla  King,  and  located 
on  a  farm  in  Rubicon  township,  whence  they 
afterward  remoxed  to  Jacksonville,  where 
Mr.  King  died.  There  were  two  sons  of 
that  marriage,  I'hrimas  R..  now  of  Kansas 
City:  and  Charles  A.  King,  nf  Lilierty. 
.Missouri. 

Politically  Mr.  Collins  is  a  stanch  Re- 
publican. He  cast  his  first  presidential  vote 
for  Millard  l-'illmore  and  in  1S60  he  su])- 
ported  Abraham  Lincoln  and  has  since  given 
his  ballot  for  each  presidential  nominee  of 
the  party.  He  won  his  title  by  serving  as 
captain  in  the  state  militia  for  a  year  and  a 
half  and  he  later  served  as  captain  of  Com- 
pany C  in  the  One   Hundred  and  Thirty- 


third  Illinois  Infantry,  enlisting  for  one  hun- 
dred days.  He  served  at  Rock  Island  in 
guarding  prisoners  and  after  the  expiration 
of  his  term  of  service  in  the  Civil  war  was 
honorabl}-  discharged.  He  has  never  cared 
for  ])o!itical  office,  content  to  do  his  duty  as  a 
private  citizen.  His  wife  is  a  member  of 
the  Methodist  Episcopal  church  and  Captain 
Collin's  identification  with  the  church  dates 
from  the  time  when  he  was  sixteen  years  of 
age.  He  has  been  active  in  its  work  and  up- 
building and  for  two  years  served  as  super- 
intendent of  the  Sunday-school.  He  belongs 
to  the  Masonic  fraternity,  was  treasurer  of 
Favette  lodge  Xo.  107.  for  twenty  years  and 
is  also  a  memlier  nf  the  Grand  Army  post  at 
Greenfield.  Ilis  life  might  well  be  compared 
w  ith  a  quiet  stream  bordered  by  green  fields. 
There  has  been  nothing  of  the  character  of 
the  lurl.uilent  maring  river  that  attracts  the 
artist,  but  is  more  like  the  little  brook  that 
enriches  the  land  through  which  it  Hows. 
Captain  Collins  has  labored  energetically  and 
persistently  not  only  for  his  individual  suc- 
cess, although  his  career  li;is  been  crowned 
with  desirable  prosperit_\-.  but  has  also  put 
forth  strenuous  and  able  effort  in  behalf  of 
advanced  movements  which  touch  the  gen- 
eral interests  of  society  and  have  direct  bear- 
ing upon  the  pul)]ic  good. 


J.  H.  PIERSOX. 

J.  H.  Pierson.  who  is  serving  for  the 
second  term  as  postmaster  of  Carrollton.  was 
born  in  this  city.  December  7.  1864.  and  was 
a  son  of  Oman  I'iersnn.  who  is  mentioned 
on  another  page  of  this  work.  At  the  usual 
age  he  entered  the  public  schools  and  therein 
continued  his  studies,  advancing  thri)ugh 
successive  grades  until  he  completed  the  high 


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school  course  by  graduation  with  the  class 
of  1882.  He  then  entered  the  college  at 
Jacksonville,  Illinois,  and  when  he  put  aside 
his  text-books  there  he  returned  to  his  na- 
tive city  and  entered  the  Greene  County  Na- 
tional Bank,  where  he  continued  for  sixteen 
vears,  occupying  the  position  of  bookkeeper 
during  the  greater  part  of  that  time.  In 
1898,  however,  he  entered  the  city  service 
through  appointment  to  the  position  of  post- 
master by  President  jMcKinley.  In  1902  he 
was  appointed  by  President  Roosevelt  and  is 
therefore  serving  for  his  second  term.  Me 
is  a  most  efficient  officer,  the  affairs  of  the 
postoffice  being  conducted  along  business 
principles,  the  duties  being  discharged  with 
promptness  and  dispatch. 

On  the  1st  of  June,  1898,  was  celebrated 
the  marriage  of  ]\lr.  Pierson  and  ^Nliss  Louise 
W'itwer,  of  Dallas,  Texas,  a  daughter  of 
John  S.  Witwer.  of  that  city.  Their  home 
has  been  blessed  with  three  children  :  Stuart 
W..  Oman  and  Henry  S.  Mr.  and  ^Nlrs. 
Pierson  occupy  an  enviable  position  in  social 
circles  and  the  hospitality  of  their  own  pleas- 
ant home  is  cordially  extended  to  their  man>- 
friends.  :Mr.  Pierson  is  a  representative  of 
one  of  the  prominent  families  of  the  county 
and  his  life  record  has  been  in  harmony  with 
the  family  history,  characterized  by  progres- 
siveness  in  citizenship,  reliability  in  Inisiness 
and  loyalty  in  friendship. 


JOHN   SNYDER. 

Among  the  worthy  citizens  that  Ger- 
manv  has  furnished  to  Greene  county,  John 
Snvder  certainly  deserves  mention,  for  he 
has  led  an  active,  useful  and  honorable  life — 
a  credit  to  the  land  of  his  birth  as  well  as  to 


the  land  of  his  adoption.  He  is  a  native  son 
of  Germanv,  born  in  Hanover,  June  9,  1819, 
his  parents  being  Hiram  and  Margaret 
(Bane)  Snyder,  who  were  also  natives  of 
Germany,  where  they  spent  their  li\es.  The 
father  was  a  Prussian,  formerly  of  that 
country. 

John  Snvder  remained  in  his  native  land 
until  nineteen  years  of  age  and  during  that 
time  acquired  a  fair  education  in  the  public 
schools.  He  then  Ijade  adieu  to  friends  and 
fatherland  and  sailed  for  America,  believing 
that  he  would  have  good  Inisiness  opportuni- 
ties on  this  side  of  the  Atlantic.  He  made 
his  way  to  New  Orleans,  but  did  not  remain 
in  the  south,  coming  at  once  to  Illinois. 
After  spending  one  month  in  Calhoun 
countv,  he  came  to  Greene  county,  where  he 
])egan  farming  and  stock  raising.  He  has 
followed  that  occupation  throughout  his  en- 
tire business  career  and  whatever  success  he 
has  achieved  is  due  entirely  to  his  own  la- 
bors. He  has  worked  earnestly  and  persist- 
ently and  as  the  years  advanced  he  added 
gradually  to  his  capital  until  he  became  the 
possessor  of  a  good  farm  i)roperty  and  of  a 
desirable  competence.  Since  the  organiza- 
tion of  the  Greene  County  National  Bank 
he  has  been  one  of  its  stockholders  and  is 
now  one  of  its  officers. 

On  the  2Sth  of  ^Nlay,  1840,  ^Ir.  Snyder 
was  uiiiled  in  marriage  to  Miss  Nancy  Port- 
wood,  native  of  Kentucky.  Her  parents 
came  to  Illinois  and  were  prosperous  farm- 
ing people  of  this  section  of  the  state.  Her 
mother  died  near  London,  while  Mr.  Port- 
wood  passed  away  in  the  vicinity  of  Mr. 
Snvder's  home.  The  death  of  lioth  came 
within  the  years  1845  and  1850.  -\fter  his 
marriage  Mr.  Snyder  took  his  bride  to  the 
home  farm  and  as  the  years  passed  seven 
children    were  added   to   the  household,   but 


JOllX  SXVOER. 


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only  two  are  now  li\ing',  while  li\e  li;i\e 
passed  awaw  The  faniilv  rcconl  is  as  fol- 
lows: Hiram,  who  was  lx)rn  December  31, 
1842;  Louvisa,  who  is  the  wife  of  \\'illiani 
Darr  and  resides  within  a  half  mile  of  her 
father's  home:  Mary,  who  was  born  J;uuiary 
23.  1847.  'Ti^l  '''cd  Aus^ust  4,  185 1  :  William, 
who  was  horn  Ans^nst  1-.  1849,  and  died 
Xoveml)er  31.  iS4<):  John  A.,  who  was  born 
in  1850  and  died  in  1896;  and  James  Sam- 
uel, who  was  born  in  1851  and  died  in  1853. 

In  1886  Mr.  Snyder  was  called  upon  to 
mourn  the  loss  of  his  wife,  who  died  on  the 
I2th  of  May  of  tli.al  year,  at  the  a,L;c  of 
seventy-two  years.  She  had  been  to  him  a 
worthy  com|)anion  ;nid  helpmate  on  life's 
journey  for  a  loni;-  period,  assistint;-  him 
materially  by  her  careful  management  nf 
household  affairs  and  the  cajiable  luaiuier  in 
which  she  reared  their  children.  She  died 
on  the  old  home  farm  and  her  remains  were 
interred  in  the  Stith  cemetery.  Much  re- 
gret was  felt  throughout  the  communitx'  at 
her  death,  for  she  had  endeared  herself  to 
many  friends.  Mr.  Sn\-(Ier  has  since  mar- 
ried again,  his  second  wife  being  Miss  C'la- 
rissa  \\"illiams.  of  Greene  county,  a  daughter 
of  David  and  M.arg.aret  Williams.  Iler 
father  died  in  e.arly  manhodd  btU  her  mother 
long  surxived  and  i)assed  awa\'  in  1898.  at 
the  advanced  age  of  ninety  years.  Mrs. 
Snyder,  the  second  wife,  died  September  30, 
1901. 

In  his  ])olitical  \iews  Mr.  Snyder  h;is 
long  been  a  stalwart  democrat,  having  cast 
his  ballot  for  the  candidates  of  that  party 
since  voting  first  for  Martin  \'an  Buren.  lie 
has  been  called  to  <\  number  of  political 
offices,  having  serveil  as  justice  of  the  ])eace. 
as  county  commissioner  and  as  township 
treasurer,  the  duties  of  which  positions  he 
discharged  with  promptness  and  fidelity,  and 


he  has  c\er  been  true  to  the  trust  reposed  in 
him.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Baptist  church 
and  his  influence  has  ever  been  on  the  side 
ot  right,  progress  and  inT])ro\eiuent. 
\'iewed  from  a  general  standpoint  bis  career 
has  always  been  successful.  ;ind  todav  he  is 
the  owner  of  a  beautiful  farm  nf  six  hundred 
and  live  acres  constituting  mie  of  the  best 
farming  properties  in  Greene  counlv  and 
standing  as  a  substantial  evidence  of  his  life 
ol  ability,  enterprise,  progressive  methods 
and  honor.able  purposes. 


wiLLi.\.M  L.\^d■:R^•. 

William  1, a  very,  who  is  engaged  in  the 
;il)stracl  business  in  Garrollton.  ;nid  is  well 
kiKiwn  .and  highly  resi)ected  in  the  business 
circles  of  Greene  county,  was  Ixirn  in  Xew 
York  city,  on  the  4th  of  X'ovciuber.  1832,  his 
])areiUs  being  James  and  Jane  (  Davison) 
La\ery,  bnth  of  whom  were  natives  of 
County  Antrim.  Ireland,  whence  they  emi- 
grateil  to  .\nicrica  in  1840.  settling  in  Xew 
York  city.  There  they  contiinied  to  luake 
their  home  until  October.  i8C)4.  when  thev 
came  to  Garrollton.  Illinois,  and  the  father 
followed  his  trade  of  tailoring.  For  many 
years  he  conducted  a  merchant  tailoring  bus- 
iness and  was  very  successful,  enjoying  a 
large  and  prolitable  tr.ade  until  his  retire- 
ment from  business  in  the  vear  1903. 

William  Ea\cr\-.  the  eldest  in  a  famib'  of 
si.x  children,  of  whom  I'our  are  now  li\ing. 
coiu])leted  his  education  in  the  schools  of 
Garrollton.  and  in  1871  he  entered  the  ])ul)lic 
service,  being  employed  in  the  county  clerk's 
office  and  in  others.  Gradvially  he  drifted 
into  the  abstract  business,  in  wdiich  lie  has 
since  contimied,  opening  an  office  on  the  east 


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PAST    AND    PRESENT    OF    GREENE    COUNTY. 


side  of  the  square,  in  partnership  witii  1'.  'SI. 
Roherts,  under  the  firm  name  of  Rolierts  & 
Lavery,  tliis  connection  being  maintained 
until  1900.  when  they  dissolved  partnership 
and  i\Ir.  Lavery  has  since  conducted  an  ali- 
stract  business  on  his  own  account  in  the 
Alasonic  Temple.  He  has  a  large  clientage, 
having  secured  a  liberal  share  of  the  public 
patronage  in  his  line.  In  all  his  business 
dealings  he  is  relialile,  prompt  and  accurate, 
and  he  is  now  meeting  with  gratifying  suc- 
cess, which  is  well  deserved.  He  belongs  to 
the  Knights  of  Pythias  fraternity,  and  he 
has  the  warm  regard  of  his  brethren  of  the 
order.  He  is  progressive  and  public-spirited 
in  citizenship  and  he  has  the  entire  confidence 
of  the  business  communitv. 


JOHN  HUFF. 

John  Hufif,  who  owns  a  well  improved 
farm  on  section  8,  Rockbridge  township, 
comprising  two  hundred  acres  of  rich  and 
arable  land,  is  accounted  one  of  the  worthy 
pioneer  settlers  of  the  county,  for  he  has  re- 
sided within  its  borders  since  1840  and  has 
always  been  true  and  loyal  to  its  interests.  A 
native  of  Ohio,  he  was  born  in  Hamilton 
county.  April  16,  1840,  and  is  of  German 
descent.  His  grandfather,  Louis  Huff,  was 
a  native  of  Germany  and  became  the  founder 
of  the  family  in  the  new  world,  locating  in 
Virginia  when  he  crossed  the  Atlantic. 

His  son,  John  Hufif,  Sr.,  was  born  in 
Montgomery  county,  Virginia,  in  1799,  was 
there  reared,  and  in  the  state  of  his  nativity 
married  Anna  Hancock,  also  a  natix-e  of  the 
Old  Dominion.  Removing  to  Ohio  he  en- 
tered land  from  the  government  in  Hamilton 
Cduntv.    where   the   citv   of   Cincinnati    now 


stands.  There  he  began  the  development  of 
a  farm,  tilling  the  soil  lor  two  years,  after 
which  he  came  with  his  family  to  Greene 
county,  Illinois,  settling  upon  land  near  Car- 
nillton.  This  he  also  entered  from  the  gov- 
ernment and  he  transformed  the  wild  tract 
into  richly  cultivated  fields.  The  place  com- 
prised one  hundred  and  sixty  acres,  on  which 
he  reared  his  familv,  and  when  he  sold  that 
property  he  bought  a  farm  in  Rockbridge 
township,  spending  his  last  years  there.  His 
death  occurred  in  September,  1879,  when  he 
was  eighty  years  of  age.  His  wife  passed 
away  several  years  prior  to  that  time.  In 
their  family  were  ten  children  who  reached 
years  of  maturity  but  only  three  are  now  liv- 
ing, the  eldest  being  Mrs.  Julia  Murphy,  a 
widow,  who  resides  in  Kansas.  James  HufT 
owns  and  operates  the  old  home  farm  in 
Rockbridge  township. 

John  Fluff,  the  other  surviving  memlier  of 
the  family,  was  unly  a  few  months  i^ld  when 
brought  by  his  parents  to  Greene  county,  and 
here  he  was  reared  and  educated,  attending 
the  common  schools.  He  remained  with  his 
father  until  he  had  attained  adult  age  and 
then  started  out  in  life  on  his  own  account, 
renting  a  farm  for  eight  years,  after  which 
he  settled  at  his  present  place  of  residence. 
He  opened  up  this  farm,  bought  more  land 
and  his  possessions  now  aggregate  two  hun- 
dred acres.  He  has  erected  a  good  frame 
residence,  also  barns  and  sheds,  has  planted 
fruit  trees  and  placed  his  gardens  and  fields 
in  excellent  condition.  He  not  only  culti- 
vates his  land  but  has  also  raised  good  stock, 
and  in  both  branches  of  his  business  has 
found  that  success  is  ambition's  answer. 

Mr.  Hutt  was  married  on  the  i6th  of 
March,  1854,  to  ]\Iiss  Catherine  Cox,  who 
after  a  happy  married  life  ni  about  twenty- 
eight  vears,  passed  away  in    1889.  her  re- 


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mains  being  interred  in  Will  cemetery.  She 
possessed  many  excellent  traits  of  character 
and  her  loss  was  deeply  felt  by  her  friends 
as  well  as  her  immediate  family. 

Mr.  Huff  has  never  faltered  in  his  alle- 
giance to  the  Democratic  party  and  has  done 
all  in  his  power  to  promote  its  growth  and 
insure  its  success.  He  was  elected  and 
served  for  four  years  as  constable,  was  also 
school  director  for  some  time  and  has  been  a 
delegate  to  conventions  of  his  party.  He 
belongs  to  the  Loyal  Americans,  a  fraternal 
insurance  order.  For  some  years  he  has 
rented  his  farm  and  has  thus  largely  retired 
frnni  the  active  duties  of  farm  life,  but  still 
gives  general  supervision  to  his  properly. 
The  confidence  and  esteem  of  the  comiuunity 
are  his,  for  his  has  been  an  upright,  honor- 
able life,  passed  almost  entirely  within  the 
borders  of  Greene  county,  so  that  friends  and 
neighbors  have  had  ample  opportunity  to 
judge  of  his  worth. 


LEROy  :\rcFAREAXD. 

Leroy  McFarland  has  been  a  representa- 
tive of  commercial  interests  in  Carrollton  for 
forty  years  and  throughout  this  entire  period 
has  sustained  a  reputation  which  any  man 
might  be  ])niud  in  possess.  Belonging  to 
that  class  that  the  world  designates  as  self- 
made  men,  he  has  during  his  entire  residence 
here  never  incurred  an  obligation  that  he 
has  not  met  or  made  an  engagement  tliat  he 
has  not  filled,  and  he  enjoys  the  unqualified 
trust  of  the  business  community.  His  com- 
mercial interests  have  also  been  a  factor  in 
the  promotion  of  business  activity  and  pros- 
perity in  Carrollton,  and  as  th'e  years  have 
gone  by  he  has  supported  many  puljlic  meas- 
ures for  the  general  welfare. 


-Mr.  McFarland,  a  native  of  Washington 
county,  \'irginia,  was  born  on  the  6th  of 
.March,  1835,  and  is  a  .son  of  James  M.  and 
Elizabeth  (Williams)  McFarland,  who  were 
also  born  in  the  Old  Dominion.  The  pater- 
nal grandfather.  Colonel  James  McFarland, 
was  a  native  of  Scotland  and  was  brought  to 
America  by  his  parents  during  colonial  days, 
the  family  home  being  established  in  Vir- 
ginia. He  became  a  physician  and  practiced 
throughout  his  entire  business  life  in  that 
state,  the  value  of  his  labors  Iteing  recog- 
nized by  the  ci  immunity  in  wliicli  he  lived. 

James  'SI.  Mcl^'arland  also  became  a  phy- 
sician and  surgeon  and  not  only  gained  pro- 
fessional prominence  and  success  but  was 
also  accorded  a  position  among  the  most 
prominent  and  influential  men  of  his  district. 
He  served  as  a  member  of  the  state  legisla- 
ture and  in  political  circles  wielded  a  wide 
and  beneficial  influence.  He  continued  to 
])ractice  in  \'irginia  througlnnit  the  cholera 
epidemic  in  that  state  and  for  years  after- 
\vard,  and  when  he  ])assed  away  his  com- 
munity mourned  the  loss  of  one  of  its  most 
respected  and  honored  men.  fie  married 
Miss  Elizabeth  Williams,  and  they  became 
the  parents  of  three  sons  and  two  dau,ghters, 
of  whom  Leroy  McFarland  was  the  second 
in  order  of  birth. 

(lood  ediicalii  in;d  ])ri\'ileges  were  af- 
fordetl  Leroy  AIcFarland,  for  after  acquir- 
ing his  preliminary  education  he  attended 
Emery  and  Henry  College,  in  \^irginia,  be- 
ing thereby  well  prepared  for  the  responsible 
duties  of  a  business  career.  The  refining  in- 
fluences of  a  cultured  home  also  aided  in 
molding  his  character  and  shaping  his  des- 
tiny and  throughout  his  life  he  has  been  a 
follower  of  many  of  the  eiuiobling  lessons 
which  he  received  in  his  boyhood's  home. 
Completing  his  education,  he  tiien   went  to 


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PAST  AND  PRESENT  OF  GREENE  COUNTY. 


Richmond,  Missouri,  where  he  was  engaged 
in  the  dry-goods  business  until  September, 
1864,  when  lie  came  to  Carrollton  and  em- 
barketl  in  the  same  hne  of  commercial  enter- 
prise. He  had  but  limited  capital  and  he  be- 
gan in  a  small  way,  entering  into  partnership 
as  a  member  of  the  firm  of  McFarland.  Hub- 
bell  &  Company.  On  the  death  of  Mr.  Hub- 
bell  the  firm  was  changed  to  McFarland, 
Robinson  &  Company,  which  connection  was 
maintained  for  ten  years,  when  Mr.  Robin- 
son retired,  and  the  firm  of  McFarland  & 
Company  succeeded  to  the  business.  Two 
years  later  'Slv.  W'eagley  was  admitted  to  a 
partnership  under  the  style  of  ^IcFarland  & 
Weagley,  and  when,  four  years  later,  the 
junior  partner  sold,  the  senior  partner  was 
joined  by  'Slv.  Linn,  in  forming  the  firm  of 
McFarland  &  Linn,  in  1892  the  ]\Icb'ar- 
land  &  Linn  Dry  Goods  Company  was  or- 
ganized, ha\ing  a  continuous  existence  of 
five  years,  when  again  the  name  of  McFar- 
land &  Company  was  resumed,  the  present 
partners  being  Mr.  McFarland  and  his  sons 
Oscar  and  Lee.  Thus  for  forty  years  Mr. 
McFarland  has  been  actively  associated  with 
the  dry-goods  trade  of  the  city,  and  has  long 
maintained  a  place  in  the  foremost  ranks  of 
the  representatives  of  mercantile  interests  in 
Carrollton.  The  company  occupy  commo- 
dious quarters  in  a  larg-e  brick  store,  forty 
by  one  hundred  feet,  on  the  northeast  corner 
of  the  scjuare  and  carry  a  large  and  well 
selected  line  of  goods.  Their  sales  are  exten- 
sive and  the  fact  that  many  of  the  patrons  of 
the  house  have  given  to  Mr.  McFarland  their 
trade  through  long  years  is  incontrovertible 
proof  of  the  honorable  methods  of  the  house. 
On  the  8th  of  September,  1870,  occurred 
the  marriage  of  Leroy  McFarland  and  Miss 
Anna  C.  Bradt,  a  native  of  New  York  and  a 
daughter    of    Peter    P.radt.    of    Onondaga 


county.  New  York.  They  ha\e  five  sons: 
Harrv.  wIid  for  ten  years  has  been  success- 
fully engaged  in  the  raising  of  rubber  trees, 
cofl'ee  and  kola  nuts  in  Tehuantepec;  Oscar 
and  Lee,  who  are  partners  with  their  father 
in  the  dry-goods  business;  Charles  W.,  who 
is  also  on  the  isthmus  of  Tehuantepec,  where 
he  has  charge  of  a  coffee  plantation;  and 
William  J.,  who  is  a  graduate  of  the  Illinois 
State  Normal  and  is  now  principal  of  the 
high  school  of  Carrollton.  They  also  lost  a 
daughter,  Anna,  their  sixth  child,  and  twins 
who  died  in  infancy. 

Mr.  McFarland  is  a  good  citizen,  up- 
right, honorable,  capable,  progressive  and 
public-spirited.  His  success  in  all  his  under- 
takings has  been  so  marked  that  his  methods 
are  of  interest  to  the  commercial  world.  He 
has  based  his  business  principles  and  actions 
upon  strict  adherence  to  the  rules  which 
govern  industry,  economy  and  strict  reliabil- 
itv.  What  he  is  to-day  he  has  made  him- 
self, for  he  began  in  the  world  with  little 
save  his  own  energy  and  willing  hands  to  aid 
him.  By  constant  exertion,  associated  with 
good  judgment,  he  has  raised  himself  to  the 
prominent  position  which  he  now  holds,  hav- 
ing the  friendship  of  many  and  the  respect 
of  all  who  know  him. 


ED^^'ARD  L  ROODHOUSE. 

Edward  I.  Roodhouse  is  one  (if  the  native 
sons  of  Greene  county  and  a  representative 
of  a  prominent  pioneer  family.  The  student 
of  historv  can  not  carrv  his  in\'estigations 
far  into  the  annals  of  this  county  without 
learning  of  the  close  connection  which  the 
Roodhouses  have  had  with  the  sulistantial 
development  of  this  part  of  the  state.     He, 


MR.  AN'IJ  MRS.  RKXJAMIX   RCK)L)110L'SF.. 


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wliose  name  introduces  this  record,  was  liorn 
in  Carrollton  township.  May  i.  1871.  and  is 
a  son  of  Benjamin  Roodhonse,  a  native  of 
Yorkshire.  England,  born  on  the  8th  of 
Eehrnary.  18J4.  Tlie  motlier  bore  the 
maiden  name  of  Al)igail  Wales,  and  was 
born  in  \'incennes,  \'ermont.  The  paternal 
grandparents  of  our  subject  were  Benjamin 
and  Jane  (Moses)  Roodhouse,  both  natives 
of  Yorkshire.  England.  They  became  resi- 
dents of  Greene  county,  Illinois,  in  I'obruary. 
1 83 1,  settling  south  of  White  Hall,  where 
Mr.  Ivoodhouse  engaged  in  farming,  but  was 
not  permitted  to  enjoy  his  new  home  for  any 
great  length  of  time,  his  deatli  occurring  in 
July.  1832.  Benjamin  Roodhouse,  father  of 
our  subject,  was  a  twin  brother  of  John 
Roodhouse.  after  whom  the  city  of  Rood- 
iiouse  was  named. 

llenjaniin  Roodhouse,  Jr..  resided  upon 
tlic  old  family  homestead  until  1866.  when 
he  purchased  the  Christopher  Dodgson  place, 
two  miles  north  of  Carrollton.  and  was  there 
engaged  in  farming,  raising  large  quantities 
of  corn  and  fattening  cattle  for  the  market. 
He  owned  two  hundred  and  forty  acres  of 
rich  and  arable  land  and  was  regarded  as  one 
of  the  most  progressive  and  successful  agri- 
culturists of  his  community.  He  also  took 
a  deep  interest  in  the  welfare  of  the  county 
;nid  was  president  of  the  Greene  County  h'air 
.\ssociation  for  a  number  of  years  and  pro- 
])rietor  ;uid  president  of  the  Carrollton  P.ank 
for  several  years.  In  all  matters  of  citizen- 
ship he  was  public-spirited  and  his  co-opera- 
tion could  be  counted  upon  to  support  any 
measure  which  he  deemed  would  promote 
general  benefit.  He  died  September  8.  1893, 
respected  by  all  who  knew  him.  In  his  fam- 
ily were  nine  children:  Ella  May;  John, 
deceased :  Jennie,  who  is  residing  in  Carroll- 
ton; Charles  B..  who  resides  in  White  Hall 


and  manages  the  old  homestead  farm  near 
that  place;  William,  who  died  in  infancy; 
Mary  E.,  now  the  wife  of  E.  S.  \'an  Arsdale, 
a  resident  of  Carrollton;  Ada,  at  Carrollton; 
and  J.  P.,  who  is  cashier  of  the  bank  at 
Medora,  Macoupin  county. 

Edward  I.  Roodhouse,  the  other  member 
of  the  family,  is  indel)ted  to  the  public 
schools  of  Carrollton  for  the  educational 
])ri\ilegcs  which  he  enjoyed.  Fie  attended 
the  Carrollton  high  school  for  a  time  and 
then  returned  to  the  old  homestead  farm, 
assisting  his  mother  in  the  management  of 
the  pro])erty  after  the  father's  death.  Suc- 
ceeding his  mother's  death,  which  occiu'red 
on  the  4th  of  October,  1898,  Mr.  Rnod- 
house  took  entire  charge  of  the  farm,  which 
passed  into  his  hands  about  1900.  He  had 
inherited  it  together  with  his  three  sisters, 
hut  ;it  that  time  he  pmx-liascil  the  interests  of 
the  other  heirs  in  l!;c  property.  L'p  to  the 
ist  of  March.  1905.  he  successfully  engaged 
in  general  farming  and  in  dealing  in  stock. 
but  at  that  time  he  sold  the  place  and  re- 
moved to  Carrollt(_)n,  where  he  expects  to 
build  a  modern  residence.  He  is  interested 
in  the  trotting  stallion.  Kingscote,  of  W^ilkes 
stock,  absolutelv  jiure  blood. 

On  the  JOth  of  June.  1901.  Edward  I. 
Roodhou.se  was  married  to  ^liss  Janie  ]\I. 
Russell,  a  native  of  Carrollton  and  a  dau.gh- 
ter  of  J.  .M.  Russell,  of  Bluffdale  township. 
They  have  one  child.  Ella  Russell,  born 
March  29,  1902.  Their  home  is  noted  for 
its  hospitality  and  is  a  favorite  resort  with 
their  many  friends.  Mr.  Roodhouse  was 
made  a  Mason  in  1895  at  Carrollton  lodge, 
Xo.  30,  .\.  V.  &  A.  M.,  and  having  attained 
the  Royal  Arch  degrees  he  is  now  a  meiuber 
of  Carrollton  chapter,  Xo.  77.  They  take  an 
active  interest  in  the  Presbyterian  church 
and  are  a  highly  esteemed  couple,  their  many 


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excellent  traits  of  character  winning  them 
the  regard  and  good  will  of  all  with  whom 
thev  ha\-e  been  associated. 


C.  O.  HOOIES. 

C.  O.  Holmes,  interested  in  general 
farming  on  section  i6,  Rubicon  township, 
was  born  in  Macoupin  coiuitv,  Illinois,  June 
14,  1858.  His  father,  David  Holmes,  was  a 
native  of  Tennessee,  born  February  14,  181 8, 
while  the  grandfather,  Joseph  Holmes,  was  a 
native  of  Virginia.  The  great-grandfather, 
J(^hn  C.  Holmes,  also  born  in  the  Old  Do- 
minion, lived  to  the  very  venerable  age  of 
one  hundred  and  ten  years.  Joseph  Holmes 
served  as  a  soldier  in  the  war  of  1812  and, 
emigrating  westward  in  1830,  became  one 
of  the  first  settlers  of  Macoupin  county,  Illi- 
nois, casting  in  his  lots  with  the  pioneer  set- 
tlers who  aided  in  reclaiming  the  district  for 
the  purpose  of  civilization.  His  family  was 
one  of  the  first  five  families  of  Carlinville. 
There  he  built  a  log  cabin  in  1830  and  lived 
in  true  pioneer  style  bravely  facing  the  diffi- 
culties and  hardships  which  always  have  to 
be  encountered  by  those  who  settled  upon  the 
frontier. 

David  Holmes,  the  father  of  our  subject, 
also  entered  land  from  the  government  in 
]\Iacoupin  county  and  purchased  other  land 
at  twelve  and  a  half  cents  per  acre.  Like 
Abraham  Lincoln  he  split  rails  and  thus 
earned  the  money  to  pay  for  his  propert\-. 
As  the  years  passed  he  prospered  in  his  un- 
dertakings, invested  in  more  land  and  even- 
tually became  the  owner  of  a  farm  of  three 
hundred  and  forty-five  acres  in  the  western 
part  of  the  county  near  Fayette.  On  this 
propertv  he  made  goofl   improvements  and 


developed  a  \'aluable  farm  that  yieUled  to 
him  annual!}-  rich  harvests.  He  spent  his 
last  years  there,  passing  away  on  the  29th  of 
January,  1903.  In  1844  in  Macoupin  county 
he  married  Miss  Elizabeth  Hubbard,  a 
daughter  of  Joel  Hubbard,  and  they  became 
the  parents  of  fifteen  children.  The  mother 
died  upon  the  home  farm  in  1887.  Mr. 
Holmes  was  a  Jacksonian  Democrat  and  cast 
his  first  presidential  ballot  for  Andrew^ 
Jackson. 

C.  O.  Holmes  was  one  o\  the  fifteen  chil- 
dren born  of  this  union,  twelve  of  whom 
reached  mature  years.  He  was  reared  in  the 
usual  manner  of  farmer  lads  and  remained 
upon  the  old  home  place  until  he  had  at- 
tained his  majority,  assisting  in  the  work  of 
cultivating  the  fields  and  developing  the 
farm.  He  then  received  practical  training  in 
the  work  which  he  has  followed  throughout 
his  entire  life  and  wdiich  has  been  to  him  a 
good  source  of  income.  His  educational  pri\-- 
ileges  were  those  afi^orded  by  the  common 
schools.  After  his  marriage  he  rented  a 
tract  of  land  and  engaged  in  farming  on  his 
own  account  for  several  years  in  Macoupin 
and  Greene  counties.  When  his  labors  had 
brought  to  him  sufficient  capital  he  made 
purchase  of  land,  becoming  owner  of  his 
present  farm  in  1900  and  locating  thereon  in 
1 90 1.  He  removed  the  buildings  to  their 
jiresent  location,  his  house  being  situated  on 
a  natural  building  site.  He  re-built  and  re- 
modeled the  residence,  also  made  improve- 
ments in  the  other  buildings  and  now  has  a 
well  equipped  farm,  on  w-hich  everything  is 
in  keeping  with  modern  and  progressive 
ideas.  He  has  built  fences  which  divide  the 
place  into  fields  of  convenient  size  and  in  ad- 
dition to  the  cultivation  of  the  cereals  best 
adapted  to  soil  and  climate  he  has  been  en- 
gaged for  manv  vears  in  raising  and  feeding 


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stock,  making  a  specialty  of  iiogs.  lie  alsu 
feeds  and  fattens  from  one  to  two  carloads 
of  cattle,  annually.  His  farm  comprises  one 
hundred  and  sixty  acres  of  land,  the  greater 
part  of  which  is  under  a  high  state  of  culti- 
vation, and  in  its  thrifty  appearance  it  indi- 
cates to  the  passerby  the  careful  supervision 
of  a  progressive  owner. 

Mr.  Holmes  was  married  in  Macoupin 
county.  Xovember  17.  1879.  to  Miss 
Amanda  Carter,  a  native  of  Kentucky,  born 
in  Lincoln  county,  and  a  daughter  of  Elijah 
Carter,  a  resident  of  Macoupin  omnly.  to 
which  ])lace  he  removed  from  Kentucky. 
On  locating  on  land  he  turned  his  attention 
to  agricultural  pursuits  and  remained  a 
farmer  of  ilacoupin  county  until  his  death. 
Unto  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Holmes  have  been  born 
si.\  children,  of  whom  four  are  yet  living: 
\'irgil.  who  is  married  and  resides  in  East 
St.  Louis;  Cccile.  a  dressmaker:  David  C. 
who  is  assisting  in  the  operation  of  the  liom^ 
farm;  and  Oliver  Wendell  Holmes.  They 
lost  one  child  in  infancy,  while  I'red  died 
October  13,  1903,  at  the  age  of  eleven  years. 

Mr.  Holmes  is  a  stanch  Democrat  where 
national  issues  are  involved,  but  at  local  elec- 
tions he  casts  his  ballot  without  regard  to 
party  affiliations.  He  was  elected  and  served 
for  (^ne  term  as  township  tax  collector  and 
tilled  the  position  of  highwa\-  commissioner 
for  one  term,  discharging  his  duties  with 
promptness  and  fidelity,  and  yet  be  has  not 
been  ambitious  in  the  line  of  office  seeking, 
preferring  to  gi\e  his  undivided  attention  to 
business  affairs.  His  wife  is  a  member  of 
the  Baptist  church  and  he  is  affiliated  with 
the  Modern  W^oodmen  of  America.  He 
started  out  in  life  for  himself  empty-handed 
and  by  his  own  labor  and  enterprise,  supple- 
mented by  the  assistance  of  his  estimable 
wife,  he  has  become  one  of  the  substantial 


farmers  of  the  community,  lie  is  well 
known  in  Greenfield  and  throughout  Ma- 
coupin and  Greene  counties,  having  lived  an 
honest,  exemplary  life  that  has  commended 
him  to  the  confidence  and  esteem  of  all  with 
whom  business  or  social  relations  have 
broucbt  hini  in  contact. 


THOM.VS  J.  RAFFETY. 

The  commercial  activity  and  develop- 
ment of  Carrollton  find  a  promoter  in 
Thomas  J.  Raffety.  who  as  a  member  of  the 
firm  of  Raffety  &  Carmody  is  engaged  in  the 
hardware  business.  He  was  born  in  Rubicon 
township,  Greene  county,  on  the  ist  of  July, 
1S55,  and  is  descended  from  an  old  Ken- 
tucky family.  His  paternal  grandparents, 
Richard  and  Martha  (Candle)  Raffety,  were 
both  natives  of  Kentucky,  in  which  state  they 
made  their  home.  In  September.  1829, 
Thomas  B.  Raft'ety  came  to  Illinois,  settling 
in  Greene  county  among  its  pioneer  residents 
and  secured  a  tract  of  land  on  sections  6  and 
7,  Rubicon  township,  five  and  a  half  miles 
northwest  of  Greenfield,  and  there  he  car- 
ried on  farming  until  his  death,  taking  an 
active  interest  in  the  early  development  and 
improvement  of  this  part  of  the  state.  His 
original  farm  is  now  in  ]iossession  of  his  son, 
Thomas  J.  Raffety. 

Thomas  B.  Raffety,  the  father  of  our 
subject,  was  born  in  Franklin,  Simpson 
county.  Kentucky.  January  12,  1812,  and 
after  arriving  at  years  of  maturity  was  mar- 
ried September  3.  1833,  to  Miss  Mary  Wris- 
ten,  a  native  of  Charlotte,  North  Carolina, 
born  January  7.  181 5,  and  a  daugh- 
ter of  Basil  W'risten.  who  was  also  born 
in     that     state.      The     Wristen,   like     the 


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Raffety  family,  was  established  in 
America  in  colonial  days.  Reared  to 
the  occupation  of  farming.  Thomas  B. 
Raffety  followed  that  pnrsuit  throughont  his 
entire  business  career,  remaining  upon  the 
old  family  homestead  until  1883,  when  he 
retired  from  business  cares  and  established 
his  home  in  Roodhouse,  where  he  spent  his 
remaining  days.  He  was  a  good  citizen,  a 
representative  man  and  a  devoted  member  of 
the  Baptist  church.  His  interest  in  the  ma- 
terial, intellectual  and  moral  progress  of  his 
community  was  deep  and  sincere  and  was 
manifest  in  tangible  form  in  his  active  co- 
operation in  every  movement  tending  to  ben- 
efit the  county.  His  business  career  was 
characterized  by  unfaltering  energy  and  re- 
liability. 

In  a  family  of  ten  children  Thomas  J. 
Rafifety  is  the  youngest  and  like  the  others 
of  the  family  he  obtained  his  earlv  educa- 
tion by  attending  the  district  school  near  his 
father's  farm,  while  later  he  became  a  stu- 
dent in  the  high  school  in  Carrollton.  He 
then  returned  to  the  old  home  farm  and 
through  the  winter  months  he  engaged  in 
teaching  school,  while  in  the  summer  seasons 
he  assisted  in  the  work  of  the  field,  his  time 
being  passed  in  this  manner  for  six  years. 
He  gave  up  the  work  of  the  schoolroom  and 
of  the  farm  in  order  to  discharge  the  duties 
of  office  to  which  he  had  been  elected.  He 
has  long  exercised  a  strong  influence  in  pub- 
lic affairs  and  his  known  loyalty  to  the  pub- 
lic good  and  his  capability  have  led  to  his 
selection  for  official  service.  \\'hen  only 
twenty-one  years  of  age  he  was  chosen  jus- 
tice of  the  peace  and  in  1888  he  was  elected 
clerk  of  the  circuit  court  and  recorder,  filling- 
that  position  for  four  vears.  His  course 
gave  such  uniform  satisfaction  that  he  was 
again  elected  in  1896  and  served  until  igoo. 


and  he  retired  from  office  as  he  had  entered 
it — with  the  confidence  and  good  will  of  all. 
In  the  meantime  he  had  become  a  factor  in 
commercial  circles  in  Carrollton,  hax'ing  in 
1895  engaged  in  the  hardware  business  in 
the  Kergher  Block  on  the  south  side  of  the 
scjuare.  in  partnership  with  M.  J.  Carmody, 
under  the  firm  name  of  Raff'ety  &  Carmody. 
They  remained  at  their  first  place  of  business 
until  1898,  when  they  removed  to  their  pres- 
ent commodious  quarters  in  the  ^Masonic 
Temple.  Since  1900  ]Mr.  Raff'ety  has  given 
his  attention  exclusively  to  the  business  and 
has  succeeded  in  developing  a  profitable  com- 
mercial enterprise.  The  firm  carry  a  large 
line  of  shelf  and  heavy  hardware  and  their 
energy  and  enterprise  have  resulted  in  bring- 
ing them  gratifying  success. 

On  the  I  ith  of  March,  18S0.  Mr.  Raff'ety 
was  married  to  ]\Iiss  Jennie  Cooper,  a  native 
of  Greene  county,  Illinois,  who  died  on  the 
loth  of  March.  1885.  She  was  a  daughter 
of  W.  T.  Cooper,  now  deceased  and  a 
granddaughter  of  E.  L.  Cooper,  who  lived 
to  over  one  hundred  years  of  age.  The  chil- 
dren born  of  this  marriage  were  Erma  and 
Pearl,  the  former  now  Mrs.  McDavid.  of 
Hillstoro,  Illinois,  while  the  latter  died  in 
February,  1902.  On  the  ist  of  ]\Iarch. 
1887.  Mr.  Raff'etv  was  again  marrie<l.  his 
second  union  being  with  Miss  Carrie  Kleck- 
ner.  of  Highland  county,  Ohio,  whose 
parents  still  reside  in  that  state.  They  ha\-e 
line  son,  Cli\'e. 

Air.  Raffety  was  made  a  Mason  at 
Greenfield  in  1885  and  was  knighted  at  Car- 
rollton in  the  fall  of  the  same  year.  He  is 
now  a  member  of  Carrollton  lodge.  No.  50, 
.\.  F.  &  .\.  M. ;  Carrollton  chapter.  No.  yj. 
R.  A.  M. ;  and  Hugh  De  Payens  comman- 
derv.  No.  29.  of  Carrollton,  and  the  Knights 
of  Pvthias  lodge,  of  Greenfield.     He  belongs 


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to  the  Methiulist  church  ami  his  intluence  is 
ever  given  on  tlie  side  of  justice,  truth,  right 
and  progress.  In  all  life's  relations,  whether 
in  office  or  as  a  private  citizen,  in  Inisiness 
or  social  circles,  he  is  an  honorable  and  hon- 
ored gentleman. 


BENJAMIN  1-.  i:n\VARl)S. 

Picnjamin  ]•".  Edwards,  an  honored  vet- 
eran of  the  C'i\il  war,  is  now  engaged  in 
general  farming  on  section  i,  Rockbridge 
township.  He  was  born  in  (ireene  county, 
October  12,  1835,  and  is  a  grandson  of  Rev. 
Isliam  Edwards,  who  removed  with  his  fam- 
ily from  Virginia  to  Kentucky  and  thence 
came  to  Illinois  in  1827.  He  was  one  of  the 
first  settlers  of  Greene  county,  establishing 
his  home  within  its  borders  when  its  ])opu- 
lation  was  \cry  small  and  when  the  work  of 
reclaiming  the  wild  land  had  scarcely  been 
begun.  He  bore  his  full  share  in  the  task 
"of  early  development  and  his  name  should  be 
enduringly  inscribed  on  the  pages  of  pioneer 
history.  He  was  one  of  the  first  preachers 
of  the  Christian  church  in  this  state. 

Lewis  B.  Edwards,  son  of  Rev.  Isham 
Edwards,  was  born  February  4,  1804,  in 
\'irginia  and  accompanied  his  parents  on 
their  removrd  to  Kentucky,  where  he  was 
married  to  Ann  Stringer,  a  native  of  Ken- 
tucky. He  engaged  in  farming  in  that  state 
for  a  time  and  in  1827  came  to  Illinois,  find- 
ing in  Greene  county  an  almost  unbroken 
district,  where  every  evidence  of  pioneer  life 
was  to  be  seen.  He  served  as  a  soldier  in 
the  Black  Hawk  war  and  took  an  active 
part  in  reclaiming  this  part  of  the  state  from 
the  domain  of  the  savages  and  in  converting 
it  to  the  uses  of  the  white  race  who  planted 


the  seeds  of  civilization  here.  He  entered 
a  tract  of  one  hundred  and  tweiUy  acres  in 
Rockbridge  township,  developed  a  good 
farm  there  and  reared  his  family.  Later  he 
removed  to  Henry  county,  Missouri,  where 
he  purchased  land  and  upon  that  farm  he 
spent  his  remaining  days,  his  death  oc- 
curring in  1872.  His  wife  survived  him  for 
a  number  of  years.  In  their  family  were  six 
sons  and  two  daughters,  and  the  daughters 
and  three  of  the  sons  are  still  living. 

Benjamin  I-".  Edwards  was  reared  to 
manhood  in  Henry  county,  Missouri,  and  in 
1858  he  returned  to  (ireene  county,  and  has 
since  been  identified  with  agricultural  pur- 
suits in  this  part  of  the  state,  with  the  ex- 
ception of  the  period  of  his  service  in  the 
Civil  war.  He  enlisted  in  1862  as  a  mem- 
ber of  Company  B,  Eighth  Mi.ssouri  State 
Militia,  under  Captain  Cosgrove  and  Col- 
onel McClurg.  and  in  1863  was  commis- 
sioned second  lieutenant  of  Company  A, 
Second  Mis.souri  Light  .Artillery,  with 
which  he  served  until  1864.  wlien  he  re- 
signed and  returned  home. 

In  1865  Mr.  Edwards  was  united  in 
marriage  to  Miss  Sarepta  J.  Washburn,  who 
was  born  upon  the  farm  where  she  now  re- 
sides, a  daughter  of  John  Washburn,  one  of 
the  early  settlers  from  Kentucky.  After  his 
marriage  Mr.  Edwards  took  charge  of  the 
old  Washburn  farm  of  two  hundred  acres 
and  began  to  further  iinpro\e  the  property, 
placing  the  fields  under  a  high  state  of  culti- 
vation and  also  raising  .stock  of  excellent 
grades.  He  now  raises,  feeds  and  fattens 
stock,  shipping  about  two  carloads  of  cattle 
annually  and  a  large  number  of  hogs. 

The  home  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Edwards  has 
been  blessed  with  two  children  yet  living, 
and  they  also  lost  a  son.  T<^hn  Lewis,  who 
grew  to  mature  years,  was  married  and  set- 


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tied  at  Great  Falls,  Montana,  where  his  death 
occurred.  The  daughters  are  Anna,  wife  of 
H.  Clay  Ashlock,  who  holds  a  lucrative  po- 
sition in  St.  Louis;  and  Nellie  G.,  the  wife  of 
Dudley  Green,  of  Kane  township,  Greene 
county. 

Mr.  Edwards  cast  his  first  presidential 
ballot  for  Stephen  A.  Douglas  in  i860,  Init 
since  that  time  has  supported  each  presiden- 
tial nominee  of  the  Republican  party.  He 
has  served  for  six  years  as  highway  commis- 
sioner and  also  as  a  member  of  the  school 
board  for  fifteen  years  and  acted  as  its  pres- 
ident for  a  number  of  years,  during  which 
time  he  put  forth  earnest  and  effective  effort 
in  behalf  of  the  system  of  public  instruction. 
He  is  a  Master  Mason  and  a  member  of  the 
Grand  Army  of  the  Repuljlic,  belonging  to 
the  post  at  Greenfield.  He  has  a  wide  ac- 
quaintance throughout  Greene  and  Jersey 
counties,  where  he  is  known  as  an  honest 
farmer,  the  qualities  of  his  manhood  l:)eing 
such  as  have  gained  for  him  the  trust  and 
good  will  of  his  fellow  men. 


EDWARD  SMITH. 


Edward  Smith,  a  native  son  of  Greene 
county,  was  born  in  Ivane,  February  3,  1855. 
and  has  spent  his  entire  life  in  this  part  of 
the  state,  maintaining  his  residence  in  Car- 
rollton  since  the  age  of  twelve  years.  In  the 
paternal  line  he  is  a  representative  of  an  old 
family  of  New  Jersey.  In  that  state  his 
grandfather.  Dr.  E.  F.  Smith,  practiced  his 
profession  for  many  years,  his  skill  and 
ability  winning  him  more  than  local  prom- 
inence. He  was  also  a  leader  in  political 
circles  and  served  as  a  member  of  the  state 
learislature.     His  son  Dr.  A.  H.  Smith  also 


de\oted  his  energies  to  the  practice  of  medi- 
cine and  surger}'  for  a  number  of  years  antl 
eventually  became  a  druggist  in  Carrollton. 
His  maternal  grandfather  was  Dr.  Moses 
Scott,  also  a  practicing  physician,  who  was 
a  member  of  General  Washington's  stafT  in 
the  Re\-olutionary  war. 

Dr.  A.  H.  Smith  was  liorn  in  New- 
Brunswick,  New  Jerse}-,  and  s])ent  his  early 
life  in  the  east.  He  married  Miss  Amanda 
Robinson,  a  native  of  Virginia.  About  1837 
or  1838  he  came  to  Illinois,  settling  in  that 
part  of  Greene  county  which  is  now  a  part 
of  Jersey  county.  Subsequently  he  reuKA'ed 
to  Kane,  where  he  resided  from  1850  until 
1867,  when  he  came  to  Carrollton,  where  he 
established  a  drug  store,  which  he  conducted 
with  success  until  1893.  He  Ijuilt  up  an  ex- 
cellent business  and  made  for  himself  an 
enviable  reputation  in  trade  circles,  never  be- 
ing known  to  take  advantage  of  tlie  neces- 
sities of  his  fellowmen  in  an)-  comn-iercial 
transaction.  His  wife  died  in  1882.  They 
were  the  parents  of  four  sons  and  une 
daughter. 

Edward  Smith,  the  third  son,  spent  his 
boyhood  days  in  the  usual  manner  of  lads 
of  the  period,  attending  school  in  Kane  be- 
t\\-een  the  ages  of  six  and  tweh'e  years,  when 
he  came  with  the  family  to  Carrolltoi-i  and 
here  resumed  his  studies.  He  put  aside  his 
text-books  ii-i  1871.  and  then  entered  his 
father's  drug  store,  where  he  learned  the 
business,  gaining  accurate  knowledge  of  the 
n-iedicinal  qualities  of  the  various  goods  car- 
ried, so  that  he  was  registered  as  a  phar- 
macist when  the  first  law  passed.  He  con- 
tinued with  his  father  until  the  hitter's  death 
and  has  since  carried  on  the  lousiness, 
having  a  large  and  well  selected  stock, 
which,  carefully  arranged,  makes  his  a  neat 
and    attracti\-e    store.      A    straightforward 


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business  policy  has  e\er  been  maintained  and 
he  receives  a  Hberal  share  of  the  public  pat- 
ronage which  he  well  merits. 

On  November  17,  1S98.  Mr.  Smith  was 
united  in  marriage  to  Miss  Eva  llewes, 
a  daugliter  of  a  Methodist  clergyman.  Mr. 
Smith,  however,  belongs  to  the  liaptist 
church,  lie  has  a  wide  ac(|uainlance  be- 
cause of  his  business  connection  with  the  city 
and  also  by  reason  of  his  long  resilience  in 
the  coinily,  and  the  fact  that  many  of  his 
stanchest  friends  are  those  who  ha\e  known 
him  from  boyhood,  is  an  indication  ot  an 
honorable  and  well  siicnt  life. 


1)A\M1)  CL'LBERTSOX. 

l)a\id  (."ulbcrtson  is  a  leading  represen- 
tative of  the  industrial  interests  of  (ireene 
county  and  for  fifty  years  has  been  an  active 
factor  in  business  life.  He  is  oiie  of  the 
pioneers  in  pottery  manufacture  in  White 
Hall  and  for  manv  years  has  contributed  to 
the  progress  and  upbuilding  of  the  town 
through  his  conduct  of  an  enterprise  that 
has  not  only  I)rought  to  him  gratifying  pros- 
perity, but  has  also  furnished  employment 
to  many  workmen.  With  his  son  Leander 
E.  Culbertson,  he  is  engaged  in  the  manu- 
facture of  pottery,  and  the  annual  ontput  of 
the  factory  is  extensive. 

Mr.  Culbertson  is  of  English  and  Hol- 
land Dutch  descent  and  the  family  was 
planted  on  .\merican  soil  in  colonial  days. 
His  grandfather,  John  Culbertson  served  as 
a  member  of  the  patriot  army  in  the  Revolu- 
tionary war,  and  died  in  the  year  1837.  His 
son,  John  Culbertson.  Jr.,  father  of  David 
Culbert.son,  was  born  in  1798  and  through- 
out   his    entire    life    followed    the    miller's 


trade.  He  married  .Miss  Anna  Miley,  and 
in  1834  they  removed  with  their  family  from 
Lancaster  county.  Pennsylvania,  to  Ohio. 
The  father  died  in  1848  at  the  age  of  fifty 
years,  while  his  wife,  long  surviving  him, 
passed  away  in  \Miite  Hall,  at  the  age  of 
eighty-seven  3-ears.  In  the  family  were 
se\en  sons:  Henr}-  and  John,  both  deceased; 
Da\i(l :  Aaron:  Samuel,  who  was  rearetl  by 
his  brother  Da\id  and  has  worked  for  him 
in  the  pottery  for  thirty  years:  William: 
and  Le\-i.  There  were  also  iouv  daughters: 
Eliza.  S;u';di.  Maria  and  Annie. 

Da\-id  Culbertson  was  only  si.xteen 
months  old  when  his  parents  removed  to 
Ohio  from  Lancaster  county.  Pennsylvania, 
where  his  birth  had  occurred  on  the  4th  of 
I'cbruary.  1833.  lie  ac(|uire(l  a  comnion- 
schcjol  education  and  then  learned  the  lv;ide 
of  a  machinist  and  general  blacksmith.  In 
1857  he  became  a  resident  of  White  1  lall  and 
lor  almost  half  a  century  has  been  identified 
with  its  business  interests.  In  1865  he  be- 
gan the  manufacture  of  drain  tile,  lieing  the 
first  to  introduce  this  industry  in  the  town — 
an  industry  wdfich  has  l)ecome  of  the  utmost 
importance  to  W'hite  Hall,  contributing  in  a 
large  measure  to  its  jirogress  and  upbuilding. 
August  Pierce  was  at  one  time  his  partner 
and  later  T.  A.  Sniitli.  a  brother-in-law.  was 
associated  with  our  subject  in  business.  In 
i8(jj  he  admitted  his  son  Leander  to  a  i)art- 
nership  and  he  has  since  been  active  in  the 
management  of  the  enterprise.  In  1885  Mr. 
Culbertson  enlarged  the  sco])e  of  his  enter- 
]3rise  by  beginning  the  manufacture  of  pot- 
teryware.  The  output  is  now^  one  million 
gallons  of  crockery,  jars,  etc.,  and  thirty- 
five  hands  are  employed  throughout  the  year. 
The  trade  has  constantly  increased,  owing 
to  the  excellence  of  the  product  and  the  de- 
mand  equals   the   supply.      ]\Ir.    Culbertson 


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has  ever  conducted  his  affairs  in  a  most  ener- 
getic manner,  in  keeping  with  the  modern 
progressive  spirit,  and  his  business  has  long 
since  reached  extensive  and  profitable  pro- 
portions. He  manufactures  glazed  pottery- 
ware,  which  is  sold  only  to  jobbers. 

In  1835  'Sir.  Culbertson  was  first  mar- 
ried, wedding  ^Nlary  A.  Sechrist.  In  1866 
he  married  Margaret  Cobb  Dinwidee,  and  in 
1875  I'annie  Whitmer  became  his  wife.  She 
is  a  native  of  Pennsylvania.  Mr.  Culbert- 
son has  three  children  living.  Mrs.  Will- 
iam T.  Heater,  the  eldest,  is  a  resident  of 
Litchfield,  Illinois,  and  has  two  sons,  Arthur 
and  Carl,  and  one  daughter,  Ruth.  Her 
elder  son,  Arthur,  is  married  and  has  one 
daughter — a  great-grandchild  of  ]\Ir.  Cul- 
bertson. Mrs.  N.  T.  Mason,  the  second 
daughter  in  the  Culbertson  household,  is 
the  wife  of  the  deputy  postmaster  of  \\'hite 
Hall  and  has  two  daughters.  Amy  and 
Mardie.  Having  little  opportunity  to  secure 
an  education,  yet  realizing  its  value.  ^Ir. 
Culbertson  provided  his  children  with  ex- 
cellent advantages.  Mrs.  Mason  is  a  grad- 
uate of  the  State  Normal  School  at  Bloom- 
ington  and  the  other  completed  the  high 
school  course  of  White  Hall.  The  son 
Leander  also  attended  the  University  of 
Champaign  and  is  a  graduate  of  the  Gem 
City  Business  College,  of  Ouincy.  Illinois, 
of  the  class  of  1888. 

In  his  political  views  Mr.  Cull>ertson  is 
a  stalwart  Republican,  and  fraternally  is 
connected  with  the  Independent  Order  of 
Odd  Fellows.  He  is  a  splendid  specimen  of 
the  American  business  man — a  man  of  char- 
acter, brains,  industrv  and  purpose,  forming 
his  plans  readily  and  executing  them  with 
dispatch,  yet  never  displaying  anything  of 
the  oppressive  taskmaster.  He  is  thoroughly 
honorable  in  his  dealings,  just  and  consid- 


erate to  his  employes,  and  through  the  most 
straightforward  metlnuls  and  unremitting 
diligence  has  achieved  prosperity.  Move- 
ments for  public  progress  receive  his  en- 
dorsement and  co-operation  and  he  is  a  rec- 
ognized leader  in  the  ranks  of  the  Republi- 
can party  in  White  Hall. 


HARRY   E.    BELL. 

Harry  E.  Bell,  editor  and  proprietor  of 
the  IVhitc  Hall  Weekly  Register,  was  born 
I  in  the  I2th  of  February,  1873,  in  Belltown, 
(ireene  county,  and  is  descended  from 
Scotch-Irish  ancestry,  although  the  family 
was  established  in  America  at  an  early  epoch 
in  the  colonization  of  the  new  world.  The 
Bells  resided  in  Virginia  and  the  Carolinas, 
l)elonging  to  the  Jamestown  colduy  in  the 
former  state.  Later  representatives  of  the 
name  removed  to  Tennessee.  The  great- 
grandfather of  Harry  E.  Bell  was  Francis 
J.  Bell.  The  grandfather,  John  J.  Bell,  was 
born  February  17,  1823,  and  married  Eme- 
line  Morrow,  who  was  born  December  9, 
1818.  His  death  occurred  January  i,  1875, 
and  his  wife  passed  away  on  the  23d  of 
Septeml.ier,  1S60.  It  was  their  son.  Finis 
E.  Bell,  who  became  the  father  of  Harry  E. 
Bell.  He  was  united  in  marriage  to  Miss 
Mary  McFarland,  who  was  a  granddaughter 
of  Reuben  and  Margaret  (Moore-Robinson) 
]\IcFarland.  The  McFarlands  were  also  of 
Scotch-Irish  lineage  and  resided  in  the  south 
when  this  country  was  still  a  jiart  of  the 
colonial  possessions  of  (ireat  Britain. 
Houston  C.  McFarland,  the  father  of  Mrs. 
Hilary  Bell,  was  bom  October  15,  1818.  and 
died    in    1866.      His    wife,    who    bore    the 


JOHN   J.   BELL. 


FINIS  E.  BELL. 


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maiden   name  <it    Elizabeth    Robinson,   was 
liorn   December   10.    1822. 

1  larry  E.  Bell,  well  known  as  a  factor  in 
public  interests  in  White  Hall,  extering 
strong  influence  in  behalf  of  general  prog- 
ress and  improvement  there  through  the  col- 
umns of  his  paper,  spent  his  early  youth  in 
Melltown.  where  he  attended  the  village 
school  until  fifteen  years  of  age.  He  after- 
ward entered  the  high  school  at  White  Hall, 
where  he  piu'sued  a  three  years'  course  from 
1888  until  i8yi  and  was  then  graduated. 
At  one  time  he  attended  Dixon  Business 
College.  Soon  afterward  he  began  teaching, 
which  profession  he  followed  for  six  years 
at  Batty,  Barrow,  Berden  and  White  Hall. 
In  the  last  named  place  he  was  principal 
under  Superintendent  C.  H.  Andrews,  who 
had  been  principal  at  the  time  of  ^Ir.  Bell's 
graduation.  It  was  while  serving  as  princi- 
pal that  Mr.  Bell  was  elected,  in  189S,  county 
superintendent  of  schools,  which  position  he 
filled  until  1902.  In  June  of  the  latter  year 
he  purchased  the  JVInte  Hall  Register,  an 
old  county  newspaper,  from  the  firm  of  Mc- 
Farland  &  Presgrove,  and  has  since  con- 
ducted this  journal  successfully.  While 
serving  as  county  superintendent  he  was  rec- 
ognized as  one  of  the  best  officials  that  had 
ever  acted  in  that  capacity  in  Greene  county. 
He  was  defeated  for  re-election  because  of 
his  inexperience  in  political  management,  but 
he  felt  that  it  was  more  creditable  to  attend 
to  the  duties  of  his  ofifice  rather  than  to  neg- 
lect them  in  seeking  for  a  second  term.  His 
course  proved  uniformly  satisfactory  and 
under  his  guidance  the  schools  of  the  county 
made  satisfactory  progress.  In  the  conduct 
of  the  Register  he  is  displaying  good  journal- 
istic talent,  editing  a  paper  which  has  secured 
a  large  circulation  and  which  is  also  a  good 
advertising  medium. 

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On  the  23(1  <if  October,  1895.  Harry  K. 
Bell  was  married  to  Miss  Stella  Chapin.  tlie 
only  daughter  of  Wesley  C.  Chapin,  the 
venerable  police  magistrate  of  White  Hall. 
The  Chapins  are  of  Puritan  ancestry,  being 
able  to  trace  their  lineage  back  to  the  May- 
flower. The  grandparents  of  Mrs.  Bell 
were  Abe!  J.  and  Rhoda  (Hart)  Chapin. 
The  former,  born  July  26,  1807.  died  De- 
cember 21,  1894.  The  latter,  born  .April  13, 
1810,  died  April  21,  1885.  Wesley  C. 
Chapin  was  torn  in  Conesus.  New  York, 
December  15,  1837,  and  is  one  of  the  «ild 
and  honored  citizens  of  Greene  county.  He 
is  an  uncle  of  Dr.  Chaiiin.  who  was  born  on 
a  farm  at  Conesus,  New  ^'ork,  and  is  now  a 
resident  of  Greene  county.  Wesley  C. 
Chapin  came  to  White  Hall  in  1864.  He 
has  followed  merchandising  and  farming 
and  he  has  wielded  a  wide  influence  in  public 
affairs.  He  served  as  justice  of  the  peace 
ior  sixteen  years,  proving  a  most  capable 
officer.  He  was  also  assessor  of  his  town- 
ship for  nine  years  and  was  supervisor  for 
twelxe  years.  No  public  trust  reposed  in 
him  has  ever  been  betrayed  in  the  slightest 
degree,  his  entire  official  service  being  char- 
acterized by  the  utmost  fidelity  to  duty.  He 
married  Miss  Lucy  .Adams,  who  was  born  in 
Lawrenceville.  Pennsylvania,  February  11, 
1842.  a  (laughter  of  Joel  and  Fidelia  (Cra- 
noll )  .Vdams,  the  former  torn  April  25, 
1 80 1,  while  the  latter  was  born  October  29, 
1807,  and  died  .April  29,  1854.  Mr.  and 
Airs.  Wesley  C.  Chapin  had  three  daughters, 
but  Florence  died  at  the  age  of  five  years ; 
and  Lavonia  died  in  infancy. 

The  marriage  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Bell  was 
celebrated  in  \\'hite  Hall,  where  they  have 
always  resided  and  where  they  have  many 
warm  friends.  Airs.  Bell  acquired  her  edu- 
cation  in   the  public  schools  of  this   place. 


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They  hold  membership  in  the  Presbyterian 
church.  Mr.  Bell  has  ever  been  an  unfalter- 
ing advocate  of  Democratic  principles  and 
is  a  warm  admirer  of  William  Jennings 
Bryan.  He  belongs  to  the  Knights  of 
Pythias  fraternity  at  White  Hall  and  also 
of  the  Modern  \\'oodmen  camp.  His  inter- 
est in  his  town  and  county  is  deep  and  sin- 
cere and  is  manifested  through  his  cham- 
pionship of  many  measures  for  the  general 
good  and  his  ad\ocacy  of  many  movements 
which  have  already  proven  of  practical 
benetit  to  While  Hall. 


J.  T.  CALLA\VAY. 


J.  T.  Callaway,  whose  activity  in  busi- 
ness affairs  has  made  him  one  of  the  repre- 
sentative men  of  Greenfield,  was  Ixirn  near 
this  city.  May  i,  1855.  His  father,  E.  H. 
Callaway,  was  a  native  of  Kentuck\-.  was 
reared  to  manhood  there  and  after  arriving 
at  years  of  maturity  wedded  Matilda  Mat- 
lock, a  native  of  Ohio.  Removing  to  Greene 
county,  Illinois,  he  cast  in  his  lot  with  its 
early  settlers,  his  father,  John  Callaway, 
having  entered  land  from  the  government 
and  sharing  in  the  arduous  task  of  de\elop- 
ing  a  new  farm,  the  family  home  being  near 
Greenfield.  There  he  reared  his  children, 
providing  for  their  support  through  his  care- 
ful conduct  of  general  farming  interests.  His 
death  occurred  there  about  1864.  while  his 
wife,  who  long  survived  him,  departed  this 
life  about  1886.  In  their  family  were  four 
children,  the  eldest  being  J.  T.,  of  this  re- 
view, W'hile  the  others  are  Minnie,  the  wife 
of  F.  G.  McChesney.  of  Greenfield:  Ella, 
the  wife  of  A.  N.  Williams,  of  Mobile.  Ala- 
bama; and  lola,  who  died  in  infancy. 

J.  T.  Callaway,  reared  under  the  paren- 


tal roof,  has  been  dependent  upon  his  own 
resources  from  an  early  age,  not  onh-  for 
what  he  has  acquired  financially,  but  for  his 
education,  supplementing  his  early  school 
privileges  by  many  \aluable  lessons  learned 
in  the  school  of  experience  or  by  facts 
gleamed  from  reading  and  observation. 
When  a  youth  of  about  thirteen  years  he  be- 
gan clerking  in  the  employ  of  N.  C.  Wool- 
ley,  and  thus  he  had  a  thorough  business 
training,  being  employed  as  a  salesman  for  a 
number  of  years.  He  then  purchased  a  third 
interest  in  the  business,  his  partner  being  E. 
K.  Metcalf.  and  the  relation  between  them 
was  maintained  for  about  twenty  years.  On 
selling  out  the  business  at  Greenfield,  Mr. 
Callaway,  E.  K.  Metcalf  and  A.  O.  Auten 
engaged  in  business  at  Jerseyville,  conduct- 
ing a  store  under  the  name  of  the  Callawa\-  & 
^Metcalf  Company,  and  there  our  subject  re- 
mained for  three  years.  On  the  expiration 
of  that  period  he  sold  his  interest  in  that 
mercantile  enterprise  and  formed  the  Bel- 
knap &  Callaway  Company.  In  a  short  time 
j\lr.  Belknap  sold  out  and  soon  afterward 
the  R.  L.  Metcalf  Dry  Goods  Incorporated 
Company  was  formed  and  has  since  had  a 
prosperous  existence.  The  business  organi- 
zation was  effected  in  1895  ^'"'  ^^i'-  Calla- 
way has  since  been  active  in  control  of  the 
mercantile  interests  of  the  companv  at 
Greenfield,  where  they  have  a  large  double 
store  building,  carrying-  an  extensive  stock 
of  dry  goods,  clothing  and  carpets.  An  ex- 
cellent trade  has  been  built  up  and  the  house 
sustains  a  very  enviable  reputation  for  the 
line  of  goods  which  it  carries  and  its  fair 
dealing.  Mr.  Callaway  has  been  president 
of  the  company  since  its  incorporation  and 
the  success  of  the  house  is  largely  due  to  his 
enterprise,  discernment  and  unflagging  per- 
severance.    The  company  is  now  building  a 


PAST    AXD    PRESENT 

new  store  forty  by  one  hundred  and  thirty- 
five  feet,  said  to  be  one  of  the  best  of  its  kind 
in  central  Ilhnois.  In  November,  1881,  Mr. 
Callaway  was  luiited  in  marriage  to  Miss 
Lillian  W'ooUey,  a  native  of  Greene  county, 
reared  and  educated  iiere.  her  father,  N.  C. 
Woolley  having  been  one  of  the  early  set- 
tlers of  this  ix^rtion  of  the  state.  They  lost 
their  only  chiUI  in  infancy  and  with  this  ex- 
ception theirs  has  been  a  happy  married  life, 
and  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Callaway  have  made  their 
home  a  hospitable  one,  it  being  a  favorite  re- 
sort with  their  many  friends. 

Politically  Mr.  Callaway  has  been  a  life- 
long Republican  and  though  he  has  ncxer 
sought  or  desired  office  he  keeps  well  in- 
formed on  the  issues  of  the  day,  manifest- 
ing a  public-spirit  citizenship  in  his  interest 
in  political  (piestions.  He  and  his  wife  hold 
membership  in  the  Methodist  Eijiscopal 
church  and  he  served  as  a  member  of  the 
building  committee  at  the  time  of  the  erec- 
tion of  the  new  house  of  worship  and  was  a 
generous  contributor  to  the  fund  that  was 
raised  for  building  i)uri)oses.  He  belongs 
to  the  Masonic  fraternity,  being  affiliated 
with  the  bliie  lodge  and  chapter  at  Greenfield 
anil  the  commandery  at  Carrollton,  while  he 
is  also  identified  with  the  Mystic  Shrine  at 
St.  Louis.  He  has  passed  through  all  of  the 
chairs  of  the  lodge  and  chapter  and  is  now  a 
past  master  and  past  high  priest.  Without 
extraordinary  family  or  pecuniary  advan- 
tages he  seized  the  opportunity  that  lay  be- 
fore him  and  to-day  is  recognized  as  a  man 
of  sterling  ability  and  high  character  who 
has  gained  success  and  at  the  same  time  won 
the  confidence  and  esteem  of  all.  Greenfield 
classes  him  with  its  representative  men  and 
he  enjoys  in  high  degree  the  friendship  of 
those  with  whom  he  has  been  associated  as 
the  vears  have  g(~>ne  bv. 


OE    GREENE    COINTV. 

PlllLEll'  CAL'ER, 


489 


No  element  in  our  American  citizenship 
has  been  of  more  value  to  the  country  than 
that  furnished  by  Germany.  It  is  a  matter 
of  history  that  the  Teutonic  race  has  always 
l)ecn  foremost  in  carrying  civilization  into 
the  new  er  and  unsettled  sections  of  the  world 
and  the  representati\cs  of  the  fatherland 
have  gone  to  other  countries  to  become  law- 
abiding  citizens,  actixe  in  business  and  re- 
liable in  all  life's  relations.  Pliilli])  P)auer. 
now  well  known  as  a  business  man  nf  ( ireen- 
field,  where  he  has  been  actively  engaged  in 
merchandising  for  thirty-five  years,  was  born 
in  Germany  and  dates  his  residence  in  Illi- 
nois from  1867.  His  birth  occurred  in 
Hesse-Darmstadt,  January  u,  1846.  His 
father,  Jacob  Bauer,  was  also  a  native  of 
Hesse-Darmstadt  and  was  there  reared  and 
married.  Miss  Elizabeth  Hoft'man,  a  native 
of  the  same  country,  becoming  his  wife. 
They  emigrated  to  the  I'nited  States  in 
1867,  settling-  in  Carlin\ille.  Illinois,  where 
they  joined  his  brother,  Louis  Bauer.  The 
father  was  a  shoemaker  and  followed  that 
trade  in  Carlinville  until  his  death,  which  oc- 
curred in  1 868.  Plis  wife  survi\ed  him  and, 
renmxing  to  Greenfield,  spent  her  last  days 
in  that  citv.  passing  away  Xo\ember  1.  1871, 
at  the  home  of  her  son,  Phillip  ;ind  his  wife, 
who  cared  for  her  in  her  declining  _\'cars. 
Phillip  l'.;iuer  was  their  only  sun.  but  he  had 
one  sister  Bcttie,  who  was  the  wife  of  Charles 
Wang,  a  merchant  of  Greenfield,  but  her 
death  occurred  here  some  years  ago. 

Phillip  Bauer  acquired  a  good  Cf)mmon- 
school  education  in  the  German  language, 
but  is  wholly  self-educated  in  the  English 
tongue.  He  learned  the  shoemaker's  trade 
in  Vv.  Crnmliach.  Hesse-Darmstadt,  and  in 
1867  cnissed  the  .\tlantic  to  the  new  world. 


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locating-  in  Macoupin  county.  He  con- 
ducted a  shoe  shop  fur  a  time  in  Carlinville 
and  afterward  worked  at  his  trade  in  Alton 
and  then  again  went  to  Carlinville,  where  he 
bought  and  conducted  a  shoe  shop.  In  1869 
he  came  to  Greenfield,  where  he  began  busi- 
ness on  the  lot  where  he  is  now  located. 
He  afterward  bought  this  property  and  car- 
ried on  shoemaking  until  al.iout  1887.  when 
he  opened  a  store  with  a  line  of  boots  and 
shoes.  Two  years  later  his  store  was  de- 
stroyed by  fire  and  in  place  of  the  frame 
building  he  erected  two  good  brick  business 
houses,  one  of  which  he  occupies,  carrying  a 
large  and  well  selected  line  of  boots  and 
shoes.  His  stock  is  thoroughly  up-to-date 
and  he  has  secured  a  very  desirable  patron- 
age, winning  success  through  fair  dealing 
antl  earnest  desire  to  please  his  customers. 
He  has  also  invested  in  other  property  here 
aside  from  his  business  block,  having  pur- 
chased a  residence  and  built  two  others. 

In  1867  in  Carlinville  Phillip  Bauer  was 
married  to  Elizabeth  Born,  a  native  of  Ger- 
many, born  in  the  same  town  as  her  husband 
and  educated  in  the  same  school.  They  have 
six  children  :  Bettie,  the  wife  of  Leon  Haven, 
of  Greenfield:  George  P.,  who  is  married 
and  a  member  of  the  Aletcalf  Dry-Goods 
Companv  of  Greenfield:  Lizzie,  the  wife  of 
R.  L.  Bowman,  a  resident  farmer  of  Greene 
county;  Catherine,  at  home:  Fred  L.,  who 
assists  his  father  in  the  store:  and  Reta,  a 
student  in  the  home  school.  They  also  lost 
two  children  in  infancy. 

Politically  Mr.  Bauer  is  an  advocate  of 
the  Democracy,  supporting  the  party  since 
casting  his  first  ballot  for  Samuel  J.  Tilden. 
He  was  elected  and  served  for  five  years  as 
alderman,  acting  in  that  capacity  for  one 
year  under  the  old  law  and  for  four  years 
under  the  present  city  organization.    He  and 


his  wife  are  members  of  the  Evangelical 
Protestant  Lutheran  church.  They  returned 
to  Germany  in  1902  after  he  had  been  ab- 
sent from  the  fatherland  for  thirty-five  years. 
There  they  visited  the  scenes  of  their  child- 
hood and  the  friends  of  their  youth,  spending 
three  months  in  a  pleasant  stay  in  the  fath- 
erland, during  which  time  they  also  saw 
many  points  of  interest  in  the  important  cit- 
ies of  Germany.  ^Ir.  Bauer,  however,  is 
verv  sincere  in  his  love  for  the  stars  and 
stripes  and  is  thoroughly  American  in  spirit 
and  interests.  He  is  closely  identified  with 
the  prosperity  and  the  upbuilding  of  Green- 
field, having  resided  here  for  thirty-five 
vears.  He  started  out  in  life  in  the  new 
world  a  poor  man  among  strangers,  but  his 
labor  and  frugality  gained  him  a  start  and 
upon  the  substantial  foundation  of  enterprise 
and  diligence  he  has  builded  his  success,  ac- 
cumulating a  nice  competency,  securing  a 
good  home  and  winning  an  honorable  name. 


GILBERT   S.   VOSSELLER. 

Gilbert  S.  Vosseller.  who  as  merchant 
and  banker  has  a  wide  acquaintance  in 
Greene  countv,  is  honored  antl  respected  In- 
all  who  know  him  not  only  because  of  the 
success  he  has  achieved,  but  also  by  reason  of 
the  straightforward  business  methods  he  has 
ever  followed.  He  was  born  November  30, 
1 83 1,  in  New  Jersey,  a  son  of  George  and 
Eliza  (Stryker)  Vosseller,  who  were  like- 
wise natives  of  New  Jersey.  The  family  is 
of  Holland  lineage  and  was  established  in 
New  Jersev  at  an  early  epoch  in  the  history 
of  the  colonization  of  the  new  world.  The 
paternal  grandfather,  George  Vosseller,  flied 
in  1845.    His  son  George  Vosseller.  Jr.,  was 


G.  S.  VOSSKLLER. 


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born  in  New  Jersey  in  1803  and  after  arri\- 
ing  at  years  of  maturity  he  weddeil  Eliza 
Stryker.  who  was  born  in  1805  and  was  a 
daughter  of  Gilbert  and  Eliza  Stryker.  The 
father  of  Gilbert  S.  \'osseller  passed  away 
during  the  early  boyhood  of  his  son.  dying 
on  the  1st  of  August,  1843,  but  his  widow 
long  sur\-i\-ed  and  departed  this  life  in  1875. 
In  early  youth  (iilhert  S.  Vosseller  be- 
came a  resident  of  White  Hall  and  to  some 
extent  attended  the  public  scliools  here,  but 
liis  educational  privileges  were  somewhat 
meager,  for  at  an  early  age  he  l)egan  to  earn 
his  own  living.  He  was  a  youth  of  fourteen 
when  he  secured  employment  as  a  farm  hand, 
to  which  pursuit  he  devoted  his  energies  for 
several  years.  P>elieving  that  he  would  hnd 
commercial  life  more  congenial,  in  1831  he 
entered  a  store  in  W'liite  Hall  and  for  eleven 
years  served  as  a  salesman  here,  during 
which  time  he  gained  practical  c.\i)erience 
and  comprehensive  knowledge  of  the  busi- 
ness that  have  well  qualified  him  to  c.nrrv  on 
merchandising  on  his  own  account.  On  tlie 
expiration  of  his  service  as  a  clerk  he  entered 
into  partnership  witli  A.  Davis,  under  the 
tirm  style  of  A.  Davis  &  Company  in  1862. 
I.  D.  \'ed(ler,  tlie  venerable  justice  of  the 
peace  of  W'hite  Hall,  was  also  a  member  of 
the  firm  for  two  years.  In  1878,  after  a  busi- 
ness experience  of  sixteen  years  in  which 
their  efforts  were  crowned  with  jirosperity, 
Mr.  \^osseller  purchased  the  interest  of  Mr. 
Davis  and  soon  afterward  James  Cochrane 
.and  Aaron  O.  V'osseller  were  admitted  to  the 
linn.  In  1892  Mr.  Cochrane  retired  and  was 
succeeded  by  Albert  E.  Vosseller.  son  of  our 
subject.  Thus  since  1851,  covering  a  ])eriod 
of  more  than  half  a  century.  Mr.  \'osseller 
has  been  continuously  identified  with 
mercantile  pur.suits  in  White  Hall.  I'.arn- 
est      effort,      close      application      and      the 


exercise  of  his  native  talents  have  wou 
him  -success  and  no  history  of  the  com- 
niercial  development  of  this  place  would 
be  complete  without  the  record  of  his 
career,  lie  became  active  in  the  organiza- 
tion of  the  W'hite  Hall  National  Bank,  which 
opened  its  doors  for  busine.ss  on  the  ist  of 
January.  T904,  and  was  chosen  its  ])resident. 

On  the  igth  of  \\m\.  1855,  Mr.  \'ossel- 
ler  was  married  to  Miss  Rachel  Dtivis,  a 
native  of  Greene  county.  Thcv  traveled 
life's  journey  happily  together  for  about 
twenty  years  and  then  Mrs.  Vosseller  was 
called  to  her  final  rest  October  8.  1874. 
They  were  the  pareiUs  of  nine  children,  of 
whom  Albert,  James  and  h'rauk  are  now 
li\ing.  .Mbert  is  associated  with  his  f.ather 
in  the  mercantile  business.  He  is  married 
and  has  three  children  :  Edna,  Clarence  and 
(iilbert.  James  resides  in  Jacksonville, 
where  for  twelve  years  he  has  occupied  a 
position  in  the  Jacksonville  National  Bauk. 
He  is  married  and  has  one  child.  Aurelius. 
Eliza  became  the  wife  of  Harry  Bradbury 
and  died  in  .Minnea]i()lis,  Minnesota,  July 
17,  1894.  (ieorge  (_;.  died  at  the  age  of  se\'en 
years,  h'rank  resides  upon  the  farm  near 
White  I  lall  and  has  one  son.  Harold. 

In  ])']>  political  views  Mr.  Vosseller  is  a 
Democrat,  but  has  never  time  nor  inclination 
for  public  office,  preferring  to  concentrate 
his  energies  and  attention  u])on  his  business 
interests.  He  is  independent  in  his  religious 
views,  his  ])refercnce  being  for  the  Presby- 
terian churcli,  in  which  he  was  reared.  Mr. 
Vosseller  is  a  notal)le  example  of  the  self- 
made  man  and  though  he  started  out  in  life 
cm])ty-lian(led  when  but  ;i  yomig  lad.  he  has 
amassed  (|uite  a  fortune  through  his  business, 
which  has  been  conducted  along  honorable 
lines.  I  le  thus  enjoys  the  esteem,  respect 
and  confidence  of  all  and  is  especially  lion- 


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J 'AST    AND     PRESENT    OF    GREENE    COUNTY. 


fired  in  the  Ijusiness  community,  lie  is  a 
small  man,  plain  and  unassuming  in  man- 
ner, yet  his  genuine  worth  has  won  for  him 
the  good  will  and  high  regard  of  those  with 
whom  he  has  been  associated.  He  has  built 
for  himself  an  enx'iable  reputation  second  to 
none  in  the  cijunty  and  through  perseverance 
has  gained  a  foremost  position  in  mercantile 
and  financial  circles  through  a  course  that 
never  seeks  nor  requires  disguise. 


RICHARD  C.  FISHER. 

RichartI  C.  b'isher,  who  is  now  li\-ing  a 
retired  life  in  (h-eentield.  was  long  identified 
with  agricultural  pursuits  in  Illinois,  farm- 
ing at  different  times  in  Sangamon  and  Jer- 
sey counties.  His  residence  in  the  state 
dates  from  1845  'i"'^!  "''  Greene  county  since 
1874.  The  development  of  Illinois  has  been 
so  rapid  as  to  seem  almost  marvelous,  for  it 
is  within  the  memory  of  Mr.  Fisher  and 
other  early  pioneers  that  all  this  section  of 
the  country  was  largely  unimproved,  the 
work  of  civilization  and  progress  being 
scarcely  begun. 

He  was  born  in  Boundbrook,  New  Jer- 
sey July  10,  1827,  and  his  father,  William 
B.  Fisher,  was  also  a  native  of  New  Jersey, 
and  in  that  state  the  grandfather,  Isaac 
Fisher,  was  Ijorn.  The  great-grandfather, 
Hon.  Jeremiah  Fisher,  was  one  of  the  prom- 
inent men  of  New  Jersey,  serving  in  the  leg- 
islature prior  to  the  Revolutionary  war  and 
taking  an  active  part  in  molding  the  affairs 
of  the  colony.  He  was  a  minister  of  the 
Presbyterian  church  and  through  his  labors 
contributed  to  the  moral  de\-elopment  of  that 
part  of  the  country.  It  was  in  New  Jersey 
that  he  reared  his  famiK-  and  there  his  de- 


scendants remained  for  some  time.  Our  sub- 
ject's great-great-grandfather,  Henderich 
Fisher,  came  to  America  prior  to  1700  and 
landed  in  New  York.  In  1703  he  purchased 
what  became  of  the  old  Fisher  homestead  of 
the  original  proprietor,  William  Cockwood, 
who  in  the  year  1682  had  bought  nine  hun- 
dred acres  on  the  south  side  of  Raritan  river 
at  Boundbrook,  New  Jersey,  of  the  English 
government.  This  was  the  old  hoine  of  the 
Fisher  family  for  over  a  century. 

\\'.  B.  Fisher  spent  the  days  of  his  boy- 
hood and  youth  in  New  Jersey  and  was  mar- 
ried there  to  Catherine  S.  Coriell,  also  de- 
scended from  an  old  Re\-olutionary  family. 
Mr.  Fisher  began  farming  in  his  nati\e  state 
and  in  1845  h^  came  to  Illinois,  settling  in 
Jersey  county  in  the  city  of  Jerseyville. 
There  he  purchased  a  claim  and  later  he  en- 
tered land  in  Sangamon  county  from  the 
government,  developing  therefrom  a  good 
farm,  on  which  he  reared  his  family.  He 
died  prior  to  the  Civil  war  and  his  wife  sur- 
\'ived  him  for  a  number  of  years.  Richard 
C.  Fisher  is  the  eldest  in  a  family  of  nine 
children:  William  and  Mary,  both  deceased; 
Mrs.  Sarah  Christopher,  who  resides  in  Kan- 
sas ;  Isaac  Fisher,  a  resident  of  Waverly,  Ill- 
inois;' Mrs.  Emeline  Hatfield,  who  died  in 
Kansas;  Mrs.  Eliza  Jane  Burch,  a  resident 
of  Virden,  Illinois:  Mrs.  Ella  Dupy,  of 
Waverly,  Illinois ;  and  Charles  A.  Fisher,  of 
Litchfield.  Illinois. 

Richard  C.  Fisher  was  reared  to  man- 
hood in  Jersey  county  and  is  largely  self-ed- 
ucated, for  his  advantages  in  youth  were 
very  meager.  He  was  a  student  in  an  old 
log  schoolhouse  seated  with  board  benches 
and  supplied  with  other  primitive  furnish- 
ings. The  work  of  the  home  farm  became 
familiar  to  him  in,  his  youth  and  he  gained 
practical  knowledge  of  the  vocation  which 


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he  made  liis  lite  work.  1  le  was  niarried  ne;ir 
Jerseyville  in  185-'  u>  Miss  Catherine  Chris- 
topher, who  died  in  tlie  year  1881. 

Following  his  marriage  ]\lr.  lusher  lo- 
cated in  Greenfield.  Fie  bought  and  owned 
a  farm  in  Sangamon  county  and  also  had  a 
tract  of  land  in  Jersey  county,  together  with 
eight  hundred  acres  in  Nebraska.  At  one 
time  his  landed  possessions  comprised  mer 
twenty-three  hundred  acres.  He  entered 
one  thousand  and  forty  acres  in  Nebraska 
and  the  remainder  of  Iiis  farm  property  was 
secured  through  purchase.  He  has  been  a 
very  active  and  successful  business  man,  en- 
ergetic in  his  agricultural  pursuits  and  as 
the  result  of  his  capable  direction  of  his  bus- 
iness affairs  he  has  won  a  large  measure  of 
success. 

L'nto  Air.  ancl  .Mrs.  I'isher  ha\c  been 
born  tlirce  children  :  Clara  McClintock,  de- 
ceased; Mary  C  now  the  wife  of  Jacob 
Dohn,  of  Greenfield :  and  Hattie  Dell 
Rohrer,  of  Burk,  Idaho,  Air.  Fisher  was 
again  married  in  Greenfield,  his  second  union 
being  with  Eliza  Jane  Edwards,  a  natixe  of 
Illinois,  who  was  reared  in  this  county.  She 
first  became  the  wife  of  David  Harvey  Ed- 
wards and  following  his  demise  gave  her 
hand  in  marriage  to  Mr.  l''isher. 

Mr.  Msher's  study  of  the  political  cpies- 
tions  of  the  day  led  him  to  gi\-e  his  support 
to  the  Republican  party  for  a  numl)er  of 
years,  but  he  is  now  identified  with  the  Pro- 
hibition party,  feeling  that  the  temperance 
question  is  one  of  the  dominant  issues  be- 
fore the  people  of  the  country  to-day.  I'oth 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Fisher  hold  membership  in 
the  Methodist  Episcopal  church  of  Green- 
field. Through  fifty-nine  years  of  residence 
in  the  state  he  has  seen  central  Illinois  de- 
velo])  from  a  wilderness  and  swamp  to  one 
of  the  richest  asricultural  districts  of  the  en- 


tire country,  also  famous  as  a  stock-raising 
center.  In  this  business  he  was  deeply 
interested  and  his  labors  proved  very  grati- 
fying as  dominant  elements  in  winning  the 
success  which  is  the  goal  of  every  man's  en- 
deavor. 


LUTH1-:R  LYNN. 


Euther  Lynn,  who  came  to  Carrollton  in 
1 864  and  entered  upon  his  business  career 
as  a  clerk  in  the  store  of  Robert  Clark,  has 
steadily  worked  his  way  upward  until  he 
stands  at  the  head  of  one  of  the  leading  de- 
partment stores  of  Carrollton,  and  his  en- 
terprise has  been  a  valued  factor  in  the  com- 
mercial development  .ind  consecutive  busi- 
ness ])rogress  of  the  city. 

.V  native  of  Kingsport.  'i'cnncssee,  he 
was  l)orn  on  the  i;th  of  July,  1847,  and  is  a 
son  of  \\'illiam  L}nn,  ;i  natix'e  of  Ireland, 
llis  grandfather,  John  Lynn,  also  born  on 
the  Emerald  Isle,  cntiic  to  America  about 
i~y/>.  only  a  short  time  after  the  establish- 
metit  of  the  republic.  He  resided  for  a  year 
.at  I'redericksburg,  \'irginia,  and  then  re- 
moxed  to  Tennessee,  where  he  spent  his  re- 
maim'ng  days  as  a  merchant  ;in(l  planter. 
William  Lynn  came  to  the  United  States  in 
early  boyhood  and  throughout  his  Inisi- 
ness  career  was  a  merchant,  conducting  a 
dry-goods  business  for  a  long  period  in 
Kingsport.  Tennessee.  There  he  met  and 
married  Miss  Alary  Everett,  a  native  of  that 
city,  and  they  became  the  ])arents  of  seven 
children. 

Luther  Lynn,  the  youngest  of  the  family, 
spent  the  days  of  his  early  youth  under  the 
]):irental  roof  and  in  1864,  when  se\enteen 
vears  of  age,  he  started  out  in  lite  on  his 
own  account,  making  his  way  northward  to 


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PAST    AND    PRESENT    OF    GREENE    COUNTY. 


Carrollton,  where  he  had  relatives  Hving  and 
where  he  attended  school  for  a  time.  In  that 
city  he  secured  a  position  as  clerk  in  a  dry- 
goods  store  and  was  employed  in  the  ca- 
pacity of  salesman  by  various  houses  until 
the  spring  of  1876,  when  he  entered  the  store 
of  McFarland  &  Robinson.  The  following 
year  Mr.  Robinson  retired  and  in  January, 
1S78,  Charles  H.  Weagley  entered  into  part- 
nership with  Mr.  McFarland  under  the  firm 
name  of  McFarland  &  Weagley.  Four  years 
later  the  firm  was  changed  to  McFarland, 
\Veagley  &  Company,  Mr.  Lynn  becoming 
one  of  the  partners.  In  January.  1886,  Mr. 
Weagley  retired  and  business  was  carried 
on  under  the  firm  style  of  McFarland  & 
Lynn  for  six  years  or  until  1892,  when  the 
name  was  changed  to  the  McFarland  &  Lynn 
Dry  Goods  Company.  In  1897  it  was 
changed  to  Lynn,  Davis  &  Fain,  and  in 
1903  the  business  was  incorporated  under 
the  style  of  Lynn,  Fain  &  Davis  Dry  Goods 
Company,  with  Luther  Lynn  as  president; 
Richard  G.  Fain,  vice-president;  and  Ed- 
ward L.  Davis,  secretary  and  treasurer.  It 
is  now  conducted  under  this  management 
and  the  business  has  become  so  extensive 
that  their  establishment  ranks  with  the  lead- 
ing commercial  enterprises  of  the  county. 
They  carry  a  large  line  of  dry  goods,  boots 
and  shoes  and  men  and  women's  wearing  ap- 
parel, and  their  trade  has  constantly  grown, 
fostered  by  progressive  and  modern  Ijusi- 
ness  methods  and  the  enterprising  spirit  of 
the  members  of  the  firm.  They  occupy  three 
adjoining  stores  with  a  frontage  of  sixty  feet 
on  West  iMain  street,  extending  from  the 
northeast  corner  of  the  square,  and  their 
stock  occupies  two  floors  of  the  corner  store. 
They  have  done  a  most  satisfactory  business 
and  their  sales  annually  return  to  them  a 
gfood  income. 


In  Xdvemljer,  1872,  Mr.  Lynn  was 
uuiteil  in  marriage  to  Miss  Annie  E.  Carter, 
of  Greenfield,  Illinois,  who  died  in  August, 
1901.  For  his  second  wife  he  chose  Addie 
Hubbard,  a  native  of  this  county  and  a 
daughter  of  William  Hubbard  and  a  sister 
nf  William  A.  Hubbard,  editor  of  the 
Ga::i'ttc. 

Fraternally  Mr.  Lynn  is  an  Odd  Fellow, 
and  politically  a  Republican.  He  has  served 
as  alderman  but  prefers  to  promote  the  city's 
interests  in  other  ways  than  as  a  public  of- 
ficial. His  co-operation,  however,  can  al- 
ways be  counted  upon  to  further  any  mo\-e- 
ment  for  the  general  good  and  he  has  been 
the  champion  of  many  measures  which  have 
had  a  far-reaching  and  beneficial  influence. 
.\s  he  has  prospered  in  his  business  he  has 
made  judicious  investments  in  real  estate  and 
he  now  owns  valuable  property  adjoining  the 
corporation  limits  of  Carrollton,  as  well  as 
his  attractive  home  in  the  city.  He  stands 
to-day  as  a  splendid  type  of  a  self-made  man, 
watchful  of  opportunity  and  steadily  ad- 
vancing in  his  business  career,  his  history 
proving  what  can  be  accomplished  through 
determined  and  honora1)le  purpose,  guided  by 
sound  judgment. 


CHARLES  BRADSHAW. 

Charles  Bradshaw,  the  editor  of  the  Car- 
roUton  Patriot,  and  the  president  of  the 
Illinois  Press  Association  for  tlie  year  1904, 
was  born  in  Sheffield,  Illinois,  Decemlier  30, 
1856.  His  father,  James  F.  Bradshaw,  was 
a  native  of  Kentucky,  learned  the  caljinet- 
maker's  trade  in  early  life  and  in  connec- 
tion with  following  that  pursuit  became  a 
furniture    dealer.      He    married    Mary    M. 


C11AK1.1-:S  I'.KADSIIAW. 


PAST    AND    PRESENT 

Smith,  wild  was  born  in  Inilton  county. 
Illinois,  and  his  death  occiuTcd  in  1895. 
Mrs.  Bradshaw  resides  with  her  son. 

In  the  common  schools  Charles  Brad- 
shaw acquired  his  education,  attending  at 
Kirkwood,  where  the  parental  home  was 
established  in  his  early  boyhood.  A  natural 
predilection  for  journalistic  work  was  mani- 
fest in  his  early  life.  He  was  local  corre- 
spondent for  country  papers  and  afterward 
became  local  reporter  for  a  town  ]);ipcr  be- 
tween the  years  1876  and  1881.  and  on  the 
I  St  of  Januaiy.  1882.  he  purchased  a  half 
interest  in  the  Kirlrc^-ood  Leader  at  Kirk- 
wood. Illinois,  of  which  he  subsequently 
became  sole  owner.  He  continued  the  publi- 
cation of  that  paper  until  the  spring  of  1888 
and  (in  the  (;lh  nf  April  of  the  same  year  he 
purchased  fnim  Cdemcnt  L.  Ch\.p[)  The  Pa- 
triot of  Carrolltoii.  Careful  management 
enabled  him  in  a  few  years  to  pay  off  all  in- 
debtedness and  his  ownership  of  The  Patriot 
has  proved  a  profitable  investment.  With  a 
fair  local  advertising  patronage  and  a  con- 
stantly growing  circulation  he  has  made  his 
business  a  success,  at  the  same  time  giving 
to  the  public  a  journal  which  is  creditable 
alike  to  the  city  and  the  district. 

In  .\pril.  1892,  he  was  elected  to  fill  a 
vacancv  in  the  Carrollton  board  of  education 
and  in  .\pril.  1893.  was  re-elected  for  the 
full  term  of  three  years.  He  joined  the  Illi- 
nois Press  Association  in  1883.  the  earliest 
date  at  which  he  was  eligible  to  membership, 
and  he  has  attended  every  annual  meeting  of 
the  association  with  one  exception  in  twenty- 
one  years.  He  was  elected  its  president  at 
Cairo  in  May.  1903.  and  presided  al  the 
Galesburg  meeting  in  February.  1904.  His 
political  affiliation  he  has  given  to  the  Repub- 
lican party  and  bis  religious  faith  is  indicated 
by  his  membership  in  the  Baptist  church. 


OF    GREENE    COUNTY.  499 

THOMAS  C.   IIUSSEY. 

Thomas  C.  Hussey,  the  oldest  grain 
shipper  along  the  line  of  the  Chicago  &  Al- 
ton Railroad,  having  continued  in  the  busi- 
ness for  thirty-seven  consecutive  years,  has 
gained  the  success  which  always  crowns 
earnest,  persistent  effort,  when  supple- 
mentctl  b}-  keen  discrimination  and  sagacity. 
W'ithcjut  any  family  or  pecuniary  advantages 
to  aid  him  at  the  outset  of  his  career  he 
worked  his  way  steadily  upward  and  is  to- 
day one  of  the  most  respected  and  \  alued  cit- 
izens of  Carrollton. 

.\  native  of  Iligbl'uid  county.  Ohio, 
Thomas  C.  Hussey  was  born  l-'ebruary  16, 
1 841,  bis  parents  being  W^illiam  and  .\nn 
(Clauser)  Hussey,  the  former  a  nati\-e  of 
Highland  county,  Ohio,  and  the  latter  of 
Ross  county,  that  state.  The  ancestry  of  the 
family  in  America  cm  be  traced  back  to  the 
time  of  the  arrival  of  the  Mayllower  off  the 
coa.st  of  Massachusetts,  one  of  its  passengers 
being  the  progenitor  of  the  Hussey  family  in 
the  new  world.  The  grandfather.  Joshua 
Hussey.  was  born  in  New  England  and  at 
an  early  day  in  the  settlement  of  Ohio  went 
to  that  state,  settling  in  what  is  now  High- 
land county.  He  cast  in  his  lot  among  its 
])ionecr  settlers,  his  nearest  neighbor  being 
live  miles  away.  The  county  was  heavily 
timbered  and  in  the  forest  were  wolves  and 
other  wikl  animals,  while  wild  game  could 
l>e  had  in  abundance.  There  were  many 
hardships  and  trials  to  be  endured  and  the 
family  lived  in  true  pioneer  style,  the  grand- 
father following  the  occupation  of  farming. 
He  was  very  successful  for  his  time  and  he 
aided  materially  in  opening  up  Highland 
county  for  the  purposes  of  civilization.  His 
wife  bore  the  maiden  name  of  Sarah  Cox 
and  was  a  native  of  South  Carolina. 


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PAST    AND     PRESENT    OF    GREEX-E    COUXTY. 


William  Hussey  was  reared  amid  fron- 
tier scenes  and  environments  and  inherited  a 
part  of  the  old  family  homestead  in  Ohio. 
He  also  received  from  his  brother  the  latter's 
share  of  the  original  homestead  and  later  he 
purchased  land  until  he  had  three  hundred 
acres,  constituting  a  fine  farm,  which  he 
placed  under  a  high  state  of  culti\'ation.  He 
was  quite  successful  in  his  agricultural  pur- 
suits and  was  accounted  one  of  the  public- 
spirited  men  of  his  community,  ever  look- 
ing to  the  best  interests  of  the  county.  He 
married  Miss  Ann  Clauser  and  as  the  years 
passed  they  became  the  parents  of  nine 
children. 

Thomas  C.  Hussey,  the  fourth  member 
of  the  family,  acquired  his  education  in  the 
public  schools,  which  he  attended  through 
the  winter  months,  and  in  the  summer  sea- 
sons he  aided  in  the  labors  of  the  farm.  He 
remained  in  Ohio  until  1861,  when  he  came 
to  Greene  county,  Illinois,  with  his  brother 
Simon,  who  had  located  in  the  county  four 
years  previously  and  was  engaged  in  farm- 
ing. At  the  time  of  Thomas  Hussey's  ar- 
rival they  purchased  a  steam  thresher,  the 
first  in  the  county,  and  continued  its  opera- 
tion for  five  years,  making  money  in  this 
undertaking.  They  then  bought  a  portable 
sawmill  and  sawed  a  large  amount  of  walnut 
timber  on  the  Eldred  property.  In  1867  they 
built  an  elevator  on  the  railroad  in  the  east- 
ern part  of  the  town,  near  the  Chicago  & 
Alton  depot,  and  Thomas  C.  Hussey  has 
since  engaged  in  the  grain  trade,  covering  a 
period  of  thirty-seven  years,  making  him  the 
oldest  shipper  in  years  of  continuous  busi- 
ness on  this  road.  His  lirother  died  in  1872, 
the  partnership  between  them  continuing  to 
that  time  with  mutual  pleasure  and  profit. 
The  brother  left  three  children,  one  of  whom 
is  Horace,  now  a  resident  of  Ouincv.  Illinois. 


Thomas  C.  Hussey  was  married  Janu- 
ary I,  1868,  to  Miss  X^ana  J.  Sanderson,  a 
native  of  Clinton  county,  Ohio,  and  a  daugh- 
ter of  Joel  and  Olive  Sanderson,  the  former 
a  native  of  Kentucky  and  the  latter  of  Ohio. 
The  family  home  is  an  elegant  residence  near 
the  square,  tastefully  and  attractively  fur- 
nished and  an  air  of  hospitality  pervades  the 
place. 

]\Ir.  Hussey  is  a  member  of  the  Knights 
of  Pythias  fraternity  and  in  his  political 
views  is  a  Republican.  He  has  been  prom- 
inent and  influential  in  public  afifairs  here, 
has  been  connected  with  the  municipal  gov- 
ernment and  has  filled  the  office  of  mayor, 
giving  to  the  city  a  public-spirited  and  busi- 
ness-like administration.  Coming  to  Greene 
cdunty  when  twenty  years  of  age,  the  enitre 
period  of  his  manhood  has  been  passed 
within  its  borders  as  an  active  factor  in  in- 
dustrial and  commercial  life.  He  is  entirely 
free  from  self-laudation  or  ostentation  but 
the  real  worth  of  his  character  and  his  jus- 
tice in  all  his  dealings  with  his  fellowmen 
have  made  him  known  and  honored 
throughout  the  community  with  which  he 
has  so  long  been  identified. 


R.  G.  FAIN. 

R.  G.  Fain  is  a  representative  of  com- 
mercial interests  in  Carrollton,  who  in  his 
business  career  has  won  creditable  and  grati- 
fying success.  He  was  born  in  Rogersville, 
Tennessee.  May  21,  1852,  and  is  a  son  of 
R.  G.  Fain,  whose  birth  occurred  in  Han- 
cock, Tennessee.  His  paternal  grandfather, 
Nicholas  Fain,  became  a  merchant  and 
planter  and  was  a  man  of  much  prominence 
in  his  communitv.  exerting  strong  influence 


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in  public  affairs  and  leaving  the  impress  of 
his  individuality  for  good  upon  the  pubic 
life  of  the  commonwealth.  He  filled  a  num- 
ber of  state  offices  and  was  accounted  one  of 
the  (hstinguished  men  of  Tennessee  in  his 
day.  R.  G.  Fain,  reared  in  his  native  state. 
pursued  his  education  in  Mc.Minn  Academy 
in  Rogersville,  Tennessee.  lie  was  after- 
ward selected  as  a  cadet  to  go  to  West  Point 
and  when  he  had  completed  a  full  course  of 
studv  there  lie  was  graduated.  He  was  then 
appointed  commander  of  the  militia  of  Ten- 
nessee. After  a  few  years  he  resigned  and 
engaged  in  merchandising  and  in  railroad- 
ing, being  thus  closely  identified  with  the 
business  interests  of  his  cnnnnunity  until 
after  the  outbreak  of  the  Ci\il  war.  when  he 
enlisted,  becoming  colonel  of  the  Sixty-third 
Tennessee  \'olunteer  Infantry.  His  health 
failed  and  he  returned  home,  l-'nr  seme  time 
he  was  an  invalid  and  not  only  suft'ered  the 
loss  of  his  health,  but  also  lost  all  of  his  pos- 
sessions through  the  ravages  of  war.  He 
continued  to  reside  in  Tennessee  until  his 
death,  which  occurred  in  the  year  1882.  He 
had  married  Miss  Eliza  Anderson,  a  native 
of  Sullivan  county,  Tennessee,  and  they  be- 
came the  parents  of  thirteen  children,  twelve 
of  whom  reached  years  of  maturity,  and  five 
suns  were  in  the  Southern  army. 

R.  G.  h'ain  spent  his  boyhood  days  in 
Tennessee,  was  educated  in  the  public  schools 
and  in  the  home  learned  lessons  that  have 
])r(ncn  of  the  utmost  value  to  him  in  his  ca- 
reer in  later  life.  In  1872.  then  a  young 
man  of  eighteen  years,  he  came  to  Illinois, 
settling  first  in  Jersey  county,  where  he  en- 
gaged in  teaching  for  four  years.  He  was 
married  about  that  time,  .April  21,  1879,  to 
Miss  Julia  Brace,  a  native  of  Kane,  Greene 
countv.  and   a   graduate  of  the   schools  of 


Carrollton,     They  now  have  one  son,  Brace 
L..  now  at  Lake  Forest,  Illinois. 

After  his  marriage  Mr.  Fain  turned  his 
attention  to  general  merchandising  in  Kane 
and  continued  in  business  there  until  1884, 
when  he  removed  to  Fulton,  Kansas.  He 
engaged  in  the  same  line  of  business  there 
until  September,  1885.  when  he  became  a 
resident  of  Liberty,  Missouri,  where  he  also 
opened  a  mercantile  establishment,  being  a 
representative  of  the  trade  interests  of  that 
place  until  1887,  when  he  returned  to  Greene 
county.  He  remained  in  Kane  for  a  year 
and  then  removed  to  Carrollton,  where  he 
was  first  engaged  in  clerking.  At  the  end  of 
four  years  he  became  a  stockholder  in  the 
McFarland  &  Lynn  Dry  Goods  Company. 
This  relation  was  maintained  until  1897. 
when  with  his  present  partners  he  organized 
the  Lynn,  Fain  &  Davis  Dry  Goods  Com- 
panv.  Theirs  is  one  of  the  leading  commer- 
cial enterprises  of  the  city,  located  in  one  of 
the  best  business  blocks  of  Carrollton,  and 
they  carry  a  large  and  well  selected  line  of 
dry  goods,  boots  and  shoes  and  men  and 
women's  \vearing  apparel.  The  business 
methods  established  by  the  house  are  in  keep- 
ing with  the  strictest  commercial  ethics  and 
the  reputation  enjoyed  by  the  firm  is  unas- 
.sailable.  The  partners  are  men  of  long  ex- 
perience and  of  enterprising  and  progressive 
spirit  who  are  now  meeting  with  very  grati- 
fying success. 

Fraternally  Mr.  Fain  is  a  Mason,  having 
been  initiated  into  the  order  in  1904  at  Car- 
rollton, and  he  now  belongs  to  Carrollton 
lodge.  No.  50,  A.  F.  &  A.  M.  In  manner 
pleasant,  courteous  and  genial,  with  kindly 
disposition  and  deference  for  the  opinions  of 
others,  he  has  gained  the  friendship  of  many 
and  the  respect  of  all  who  know  him. 


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PAST    AND    PRESENT    OF    GREENE    COUNTY. 


JOHN  C.  RAFFETY. 

John  C.  Raffety,  whose  hfe  record  co\'ers 
sixty-seven  years,  has  ahvays  been  a  resident 
of  Greene  county,  his  birth  occurring  on  the 
old  family  homestead.  March  23,  1837.  In 
the  paternal  line  he  is  of  Irish  descent  and 
in  the  maternal  line  is  of  Scotch  lineage.  His 
grandfather,  Richard  Raffety,  was  a  native 
of  Tennessee  and  after  residing  for  some 
time  in  Kentucky  he  removed  to  Illinois,  be- 
coming one  of  the  early  settlers  whose  labors 
proved  an  important  factor  in  the  early  de- 
velopment and  upbuilding  of  this  part  of  the 
state. 

\\'illiam  M.  Raiterty,  the  father  of  John 
C.  Raffety,  was  born  in  Kentucky  and  in 
1836  came  to  Illinois,  settling  near  Wrights- 
ville,  where  he  entered  eighty  acres  of  land 
from  the  government  and  began  the  ardu- 
ous task  of  developing  a  new  farm.  .\s 
time  passed  and  his  financial  resources  in- 
creased he  extended  the  boundaries  of  his 
property  until  he  was  the  owner  of  four 
hundred  acres  at  the  time  of  his  death.  He 
was  a  carpenter  by  trade  but  during  the 
greater  part  of  his  life  he  followed  the  occu- 
pation of  farming.  In  his  last  years,  how- 
ever, he  lived  retired  in  Roodhouse.  His 
political  support  was  given  the  Democratic 
party.  He  married  Martha  Robinson,  who 
died  in  1848,  at  the  age  of  forty  years,  while 
his  death  occurred  in  1887,  when  he  had  at- 
tained the  ripe  old  age  of  seventy-eight 
years.  Mrs.  Raffety  was  a  daughter  of  Ezra 
Robinson  and  the  family  was  of  Scotch 
lineage. 

John  C.  Raffety.  reared  to  the  occui)a- 
tion  of  farming,  made  that  pursuit  his  life 
work.  He  was  educated  in  the  public  schools 
of  the  home  neighborhood  and  in  his  boy- 
hood, when  his  time  was  not  occupied  with 


the  duties  of  the  schoolroom,  he  ga\'e  his 
attention  to  the  labors  of  field  and  meadow. 
After  attaining  his  majority  he  began  farm- 
ing on  his  own  account.  In  1868  he  pur- 
chased one  hundred  acres  of  land  and  has 
since  added  to  that  property  until  he  now  has 
a  valuable  and  well  improved  farm  of  two 
hundred  and  twenty-five  acres,  pleasantly  lo- 
cated within  two  and  a  half  miles  of 
Wrightsville.  There  he  resided  until  Sep- 
tember 8,  1893,  when  he  put  aside  the  more 
arduous  duties  of  the  farm  and  retired  to 
private  life  to  enjoy  the  fruits  of  his  former 
toil.  On  the  7th  of  October  of  that  year 
he  was  injured  in  a  railroad  accident,  his 
ribs  being  broken,  and  he  received  from  the 
railroad  company  twenty-five  hundred  dol- 
lars indemnity. 

On  the  14th  of  January,  1863,  was  cele- 
brated the  marriage  of  Mr.  Raffety  and  ]\Iiss 
Nancy  Jane  Johnson,  who  was  horn  Sep- 
teniljer  10,  1845,  and  is  a  daughter  of  John 
L.  and  Wilmouth  L.  (Jones)  Johnson.  Her 
paternal  grandfather,  John  Johnson,  was 
born  in  North  Carolina  in  March,  1792,  and 
came  to  Illinois  in  1812.  After  his  mar- 
riage he  located  at  Edwardsville.  this  state, 
where  he  engaged  in  farming.  As  a  Ranger 
he  took  an  active  part  in  the  early  Indian 
wars  and  fought  with  John  Huitt,  of  Greene 
county.  Mrs.  Raffety's  father  was  also  a 
farmer  by  occupation  and  was  a  life-long 
Democrat  in  politics.  He  served  one  term 
as  justice  of  the  peace  and  was  re-elected  to 
that  office  but  died  soon  afterward. 

Unto  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Raffety  were  born 
seven  children  :  Minnie  Etna,  born  July,  24, 
1864.  was  married  September  21,  1880,  to 
William  Harvey  Smith  and  died  in  Iowa. 
Februarv  11,  1885,  leaving  two  children. 
Reta  J.,  born  March  16.  1882.  and  Anna 
E.,  bom  Julv  20,  1884.    Louis  H.,  born  An- 


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gust  2"}^  1866,  is  a  resilient  of  Greene  cuunty, 
Illinois.  He  was  married  October  2'i^,  1^95- 
to  Ora  Fu)\ver,  a  daughter  of  J.  \\".  Mnwer. 
and  they  have  three  children :  \'era  I'"..  lx>rn 
April  j8,  1897  ;  (ilcn  A.,  horn  Juno  18,  i8(;<) : 
and  John  W'..  horn  .March  31.  1902.  Martha 
A.,  born  April  16,  186S,  was  married  Nt)- 
vember  4,  1885.  to  Frank  Kesinger.  a  son 
of  Chester  Kesinger,  of  W'rightsville.  who  is 
engaged  in  the  grain  business.  Frank  Kes- 
inger is  a  farmer,  operating  si.xty  acres  of 
land.  He  and  his  wife  have  three  children, 
Ross.  Ellis  and  Olin.  aged  respectively  sev- 
enteen, fourteen  and  nine  vears.  Lula  B. 
RafTety,  born  February  16,  1870,  is  the  wife 
of  h>ancis  Bradshaw,  son  of  Marion  Brad- 
shaw.  They  were  married  February  22. 
1888,  and  their  first  child,  born  dead,  had  a 
full  set  of  teeth.  Their  other  children  are 
Juanita.  thirteen  years  of  age;  Leona.  eight 
years  old ;  and  Gladys,  five  years  of  age.  Ida 
-Mice  Rafifety,  born  December  24,  1872,  died 
April  10.  1880.  Jiihn  \V..  born  June  23. 
1874.  died  on  the  3d  of  September  of  the 
same  year.  George  A.,  a  twin  brother  of 
John,  resides  upon  the  home  farm,  which  he 
has  rented  from  his  father  since  1895.  He 
was  married  October  30,  1900,  to  Lillian 
Eenear. 

In  his  political  views  John  C.  Rafifety 
has  always  been  a  Democrat  and  was  a 
stanch  supporter  of  the  Union  cause.  In 
fact  his  patriotic  spirit  and  loyalty  prompted 
his  enlistment  and  service  in  defense  of  the 
Union  cause  and  he  now  holds  membershi]) 
in  the  Grand  .\rmy  of  the  Republic.  Since 
the  age  of  nineteen  years  he  has  been  a 
member  of  the  Baptist  church,  to  which  his 
wife  also  belongs,  and  they  are  true  to  its 
teachings  and  exemplify  in  their  lives  their 
religious  faith.  Honorable  and  upright,  Mr. 
Raffetv's   warmest    frineds   are   those   who 


have  known  him  from  boyhood,  and  he  is 
one  of  the  esteemed  citizens  of  the  county 
in  which  he  has  made  his  home  for  sixty- 
se\en  years. 


CHARLES  R.VINEY  THOMAS,  M.  D. 

Dr.  Charles  Rainey  Thomas,  who  was 
born  December  12.  1863.  on  his  father's 
farm  three  miles  southwest  of  Carrollton,  is 
a  representative  of  one  of  the  oldest  and  most 
distinguished  pioneer  families  of  this  county, 
but  as  a  life  work  he  chose  a  profession  in 
which  family  or  pecuniary  advantages 
connt  for  little  or  naught  but  where  advance- 
lueiU  must  depend  solely  upon  individual 
merit,  and  as  a  member  of  the  medical  fra- 
ternity, he  has,  through  careful  preparation 
and  conscientious  performance  of  his  daily 
duty,  steadily  worked  his  way  upward  until 
he  now  has  a  large  practice  in  Roodhouse 
and  enjoys  as  well  the  regard  of  his  profes- 
sional brethren  throughout  this  part  of  the 
state,  by  reason  of  his  strict  conformity  to  a 
high  standartl  of  professional  ethics. 

The  famil}-  is  of  English  or  Scotch  line- 
age and  was  founded  in  .\merica  by  his 
great-grandparents,  Irwin  and  Elizabeth 
Thomas,  who  established  their  home  in  South 
Carolina  in  the  seventeenth  century.  Irwin 
Thomas  was  a  farmer  and  was  a  shrewd 
trader.  It  is  told  of  him  that  on  one  militia 
day  he  traded  horses,  always  getting  some- 
thing to  "boot"  and  when  evening  had  come 
he  had  gotten  back  his  original  horse  and 
also  had  three  cows  and  calves.  He  died 
when  his  son  Samuel,  the  grandfather  of  the 
subject  of  this  sketch  and  the  youngest  of 
five  children,  was  only  a  year  old.  The 
mother  worked  hard  to  support  her  children 


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for  a  year  and  then  married  William  Ham- 
ilton, a  currier,  shoemaker  and  farmer.  They 
became  the  parents  of  five  children  and  about 
1802  they  removed  with  their  family  to 
Caldwell  county,  Kentucky,  where  Mr. 
Hamilton  died  when  Samuel  Thomas  was 
seventeen  years  of  age.  Later  Mrs.  Hamil- 
ton married  John  Flint,  by  whom  she  had 
one  son,  Jesse  Flint,  a  resident  of  Caldwell 
county,  Missouri.  Mr.  Flint  died  in  Ken- 
tucky and  his  widow  afterward  came  to 
Greene  county,  Illinois,  where  she  live<l  for 
a  year.  In  1823  she  went  to  Adams  county, 
this  state,  where  her  death  occurred  in  1840. 
Samuel  Thomas  was  born  in  I^endleton 
county.  South  Carolina,  September  13,  1794. 
and  spent  his  youth  upon  a  farm  in  Caldwell 
county,  Kentucky.  He  had  little  opportunity 
to  attend  school  but  his  training  at  farm 
labor  was  not  meager.  In  181 3  lie  came  to 
Illinois  with  his  two  married  sisters  and  their 
families  and  settled  at  the  fork  of  Wood 
river.  The  following  year  he  joined  a  com- 
pany of  rangers  under  Captain  Judy  and 
later  served  with  Captain  Whiteside  until 
peace  was  declared.  On  one  of  these  trips 
he  crossed  Greene  county,  in  1816.  It  was 
on  the  4th  of  June,  of  that  year,  that  Samuel 
Thomas  married  Elizabeth  Isley,  who  was 
born  in  Sullivan  county,  Tennessee,  Septem- 
ber 2.  1796,  a  daughter  of  Philip  and  Mar- 
garet Isley.  In  August.  1818,  he  came  to 
Greene  county  and  built  a  cabin  on  the  sec- 
tion on  which  he  long  lived,  and  on  the  9th 
of  November  he  installed  his  family  in  their 
new  home,  making  the  first  settlement  in  the 
county  north, of  Macoupin  creek.  The  In- 
dians were  frequently  hostile,  and  on  the 
loth  of  July,  181 4,  a  band  of  red  men 
slaughtered  the  settlers  on  Wood  river,  Mrs. 
Reagan,  a  sister  of  Samuel  Thomas,  and 
five  of  her  children  1)eing  among  this  num- 


ber. The  male  portion  (if  the  population  had 
gone  with  Captains  Judy  and  Whiteside  to 
quell  the  Indian  bands  then  on  the  warpath, 
leaving  the  women  and  children  near  the 
forts  for  safety.  Though  the  Thomas  fam- 
ily were  in  danger,  as  were  the  other  settlers, 
they  were  unmolested,  but  in  establishing  a 
home  in  Greene  county  they  had  to  endure 
all  the  hardships  and  privations  that  fall  to 
the  lot  of  frontier  settlers.  The  marriage 
ceremony  of  Samuel  Thomas  and  his  wife 
was  performed  by  the  Rev.  William  Jones, 
a  Baptist  minister,  for  they  were  of  that 
religious  faith  and  were  among  the  founders 
of  the  church  in  this  county.  Samuel 
Thomas  possessed  considerable  mechanical 
ingenuity  and  many  articles  of  his  work- 
manship were  seen  in  the  homes  and  on  the 
farms  of  the  early  settlers.  He  lived  in  his 
first  cabin  for  two  years  and  cleared  seven- 
teen acres  of  land,  after  which  he  sold  the 
place  for  one  hundred  dollars.  He  then  re- 
moved from  the  \^"ood  river  settlement  to 
Greene  county,  where  he  built  his  second 
cabin  and  on  that  farm  he  lived  and  died. 
He  was  a  man  of  undaunted  courage  and 
strong  purpose,  weW  fitted  to  cope  with  pio- 
neer conditions.  The  family  subsisted 
largelv  upon  corn  bread,  wild  honey,  wild 
meats,  etc.  It  was  several  years  after  he 
removed  to  Greene  county  before  Samuel 
Thomas  owned  a  wagon  or  a  plow,  but  he 
made  a  wooden  cart  for  himself  and  after- 
ward had  a  plow  with  a  wooden  mold  lioard. 
He  dug  his  first  well  in  1827  and  it  was 
sunk  deeper  in  1872.  In  1839  he  Iniilt  a 
commodious  lirick  residence,  although  all  of 
his  twelve  children  were  reared  in  the  log 
cabin.  As  the  years  passed  he  added  to  his 
landed  possession,  which,  increasing  in 
value,  made  him  a  wealthy  man.  He  cast 
his  first  vote  for  Tames  ]\Ionroe  and  became 


PAST  AXU  PRESENT  OF  GREENE  COUNTY. 


an  ardent  Democrat.  He  ser\ed  his  C(-)Uiitry 
in  the  war  of  1812.  He  was  a  man  of  nat- 
ural ability,  a  good  reasoner,  self-rehant  and 
a  worthy  pioneer.  He  was  tlie  founder  of 
the  first  Old  Settlers  Association  of  Greene 
county,  for  which  he  issued  a  call  October 
21,  1 87 1,  and  in  response  to  which  a  large 
concourse  of  people  gathered  at  his  resi- 
dence. The  meeting  was  called  to  order  by 
David  Pierson,  the  Carrollton  banker,  and 
Jacob  Bowman  was  made  temporary  chair- 
man. Many  progressive  movements  owed 
their  inauguration  to  Samuel  Thomas,  who 
contributed  in  large  measure  to  reclaiming 
this  district  for  the  purposes  of  civilization. 
He  was  among  the  early  stock-breeders  of 
-the  county  and  raised  more  young  cattle  than 
any  other  man  in  the  county.  His  death  oc- 
curred  about    1873.     His  wife  died  about 

William  D.  Thomas,  son  of  Samuel 
Thomas,  was  born  in  1835.  and  througimut 
his  entire  life  carried  on  agricultural  pur- 
suits, his  death  occurring  upon  his  farm 
near  Carrollton.  in  November,  1902.  He 
wedded  Mary  Rainey,  who  was  born  Janu- 
ary I.  1838.  and  who  died  March  23,  1891. 

Dr.  Thomas  pursued  his  education  in  the 
public  schools  of  Carrollton  until  he  had 
completed  the  high  school  course  and  then 
became  a  student  in  the  preparatory  depart- 
ment of  the  Missouri  University,  where  he 
spent  one  year.  His  professional  training 
was  received  in  the  St.  Louis  Medical  Col- 
lege, from  which  he  was  graduated  with  the 
■class  of  1887.  He  is  the  only  member  of 
the  family  that  has  entered  upon  a  profes- 
sional career,  and  in  no  calling  is  success 
more  largely  attributable  to  individual  merit. 
After  careful  preparation  he  located  for  prac- 
tice in  Roodhouse.  in  April.  1887.  and  has 
"here  remained,  building  up  a  large  patronage 


as  his  ability  has  become  recogniized  thnuigh 
his  able  handling  of  important  and  compli- 
cated cases. 

Dr.  Thomas  was  reared  in  the  faith  of 
the  Christian  church,  to  which  his  parents 
belonged,  and  his  wife  telongs  to  the  Baptist 
church.  On  the  loth  of  November,  1895.  ^^ 
was  married  to  Miss  Lida  Thomas,  who 
though  of  the  same  name  was  not  a  relative. 
They  now  have  two  daughters :  Mary  A., 
who  was  born  October  24,  1897;  and  Lida 
Lucile,  born  August  11,  1900.  Dr.  and  Mrs. 
Thomas  have  many  warm  friends  in  Rood- 
house  and  other  parts  of  the  county,  the  hos- 
pitality of  the  best  homes  being  cordially  ex- 
tended to  them,  and  he  is  equally  prominent 
professionally. 


JOH.V   GI.MMY. 

John  Gimmy,  who  is  living  on  section  i  r, 
Rockbridge  township  was  for  many  years 
actively  identified  with  farming  interests  and 
with  stock-raising  but  is  now  living  a  retired 
life.  He  is  yet  the  owner  of  six  hundred 
acres  of  rich  and  valuable  land  which  is  well 
improved  and  constitutes  one  of  the  best 
farming  properties  of  Greene  county.  He 
dates  his  residence  in  Illinois  from  1850 
and  throughout  this  entire  period  has  lived  in 
the  count}-  which  is  still  his  home,  so  that 
he  is  well  acquainted  widi  its  history  and 
has  intimate  knowledge  of  its  growth  and 
progress. 

Mr.  Gimmy  is  a  native  of  Germany,  his 
birth  having  occurred  in  Hesse-Darmstadt 
on  the  9th  of  December.  1836.  His  father, 
Frederick  Gimmy.  was  also  a  native  of  Ger- 
many, and  in  1850  he  emigrated  with  his 
family  to  the  ne\\-  world,  making  his  way  to 


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PAST    AND    PRESENT    OF    GREENE    COUNTY. 


Greene  county,  Illinois.  He  located  in  Car- 
rollton,  and  under  the  parental  roof  his  son 
John  Gimmy  of  this  review  spent  the  days 
of  his  boyhood.  He  was  a  lad  of  fourteen 
years  when  he  came  with  his  parents  to  the 
new  world  and  he  remained  with  his  father 
until  thirty  years  of  age.  He  was  married 
in  this  county  in  1868  to  Miss  Catherine 
Weber,  also  a  native  of  Germany,  in  which 
country  she  spent  the  days  of  her  girlhood. 

Following  his  marriage,  John  Gimmy 
located  on  the  farm  where  he  now  resides. 
He  began  with  one  hundred  acres  of  land 
and  with  characteristic  energy  devoted  his 
time  and  attention  to  the  de\'elopment  and 
improvement  of  the  fields.  As  the  farm  \\as 
covered  with  timber  and  brush  he  had  to 
clear  the  land  before  he  could  plow  it  but  he 
worked  hard  and  persistently  and  in  the 
course  of  time  had  his  farm  under  a  high 
state  of  cultivation.  He  fenced  the  prop- 
erty and  as  his  financial  resources  increased 
he  bought  more  land  until  he  became  the 
owner  of  nearly  nine  hundred  acres.  Fie 
also  built  a  good  house,  substantial  barns  and 
outbuildings  and  carried  forward  the  work 
of  improvement  along  practical  and  modern 
lines.  He  afterward  gave  to  his  son  one 
hundred  and  sixty  acres  of  land  and  to  his 
nephew  a  tract  of  one  hundred  and  twenty 
acres.  The  remainder  he  still  retains  in  his 
possession  and  is  therefore  one  of  the  lar- 
gest land  owners  of  his  county.  He  made  a 
business  of  raising,  feeding  and  fattening 
stock  for  the  market  and  has  been  one  of  the 
active  and  successful  agriculturists.  For 
many  years  he  carried  on  his  work  but  is  now 
living  a  retired  life,  enjoying  a  well  earned 
rest. 

Unto  Mv.  and  Mrs.  Gimmy  were  born 
five  children  but  four  are  now  deceased : 
Fred,  who  died  at  the  age  of  sixteen  years; 


Henry,  who  died  at  the  age  of  twenty-one 
years ;  Louis,  who  died  at  the  age  of  one 
month ;  and  another  son  who  died  in  in- 
fancy unnamed.  The  only  surviving  mem- 
ber of  the  family  is  John,  a  substantial 
farmer  of  Rockbridge  township.  He  is  mar- 
ried and  has  two  children,  Leon  and  Lloyd  A. 
Mr.  Gimmy  has  been  a  resident  of 
Greene  county  from  his  youth  to  the  present 
time  and  has  been  thoroughly  identified  with 
the  development  and  improvement  of  this 
section  of  the  state.  He  has  proved  himself 
a  successful  business  man  and  farmer,  con- 
ducting his  affairs  with  enterprise  and  dili- 
g'ence  that  has  resulted  in  success.  He  is  a 
man  of  upright  character,  ever  straightfor- 
ward and  honorable  in  all  his  business  deal- 
ings, and  those  who  know  him  entertain  for 
him  warm  regard. 


HENRY  C.  WITHERS. 

Henry  C.  Withers,  whose  strong  men- 
tality, careful  preparation  have  gained  him 
a  position  of  prominence  at  the  Greene 
county  bar.  was  torn  in  Garrard  county, 
Iventucky,  on  the  loth  of  January,  1839,  and 
is  a  son  of  William  and  Elizabeth  (Bruce) 
\\'ithers.  His  paternal  ancestors  came 
originally  from  England,  and  his  maternal 
ancestors  from  Scotland,  locating  in  the  Old 
Dominion  prior  to  the  Revolutionary  war. 
His  great-grandfather  was  William  Withers, 
his  grandfather,  Abijab  Withers.  His 
father,  W'illiam  \Vithers,  Jr.,  was  a  farmer 
by  occupation  and  in  early  manhood  married 
Miss  Elizabeth  Bruce,  a  daughter  of  Hon. 
Horatio  Bruce,  a  distinguished  politician  of 
Kentucky,  supporting  the  Democratic  party. 
The  Bruce   family   was   represented   in   the 


HON.  H.  C.  WITHERS. 


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509 


Revolutionary  war,  some  of  its  nienihers 
serving  witli  Washington  in  tlie  struggle  for 
national  independence.  Horatio  Bruce,  who 
served  his  country  in  the  war  of  1812,  was  a 
cousin  of  Henry  Clay.  He  had  eight  broth- 
ers who  were  lawyers  and  four  of  the  num- 
ber became  legislators. 

In  the  year  1846  William  and  h-lizaheth 
(Bruce)  Withers  removed  with  their  family 
from  Kentucky  to  Greene  county,  Illinois, 
settling  upon  a  farm  and  there  Henry  C. 
Witliers  was  reared  to  manhood,  while  in  the 
public  schools  he  acquired  his  early  educa- 
tion. When  seventeen  years  of  age  he  en- 
tered Berean  College  at  Jacksonville,  Illi- 
nois, where  he  spent  two  years,  pursuing  a 
classical  course.  He  afterward  engaged  in 
teaching  school,  but  regarded  this  merely  as 
an  initial  step  to  further  professional  labor, 
for  it  was  his  desire  to  become  a  member  of 
the  bar.  He  studied  law  with  Hon.  James 
W.  English  as  his  preceptor  and  was  ad- 
mitted to  practice  in  i860.  He  then  opened 
an  office  and  has  since  been  a  representative 
of  the  legal  profession  in  Carrollton.  In 
1867  he  entered  into  partnership  with  Hon. 
David  M.  Woodson,  this  relation  being 
maintained  until  the  death  of  his  partner  in 
1877.  Mr.  Withers  was  then  alone  in  prac- 
tice until  1884.  when  he  formed  a  i)artner- 
ship  with  Thomas  Henshaw  and  they  were 
together  until  .Mr.  Ilenshaw  was  elected 
state's  attorney.  His  next  i)artner  was  Hon. 
Henry  T.  Rainey,  present  member  of  con- 
gress from  Greene  county,  and  since  the  dis- 
solution of  this  partnership  in  1894  Mr. 
Withers  has  been  alone  in  practice.  He  is 
one  of  the  capable  meml^rs  of  the  Greene 
county  bar  and  on  account  of  his  excellent 
command  of  the  language  and  his  per- 
suasive eloquence  he  makes  a  strong  advo- 
cate before  the*  jur\-.     Elis  arguments,  too, 

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are  leased  upon  the  facts  of  the  case  and  the 
law  applicable  to  them  and  he  displays  com- 
prehensive knowledge  of  the  principles  of 
jin-isprudence. 

Mr.  Withers  has  also  been  a  factor  in 
political  circles  as  a  Democrat,  upon  his 
p;irty"s  ticket  was  elected  to  the  house  of  rep- 
resentatives in  1866  and  in  1872,  and  was 
chosen  a  delegate  to  the  national  convention 
at  Baltimore.  Maryland.  In  1874  he  was 
elected  state's  attorney  of  Greene  county. 
He  had  the  support  of  his  county  Democracy 
for  four  successive  conventions  for  nomina- 
tion to  congress  in  a  strong  Democratic  dis- 
trict, his  successful  opponent  in  the  first 
two  conventions  being  General  James  W. 
Singleton  of  Ouincy,  by  a  close  final  vote, 
.and  he  was  supported  by  his  county  Dem- 
ocracy for  nomination  as  supreme  judge  of 
the  state  upon  the  death  of  Judge  John 
Schofield. 

On  the  i8th  of  March.  1863,  Mr.  With- 
ers was  married  to  Miss  Fanny  Woodson. 
a  daughter  of  Hon.  D.  M.  Woodson.  Their 
children  are  Meade  W.,  who  died  at  the  age 
of  si.xteen  years:  and  William  K.,  who  is 
now  engaged  in  business  at  Dallas,  Texas. 
In  his  fraternal  relations  Mr.  Withers  is  a 
Mason,  having  attained  the  Knight  Templar 
degree.  He  also  belongs  to  the  Independent 
Order  of  Odd  Fellows.  In  manner  he  is  free 
from  ostenstation  and  self-laudation  and  his 
many  good  qualities  have  made  him  popular 
with  his  fellow  citizens.  His  ability  as  a 
lawyer  is  recognized  by  the  profession  and 
his  numerous  important  causes  won  by  him 
in  the  supreme  court  are  matters  of  record. 
He  has  been  the  leading  agitator  in  conven- 
tions and  otherwise  for  the  removal  of  the 
Kampsville  dam,  and  for  the  making  of  the 
Illinois  river  a  deep  waterway,  which  con- 
tentions   are    now    ajiproaching    fulfillment. 


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PAST    AND    PRESENT    OF    GREENE    COUNTY. 


He  now  represents  the  \alley  people  in  the 
court  of  claims  at  Washington  and  is  busy 
with  other  important  litigation. 


B.  F.  McGREW. 


B.  F.  McGrew,  a  member  of  the  school 
board  of  Greenfield  and  a  leading  citizen  con- 
nected with  one  of  the  most  important  pro- 
ductive industries  of  the  county,  having  for 
eight  years  been  connected  with  the  milling- 
business  in  Greenfield,  was  born  in  Jeft'er- 
son  county,  Ohio,  on  the  26th  of  December, 
1859.  His  father,  Jacob  McGrew,  also  a 
native  of  that  county,  w^as  born  in  18 16  and 
was  a  son  of  Joseph  B.  McGrew.  one  of  the 
early  settlers  of  Ohio.  The  father  was  a 
miller  bv  trade  and  owned  and  operated  a 
flouring  mill  in  Jeft'erson  county,  being  con- 
nected with  that  business  throughout  his  ac- 
tive life.  He  was  married  there  to  ]\[ar- 
garet  Gulp,  also  a  native  of  the  Buckeye 
state,  and  they  reared  their  family  in  Ohio 
and  eventually  passed  to  their  final  rest 
there.  In  their  family  were  seven  children, 
of  whom  five  are  yet  living:  Mrs.  Anna 
Householder,  who  resides  in  Ohio ;  Mrs. 
Ella  Henderson,  also  living  in  Ohio;  Will- 
iam, of  Pittsburg,  Pennsylvania :  James  :  and 
B.  F.     Joseph  is  deceased. 

Under  the  parental  roof  B.  F.  McGrew 
spent  his  toyhood  and  youth,  attending  the 
public  schools  and  afterward  learning  the 
milling  business  wdth  his  father  in  Ohio.  He 
entered  the  mill  when  but  a  lad  and  became 
familiar  with  every  department  of  the  busi- 
ness both  in  principle  and  detail,  continuing 
to  act  as  his  father's  assistant  until  he  had 
attained  his  majority,  wdien  thinking  that 
he  might  have  better  business  opportunities 


further  west  he  came  to  Illinois  in  1880  and 
took  charge  of  a  mill  at  Nokomis.  He  con- 
ducted the  plant  there  for  fifteen  years  or 
until  1895,  when  he  turned  his  attention  to 
the  operation  of  an  electric  light  plant  at 
Nokomis,  filling  that  position  for  two  years. 
In  1897  lis  arrived  in  Greenfield,  where  he 
entered  into  partnership  with  John  W.  Shoe- 
maker and  purchased  the  Greenfield  roller 
mills.  He  took  charge  of  the  mill  here  and 
has  since  been  engaged  in  the  merchant  mill- 
ing business.  The  firm  has  built  up  a  \ery 
fine  business  and  manufactures  a  high  grade 
of  flour,  having  at  the  present  time  more  or- 
ders than  they  can  fill.  This  is  one  of  the 
most  important  industries  of  Greene  county 
and  the  proprietors  are  well  known  in  Ijusi- 
ness  circles. 

Mr.  McGrew  has  intimate  knowledge  of 
the  lousiness  in  which  he  embarked  as  a 
young  tradesman  and  to  which  his  entire  life 
has  been  devoted,  and  his  long  experience  as 
well  as  his  laudable  ambition  has  been  a  lead- 
ing factor  in  his  success  since  he  began  mill- 
ing on  his  own  account  in  Greenfield. 

Mr.  McGrew  was  married  in  Nokomis, 
October  2,  1882,  to  Miss  Lizzie  Yarnell,  who 
was  born  in  Springfield,  Ohio,  Init  \vas 
reared  in  Montgomery  county,  Illinois,  be- 
coming a  resident  of  that  locality  in  1862. 
There  were  two  children  born  unto  ]\Ir.  and 
Mrs.  McGrew,  but  the  elder,  Willie,  died  at 
the  age  of  six  months.  The  younger,  Ethel, 
is  now  the  wife  of  G.  H.  Sheffield,  a  young 
man  of  sterling  character  and  worth,  who 
resides  in  St.  Louis. 

Mr.  McGrew^  exercises  his  right  of 
franchise  in  support  of  the  men  and  meas- 
ures of  the  Republican  party,  but  at  a  former 
date  was  a  Democrat,  having  cast  his  first 
presidential  vote  for  Grover  Cleveland,  while 
his  last  ballot  was  cast  for  Theodore  Roose- 


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velt.  Mr.  McGrew  has  never  been  an  office 
seeker  nor  has  he  cared  for  political  prefer- 
ment, desiring  rather  to  give  his  undivided 
attention  to  his  business  interests.  He  is, 
however,  a  friend  of  echication,  believing  in 
securing  good  schools  and  employing  coni- 
l)etent  teachers  and  he  is  now  serving  on  the 
Clreenfield  school  board.  Mr.  McCirew  is  a 
member  of  the  Independent  Order  of  Odd 
Fellows,  having  joined  the  organization  at 
Xokomis,  where  he  still  retains  his  mem- 
bership. He  has  filled  all  of  the  chairs  in 
that  lodge  and  is  now  a  past  grand.  1  Ic  he- 
longs  to  the  Modern  Woodmen  cam])  at 
Greenfield  and  has  filled  all  of  the  chairs  in 
that  lodge.  A  public-spirited  citizens,  his 
efforts  have  been  discerningly  directed  along 
lines  that  have  furthered  public  progress  as 
well  as  individual  advancement. 


JAMES  A.  McPHEROX. 

James  A.  McPhenm,  a  well  known  llor- 
ist  of  Carrollton,  was  born  in  Tennessee,  on 
the  8th  of  February.  1826.  His  parents 
were  Amos  and  Hettie  (Morris)  McPheron. 
The  father  was  born  in  Knox  county.  Ten- 
nessee, December  12.  1797.  while  the  moth- 
er's birth  occurred  in  \'irginia.  The  pater- 
nal grandfather  was  William  McPheron.  but 
it  is  not  definitelv  known  whether  he  was 
born  in  the  north  of  Ireland,  where  lived  the 
ancestors  of  the  family,  or  in  Virginia,  but 
it  is  certain  that  the  family  was  established 
in  America  in  colonial  days.  Tlie  grand- 
father became  a  planter  of  Tennessee  and  re- 
sided for  many  years  in  that  state.  In  1829 
the  father  removed  to  Morgan  county.  Illi- 
nois and  in  the  winter  of  1830-31  he  came 
to  this  county,  where  he  entered  a  tract  of 
land  from  the  government,  his  farm  being 


located  se\en  miles  east  of  Carrollton  in  hin- 
der township.  With  characteristic  energy 
he  began  transforming-  the  wild  lan<l  into  a 
culti\able  tract  and  continued  its  further  im- 
provement and  development  throughout  the 
remainder  of  his  active  business  career.  He 
also  resided  upon  that  place  until  1889,  when 
he  was  called  to  his  final  rest  in  his  ninety- 
second  year.  He  was  a  good  citizen  and  a 
lo\-cr  of  home — a  man  who  was  respected 
bv  all  who  knew  him.  In  his  family  were 
three  children  when  he  came  to  Illinois  and 
seven  were  added  to  the  household  after  the 
arrival  in  Greene  county. 

James  A.  McPheron.  the  third  in  order 
of  birth,  spent  his  early  boyhood  days  in 
Linder  township.  l)eing  reared  amid  the  wild 
scenes  of  frontier  life  and  sharing  with  the 
family  in  all  the  hardships  and  trials  incident 
to  a  pioneer  existence.  He  early  gained 
practical  knowledge  of  the  best  methods  of 
developing  and  cultivating  new  land  and  he 
continued  to  assist  in  the  operation  of  the 
home  farm  until  his  marriage,  which  oc- 
curred on  the  4tli  of  Xovember.  1847,  the 
lady  of  his  choice  lieing  Miss  Amanda  C. 
Cato.  also  a  native  of  Tennessee.  Her 
father.  (Jeorge  E.  Cato.  was  one  of  the  pio- 
neer residents  of  Greene  county  and  contin- 
ued to  reside  within  these  borders  up  to  the 
time  of  his  demise.  Unto  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
McPheron  have  been  born  six  children  :  Ed- 
win Xewton,  who  is  now  engaged  in  the 
jewelry  business  in  Greenfield.  Illinois:  Ella 
the  wife  of  John  Scruby.  of  Roodhouse; 
Annie  E.,  the  deceased  wife  of  Leverett 
Loomis :  Laura,  who  married  John  Clough ; 
Robert  A.,  who  is  now  living  in  Litchfield, 
Illinois:  and  J.  Clint,  who  resides  on  the 
homestead  farm  and  married  Miss  Edna 
Hunt,  of  Milwaukee,  Wisconsin. 

After    their    marriage    Mr.    and    Mrs. 


PAST  AND  PRESENT  OF  GREENE  COUNTY. 


James  McPhenui  resided  in  Linder  town- 
ship fnnn  1847  until  1858,  when  he  sold 
his  property  there  and  removed  to  Carroll- 
ton.  In  i860  he  came  to  his  present  place 
south  of  the  city,  the  land  being  now  within 
the  corporation  limits  of  Carrollton.  Here 
he  and  his  son  are  engaged  extensively  in  the 
raising  of  fruit,  vegetables  and  flowers.  They 
have  secm-ed  a  large  trade,  placing  upon  the 
market  excellent  products  in  these  various 
lines  and  their  honoral)le  business  methods 
have  secured  to  them  a  large  and  gratifying 
patronage.  Air.  AlcPheron's  life  has  passetl 
uneventfully,  but  has  been  characterized  by 
the  full  performance  of  the  duties  that  ha\e 
devolved  upon  him.  He  has  taken  an  ac- 
tive part  in  church  work  and  for  twenty-five 
years  was  superintendent  of  the  Methodist 
Episcopal  Sunday-school.  In  matters  of  cit- 
izenship he  is  also  loyal  and  his  family  and 
friends  recognize  in  him  the  possession  of 
manv  admirable  traits  of  character. 


WALTER  L.  WILLIAAIS. 

Walter  L.  Williams,  one  of  the  prosj^er- 
ous  and  enterprising  agriculturists  of  Kane 
township,  was  born  within  the  borders  of 
this  township.  Alay  9,  1876,  his  parents  being 
David  J.  and  Adelina  (Witt)  Williams,  the 
former  born  in  Kane  townshij).  Crecne 
county,  in  1829,  wdiile  the  latter  was  also  a 
native  of  the  same  locality.  They  were  mar- 
ried in  the  year  1856.  The  family  was  es- 
tablished in  Virginia  at  an  early  period  in 
the  colonization  <.if  the  new  world.  The 
grandfather,  David  Williams,  was  born  in 
the  Old  Dominion,  wdience  he  removed  to 
Ohio,  when  that  state  w:is  still  a  frontier  dis- 
trict.     There   he  married    Aliss   Sarah    Mc- 


Kinsev  and  remained  in  Ohio  for  a  number 
of  years.  Later  he  removed  to  Missouri, 
where  he  resided  until  1821,  when  he  came 
to  ( ireene  county,  Illinois,  locating  on  Ma- 
coupin creek.  There  he  erected  a  cal)in,  and 
although  he  was  a  blacksmith  by  trade  and 
had  previously  followed  that  pursuit,  he  now 
turned  his  attention  to  farming,  securing  a 
tract  of  land,  which  he  cultivated  for  a  num- 
ber of  vears.  Ijeing  (|uite  successful  in  his 
wiirk.  Bv  his  first  marriage  there  were  three 
children  :  Matilda.  Lewis  and  John,  but  all 
ha\e  now  passed  away.  Lewis,  who  was  the 
last  sur\i\'i>r,  resided  in  Rockbridge  town- 
ship and  died  in  the  '90s.  His  widow  is  still 
living  at  Rockbridge.  The  grandfather, 
Da\id  Williams,  married  Margaret  Stout, 
who  was  a  daughter  of  John  Stout,  a  native 
of  Virginia  and  of  German  lineage.  Cla- 
rissa, the  eldest  child  of  the  second  marriage 
of  David  Williams,  first  married  Joshua 
Clarke  and  after  his  death  wetlded  .\aron 
Flatt,  while  her  third  husband  was  ]o\m 
Sn\-(ler.  Sarah  Ann  Iiecame  the  wife  of  Am- 
brose Griswold,  of  Litchfield,  Montgomery 
county,  Illinois,  and  died  a  number  of  years 
ago,  wdiile  Mr.  Griswold  passed  away  in 
1Q03.  David  J.  is  the  youngest  of  the  family 
and  was  the  father  of  Walter  L.  WiUiams. 

David  J.  Williams  was  one  of  the  pros- 
])erous  and  extensive  farmers  of  Greene 
cimntv.  .\t  the  time  of  his  marriage  he 
owned  consideralile  property,  to  which  he 
added  as  opportunity  afforded  until  at  the 
time  of  his  death,  wdiich  occurred  September 
19,  1902,  he  was  the  owner  of  a  \aluable 
homestead,  comprising  three  hundred  and 
sixty  acres  and  extensive  landed  possessions 
elsewhere.  By  the  terms  of  his  will  he  dis- 
|)Osed  of  fourteen  hun<lred  acres  of  land 
e(|uallv  among  his  children  and  prior  to  this 
time  he  had  deeded  considerable  property  to 


MR.  AND.  MRS-  W.  L.  WILLIAMS. 


MR.  AXD  MRS.  D.  J.  WILLIAMS. 


.MR.  AND  MRS.  T.  S.  TOMPKIXS. 


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his  sons.  In  1879  he  erected  a  fine  residence 
on  tlie  old  liomestead  now  occupied  bv  liis 
son,  WilHani  II.  WiUiains  and  his  daujihter 
Emma. 

David  J.  Williams  married  Adclina  Witt, 
a  native  of  Kane  to\vnshi]3,  and  their  children 
were  Saphronia,  who  died  in  infancy; 
Emma,  who  since  her  mother's  death  has 
manaL;'ed  the  household  affairs  on  the  old 
homestead,  ni  which  she  is  a  part  owner; 
George  C  who  married  Laura  E.  Wright, 
of  Kane  townshi]).  and  was  a  resident  nf 
Rockbridg-e  to\vnshi|>  until  his  death,  which 
occurred  June  9,  1904;  Lewis  V..  who 
wedded  Mary  D.  Carter  and  is  Ii\iiig  in 
Rockbridge  township;  William  II..  who  re- 
mained on  the  homestead  in  the  later  \ears 
of  his  life  and  took  charge  nf  his  farming 
and  stock  raising  interests:  and  Walter  L. 

Walter  L.  Williams,  the  youngest  mem- 
ber of  the  family,  acquired  his  education  in 
the  district  schools,  after  whicli  he  attended 
the  high  school  in  CarroUton  and  subse- 
f|uentl\'  entered  the  Jacksonville  Business 
Cfillege.  When  not  engaged  with  the  duties 
of  the  school  room  he  devoted  his  attention 
to  the  work  of  the  farm  and  continued  with 
his  father  until  the  25th  of  August.  1S97. 
It  was  on  that  date  that  he  was  united  in 
marriage  to  Miss  Lula  I.  Tompkins,  of  Kane 
township.  Greene  county,  and  a  daughter  of 
T.  S.  Tompkins,  one  of  the  respected  citi- 
zens of  this  countv  residing  east  of  Kane. 
Their  children  arc  \'esta  Olive.  Buella  Mil- 
dred. Grace  Adeline,  and  David  Kentner. 

.\t  the  time  of  his  marriage  Mr.  Will- 
iams located  on  the  old  Nelson  Greene  ])rop- 
ert\-.  aliDiu  two  ;md  a  half  miles  northwest 
of  Kane,  having  o\er  one  hundred  acres  of 
land.  He  also  owns  three  hundred  acres 
elsewhere  in  Kane  township  and  he  is  now 
extensively  engaged  in   farming  and  stnck- 


raising.  having  large  numbers  of  hogs  to 
w  Inch  he  gives  especial  attention.  His  farm 
is  improved  with  a  fine  residence,  commo- 
dious and  substantial  outbuildings  and  all 
modern  ecjuipments.  He  enjoys  the  entire 
respect  of  the  business  community  and  has  a 
large  circle  of  warm  friends  who  esteem 
him  highlv  for  his  sterlins;  worth. 


JOHN  R.  SHEl'I'MELD. 

Throughout  an  active  business  career 
JiiJHi  R.  Slu'ftield  has  maintained  a  rejiuta- 
tion  that  has  wdu  for  him  a  place  ;miong 
the  honored  as  well  as  the  ])nis])criins  citi- 
zens of  (n-eene  count\'.  bor  thirty-fdur 
years  he  has  been  engaged  in  the  banking 
business  and  he  enjovs  the  unqualified  con- 
fidence and  respect  of  his  fellnwmcn  not  only 
because  of  the  success  which  he  has  ;icliic\cd 
but  al.so  liecause  of  the  straightforward  busi- 
ness policy  he  has  ever  followed.  He  was 
born  in  Greenfield,  November  4,  184^1.  and 
is  a  son  of  George  T.  W.  Slieiheld.  wlmse 
sketch  is  given  elsewhere  in  this  work. 

John  R.  Sheffield  is  an  onlv  son  in  a  fam- 
ily of  se\en  children.  Three  of  his  sisters 
are  still  li\ing.  He  was  reared  and  edu- 
cated in  Greenfielil.  attending  the  public 
schools  Iiere.  When  he  attained  a  sufficient 
age  he  entered  his  father's  store,  spending 
three  or  four  years  there  and  thus  recei\ing 
a  thorough  business  training.  Upon  the  or- 
ganization of  the  bank  in  1870  he  became 
one  of  its  stockholders  and,  in  fact,  was  one 
of  its  founders.  He  was  also  the  first  cash- 
ier, which  position  he  held  up  to  the  time  of 
his  father's  death.  The  present  owners  of 
the  bank  are  John  R.  Shefffeld,  Ralph  Met- 
calf  and  the  M.  A.   Hutchi.son  estate.     The 


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bank  is  a  strong  financial  institntion,  receiv- 
ing a  good  patronage  and  condncting  a  gen- 
eral banking  business. 

John  R.  Sheffield  was  married  in  Greene 
county  in  1872  to  Miss  !Mary  A.  Robards, 
who  was  born  and  reared  near  Carrollton 
and  is  a  daughter  of  Jesse  Robards,  one  of 
the  leading  business  men  of  that  place.  They 
now  have  two  sons :  Clyde  R.,  who  occupies 
a  position  in  the  bank  and  is  a  graduate  of 
a  business  college ;  and  George  H.,  who  is  a 
teacher  in  St.  Louis.  Both  sons  are  mar- 
ried. 

Politically  Mr.  Sheffield  is  an  earnest 
Republican,  deeply  interested  in  the  welfare 
and  success  of  his  party,  yet  never  seeking 
office.  He  and  his  wife  are  members  of  the 
]\Iethodist  Episcopal  church  and  are  deeply 
interested  and  active  in  its  work,  contribut- 
ing generouslv  to  its  support.  INIr.  Sheffield 
is  always  to  be  counted  upon  in  matters  re- 
lating to  the  welfare  of  his  community  and 
as  a  citizen  he  has  exerted  a  strong  influence 
in  behalf  of  public  progress. 


JOHN  M.  :\nLLION. 

In  taking  up  the  personal  history  of  John 
AI.  Million  we  present  to  our  readers  the  life 
record  of  one  who  is  widely  and  favorably 
known  in  Greene  county,  and  who  by  his 
many  friends  is  called  "Uncle  John."  He 
resides  on  section  21,  Rubicon  township,  and 
is  one  of  the  early  pioneers  of  the  county, 
dating  his  residence  here  from  the  fall  of 
1846.  He  had  at  that  time  been  a  resident 
of  Illinois  for  sixteen  years.  His  birth  oc- 
curred near  Richmond  in  Madison  county, 
Kentucky,  ^larch  10,  1823,  so  that  he  was 
but  seven  vears  of  age  when  he  came  to  this 


state.  His  father,  Elijah  E.  Million,  was  a 
native  of  Mrginia  and  was  there  reared  and 
married.  Removing  to  Kentucky  he  settled 
in  Madison  county,  where  several  of  his  chil- 
dren were  born.  In  1830  he  brought  his 
family  to  Illinois,  establishing  his  home  at 
Jacksonville,  Morgan  county,  where  he 
worked  as  a  carpenter  and  joiner,  being  iden- 
tified with  early  building  interests  in  that 
city.  Later,  however,  he  took  up  his  resi- 
dence upon  a  farm  ani.1  there  reared  his 
family.  Subsequently  he  spent  his  last  years 
with  his  son  John  who  died  at  his  home  in 
Rubicon  township,  at  eighty-one  years  of 
age. 

John  M.  ]\Iillion  was  reared  in  Morgan 
county,  having  few  advantages  in  his  youth, 
educational  or  otherwise.  He  had  to  work 
during  much  of  the  time,  assisting  his  father 
in  the  development  of  the  home  farm,  and 
thus  he  was  engaged  until  twenty-three  years 
I  if  age,  when  he  came  to  Greene  county  and 
started  upon  an  independent  business  career. 
It  was  in  this  county  in  March,  1845.  that  he 
was  joined  in  wedlock  to  r^Iiss  Barbara 
Drum,  a  native  of  Greene  county  and  a 
daughter  of  John  Drum,  formerly  of  North 
Carolina  and  one  of  the  early  settlers  of  this 
state.  The  young  couple  began  their  do- 
mestic life  upon  the  farm  where  he  yet  re- 
.•iicles,  having  a  tract  of  forty  acres  of  land. 
This  jNIr.  Million  developed  and  improved 
and  in  his  farming  operations  he  prospered, 
so  that  in  course  of  time  he  was  enabled  to 
add  to  his  property,  and  he  now  owns  one 
hundred  and  eighty  acres.  This  constitutes 
a  very  valuable  farm,  for  the  price  in  land 
has  continually  risen  because  of  the  rapid 
settlement  of  the  state  and  also  because  of 
the  splendid  improvements  which  he  has 
placed  upon  the  land.  There  is  a  good  resi- 
dence and  other  substantial  buildings  and  the 


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farm  is  pleasantly  and  con\-eniently  located 
about  three  miles  north  of  Greentield.  He 
has  for  many  years  raised  and  fetl  stock  in 
addition  to  tilling  the  soil  and  in  all  of  his 
business  life  he  has  been  energetic,  diligent 
and  persevering. 

During  the  period  of  the  Civil  war  Mr. 
Million  was  called  upon  to  mourn  the  loss  of 
his  first  wife.  There  were  five  children  of 
that  union,  but  only  one  is  now  living :  Re- 
becca, the  wife  of  Andy  McCants.  of  White 
Hall.  ^Ir.  [Million  was  again  married  in 
this  county,  liis  second  union  being  with  Mrs. 
Samaramis  King,  a  widow.  Thc_\-  had  three 
daughters  who  are  yet  living:  Jennie,  now 
the  wife  of  Hugh  L.  Hart;  Ruth,  the  wife  of 
Henry  Havens,  a  resident  farmer  of  Ma- 
coupin county;  and  Maud  S.,  the  wife  of 
Benjamin  Mason,  who  resides  upon  the 
home  farm.  Mr.  Million  lost  his  second  wife 
about  1895. 

When  age  gave  to  Mr.  Millii>n  the  right 
(if  franchise  he  proudly  cast  his  first  presi- 
dential vote  for  the  candidate  of  the  Whig 
party  and  remained  one  of  its  supporters 
luitil  i860,  when  he  voted  for  Abraham  Lin- 
coln. Since  that  time  he  has  been  a  stanch 
advocate  of  Republican  principles,  but  at 
local  election,  where  no  issue  is  involved,  he 
casts  his  ballot  for  the  man  wliom  he  thinks 
best  (jualified  for  oflice  regardless  of  aftilia- 
tion.  He  has  served  on  the  school  board  but 
has  never  sought  or  desired  office.  He  be- 
longs to  the  Baptist  church  and  is  interested 
in  all  that  pertains  to  the  material,  intellec- 
tual and  moral  upbuilding  of  his  commun- 
ity. He  has  been  a  resident  of  Illinois  for 
seventy-four  years  and  of  Greene  county  for 
fifty-eight  years  and  has  seen  the  county 
emerge  from  a  wilderness  and  swamp  to 
take  its  place  with  the  leading  counties  of 
this  great  state.     ^Tatters  of  pioneer  history 


are  familiar  to  him  not  because  he  has  heard 
of  them  but  because  his  experience  has  con- 
nected him  with  such  events.  He  remem- 
bers with  pleasure  the  hospitable  spirit  and 
the  happy  times  of  former  days  and  at  the 
same  time  he  takes  great  delight  in  what 
has  been  accomplished  through  modern 
progress.  He  has  a  very  wide  and  favorable 
acquaintance  in  Greene  county,  where  he  has 
lived  for  more  than  a  half  century. 


W  ILLIAM  C.  R.ViNEY. 

William  C.  Rainey,  a  representative  of 
the  agricultural  interests  of  Greene  comity, 
was  born  in  Carrollton  on  the  "th  of  No- 
vember, 1 86 1,  a  son  of  John  and  Catherine 
(Thomas)  Rainey.  who  are  mentioned  else- 
where in  this  volume  in  connection  with  the 
sketch  of  their  son  Hon.  Henry  T.  Rainey. 
At  the  usual  age  William  C.  Rainey  entered 
the  public  schools  and  in  1881  was  gradu- 
ated from  Jones  Commercial  College,  of  St. 
Ijiuis.  When  he  had  \)ut  aside  his  text 
books  he  became  connected  with  mercantile 
life  as  a  partner  in  his  father's  grocery  store, 
under  the  firm  name  of  Rainey  &  Son  and 
continued  in  that  business  for  four  years.  On 
the  expiration  of  that  period  he  turned  his 
attention  to  farming,  taking  charge  of  his 
mother's  land  in  the  nnrilnvcstern  jiart  of 
Kane  townshi]),  having  here  a  farm  uf  two 
hundred  and  twenty-six  acres,  to  the  further 
development  and  improvement  of  which  he 
has  since  given  his  undivided  attention.  Pie 
carries  on  general  farming  and  has  raised 
large  quantities  of  grain  and  stock,  prac- 
tically feeding  all  of  the  products  to  the  cat- 
tle which  he  fattens  for  the  market.  He 
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PAST  AND  PRESENT  OF  GREENE  COUNTY. 


farming,  uses  the  latest  improved  machin- 
ery in  caring  for  the  fields  and  in  the  con- 
duct of  his  business  displays  keen  foresight 
and  enterprise  that  have  been  substantial  fac- 
tors in  winning  him  desirable  success. 

On  the  15th  of  March.  1892,  Mr.  Rainey 
was  married  to  Miss  Nettie  Linder,  of 
Greene  county,  Illinois,  a  daughter  of  John- 
son Linder  and  a  granddaughter  of  Isham 
Linder,  one  of  the  old  and  highly  respected 
citizens  of  this  locality.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Rainev  now  liave  two  children.  John  and 
Mary. 

While  residing  in  Carrollton  Mr.  Rainey 
served  as  alderman  of  the  city  for  three  years 
and  since  his  removal  to  the  farm  he  has 
filled  the  position  of  school  director  in  his 
district.  He  is  a  highly  respected  man,  en- 
joying the  good  will  and  confidence  of  his 
fellow  townsmen  by  reason  of  his  honorable 
life  and  sterling  traits  of  character.  In 
politics  he  is  a  Democrat  and  he  is  a  mem- 
ber of  the  ^Modern  Woodmen  of  America. 


ISAAC    CONLEE. 


Isaac  Conlee.  called  to  public  office  by 
the  vote  of  his  fellow  townsmen,  is  proving, 
bv-  his  capable  and  efficient  service  in  the 
office  of  county  clerk,  that  the  trust  reposed 
in  him  is  well  placed.  His  official  service, 
however,  was  not  unknown  at  the  time  of  his 
election,  for  he  had  previously  been  county 
sheriff  and  his  pulilic  record  is  above  re- 
proach. 

Mr.  Conlee  w  as  bom  in  Morgan  county. 
Illinois.  January  i,  1857,  and  is  a  son  of 
William  and  Nancy  (Antle)  Conlee.  who 
were  also  natives  of  ilorgan  county.  His 
paternal  grandfather.  Isaac  Conlee.  was  born 


in  Kentucky  and  in  1815  removed  to  the 
territory  of  Illinois,  for  this  was  three  years 
prior  to  the  admission  of  the  state  into  the 
union.  Locating  in  Madison  comity,  he 
there  remained  for  two  years,  after  which  he 
established  his  home  in  ilorgan  county  and 
de\oted  his  life  to  the  work  of  the  ministry, 
remaining  there  until  he  was  called  to  his 
final  rest.  William  Conlee,  reared  amid  the 
wild  scenes'of  frontier  life,  remained  a  resi- 
dent of  Morgan  county  until  1870.  when  he 
remo\ed  to  ilacoupin  county,  where  he  con- 
tinued for  some  time.  About  1880  he  re- 
moved to  ^Missouri,  where  he  spait  four 
years,  and  then  returning  to  Illinois,  settled 
in  Greene  county,  at  Roodhouse,  where  he 
has  since  lived.  He  is  now  practically  re- 
tired from  business  cares. 

Isaac  Conlee,  the  eldest  in  a  family  of 
seven  children,  acquired  his  education  in  the 
public  schools  of  ^lorgan  and  Macoupin 
counties  and  in  Blackburn  College.  He  was 
thus  well  equipped  by  mental  training  for 
life's  practical  duties  and  after  putting  aside 
his  text-books  he  returned  to  the  old  home- 
stead and  began  farming.  Later  he  engaged 
in  teaching  for  five  years  and  then  he  again 
engaged  in  agricultural  pursuits  at  Rood- 
house.  He  next  became  connected  with  the 
express  business  as  agent  for  the  Lnited 
States  Express  Company,  and  was  accepta- 
bly serving  in  that  capacity  when  elected 
sheriff',  which  office  he  held  for  four  years, 
discharging  his  duties  without  fear  or  favor 
and  aiding  largely  in  maintaining  law  and 
order  by  bringing  many  oft'enders  to  justice. 
In  1902  he  became  the  Democratic  nominee 
for  county  clerk  and  was  again  elected,  so 
that  he  is  still  on  the  roster  of  public 
officials. 

On  the  1st  of  July.  1879.  Mr.  Conlee  was 
united  in  marriage  to  Miss  Nancv  Tavlor.  a 


ISAAC  CONLEE 


PAST  AXD  PRESENT  OF  GREENE  COUNTY. 


native  of  this  county  and  a  daughter  of  M. 
Taylor,  formerly  a  resident  of  this  county, 
hut  now  deceased.  Unto  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Cou- 
lee have  been  born  five  children,  namely : 
Florence.  Ciiarles,  Hul)en.  Roy  and  Cecil. 
Mr.  Coulee  is  well  known  in  fraternal 
circles  and  is  a  representative  memljer  of 
the  Masonic  order,  having  been  made  a 
Mason  in  .August,  1899,  and  at  present  l^e- 
longing  to  Carrollton  lodge.  No.  50,  A.  F. 
&  A.  il. :  Carrollton  chapter,  No.  "/"j.  R.  A. 
M. :  and  Hugh  De  Payens  conimandery.  all 
of  Carrollton.  He  is  also  connected  with  the 
Benevolent  &  Protective  Order  of  Elks  at 
Alton,  the  Ancient  Order  oi  United  Work- 
men, and  Roodhouse  camp  of  Modern 
Woodmen  of  .America.  He  is  popular  with 
his  brethren  of  these  organizations,  having 
many  social  and  business  qualifications  that 
recommend  him  to  friendship  and  regard. 


CAPTAIN  WILLIAM  M.  FRY. 

No  history  of  Greene  county  would  be 
complete  without  mention  of  the  Fry  family. 
Captain  William  M.  Fry,  still  one  of  the  re- 
spected and  valued  citizens  of  the  county, 
was  born  in  Carrollton  on  the  i6th  of 
August,  1 83 1,  and  is  a  son  of  General  Jacob 
Fry.  who  built  the  first  house  in  the  county 
seat.  A  sketch  of  the  latter  appears  else- 
where in  this  volume. 

Captain  Fry  spent  his  school  days  in 
Lockport,  Illinois,  and  in  1850,  when  nine- 
teen years  of  age,  he  started  across  the  jjlains 
with  his  father  and  two  friends  from  Lock- 
])ort,  arriving  in  Sacramento.  California,  on 
the  1st  of  August,  1850.  Although  the  train 
was  a  long  one  over  the  hot  sandy  plains  and 


over  the  mountain  passes,  the  party  had  no 
trouble  with  the  Indians.  General  I'ry  and 
his  uncle,  J.  D.  Fry,  who  had  gone  to  Cali- 
fornia in  1849,  opened  a  store  in  the  mining 
districts  and  General  Fry  assisted  in  the 
con<luct  of  this  commercial  enterprise.  Sub- 
sequently, however,  they  disposed  of  their 
store  there  and  remo\'ed  to  Sacramento, 
where  they  opened  a  general  mercantile  es- 
tablishment, which  they  conducted  for  some 
time.  In  1856  the  father  and  son  returned  to 
Illinois  and  for  two  years  General  Fry  re- 
sided in  Ottawa,  LaSalle  county,  but  Captain 
Fry  returned  at  once  to  his  home  in  Greene 
county  in  1856,  locating  on  the  old  Fry 
homestead,  six  miles  south  of  Carrollton, 
where  he  was  joined  by  his  father  in  1858. 

Theirs  was  an  elegant  residence,  well 
built,  and  it  is  now  occupied  by  Thomas  S. 
Parker.  It  continued  to  be  the  home  of 
General  Fry,  however,  until  his  death.  Cap- 
tain Fry  remained  there  until  1870,  when  he 
removed  to  Carrollton,  which  has  since  been 
the  place  of  his  abode,  and  he  now  occupies  a 
nice  residence  in  the  north  part  of  the  town. 
He  owns  a  farm  of  eighty  acres,  which  yields 
him  a  good  income. 

During  the  period  of  the  Civil  war  Cap- 
tain l"ry  served  as  provost  marshal  for  the 
tenth  congressional  district.  He  had  pre- 
viously filled  the  office  of  deputy  sheriff  and 
in  public  matters  he  has  ever  been  loyal  in 
citizenshi])  and  progressive  in  promoting  all 
measures  which  he  has  deemed  would  prove 
of  benefit  to  his  community.  He  belongs  to 
the  Masonic  fraternity,  ha\-ing  been  made  a 
Mason  at  Ottawa,  Illinois,  in  1854,  and  is 
today  one  of  the  honored  pioneer  residents 
of  the  county,  the  history  of  which  is  familiar 
to  him  through  almost  the  entire  period  of 
its  existence. 


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PAST    AND    PRESENT    OF    GREENE    COUNTY. 


DANIEL  T.  OZBUN. 

The  attractiveness  of  Greene  county  as  a 
place  of  residence  is  indicated  by  the  fact 
that  many  of  its  native  sons  have  continued 
to  remain  as  its  citizens  after  reaching  man- 
hood. Among-  this  number  is  Mr.  Ozbun, 
who  is  now  successfully  carrying  on  farm- 
ing near  Carrollton.  He  was  born  in  Rood- 
house  township,  Greene  county,  on  the  jth 
of  October,  1839,  and  is  a  son  of  Benjamin 
F.  Ozbun.  The  family  is  of  Scotch  and 
Welsh  lineage  and  was  established  in  Amer- 
ica in  early  colonial  days.  Representatives 
of  the  name  removing  to  Tennessee  became 
owners  of  large  plantations  there.  The 
grandfather,  Bartholomew  Ozbun,  who  was 
horn  in  North  Carolina  on  the  loth  of 
March,  1776,  went  to  Tennessee,  where  he 
remained  for  a  number  of  years  and  some  of 
his  brothers  became  residents  of  Indiana. 
The  grandfather,  ho\\-ever,  accompanied  by 
his  son  Benjamin  F.,  came  to  Illinois  in 
1834,  his  son  Daniel  having  previously  lo- 
cated in  Greene  county.  In  181 6  the  grand- 
father had  made  a  trip  to  the  southern  por- 
tion of  Illinois,  where  he  remained  for  a 
year,  but  later  returned  to  Tennessee  and 
afterward  spent  a  short  time  in  Indiana.  In 
1S32,  however,  he  again  went  to  Indiana 
and  located  in  Greene  county,  where  he  re- 
mained until  1834,  when  he  came  to  Greene 
county,  Illinois.  He  was  married  to  ]Miss 
Elizabeth  Abbott,  who  was  born  November 
16,  1785. 

Among  their  children  was  Benjamin  Oz- 
bun, the  father  of  our  subject,  whose  birth 
occurred  in  Sumner  county,  Tennessee,  No- 
vember 18,  1810.  With  his  father  he  came 
to  Illinois  in  the  fall  of  1834,  becoming  a  res- 
ident of  Greene  county.  At  that  time  be  had 
a  cash  capital  of  fifty  cents  and  he  also  owned 


a  horse,  which  he  had  ridden  from  Tennes- 
see to  Indiana  and  afterward  to  this  state.  He 
began  \\ork  for  Samuel  Thomas  for  twelve 
dollars  per  month  and  was  employed  in  the 
neighborhood  as  a  farm  hand  for  about  two 
years.  He  was  then  married  on  the  9th  of 
July,  1837,  the  lady  of  his  choice  being  Miss 
Nancy  McCool.  a  native  of  Polk  county, 
Tennessee.  They  became  the  parents  of  ten 
children,  of  whom  four  are  now  living. 
-Vfter  their  marriage  the  young  couple  set- 
tled on  a  tract  of  land  which  he  had  entered 
from  the  government  in  the  northwestern 
part  of  the  county  and  he  at  once  began  to 
cultivate  and  improve  what  hitherto  had  been 
raw  prairie.  He  resided  thereon  until  1854, 
when  he  sold  the  property  and  for  a  few 
years  rented  land  from  Samuel  Thomas.  In 
1857,  however,  he  purchased  one  hundred 
and  twenty  acres  in  the  northwestern  part  of 
Kane  township  and  continued  to  make  his 
home  thereon  throughout  his  remaining 
days.  As  his  financial  resources  increased 
he  added  to  this  from  time  to  time  tintil  he 
became  the  owner  of  two  hundred  and  forty 
acres.  He  was  there  engaged  in  general 
farming  and  his  enterprise  and  business  ac- 
tivity were  salient  characteristics  in  his  life. 
He  was  also  a  good  citizen  and  kind  and  de- 
voted husband  and  father.  He  passed  away 
July  18,  1885,  amid  the  deep  regret  of  many 
friends.  His  son  Robert  then  took  up  the 
management  of  the  farm  fc:>r  his  mother, 
who  resided  upon  the  old  homestead  until 
her  death,  which  occurred  on  the  7th  of 
March,  1895. 

Daniel  T.  Ozbun,  spending  his  boyhood 
days  under  the  parental  roof,  was  sent  to  the 
subscription  schools  at  an  early  day  and 
when  he  had  put  aside  his  text-books  he 
learned  the  carpenter's  trade,  living  at  home 
up  to  the  time  of  his  marriage,  which  im- 


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portant  e\ent  in  liis  life  was  celebrated  on 
the  /th  (It  April,  1875.  He  wedded  Susan 
J.  Summers,  a  native  of  Virginia  and  a 
daughter  of  Ezekiel  and  Elizabeth  (^Tun- 
nell)  Summers,  also  natives  of  X'irginia. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Ozbun  had  five  children : 
Charles  U..  who  is  now  living  on  the  old 
hoiuestead :  Alice  K..  now  the  wife  of  H. 
W.  l-"orman.  clerk  of  Carrollton  township, 
and  a  resident  of  Carrollton;  Jackson  I... 
who  was  born  February  6,  18S1.  and  died 
July  30,  1903;  Allen  Tunnell,  who  was  born 
November  6,  1885.  and  died  July  8,  1886; 
and  Elmer,  who  was  born  September  3, 
1889,  and  is  at  home  with  his  parents. 

At  the  time  of  his  marriage  Mr.  (3zbun 
purchased  eighty  acres  of  land,  upon  which 
he  nnw  resides.  It  was  a  timber  tract  ami. 
clearing  away  the  trees,  he  plowed  the  fields, 
planted  his  crojjs  and  in  due  course  of  time 
developed  rich  tracts.  He  inherited  forty 
acres  of  the  homestead  property  and  he  pur- 
chased sixty  acres  in  addition  to  the  home- 
stead. He  has  altogether  at  the  pres- 
ent time  one  hundred  and  eighty  acres 
of  lan<l.  which  is  \ery  arable  and 
productive  and  he  is  now  successfully 
carrying  on  general  farming.  1  le  al.so  raises 
cattle  and  hogs  and  has  added  to  liis  income 
in  this  wa_\-.  There  are  good  buildings  on 
his  place,  well  located,  and  there  is  also  ex- 
cellent bearing  orchards.  Mr.  Ozbun  has 
served  as  a  school  director  and  the  cause  of 
education  finds  in  him  a  warm  friend,  for  he 
realizes  the  value  of  instruction  as  a  prepara- 
tion for  the  practical  and  responsible  duties 
of  life.  He  and  his  family  have  long  been 
connected  with  the  Methodist  Episcopal 
church  as  faithful  and  helpful  members,  and 
he  gives  his  political  allegiance  to  the  De- 
mocracv.     He  is  a  man  of  firm  conxictions. 


of  strong  purposes  and  honorable  motives, 
and  his  life  record  is  in  many  respects  well 
worthv  of  commentlation. 


JOHN  E.  WYATT. 

John  E.  Wyatt,  who  is  engaged  in  the 
li\ery  business  in  White  Hall,  was  Iwrn  on 
the  2d  of  February,  i86j,  in  Alorgan  county, 
Illinois.  His  paternal  grandparents  were 
Neddie  and  Martha  Wyatt,  the  former  a  na- 
tive of  Todd  county,  Kentucky,  and  the  lat- 
ter of  the  same  state.  Their  son,  James  L. 
\\'\att,  father  of  our  subject,  was  also  born 
in  Kentucky  and  twice  served  his  country  as 
a  soldier.  He  was  with  Grant  in  the  Mexi- 
can war  and  afterward  became  captain  of 
Company  V  of  the  One  Hundred  and  First 
Illinois  \'olunteer  Infantry  during  the  period 
of  hostilities  between  the  north  and  the 
south.  He  enlisted  as  a  private  and  meritor- 
ious conduct  on  the  field  of  battle  won  him 
promotion  to  the  rank  of  second  lieutenant, 
lie  was  afterward  commissioned  first  lieu- 
tenant and  later  captain  and  he  served  con- 
tinuously from  1861  until  1865,  participat- 
ing in  a  number  of  important  engagements, 
including  the  battle  of  Lookout  Mountain, 
Peachtree  Creek  and  others.  Making  his 
home  in  Morgan  county,  Illinois,  he  there 
carried  on  farming  for  many  years  and  his 
death  occurred  in  188  r,  when  he  was  sixty- 
five  years  of  age.  He  married  Jane  S.  Tun- 
nell, who  died  in  1894.  She  had  one  brother, 
R.  M.  Tunnell,  a  graduate  of  Illinois 
College. 

John  E.  Wyatt  was  reared  under  the 
parental  roof  and  is  indebted  to  the  public- 
school  svstem  of  Illinois  for  the  educational 


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PAST    AND    PRESENT    OF    GREENE    COUNTY, 


ijrivileges  which  he  enjoyed.  He  engaged  in 
farming  on  the  old  homestead  in  Morgan 
county  until  1900,  when  he  turned  his  atten- 
tion to  his  present  business,  purchasing  the 
lot  and  building  and  also  the  livery  stock  of 
P.  Brantzell,  at  \Vhite  Hall.  Here  he  has 
since  remained,  conducting  a  well  equipped 
livery  barn,  and  he  now  has  a  very  desir- 
able patronage,  owing  to  his  earnest  desire 
to  please  his  customers  and  his  straightfor- 
ward business  methods. 

On  the  8th  of  November,  1882,  Mr. 
Wyatt  was  united  in  marriage  to  Miss  Mag- 
gie B.  Strang,  a  daughter  of  C.  F.  Strang,  of 
Morgan  county,  Illinois.  Fraternally  he  is 
connected  with  the  Odd  Fellows  society  and 
the  Knights  of  Pythias  lodge,  and  he  also  he- 
longs  to  the  Sons  of  Veterans  camp  at  Jack- 
sonville. His  political  views  are  in  harmony 
with  the  principles  of  the  Democratic  plat- 
form, but  he  has  never  been  active  in  search 
of  public  office,  preferring  to  concentrate  his 
energies  upon  his  business  affairs. 


DEACON  ROBERT  R.  COOPER. 

Sixty-eight  years  have  come  and  gone 
since  Robert  R.  Cooper  located  in  Illinois 
and  this  co\-ers  the  greater  part  of  the  period 
of  the  progress  and  development  of  the  state, 
so  that  Mr.  Cooper  may  well  be  classed  with 
the  pioneer  residents,  living  to  see  the  for- 
ests and  the  swamp  give  way  before  the  cul- 
formed  the  wild  tracts  of  land  into  richly 
tivation  of  the  husbandman,  who  has  trans- 
cultivated  fields.  Mr.  Cooper  was  closely  as- 
sociated with  agricultural  interests  in  Greene 
and  Macoupin  counties  and  now  having  ac- 
quired a  handsome  competence  he  is  living  a 
retired  life. 


Kentucky  has  furnished  man_\-  \\orth\- 
citizens  to  Illinois  and  among  this  number  is 
Robert  R.  Cooper,  whose  birth  occurred  in 
Christian  county  of  the  former  state  on  the 
22d  of  January,  1828.  His  father.  Judge  E. 
L.  Cooper,  was  born  in  Virginia,  September 
24.  1799.  and  was  there  reared.  He  re- 
mo\-ed  to  Kentucky,  locating  in  Christian 
county  and  there  he  opened  up  a  farm,  clear- 
ing a  tract  of  land  and  making  it  a  very  pvo- 
ducti\-e  place.  He  was  married  in  Christian 
county  to  Miss  Mary  M.  Perry,  whose  birth 
occurred  in  Virginia,  August  28,  1793.  The 
young  couple  began  their  domestic  life  in 
Kentucky  but  in  1836  came  to  Illinois,  set- 
tling in  Greene  county,  nhere  Mr.  Cooper 
purchased  a  farm.  Later  he  entered  and 
bought  other  land  until  he  became  the  owner 
of  more  than  four  hundred  acres,  all  in  one 
body  near  W'rightsville.  Upon  that  place 
he  reared  his  family,  continuing  there  until 
about  1856,  when  he  removed  to  Greenfield. 
Later  he  lived  in  the  country  with  a  widowed 
daughter.  Mrs.  E.  E.  Cunningham,  but  in 
1893  returned  to  Greenfield,  where  he  re- 
sided until  his  death  in  1900,  wdien  he  had 
reached  the  \'erv  venerable  age  of  one  hun- 
dred years  and  six  months  lacking  two  days. 
His  wife  had  died  about  twelve  years  prior 
to  his  death  and  although  she  was  not  a  cen- 
tenarian she  was  almost  ninetv-four  vears 
of  age  at  the  time  of  her  demise.  Mr, 
Cooper  was  one  of  the  prominent  men  of  his 
locality  and  he  served  in  various  positions  of 
honor  and  trust,  wielding  a  wide  influence  in 
puljlic  affairs  and  at  the  same  time  assisting 
in  the  material  development  of  his  county. 
His  family  numbered  four,  sons  and  twn 
daughters,  all  oi  whom  reached  years  of  ma- 
tu^it^■,  while  three  are  still  living.  The  eld- 
est, Mildred,  became  the  wife  of  Clark 
Stephens  and  is  now  deceased ;  \\'.  T.  died 


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on  the  old  honiesteail ;  Robert  K.  is  the  third 
of  the  family:  luneline  \l.  became  the  wile 
of  Samuel  M.  Cunningham  and  the  mother 
of  George  W.  Cunningham,  who  is  repre- 
sentedelsewhere  in  this  work;  l-'.dnnmd  M. 
is  living  in  (jirard,  Illinois;  and  Atlrian  A. 
died  in  Kansas  City,  Missouri. 

Ivjhert  R.  Cooper  was  rearetl  upon  the 
old  family  homestead  and  in  his  youth  re- 
ceived but  meager  school  privileges,  so  that 
the  knowledge  that  has  made  him  a  well  in- 
formed man  has  been  largely  acquired  since 
lie  attained  adult  age.  He  remained  with  his 
father  until  he  had  reached  his  majority 
and  during  that  period  received  ample  train- 
ing in  farm  labor.  Following  his  marriage 
lie  began  farming  on  his  own  account  in 
Cireene  cnuntx-  and  after  three  or  four  years 
he  removed  to  Macoupin  county,  where  he 
purchased  a  farm  of  three  lunidred  and 
twentv  acres.  This  he  cultivated  and  im- 
pro\ed.  erecting  thereon  good  buildings  and 
he  developed  a  valuable  property.  In  all  oi 
his  farm  labors  he  was  progressive,  continu- 
ing his  active  farming  operations  until  iS()8. 
He  likewise  engages  in  the  raising  and  feed- 
ing of  stock  and  was  classed  with  the  well- 
to-do  agriculturists  of  his  community.  He 
w-as  one  of  the  promoters  of  two  railroads  in 
the  county  and  has  been  deeply  interested  in 
all  that  has  pertained  to  its  material  upbuild- 
ing. He  continued  to  reside  U])nn  his  farm 
until  iS^S.  when  he  rented  the  pro]ierly  and 
removed  to  (ireenheld.  where  he  purchased 
the  residence  that  be  now  occupies. 

In  1850  Mr.  Cooper  was  united  in  mar- 
riage to  Miss  Nancy  A.  Parks  and  they  trav- 
eled life's  journey  together  until  1868.  when 
Mrs.  Cooper  was  called  to  her  final  rest. 
There  were  seven  children  1)\-  that  mar- 
riage, of  whom  two  are  living:  Hcrny  F...  a 


resident  farmer  of  Greene  count}-:  and 
.\drian  E.,  who  is  living  upon  the  old  fam- 
ily homestead.  For  his  second  wife  Deacon 
I'ooper  chose  Elizabeth  Ridings  and  they 
had  two  children,  of  whom  one  is  yet  living: 
l-'rank,  a  resident  farmer  of  Macoupin 
county.  The  wife  and  mother  died  in  1871. 
In  Macoupin  county  Mr.  Cooper  was  again 
married.  ha\ing  in  1871  wedded  Mary  J. 
liacon,  a  native  of  Tennessee,  who  was 
brought  to  Illinois  during  her  girlhood  days 
and  was  reared  in  Macoupin  county.  There 
are  six  children  by  this  marriage:  Dora,  the 
wife  of  John  A.  Ross,  .of  Hettick,  Illinois; 
I'red  and  Edgar,  who  are  resident  farmers 
of  Macoupin  county;  Charles  L.,  who  is  liv- 
ing in  Virden.  Illinois:  Hattie,  the  wife  of 
(George  W.  Shane,  ;i  farmer  of  Macoupin 
countv:  and  Pearl,  ;i  young  lady  at  home. 

Politicallv  Mr.  Cooi)er  was  originally  an 
old  line  Whig,  casting  his  first  presidential 
ballot  for  (ieneral  Winheld  Scott  in  1852. 
His  first  Republican  vote  .supported  -Vbra- 
bam  Lincoln  in  i860  and  he  has  since  voted 
for  each  Republican  presidential  nominee. 
1  le  is  deeply  interested  in  the  cause  of  public 
education  and  he  has  served  for  a  number  of 
vears  on  the  school  Ijoard  and  as  school  di- 
rector and  has  also  been  township  trustee. 
He  belongs  to  the  Paptist  church,  has  filled 
vrn-ious  church  oHices  and  for  some  years  has 
been  a  deac(jn.  Residing  continuously  in  Il- 
linois from  1836  tliere  is  little  that  concerns 
its  material  progress  and  improvement  that 
is  imknown  to  him,  his  knowledge  coming 
not  as  a  matter  of  history,  but  because  he  has 
witnessed  the  events  that  have  shaped  its 
policy  and  molded  its  destiny.  He  has  lived 
the  quiet  honorable  life  of  the  farmer,  taking 
from  the  soil  the  competence  which  many 
men  win  through  the  labors  nt  ,,tliors  mirl  hv 


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his  straightforward  career  gained  tlie  good 
win,  trust  and  high  regard  of  those  with 
whom  lie  has  been  associated. 


THOMAS  P.  THAXTON. 

Thomas  P.  Thaxton,  hving  on  section  9, 
Rubicon  township,  where  his  farm  of  one 
hundred  and  thirty-eight  acres  gives  evi- 
dence in  its  weh  cultivated  appearance  of  his 
careful  supervision  and  practical  methods, 
was  born  in  Wrights  township,  Greene 
county,  September  13,  1858.  His  father,  P. 
J.  Thaxton,  was  born  October  29,  1832,  on 
the  farm  on  which  he  still  resides  in  Wright 
township,  the  family  having  been  established 
here  in  pioneer  times.  The  grandfather.  Dr. 
Clay  Thaxton,  was  born  in  Halifax  county, 
\'irginia,  in  1797,  was  reared  there  and 
after  arriving  at  years  of  maturity  came  to 
Illinois,  casting  in  his  lot  with  the  early  set- 
tlers of  Greene  county.  He  entered  the  land 
from  the  government  and  de\'eloped  the 
farm  upon  which  his  son  P.  J.  Thaxton  now 
resides,  and  there  he  reared  a  large  family. 
He  died  September  19,  1890.  at  the  age  of 
ninety-two  years. 

P.  J.  Tha.xton  was  reared  and  married 
here.  Miss  Mary  Davidson  becoming  his 
wife.  She  was  born  in  \\'rights  township, 
and  her  father,  John  Da\'idson,  died  when 
she  was  a  child.  Mr.  Thaxton  succeeded  to 
the  ownership  of  the  family  residence  and  a 
part  of  the  land  which  his  father  had  entered 
from  the  government.  He  has  resided  upon 
this  place  throughout  his  entire  life,  devoting 
his  time  and  energies  to  agricultural  pur- 
suits, and  he  is  now  a  hale  and  hearty  man 
of  seventy-two  years,  respected  by  all  be- 
cause of  his  fidelity  to  principles  and  right. 


His  wife  is  als{.)  well  preser\-ed,  and  the\'  are 
much  respected  in  the  community  where  they 
make  their  home. 

Thomas  P.  Thaxton,  one  of  a  family  of 
three  sons,  was  educated  in  the  public  schools 
and  remained  upon  the  home  farm  until 
nineteen  years  of  age,  wdien  he  made  prepar- 
ations for  having  a  home  of  his  own  by  his 
luarriage  to  Miss  Mary  Flowers,  a  native  of 
Johnson  county,  Missouri,  and  a  daughter 
of  Garrett  Flowers,  who  was  a  soldier  of 
the  Union  army  and  died  in  the  service. 
Mrs.  Flowers  then  returned  with  her  family 
to  Illinois,  settling  in  Greene  county.  ]\Irs. 
Thaxton  was  therefore  reared  in  this  county. 
Following  their  marriage  the  young  couple 
remoA'ed  to  Johnson  county,  Missouri,  where 
Air.  Thaxton  engaged  in  farming  until  1880. 
In  March.  1881.  he  returned  to  Greene 
county  and  began  farming  on  a  tract  of  land 
of  one  hundred  acres.  This  he  began  to 
farm  and  improve  and  later  he  Iiought  more 
land,  ha\'ing  now  one  hundred  and  thirty- 
eight  and  a  half  acres  of  land.  He  has  re- 
modeled and  made  additions  to  his  house, 
has  built  a  large  barn  and  other  outbuild- 
ings, and  an  orchard  of  his  own  planting 
affords  a  liberal  supply  of  fruits  for  the  win- 
ter's use.  He  raises  good  crops  and  also 
feeds  stock,  and  he  deserves  much  credit  for 
the  success  he  has  achieved  because  he 
started  out  empty-handed,  without  financial 
assistance  from  any  one.  ^^'hat  he  has 
gained  has  come  as  the  direct  result  of  his 
own  labors,  and  he  is  now  one  of  the  sub- 
stantial agriculturists  of  his  comnumity, 
having  a  rich  tract  of  land  under  a  high  state 
of  cultivation. 

The  home  of  Air.  and  Airs.  Thaxton  has 
been  blessed  with  four  sons  and  four  daugh- 
ters:  George  F..  Cora.  A'iola,  Lucy,  Bessie. 
Charles  C,  Ira  B.  and  Perry  G.    The  parents 


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are  members  of  the  Pleasant  Point  Uaptist 
cliurch  and  Mr.  Tliaxton  belongs  to  Gar- 
field camp,  M.  W.  A.  He  has  always  sup- 
ported the  Democratic  party,  as  his  father  did 
before  him,  his  first  presidential  ballot  being 
cast  for  Grover  Cleveland.  He  was  elected 
and  served  as  constable,  has  been  a  mem- 
ber of  the  school  board  for  a  number  of 
years,  and  is  now  acting  as  its  president.  He 
puts  forth  earnest  efifort  in  behalf  of  the 
improvement  of  the  schools  and  is  the  cham- 
pion of  all  community  interests  which  are  of 
a  beneficial  character.  His  long  residence  in 
Rubicon  township  and  his  devotion  to  the 
general  good  have  made  him  a  valued  citi- 
zen, while  his  unflagging  and  well  directed 
industry  have  won  him  a  comfortable  com- 
petence. 


THEODORE    DILL. 

Hon.  Theodore  Dill,  serving  for  the  third 
term  as  mayor  of  Roodhouse,  engaged  in  the 
grocery  business  and  in  the  development  of 
the  coal  regions  of  this  part  of  tiie  state,  is  a 
man  whose  intense  and  well  directed  activity 
makes  him  one  of  the  leading  citizens  of  his 
adopted  town,  contributing  through  his  bus- 
iness affairs  not  only  to  its  material  up- 
building but  also  giving  tangible  support  to 
many  progressive  public  measures  whose  ef- 
fect on  the  general  welfare  has  been  far- 
reaching  and  beneficial. 

Theodore  Dill  was  lx)rn  in  Johnson 
county,  Indiana,  December  15,  1854.  a  son 
of  R.  M.  and  Matilda  (Lang)  Dill.  The 
Dills  are  of  Holland  Dutch  and  Welsh  de- 
scent. Peter  Dill,  the  grandfather,  was  a 
native  of  Holland  and  coming  to  America 
became  the  founder  of  the  family  in  the  new 
world.    He  died  at  a  verv  advanced  age.   He 


married  a  Miss  Patton,  a  native  oi  Wales. 
Their  son,  R.  M.  Dill,  was  born  in  Butler 
county,  Ohio,  August  24,  1833.  and  remov- 
ing to  Indiana  settled  at  Morgantown,  where 
for  many  3'ears  he  engaged  in  milling.  He 
devoted  his  attention  to  farming  for  several 
years  and  then  retired  from  business  life  and 
during  the  past  few  years  has  enjoyed  a 
well  earned  rest  from  further  labor.  He 
was  the  first  one  to  operate  a  steam  mill  in 
southern  Indiana.  He  has  been  very  prom- 
inent and  influential  in  public  affairs  in  his 
community,  especially  in  political  circles  as  a 
supporter  of  the  Democracy.  He  has  served 
as  justice  of  the  peace  for  more  than  thirty 
years  and  his  decisions  have  ever  been 
strictly  fair  and  impartial,  and  he  has  ever 
been  prompt  and  faithful  in  the  discharge  of 
his  duties — a  fact  indicated  by  his  long  in- 
cumbency. Pie  married  Miss  Matilda  Lang, 
who  was  born  in  Indiana,  in  1835,  a  daugh- 
ter of  William  Lang.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  R.  M. 
Dill  became  the  parents  of  five  sons  and 
four  daughters,  all  of  whom  are  living  with 
the  exception  of  one  who  was  killed  in  a  rail- 
road collision. 

Reared  in  ilorgantown,  Indiana.  Theo- 
dore Dill  actjuired  his  education  in  the  puli- 
lic  schools  and  afterward  learned  the  mill- 
er's trade  with  his  father.  He  came  to  Rood- 
house  as  a  journcxnian  miller.  June  10, 
1885.  and  on  the  5th  of  August,  of  that 
same  year,  he  purchased  an  interest  in  the 
grocery  business  of  Heaton  &  King,  suc- 
ceeding the  latter  in  forming  the  firm  of 
Heaton  &  Dill.  His  relation  was  main- 
tained for  three  years,  when  Mr.  Dill  Ijecame 
sole  proprietor  by  buying  his  partner's  in- 
terest, and  he  has  since  dealt  in  groceries 
and  provision  and  queensware.  He  owns  the 
large  double  store,  a  two-story  building,  on 
the  west  side  of  the  square,  also  the  large 


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PAST    AND    PRESENT    OF    GREENE    COUNTY. 


Dill  Hotel  building  on  the  southwest  corner 
of  the  square.  In  January,  1903,  he  pur- 
chased the  Campbell  coal  pockets  of  block 
coal  and  organized  the  Dill  Coal  Company, 
which  operates  in  the  fall  and  winter  in 
order  to  supply  the  local  trade.  Before  com- 
ing to  Illinois  he  was  with  the  American  Ex- 
press Company,  as  special  messenger  in  In- 
dianapolis, for  several  months,  and  also  at 
other  places,  thus  serving  until  his  removal 
to  Roodhouse.  Here  he  has  prospered  in  his 
business  undertaking.  Energetic,  prompt 
and  notably  reliable,  he  has  carried  forward 
his  mercantile  and  industrial  interests  with 
growing  success,  and  is  to-day  one  of  the 
substantial  citizens  of  Roodhouse. 

Mr.  Dill  was  married,  November  15. 
1876,  to  Miss  Harriet  C.  Foster,  a  native  of 
Lake  county,  Indiana,  and  a  daughter  of  Al- 
fred D.  Foster,  of  that  state,  whose  wife,  in 
her  maidenhood  was  a  Miss  Hathaway.  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Dill  have  become  the  parents  of 
three  children:  Cloyd  C,  who  was  born  No- 
vember 16,  1877,  and  conducts  the  Dill 
Hotel,  one  of  the  best  two  dollar  per  day 
houses  in  Illinois ;  Edna  Ora,  who  was  born 
October  8,  1881,  and  is  the  wife  of  .Mfred 
H.  Barnes;  and  Rae  Foster,  who  was  born 
October  9,  1884,  and  is  with  his  father  in  the 
store. 

Mrs.  Dill  is  a  member  of  the  Missionary 
Baptist  church.  ]\Ir.  Dill  belongs  to  the 
Knights  of  Pythias  fraternity  and  to  the 
Mutual  Protective  League,  an  insurance  or- 
ganization of  Litchfield,  Illinois.  In  politics 
he  is  a  stalwart  Democrat,  and  since  .\pril, 
1889,  he  has  served  continuous,  through  re- 
election, as  mayor  of  Roodhouse,  now  filling 
the  position  for  the  third  term,  a  fact  which 
is  highly  complimentary,  being  indicative  of 
his  ability  and  his  fidelity  to  the  interests  of 
the  city,  to  which  he  has  given  a  public-spir- 


ited, progressive  and  practical  administra- 
tinn.  His  business  interests  and  his  public 
service  have  made  him  a  valued  citizen  of 
Roodhouse. 


FRANK  FRECH. 


This  is  an  age  of  great  business  progress 
and  the  leading  men  of  a  community  are 
those  who  are  in  control  of  its  industrial, 
commercial  and  professional  enterprises. 
Frank  Freeh  is  therefore  classed  with  the 
prominent  citizens  of  White  Hall,  where  as 
the  senior  member  of  the  firm  of  Freeh  & 
Johnson  he  is  extensively  and  successfully 
engaged  in  the  milling  business.  His  birth 
occurred  in  St.  Clair  county,  Illinois,  on  the 
2()th  of  September,  1857,  his  parents  being 
Jacol)  and  Catherine  (Reddick)  Freeh,  both 
of  whom  were  natives  of  Germany.  The 
father  came  to  America  in  the  year  1850, 
settling  in  St.  Louis,  Missouri,  where  he 
resided  for  fourteen  years.  He  then  re- 
moved to  St.  Clair,  Illinois,  where  he  spent 
Due  vear.  and  in  1865  he  came  to  Greene 
county,  locating  at  Jalappa  on  ^Macoupin 
creek.  He  was  a  shoemaker  by  trade  and 
long  followed  that  pursuit,  but  during  his 
last  twenty-five  years  devoted  his  energies  to 
the  occupation  of  farming.  He  finally  lo- 
cated on  a  farm  near  Kane,  Greene  county, 
where  he  has  a  valuable  tract  of  land  of  two 
hundred  acres.  He  was  but  nine  years  of 
age  when  he  came  to  America  and  through- 
out his  entire  life  he  has  always  been  most 
loyal  to  the  institutions  of  his  adopted  land. 
His  home  is  about  three  miles  northeast  of 
Kane  and  he  is  one  of  the  respected  agricul- 
turists of  his  locality.  Losing  his  first  wife, 
he  was  married  again  in  1892  and  there  are 


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535 


two  cliihlrcn  by  that  union.  There  were 
eight  children  by  the  fin-^t  niarriag^e  and  with 
one  e.xception  ail  are  living,  namely:  Mrs. 
Ro.se  Allen,  who  resides  southeast  of  Carroll- 
ton  and  has  three  children ;  Blanche  Darr, 
deceased:  Mary:  Lucy:  Henry,  who  is  mar- 
ried and  resides  southeast  of  Carrollton,  and 
has  three  children;  William,  a  retired  farmer 
of  Carrollton,  who  is  married  and  has  two 
children:  Jacob,  head  miller  ui  the  Advance 
Hour  mill,  who  is  married  and  lives  in  Car- 
rollton with  his  wife  and  three  children;  and 
Frank. 

I'rank  h'rech  acquired  his  education  in 
the  common  schools  of  Illinois  and  in  the 
German  schools  of  St.  Louis,  Missouri. 
He  spent  seven  years  in  the  latter 
citv  (luring  his  parents'  residence  there 
and  then  accompanied  them  on  their  re- 
mold to  this  state.  lie  continued  under 
the  [jarental  roof  until  twenty-two  years  of 
age.  He  then  went  to  Belleville,  Illinois,  to 
learn  the  miller's  trade  and  when  he  had 
completed  his  term  of  apprenticeship  he  en- 
tered the  cmpio)'  of  H.  C.  Yeager,  a  mill 
owner  of  Kane,  with  whom  he  continued  for 
a  year.  On  the  expiration  of  that  period  he 
located  on  Macoupin  creek,  where  he  pur- 
chased a  water  mill  known  as  the  old  Empire 
mill,  this  being  one  of  the  oldest  plants  of 
the  kind  in  the  county.  It  was  built  in  1S45 
by  Masse}-  \'an  Meter,  who  had  oijcrated  it 
for  ten  years.  During  the  next  few  years 
it  passed  through  \aiious  hands  and  in 
March.  1885,  it  became  the  property  of  Mr. 
Freeh  and  John  T.  Briggs.  It  had  been 
known  at  one  time  as  the  United  States,  but 
^fr.  French  changed  the  name  to  the  Empire 
mill.  There  were  great  alterations  made  in 
the  ])lant.  which  hitherto  had  been  operated 
by  water  power,  but  it  now  liecame  a  new 
process  mill  with  a  roller  system,  making  it 


one  of  the  liesl  eipiipped  milling  plants  in  the 
county  at  that  time.  It  had  a  capacity  of 
ihirty  barrels  per  da\-  and  was  locatel  at 
Conwaysville  on  Macoupin  creek,  five  miles 
south  of  Carrollton.  .\fter  operating  the 
lunpire  mill  for  a  vear  Mr.  Freeh  went  to 
Carrollton,  where  he  organized  a  new  milling 
company  and  purchased  the  .\dvance  flour 
mill.  He  became  president  of  the  company 
and  also  acted  as  head  miller,  continuing  in 
this  business  until  1897,  when  he  sold  his 
interest  in  Carrollton-  and  in  .May  of  that 
year  purchased  the  White  llall  niill,  which 
had  been  operated  under  the  name  of  the 
.M.  !■:.  P.latchley  Mill  Company,  lie  then 
changed  the  name  to  the  Superior  flour  mill 
ancl  under  this  name  the  business  has  since 
been  conducted  with  constantly  increasing 
success.  He  was  for  some  time  in  partner- 
ship with  Mr.  Wdton,  who  in  1892  sold  his 
interest  in  the  mill  to  William  .\.  Johnson, 
who  had  been  with  Mr.  I'^rech  as  bookkeeper 
since  1890.  The  capacity  of  the  mill  is  one 
hundred  and  twenty  barrels  a  day  and  a  large 
local  and  shipping  trade  is  conducted.  This 
is  the  only  mill  in  White  Hall.  Mr.  iM-ech 
is  a  practical  miller  and  oversees  the  actual 
work  of  the  mill  and  the  output  of  the  prod- 
ucts, while  Mr.  Johnson  is  bookkeeper  and 
attends  to  the  management  of  the  business 
;iffairs  of  the  firni. 

On  the  13th  of  March.  1883,  Mr.  Freeh 
was  united  in  marriage  to  Miss  Margaret 
Stevens,  a  daughter  of  Clark  Stevens,  a 
farmer  living  near  Kane,  Illinois.  They 
now  have  one  son,  Lee  O.,  who  was  born  in 
September,  1886,  and  is  now  attending 
school  in  White  Hall.  The  family  are 
prominent  socially  in  White  Hall  and  their 
old  home  is  noted  for  its  attractive  and  cor- 
dial ho.spitality.  Mr.  iM-ech.  with  a  full 
realization  of  the  fact  that  in  .\merica  labor 


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PAST    AND     PRESENT    OF    GREENE    COUNTY. 


is  king,  has  put  fortii  strenuous  effort  to 
reach  the  goal  of  success  and  as  the  years 
have  passed  he  has  gradually  advanced  until 
his  labors  have  been  rewarded  with  a  fair 
measure  of  prosperity.  Moreover,  his  busi- 
ness record  is  such  as  any  man  might  lie 
pnnul  to  possess,  for  he  has  ever  been  care- 
ful to  till  every  engagement  and  meet  his 
oblio'ations. 


ALLEN  C.  GRIS\\'OLD. 

Allen  C.  Griswold,  one  of  Greene  coun- 
ty's substantial  farmers,  was  born  in  Scott 
county,  Illinois,  near  Manchester  on  the  isl 
of  February,  i860.  His  father.  Loyal  P. 
Griswold.  was  Ijorn  in  a  lug  cabin  in  Greene 
county,  Illinois,  on  the  14th  ot  August,  1833, 
and  was  a  son  of  Harry  and  Maria  (Post) 
Griswold.  He  is  rci)rcsented  on  another 
page  of  this  volume. 

.-Mien  C.  Griswold  spent  his  boyhood 
days  in  the  usual  manner  of  farmer  lads.  He 
worked  in  the  fields  through  the  summer 
months  and  in  the  winter  seasons  attended 
the  public  schools.  He  has  resided  upon  liis 
present  farm  since  1897  and  here  owns  two 
hundred  acres  of  rich  land,  adjoinin.g  the 
city  limits,  known  as  Middlebrook  stock 
farm,  which  he  has  ])laced  under  a  high  state 
of  cultivation,  lie  i>  now  re,garded  as  one  of 
the  well-to-do  farmers  of  his  community 
and  in  cultivating  his  fields  he  follows  mod- 
ern methods  of  farming,  using  the  latest  im- 
proved machinery  and  doing  everything  that 
would  facilitate  his  work  and  render  his  fields 
more  productive.  He  has  likewise  extended 
his  business  eft'orts  to  other  lines  of  activity 
and  is  a  stockholder  in  the  First  National 
Bank  at  White  Hall  and  also  in  a  Sewer  Pipe 
&  Stoneware  Company  there. 


In  i8y5  Mr.  Griswold  was  united  in 
marriage  to  Miss  Minnie  Lorton,  only  child 
of  Harvey  and  Rebecca  (Uinwiddie)  Lor- 
ton. lier  father  is  one  of  the  very  early  set- 
tlers of  (ireene  county.  He  was  a  son  of 
Thomas  and  Frances  Lorton.  Her  grand- 
father was  of  Welsh  and  Irish  lineage  and 
ser\ed  his  country  as  a  soldier  in  the  Revo- 
lutionary war,  valiantly  aiding  the  colonists 
in  their  struggle  for  indejiendence.  He  lived 
to  enjoy  the  fruits  of  his  labor  for  many 
years,  passing  away  in  1833.  at  the  ad\anced 
age  of  eighty-six  years.  His  wife  was  a  rel- 
ative of  William  Ganaway.  who  figured 
prominently  in  the  annals  of  Tennessee.  Har- 
vey N.  Lorton  had  but  little  opportunity  for 
acquiring  an  education,  save  that  he  learned 
\aluable  lessons  in  the  school  of  experience. 
In  his  younger  days  it  was  his  intention  to 
make  his  home  in  Texas,  but  he  came  to  Illi- 
nois on  a  visit  and  secured  employment  in 
this  state,  .\fter  eight  years  he  purchased 
fifty  acres  of  land  and  began  the  operation 
of  his  own  farm  and  from  that  time  forward 
gave  up  all  idea  of  becoming  a  resident  of 
the  south.  At  the  time  of  the  Civil  war  he 
responded  to  his  country's  call  for  aid,  en- 
listing on  the  18th  of  August,  1862.  as  a 
member  of  Company  I,  Ninety-first  Illinois 
Infantry,  with  which  he  served  for  three 
years.  His  regiment  was  assigned  to  the 
Gulf  department  and  with  others  of  his  com- 
mand he  was  captured  in  Kentucky  by  Mor- 
gan's troops.  He  remained  in  the  south 
until  after  the  close  of  hostilities  and  was 
mustered  out  July  12,  1865.  having  made  an 
excellent  record  as  a  soldier  and  a  fearless 
defender  of  the  L'^nion  cause.  His  daugh- 
ter, Mrs.  (Griswold.  was  born  at  what  is 
known  as  Lorton's  Prairie  in  Greene  county, 
March  4.  1867,  and  unto  our  subject  and  his 
wife  have  been  born  two  children  ;  Lee  Post. 


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bom  April   22.    1896:  ami   Curtis    Ilarvey, 
bom  May  14.  1899. 

Mr.  Griswokl  gives  his  i)olitical  allegi- 
ance to  the  Repitblican  party  and  keeps  well 
informed  on  the  questions  and  issues  of  the 
(lay.  thus  being  able  to  support  his  position 
by  intelligent  argiuiient.  Both  he  and  his 
wife  are  widely  and  favorably  known  in 
Greene  county  and  the  circle  of  their  friends 
is  almost  co-extensive  with  the  circle  of  their 
acquaintances.  As  a  citizen  be  is  public- 
spirited  and  progressive,  deeply  interested  in 
the  welfare  of  his  home  town  and  of  the 
county  and  giving  his  co-operation  in  un- 
stinted measure  to  promoting  their  upbuild- 
ing and  progress.  His  efforts  in  this  di- 
rection have  been  of  such  a  practical  char- 
acter that  the  results  have  proved  far-reach- 
ing and  beneficial. 


\V.  A.  BROWN. 


W.  A.  Brown,  whose  energetic  nature, 
laudable  ambition  and  unfaltering  diligence 
have  Ijeen  prominent  factors  in  his  success- 
ful career,  is  now  dealing  in  lumber  in  Car- 
rollton  and  is  accounted  one  of  the  re|)re5en- 
tative  business  men  of  the  city.  He  was 
l)orn  in  Rubicon  township,  Greene  county. 
Illinois,  on  the  nth  of  November.  1868.  and 
is  a  son  of  Peter  .A.  and  Lenora  (Robinson) 
Brown,  both  of  whom  were  lx)rn  in  Linder 
township.  His  paternal  grandfather,  Peter 
M.  Brown,  was  a  native  of  Virginia  and  be- 
came one  of  the  pioneer  settlers  of  Greene 
county,  establishing  his  residence  here  when 
the  work  of  progress  and  improvement 
seemed  scarcely  begun.  He  at  once  began 
the  task  of  developing  a  good  home  for  hisij,  i 
family  and  he  aided  in  laying  liroad  and  deepPlformed  concerning  the  tenets  and  teachings 


the  foundation  for  the  present  prosperity 
and  progress  of  the  locality.  Both  he  and  his 
wife  are  still  living,  their  home  being  two 
miles  east  of  Carrollton. 

During  his  youth  W.  .\.  Brown  accom- 
panied his  parents  on  their  removal  to  Lin- 
der township  and  began  his  education  in  the 
public  schools,  continuing  his  studies  in  the 
Carrollton  high  school,  where  he  completed 
the  course  by  graduation  in  the  class  of  1889. 
He  afterward  t(X)k  a  course  in  the  Jackson- 
ville Business  College  and  then  entered  a 
dry-goods  store  in  Jacksonville,  where  he  re- 
mained for  a  year.  He  afterward  engaged 
in  farming  in  Linder  township  for  three 
years  and  was  quite  successful  in  his  under- 
takings there,  but  preferring  cfimmercial  to 
agricultural  pur.suits  he  came  to  Carrollton 
and  purchased  the  lumber  business  jirev- 
iously  conducted  by  L.  S.  Bushnell  near  the 
Chicago  &  Alton  dej)f>t.  He  became  pro- 
prietor of  the  yard  in  1894  and  since  that 
time  has  conducted  the  business,  alsf)  extend- 
ing the  scope  of  his  lal)ors  by  dealing  in  coal, 
hardware  and  building  supplies  of  all  kinds. 
He  has  an  extensive  lumberyard  and  build- 
ings, and  his  business  is  .steadily  increasing, 
having  already  reached  a  large  and  profitable 
l)roportions.  He  is  found  straightforward 
in  all  transactions  and  whatever  he  under- 
takes he  carries  forward  to  successful  com- 
pletion. 

On  the  nth  of  January.  1898,  W.  .\. 
Brown  was  united  in  marriage  to  Miss 
Martha  Lanning.  a  native  of  Greene  county, 
Illinois,  and  a  daughter  of  T.  P.  I^nning. 
now  a  resident  of  Morgan  county.  They 
have  one  son,  George  Davis.  Mr.  Brown  is 
a  Mason  in  his  fraternal  relations,  having 
taken  the  degrees  of  the  lodge,  chapter,  coun- 
cil and  commandery.     He  is  thoroughly  in- 


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PAST    AND     PRESENT    OF    GREENE    COUNTY. 


of  tlie  craft  and  liis  interest  in  the  society  is 
deep  and  sincere,  while  in  his  hfe  he  exempli- 
fies many  of  the  splendid  principles  which  the 
fraternity  inculcates.  Jrle  stands  to-day  as 
a  strong  man.  strong  in  his  honor  and  his 
good  name,  in  the  success  which  has  at- 
tended him  and  in  his  fidelity  to  duty  in  all 
life's  relations. 


GENER.VL  JACOB  FRY. 

General  Jacoh  iMy.  who  huilt  the  first 
house  in  Carrollton  and  was  one  of  (ireene 
county's  most  honored  citizens,  was  horn  in 
Fayette  county,  Kentucky,  Septemher  20, 
1799.  spent  the  days  of  his  laoyhood  and 
vouth  in  his  native  state  and  in  early  man- 
hood went  to  Edwardsville.  Ahout  1819 
he  first  visited  Greene  county  and  at  that 
time  it  is  said  that  he  made  from  boards  split 
from  a  \valnut  tree  the  first  cofiin  con- 
structed in  the  county.  h^)llowing  his  re- 
turn to  Alton.  Illinciis,  he  hewed  the  timber 
for  the  first  mill  erected  at  that  place.  He 
had.  however,  been  favorably  impressed  with 
Greene  county  and  its  possibihties  and  re- 
turned to  this  locality  about  the  beginning 
of  1821.  An  account  of  the  founding  of 
Carrollton  is  given  in  a  souvenir  edition  of 
the  Patriot,  in  which  it  was  said  : 

•'On  the  JOth  day  of  j-'ebruary,  1S21.  live 
sturdv  pioneers  met  at  a  cabin  on  the  Illi- 
nois prairie  and  proceeded  in  solemn  and 
dignified  horseback  procession.  They  had 
an  important  duty  to  perform.  They  had 
lieen  appointed  by  the  law-making  body  of  a 
new  state  to  locate  the  cai)ital  of  a  newer 
county. 

"On  January,  1821 .  a  bill  had  been  intro- 
duced in  the  Illinois  legislature,  then  in  ses- 


sion at  Vandalia,  to  organize  the  county  of 
Greene,  fixing  the  boundaries  and  providing 
for  the  l(jcation  cjf  the  coimty  seat.  The  bill 
was  passed  on  January  18,  and  was  signed 
l)v  Shadrack  Bond,  first  go\-ernor  of  Illinois, 
on  Januarv  20.  The  county  as  then  organ- 
ized included  the  territory  now  comprismg 
both  Greene  and  Jersey  counties,  and  to  it 
was  temporarily  attached  by  this  act  the  pres- 
ent counties  of  Scott,  Morgan  and  Macoupin. 
Prior  to  this  time  the  territory,  and  in  fact  all 
tlie  northern  portion  of  the  state,  formed  part 
of  Madison  county.  The  new  county  was 
named  for  General  Nathaniel  Greene,  of 
Revolution.ary  fame.  The  commissioners 
appointed  to  gi\'e  the  same  some  appropriate 
name;  provided  the  owner  or  owners  of  the 
land  whereon  said  seat  of  justice  is  about  to 
be  fixed  give  to  the  county  commissioners  a 
good  deed  of  conveyance,  in  fee  simple,  for 
not  less  than  twenty  acres  of  land,  for  the 
use  of  the  count)-.  After  some  consultation, 
It  became  evident  that  the  commissioners 
were  unanimous  in  their  opinion  that  the 
court  house  should  lie  built  on  the  land  of 
^Nlr.  Carlin.  The  town  was  immediately  laid 
out  and  named  in  honor  of  Charles  Carroll, 
of  Carrollton,  Maryland." 

Mr.  Carlin  ofl:'ered  to  Jacob  h'ry  the  land 
if  he  would  build  thereon  a  house  and  the 
ofl:'er  was  accepted.  He  was  a  prominent 
man  in  the  new  county  of  Greene,  pro- 
moting many  of  the  movements  wdiich  re- 
sulted in  substantial  growth  and  improve- 
ment and  taking  a  very  active  part  in  its 
|)ublic  life.  He  was  a  member  of  the  first 
grand  jury,  was  deputy  sherifi^  in  1822  and 
was  elected  sheriff  in  1828,  filling  the  otlice 
for  ten  vears.  He  was  married  to  ]\Iiss 
Emily  Turney,  daughter  of  .\ttorney-Gen- 
eral  James  Turney,  in  May,  1826.  It  was 
not  manv  vears  after  this  that  the  Indians 


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541 


Avent  ufK-in  the  warpath  and  General  Fr}' 
served  as  colonel  in  the  Black  Hawk  war, 
while  after  its  close  he  was  elected  a  major 
general  of  the  militia.  I'nrther  official  lion-, 
ors  awaited  him,  for  in  1837  he  was  ap- 
pointed commissioner  of  the  Illinois  &  Mich- 
igan canal  and  in  1856  was  collector  of  cns- 
toms  at  Chicago.  During  the  Reliellion  he 
commanded  a  regiment  which  did  valiant 
service  at  Sliiloh. 

In  1850  he  crossed  the  plains  to  Cali- 
fornia and  assisted  J.  1).  I'ry  in  the  conduct 
of  a  store  in  the  mining  districts  for  a  time. 
Suhsequently  they  suld  out  and  removed  to 
Sacramento,  where  they  oldened  a  general 
mercantile  estahlishment,  which  they  con- 
ducted lor  .some  time.  In  1856  he  and  his 
son  Captain  F'ry  returned  to  lUinois  and  for 
two  years  the  Ceneral  resided  in  Ottawa, 
La  Salle  county,  hut  in  1858  he  again  located 
on  the  old  homestead,  six  miles  south  of 
Carrollton,  where  he  died  in  1882. 

The  important  part  which  he  hore  in  the 
early  development  and  later  growth  and 
progress  of  his  county  entitled  him  to  dis- 
tinctive mention  as  one  of  its  most  honored 
])ioneers  and  one  to  wli<im  the  county  owes  a 
deht  of  gratitude. 

In  his  family  were  five  children,  but 
Captain  William  I'ry  is  the  only  surviving 
son.  James  B.,  who  was  a  graduate  of  the 
West  Point  Military  .\cademy  and  continued 
in  the  regular  army,  took  an  active  jjart  in 
the  war  of  the  Rebellion,  during  which  time 
he  w^as  provost  marshal  general  with  head- 
(|uarters  at  Washington,  D.  C.  He  was  also 
actively  engaged  in  the  war.  Sarah  was  the 
second  of  the  family  and  William  M.  the 
third.  Edward  became  a  resident  of  Chi- 
cago and  afterward  of  San  Francisco.  Cali- 
fornia, where  he. died.  Julia,  the  youngest 
is  now  living  in  Jersey\ille. 


S.VMCICL  ELMh'.R  Sll.\XXOX. 

One  of  the  fine  farms  of  Linder  lown- 
slii])  is  the  pro])erty  of  Samuel  Elmer  Shan- 
non, who  resides  on  section  16.  He  is  ac- 
counted one  of  the  thrifty  and  successful 
agriculturists  and  stockraisers,  owning  one 
hundred  and  forty-six  acres  of  land.  Ik- 
was  born  near  Carrollton,  May  Ji,  i86_'. 
11  is  father,  Thomas  Shannon,  was  a  native 
of  Lancastersliire.  I'jiglaud,  born  July  jy, 
1825,  and  his  father  was  W  illiaui  SlianiKni, 
who  came  to  the  new  world  in  i83('),  set- 
tling tirst  in  Canada,  whence  he  afterward 
removed  to  Xew  \'ork.  lie  lived  near  Lake 
Chaniplain  lor  a  lew  years  and  subsei|ueutly 
removed  to  Illinois,  .settling  there  about 
1S44.  He  took  up  his  abode  in  Creene 
county  near  Carrollton,  where  Thomas 
Shannon  was  reared  to  manhood.  The  fa- 
ther was  a  man  of  good  education  and  be- 
came one  of  the  pioneer  teachers  of  (ireene 
conntv,  al.'^o  following  that  profession  in 
|erse\-  and  .Montgomery  counties.  Fie  was 
married  here  to  Rebecca  King,  a  native  ot 
.Alabama,  who  spent  her  girlhootl  days  m 
Creene  county.  Mr.  Shannon  purchased 
land  and  engaged  in  farming  for  many 
years,  following  that  pursuit  through  the 
summer  m.niths,  while  in  the  winter  seasons 
he  followed  teaching.  He  lived  in  different 
towns  in  Greene,  Jersey  and  Montgomery 
counties,  and  then  bought  land  in  Greene 
conntv.  He  located  in  Greenfield,  where  he 
spent  his  remaining  days,  enjoying  a  well 
earned  rest  from  further  labor.  He  died 
there  September  17,  1893.  ^'^  first  wife 
had  jiassed  away  some  years  prior  to  that 
time  and  he  afterward  contracted  a  second 
marriage. 

Samuel  Elmer  Shannon  is  one  of  a  fam- 
ily of  four  sons  and  two  daughters,  of  wIkmii 


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PAST    AND    PRESENT    OF    GREENE    COUNTY. 


three  sons  reached  mature  years.  His 
lirother  Wilhani  is  engaged  in  farming  in 
Colorado,  and  Edgar  is  a  farmer  of  Linder 
township.  Air.  Shannon  of  this  review  was 
largely  reared  in  Jersey  county  and  pur- 
sued his  studies  in  the  public  schools  of  that 
county  and  of  Montgomery  count}'.  He 
worked  at  farm  labor  in  his  youth,  early  be- 
coming familiar  with  the  liest  methods  of 
caring  for  the  fields  and  cultivating  the 
crops.  After  arriving  at  years  of  maturity 
he  started  out  in  life  on  his  own  account, 
locating  on  a  farm  in  Linder  township,  and 
as  a  companion  and  helpmate  for  life's  jour- 
ney he  chose  Miss  Edna  J.  Johnson,  a  na- 
tive of  Greene  county  and  a  daughter  of  An- 
drew Johnson,  one  of  the  early  settlers  and 
prominent  farmers  of  this  part  of  the  state. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Shannon  were  married  Octo- 
ber 20,  1897,  and  afterward  located  on  the 
farm  where  they  now  reside.  He  built  a 
nice  farm  house,  also  t\\o  good  barns  and 
other  outbuildings  for  the  shelter  of  grain 
and  stock.  He  likewise  planted  an  orchard 
and  has  made  splendid  improvements  on  his 
place  so  that  it  is  a  well  developed  farm 
property.  He  not  only  cultivates  the  fields 
but  also  raises  and  feeds  good  grades  of 
stock. 

Politic;dly  Mr.  Shannon  is  a  Republi- 
can, deeply  interested  in  the  welfare  of  his 
party,  yet  he  has  never  sought  or  desired 
office  for  himself.  He  was  elected  and 
served,  however,  as  school  trustee  in  his 
township  for  nine  or  ten  years  and  for  one 
term  was  township  collector.  He  has  fre- 
quently been  a  delegate  to  the  county  con- 
venfions  of  his  party  and  has  served  as  cen- 
tral committeeman  of  this  township.  He 
and  his  wife  are  members  of  the  Baptist 
church,  in  which  he  is  ser\-ing"  as  a  deacon, 
and  he  takes  a  most  active  and  helpful  inter- 


est in  the  x'arious  departments  of  church 
w  ork.  He  is  recognized  as  one  of  the  pn  mi- 
inent  young  farmers  of  Linder  township 
and  is  an  active,  progressive,  public-spirited 
man.  whose  efforts  in  behalf  of  his  commun- 
ity along  line  of  material,  intellectual,  social 
and  moral  progress  have  been  of  direct  bene- 
fit to  his  fellowmen. 


GREENE  DRI\'ER. 

Greene  Driver,  who  is  now  living  a  re- 
tired life  in  Greenfield,  was  for  a  consider- 
able period  actively  connected  with  agricul- 
tural interests  in  Greene  county,  owning  and 
operating  a  farm  of  three  hundred  acres  in 
Rubicon  township.  He  is  a  native  son  of 
this  county,  his  birth  having  occurred  near 
Carrollton,  February  3,  1847.  His  father, 
Greene  Driver,  Sr.,  was  born  in  Smith 
county,  Tennessee,  in  1808  and  his  father, 
William  Driver,  removed  from  Tennessee 
to  Illinois,  settling  in  Greene  county  in  1828. 
He  made  his  home  near  White  Hall,  becom- 
ing closely  identified  with  the  early  pioneer 
development  of  the  locality.  The  family- 
shared  in  all  of  the  hardships  and  trials  in- 
cident to  frontier  life  and  upon  the  old  fam- 
ily homestead  Greene  Driver.  Sr.,  was 
reared,  accpiiring  his  education  in  the  primi- 
tive schools  of  the  time.  He  was  married 
near  \\'hite  Hall  to  Miss  ]\Iargaret  Grace 
Hazelwood,  a  native  of  Kentucky  and  a 
daughter  of  Squire  Hazelwood,  one  of  the 
early  settlers  that  Kentucky  furnished  to  Illi- 
n(iis.  In  1838  Greene  Driver.  Sr.,  located 
upon  a  farm  near  Carrollton,  where  he 
owned  a  good  tract  of  land,  and  thereon 
reared  his  family.  He  continued  to  make  his 
home  there  until  his  death,  which  occurred 


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543 


on  the  13th  of  September,  190J,  wlien  he 
was  ninety-three  years  and  ten  months  of 
age.  He  had  lost  his  first  wife  many  years 
hefore,  her  death  occurring  in  1849,  when 
their  son  Greene  was  only  two  years  old. 
In  1851  he  had  married  again.  He  was  a 
respected  farmer,  living  a  busy,  useful  and 
iionorable  life,  and  was  long  classed  witli 
the  leading  agriculturists  of  his  community. 

Greene  Driver  of  this  review  was  one  of 
a  family  of  six  children,  five  of  whom 
reached  years  of  maturity,  while  four  are 
now  living.  He  spent  his  youth  upon  the 
homestead  farm  and  was  educated  in  the  dis- 
trict schools.  He  early  became  familiar  with 
the  duties  and  labors  that  fall  to  the  lot  of  the 
agriculturist  and  he  continued  to  assist  his 
father  until  his  marriage,  which  occurred  in 
January,  1884,  the  lady  of  his  choice  being 
Miss  Mattie  Bowman,  a  native  of  Cass 
county,  Missouri,  and  a  daughter  of  A.  L. 
Bowman,  who  resided  in  Greene  county  for 
a  number  of  years  and  afterward  removed 
to  Missouri,  whence  he  returned  to  this 
county  at  the  time  of  the  Civil  war.  in  fact 
the  Bowmans  were  pioneer  residents  nf  this 
part  of  the  state,  coming  to  Illinois  from 
Ohio. 

.\fter  his  marriage  Mr.  Driver  located 
upon  what  became  his  home  farm  on  section 
.21,  Rubicon  township.  He  began  there  with 
one  hundred  and  forty  acres  of  land,  the 
impro\ements  were  very  few  and  the  farm 
was  in  a  run  town  condition,  but  he  at  once 
began  to  develop  this  and  continued  the  work 
of  cultivation  until  he  had  one  of  the  best  im- 
pro\-ed  farms  of  the  township.  As  his  finan- 
cial resources  increased  he  added  to  the  place 
until  he  now  has  three  hundred  acres,  all  in 
one  Ixidy  and  the  entire  farm  is  under  a  high 
state  of  cultivation  with  the  exception  of  a 
tract  of  about  fortv  acres,  much  of  which  is 


co\ered  with  timber  ami  is  used  for  pastur- 
age purposes.  Mr.  Driver  erected  a  good 
residence,  planted  an  orchard  and  added 
other  modern  equipments,  using  the  latest 
improved  machinery  to  facilitate  his  farm 
work.  In  addition  to  the  raising  of  the 
cereals  best  adapted  to  the  soil  and  climate 
he  also  engaged  in  the  raising  and  feeding 
of  stock  and  in  both  branches  of  his  business 
met  with  gratifying  success.  He  continued 
in  the  active  operation  of  his  farm  until 
1902,  when  he  rented  the  place  and  removed 
to  Greenfield,  where  he  purchased  residence 
property.  This  he  remodeled  and  has  made 
a  comfortable  home.  His  time  is  now  de- 
voted to  the  supervision  of  his  farming  in- 
terests and  he  is  enjoying  a  well  merited 
rest  from  the  acti\e  and  arduous  duties  of 
an  agricultural  life. 

Unto  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Driver  have  been 
born  four  children :  Judson  E.,  Clyde  C, 
Walter  G.  and  Gladys  G.  In  his  political 
views  Mr.  Driver  is  a  stanch  Republican 
and  cast  his  first  presidential  ballot  for  Gen- 
eral U.  S.  Grant  in  1868,  supporting  each 
presidential  nominee  of  the  party  since  that 
time.  He  has  served  for  fifteen  years  as  a 
member  of  the  school  board  and  the  cause  of 
education  found  in  him  a  stalwart  friend  and 
he  champions  every  progressive  measure  for 
raising  the  standard  of  education  in  his 
county.  His  wife  is  a  member  of  the  Bap- 
tist church  and  both  are  highly  esteemed 
people,  enjoying  the  warm  friendship  and 
favorable  regard  of  many  friends.  Mr. 
Driver  has  spent  his  entire  life  in  •Greene 
county  and  has  therefore  been  a  witness  of 
its  development  and  progress  through  fifty- 
seven  years.  He  has  watched  with  pride  the 
work  of  improvement  and  has  witnessed  a 
wonderful  transformation  as  the  years  have 
gone  bv.  for  the  beautiful  homes  have  long 


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since  replaced  the  pioneer  cabins,  the  crude 
farming  implements  have  given  way  before 
the  improved  machinery  of  the  present  day 
and  all  of  the  evidences  of  an  advanced  civ- 
ilization are  here  found. 


WTLLIAAI   A.  JOHNSON. 

^\'illiam  A.  Johnson  is  the  junior  mem- 
ber of  the  Freeh  &  Johnson  Milling  Com- 
jjany  at  White  Hall.  He  was  born  in  Hardin, 
Calhoun  county.  Illinois,  on  the  13th  of 
August,  1849.  His  paternal  grandfather 
was  Richard  Johnson,  of  English  lineage  and 
a  native  of  England.  Henry  L.  Johnson,  the 
father  of  our  subject,  was  also  born  in  Eng- 
land and  followed  various  pursuits,  including 
milling,  farming  and  the  grocery  business. 
He  likewise  conducted  a  livery  stable  at  one 
time.  He  married  Miss  Martha  Hutchinson, 
a  native  of  Ohio  and  a  daughter  of  W.  T. 
Hutchinson,  who  died  in  the  year  1861.  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Johnson  remo\ed  from  their  home 
in  Calhoun  county,  Illinois,  to  Jerseyville, 
this  state,  where  Mr.  Johnson  o\\-ned  and 
operated  a  flouring  mill.  Subsequently  they 
became  residents  of  Carrollton,  where  he 
conducted  a  similar  enterprise  for  a  time. 
Eventually  he  became  interested  in  the  groc- 
ery trade  with  his  son  William  A.,  this  rela- 
tion being  maintained  until  1886.  The 
father  died  in  1892  at  Carrollton,  aged  sixty- 
seven  years,  and  the  mother  died  in  1890, 
at  the  age  of  sixty-five  years.  Both  were 
members  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  church 
and  were  deeply  interested  in  its  work  and 
the  moral  development  of  their  community. 

\\'illiam  A.  Johnson  pursued  his  educa- 
tion in  the  schools  of  Jerseyville,  Carrollton 
and  Jackson\-ille,  Illinois,  and  was  thus  well 


fitted  for  life's  practical  and  responsible 
duties.  He  engaged  in  clerking  in  his  fath- 
er's store  for  fourteen  years  and  thus  gained 
broad  experience  concerning  business  meth- 
ods. He  also  learned  something  of  the  mill- 
ing business  while  his  father  was  conducting 
a  mill  in  Jerseyville  and  later  while  carrying 
on  the  same  line  of  business  in  Carrollton. 
In  1871,  howe\'er,  he  joined  his  father  as 
proprietor  of  a  grocery  store  in  Carrollton, 
which  they  conducted  with  success  until 
1886.  In  1890  he  became  bookkeeper  for 
the  Adx'ance  Flouring  Mill  Company, of  Car- 
rollton, with  whom  he  continued  for  seven 
years,  and  in  1897  he  became  bookkeeper  for 
the  firm  of  Freeh  &  Wilton,  of  White  Hall, 
filling  that  position  until  1902,  when  he  pur- 
chased Mr.  W'ilton's  interest  and  became  a 
partner  of  Mr.  Freeh.  The  mill  is  a  well 
equipped  plant,  having  the  latest  improved 
machinery  and  excellent  facilities  for  turning 
out  a  high  grade  of  mill  products.  The 
business  is  conducted  under  the  name  of  the 
Freeh  &  Johnson  Milling  Company  and  Mr. 
Johnson  has  charge  of  the  business  manage- 
ment, while  Mr.  Freeh  superintends  the 
acti\-e  operation  of  the  mill. 

On  the  15th  of  August,  1871,  was  cele- 
brated the  marriage  of  Mr.  Johnson  and  Miss 
!\Iary  E.  Lowe,  a  daughter  of  R.  E.  Lowe, 
who  is  a  fruit  farmer  of  Greene  county,  now 
living  at  the  age  of  seventy-seven  years.  Mr.- 
Johnson  was  reared  in  the  faith  of  the  Meth- 
odist Episcopal  church  and  still  attends  its 
services.  In  politics  he  is  a  Republican,  but 
is  not  active  in  the  work  of  the  party.  I-'ra- 
ternall}-  he  is  connected  with  the  Knights  of 
Pythias  lodge.  In  the  community  he  is  re- 
garded as  a  safe,  reliable  business  man,  is  a 
jovial,  genial  gentleman  and  his  uniform 
courtesy  and  kindly  consideration  for  others 
have  won  him  the  respect  of  all. 


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GEORGE  C.  TUXISOX. 

George  C.  Tunisdii,  a  pruniiiieiil  tanner 
and  stock-raiser  living  in  Greene  countj% 
has  traveled  e.\tensi\ely  abroad  and  in  this 
country  and  although  interested  in  foreign 
scenes  and  events  he  feels  perfectly  satisfied 
with  Illinois  as  a  place  of  residence,  realiz- 
ing that  it  affords  to  its  citizens  excellent 
opportunities  for  business  progress  and  for 
successful  accomplishment.  He  was  born 
in  White  Hall  township,  August  13.  1S50. 
upon  the  farm  on  which  he  now  resides  and 
is  a  representative  of  one  of  the  old  families 
of  this  state. 

His  paternal  grandfather.  Henry  Tuni- 
son,  was  a  native  of  Xew  Jersey  and  emi- 
grating westward  to  Illinois  in  July,  1838. 
he  located  on  the  Kendall  farm  two  miles 
south  of  White  Hall.  He  thus  became  a 
pioneer  settler  and  interested  in  the  early 
development  of  his  adopted  county  he  as- 
sisted materially  in  the  work  of  improve- 
ment and  progress.  In  the  spring  of  1840 
he  bought  one  hundred  and  eighty  acres  of 
land  in  White  Hall  township,  where  he  re- 
sided until  1845.  He  then  removed  to  a 
fann  four  miles  northwest  of  his  old  home, 
continuing  to  make  it  his  place  of  residence 
up  to  the  time  of  his  death,  which  occurred 
October  12,  1864.  He  was  then  eighty-one 
years  of  age  and  his  life  had  been  an  honor- 
able and  upright  one,  crowned  with  the  de- 
sirable measure  of  success.  His  wife  died 
July  28,  1844.  In  their  family  were  six 
sons  and  two  daughters. 

Henry  Tunison,  son  of  Henry  and  Sarah 
Tunison  and  the  father  of  George  C.  Tuni- 
son, was  Ixjrn  on  the  2d  of  March.  1828, 
in  X'ew  Jersey.  He  remained  at  home  un- 
til twenty  years  of  age  and  then  started  out 
ui)on    his    business    career.     In    connection 


with  his  brother  Jacob  he  purchased  a  sepa- 
rator and  they  engaged  in  threshing  for 
five  years,  theirs  being  the  third  thresher  in 
the  county.  Their  business  proved  very  re- 
munerative and  at  the  end  of  that  time  Mr. 
Tunison  secured  a  tract  of  land  and  began 
farming  on  his  own  account.  In  1846  the 
two  brothers  purchased  the  interest  of  the 
other  heirs  in  the  old  homestead,  which  they 
culti\ated  together  for  a  year,  and  then 
Henry  Tunison  purchased  the  brother's  in- 
terest and  continued  sole  owner  of  the  farm 
throughout  his  remaining  days.  He  placed 
it  under  a  \ery  high  state  of  cultixation, 
added  to  it  many  modern  improxements  and 
transformed  it  into  one  of  the  attractive  and 
valuable  properties  of  White  Hall  township. 
While  on  a  tour  in  the  west  in  1866  he  pur- 
chased land  in  Kansas.  At  one  time  he 
bought  a  half  interest  in  a  flouring  mill, 
known  as  BelTs  mill,  and  operated  it  until 
1870,  when  he  traded  it  for  land  in  Mis- 
souri. .\t  the  time  of  his  demise  he  was  the 
owner  of  fourteen  or  fifteen  hundred  acres 
of  land  in  addition  to  town  property.  He 
was  very  successful  in  his  business  affairs 
and  in  connection  with  general  farming  he 
engaged  in  dealing  in  graded  stock,  handling 
shorthorn  cattle  mostly.  He  displayed  keen 
discrimination  in  business  affairs  and  his  un- 
faltering enterprise  was  one  of  the  sole  fac- 
tors in  his  splendid  success. 

On  the  14th  of  June,  1848,  Henry  Tuni- 
son was  united  in  marriage  to  Rosetta  Gr'is- 
wold,  a  daughter  of  Cyrus  and  Abbie  (Post) 
Griswold,  who  are  mentioned  elsewhere  in 
this  volume.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Henry  Tunison 
became  the  parents  of  six  children,  of  whom 
three  are  now  deceased  :  Addie  E.,  who  died 
at  the  age  of  eleven  years:  Laura  A.:  and 
an  infant  son.  Laura  A.  lived  to  be  twenty- 
nine  years  of  age  and  became  the  wife  of 


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James  H.  Kii'by,  but  at  her  death  left  no 
children.  She  was  a  student  in  the  schools 
of  Greenview,  Illinois,  while  Abbie  L.  pur- 
sued her  education  in  the  Methodist  Epis- 
copal College  at  Jacksonville,  Illinois.  The 
living  children  are  George  C,  Harry  O. 
and  Abbie  L.  The  last  named  is  the  wife  of 
Charles  B.  Roodhouse,  of  White  Hall. 
Harry  O.  Tunison  is  a  prominent  lawyer 
and  business  man  of  White  Hall,  actively- 
connected  with  important  enterprises  which 
contribute  in  large  measure  to  the  prosperity 
of  the  city.  He  is  first  vice-president  of 
the  White  Hall  First  National  Bank  and  is 
interested  in  the  White  Hall  Sewer  Pipe 
Company.  The  father,  Henry  Tunison,  de- 
parted this  life  February  17,  1897,  and  the 
mother  is  now  living  in  White  Hall  with  her 
daughter.  In  his  death  the  community  lost 
one  of  the  most  valued  and  representative 
citizens  of  Illinois,  whom  to  know  was  to 
respect  and  honor,  and  whose  success  won 
him  the  admiration  of  his  fellow  citizens 
while  his  honorable  business  methods  gained 
him  an  unassailable  reputation. 

George  C.  Tunison.  reared  under  the 
parental  roof,  obtained  his  education  in  the 
common  schools  of  ^Vhite  Hall  township 
and  also  in  the  graded  schools  of  W' hite  Hall, 
where  he  remained  as  a  student  for  two 
terms.  Later  he  entered  the  Illinois  State 
University  at  Champaign  and  there  com- 
pleted his  education.  He  has  carried  on  ag- 
ricultural pursuits  throughout  his  entire  life 
antl  yet  resides  upon  the  old  homestead  farm 
where  he  was  born.  He  here  has  three  hun- 
dren  and  twenty  acres  of  rich  and  arable 
land,  equipped  with  fine  modern  buildings 
and  supplied  with  the  latest  improved  ma- 
chinery necessary  to  facilitate  the  work  of 
the  farm.  He  has  also  made  investments 
in  bank  stock  and  at  the  present  writing  is 


\'ice-president  of  the  First  National  Bank 
of  White  Hall. 

^Ir.  Tunison  has  traveled  quite  exten- 
si\'eh-.  in  1888  he  visited  Mexico  and  wit- 
nessed one  of  the  famous  bull  fights  of  that 
country.  In  1889  he  visited  England,  Ire- 
land, Scotland  and  France,  viewing  many 
points  of  modern  and  of  historic  interest  as 
well.  He  was  upon  the  battle-field  of 
Waterloo,  saw  Blarney  castle  in  Ireland, 
visited  points  of  interest  in  Belguim  and 
spent  some  time  at  the  world's  fair  in  Paris. 
He  wrote  a  series  of  letters  concerning  his 
travels  which  were  published  in  the  home 
papers.  He  has  always  kept  a  record  con- 
cerning his  travels  not  only  on  the  continent 
and  in  Great  Britain,  but  also  in  the  United 
States  and  IMexico,  this  constituting  an  ex- 
cellent account  of  places  he  has  visited  and 
the  points  (if  interest  found  therein.  He 
is  an  excelent  writer,  master  of  the  art  of 
oratory  and  his  facile  pen  enables  him  to 
present  with  great  vividness  the  sights  and 
scenes  he  has  witnessed  in  his  travels.  Most 
of  his  traveling  was  done  prior  to  his  mar- 
riage, but  since  that  time  he  has  visited 
Colorado,  spending  some  months  in  that 
wondrous  state  in  1903.  He  has  \isited  the 
\'arious  world's  expositions  held  in  Amer- 
ica, including  the  Centennial  at  Philadelphia, 
the  Columbian  Exposition  at  Chicago,  and 
the  Louisiana  Purchase  Exposition  at  St. 
Louis. 

After  all  his  travels  Mr.  Tunison  returns 
to  his  home  thoroughly  content  with  Greene 
county  as  a  place  of  residence  and  with 
deep  interest  in  his  business  affairs  here.  He 
gives  personal  attention  to  all  of  the 
varied  departments  of  farm  labor,  at- 
tending largely  to  his  own  work,  feed- 
ing his  cattle  and  perfornfing  much  of 
the  labor  incident  to  the  cultivation  of  the 


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fields  and  the  marketing  of  his  crops.  It  is 
not  necessity  but  choice  that  prompts  him  to 
follow  this  course,  for  in  his  business  career 
he  has  acquired  a  competence  that  would 
enable  him  to  put  asiile  tinlher  Imsiness 
cares  did  he  so  desire.  11c  is,  however, 
deeply  interested  in  his  farming  and  stock- 
raising  operations  and  he  has  upon  his  place 
one  hundred  and  thirty-five  head  of  fat  cattle. 
He  largely  raises  shorthorn  cattle  and  has  a 
fine  registered  shorthorn  bull  at  the  head  of 
his  herd.  He  likewise  has  splendid  horses 
upon  his  place  and  a  large  number  of  Po- 
land-China hogs. 

On  the  19th  of  November,  1891.  Mr. 
Tunison  wedded  Miss  Mary  A.  Whiteley, 
a  daughter  of  Robert  Whiteley,  a  prominent 
citizen  of  Macoupin  county.  Illinois.  He 
was  born  near  York  in  Yorkshire,  England. 
in  August,  1819,  representing  one  of  the  old 
families  of  his  native  country,  in  1S44  he 
came  to  America,  establishing  his  hemic  in 
Macoupin  county,  Illinois,  and  in  1S49  he 
\isited  his  native  land,  but  returned  soon  aft- 
erward to  this  country  and  has  ever  mani- 
fested the  strongest  attachment  for  its  insti- 
tutions. Although  now  eighty-tivc  years  of 
age  he  visited  the  Eouisiana  Purchase  Ex- 
positinn  in  St.  i.ouis  in  the  summer  of  1904. 
spending  a  week  tlicre.  Unto  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Tunison  has  been  born  one  son.  George  En- 
nis,  whose  birth  occurred  February  2.  1899. 
He  is  a  fine  healthy  boy  and  is  the  constant 
companion  of  his  father  as  Mr.  Tunison  goes 
about  his  work  on  the  farm. 

Mr.  Tunison  is  an  advocate  of  Demo- 
cratic principles,  giving  stalwart  support  to 
the  party,  yet  never  seeking  ofiice.  For 
twenty  years  he  has  been  a  member  of  the 
.Masonic  fraternity  and  his  life  has  been  in 
harniony  with  the  beneficent  spirit  of  the 
craft.     His  native  talents  and  endowments 


have  been  supplemented  by  the  culture  and 
knowledge  which  only  travel  can  bring,  and 
he  is  a  most  entertaining  companion,  his 
mind  enriched  with  many  reminiscences  of 
his  sojourn  abroad  and  his  visits  to  various 
parts  of  interest  in  his  native  land.  He  is, 
nioreoxer,  recognized  as  one  of  the  prom- 
inent representatives  of  agricultural  life  in 
Greene  county,  a  man  whose  business  record 
is  in  harmony  with  his  private  history,  be- 
ing characterized  by  all  that  is  honorable  and 
straightforward  in  his  ilealings  with  his  fel- 

lowmen. 

♦-•-♦ 

W.  T.  SCOTT. 

W.  T.  Scott,  a  public-spirited  citizen  al- 
wavs  willing  and  ready  to  co-operate  in 
aiu'  measure  for  the  public  good,  is  well 
kuDwn  in  Greene  county,  and  his  genial 
nature  and  cordial  disposition  have  gained 
him  many  friends,  by  whom  he  is  always 
called  '"Tom."  He  is  now  one  of  the  pros- 
perous farmers  and  stock-raisers  of  the 
count}-,  and  he  was  born  upon  the  farm 
where  he  now  resides,  his  birth  occurring 
Sei)tember  27,  183-'.  His  father,  Benjamin 
Scott,  was  a  native  of  Kentucky,  born  in 
Casey  county,  April  29.  181 3.  The  paternal 
grandparents.  Welcome  and  Elizabeth  (.Al- 
len )  Scott,  were  also  natives  of  Kentucky, 
in  which  state  they  were  reared  and  married. 
The  family  is  of  Scotch  lineage  and  was 
founded  in  America  at  an  early  day. 

r.enj.amin  Scntt  was  the  only  son  in  a 
family  of  four  children.  His  mother  re- 
moved to  Illinois  in  1 830,  locating  in  Scott 
county,  and  in  1832  came  to  Greene  county. 
Here  Benjamin  Scott  entered  eighty  acres 
of  land  from  the  government  with  money 
earned    from    selling   his   deceased    father's 


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house  and  also  from  the  sale  of  his  discharge 
papers,  which  had  licen  given  him  at  the 
close  of  his  service  in  the  Black  Hawk  war. 
Locating  on  that  tract  of  land  Benjamm 
Scott  opened  a  farm  and  developed  a  good 
property.  His  mother  resided  with  him  for 
many  years  but  spent  her  last  days  with  a 
daughter,  Mrs.  Jonathan  Lewis.  She  was 
a  noble  pioneer  woman  and  entlured  many 
hardships  and  trials  in  connection  with  the 
establishment  of  a  home  in  this  state.  She 
and  her  children,  with  the  exception  of  the 
youngest,  walked  all  the  way  from  Ken- 
tucky to  Scott  county,  and  all  the  read}- 
money  she  had  was  twelve  dolars,  while  her 
son  Benjamin  had  seven  dollars,  and  on 
reaching  their  destination  their  united  cajii- 
tal  was  but  se\-en  dollars.  Benjamin  Scott 
was  an  energetic  and  thrifty  farmer,  and 
though  he  started  out  in  life  empty-handed 
he  continually  worked  his  way  upward,  liis 
economy  and  industry  contrilniting  to  his 
success.  He  made  judicious  investments  in 
land  and  at  one  time  was  the  owner  of 
twenty-seven  hundred  acres,  but  he  sold 
much  of  this,  also  gave  some  to  his  children 
and  retained  five  hundred  and  thirty-six 
acres  for  himself.  He  was  married  October 
17,  1834,  to  Miss  Lucinda  Ruyle,  a  native  of 
jMontgomery  county,  Blinois,  and  a  daugh- 
ter of  Henry  and  Betsy  (Smith)  Ruyle,  who 
were  pioneer  settlers  of  this  state,  remo\ing 
from  Virginia  to  the  west  in  181 3.  They 
settled  in  Macoupin  county.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Scott  became  the  parents  of  nine  children. 
uamely:  James;  Elizabeth  M.,  Edward, 
Sally  J.,  Louisa  F.,  Maggie,  Mary  I.,  \\i\- 
liam  T.  and  Anna.  The  father  died  at  the 
(lid  home,  Januar}'  15,  1895.  He  was  well 
known  in  Greene  and  adjoining  counties  as 
one  of  the  most  successful  farmers  and  stock- 
raisers  of  the  locality.     In  his  political  views 


he  was  a  Republican  and  he  took  cpiite  an 
acti\e  interest  in  local  politics,  filling  a  num- 
ber of  official  positions  of  honor  and  trust, 
the  duties  of  which  he  dischargetl  with 
promptness  and  fidelity.  He  not  only  won 
prosperity  but  also  made  for  himself  an  hon- 
ored name  as  a  man  and  citizen.  His  wife 
still  sur\'i\'es  him  and  is  a  well  preser\ed 
lady  of  eighty-seven  years. 

W.  T.  Scott  was  reared  upon  the  old 
homestead  farm  and  assisted  his  father  in 
the  cultivation  of  the  fields  and  the  care  of 
the  stock.  His  preliminary  education  was 
acquired  in  the  public  schools  and  afterward 
he  spent  two  years  as  a  student  in  Blackburn 
University.  When  he  had  completed  his 
studies  he  returned  to  the  home  farm  and 
remained  with  his  father  until  the  hitter's 
death.  He  then  took  charge  of  the  home 
place  and,  in  fact,  has  virtually  been  the 
manager  of  the  business  for  se\-eral  years. 
He  is  an  acti\-e,  enterprising  agriculturist 
and  is  now  the  owner  of  three  hundred  and 
seventy-six  acres  of  the  old  home  farm, 
which  is  a  valuable  tract  of  land,  well  im- 
proved. He  is  engaged  in  breeding  and  sell- 
ing pure  blooded  shorthorn  cattle.  He 
feeds  and  fattens  stock  for  the  market,  ship- 
ping l)etween  five  and  six  carloads  of  cattle 
annually.  He  Imys  mostly  in  Missouri  and 
Illinois,  and  his  Inisiness  has  reached  exten- 
sive proportions.  In  fact  he  is  now  one  of 
the  best  known  and  most  successful  stock- 
raisers,  feeders  and  dealers  of  Greene  county. 

Mr.  Scott  was  married  in  Greene  county, 
in  January.  1884,  to  Miss  Alice  Kemper,  a 
native  of  Jersey  coimty.  Illinois,  born  in  the 
town  of  Kemper,  which  was  named  in  honor 
of  her  father,  S(|uire  Kemper,  one  of  the 
early  settlers  of  the  county.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Scott  ha\-e  an  attractive  home,  and  the  hos- 
])itality   which   there  pre\-ails   is  greatly  en- 


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joyed  by  their  many  friends.  Ihey  have  one 
of  the  two  automobiles  now  in  use  in  Rubi- 
con townsliip,  and  Mr.  Scott  is  a  most  pro- 
gressive man,  keeping  up  with  modern 
ideas.  Tliis  is  particularly  manifest  in  his 
farm  with  its  splendid  improvements  and 
hue  facilities  for  carrying  on  his  farming 
and  stock-raising  interests. 

Politically  he  has  been  a  Republican  since 
he  voted  for  Rutherford  B.  Hayes  in  1876. 
He  has  never  cared  for  or  held  office,  con- 
tent to  do  his  duty  as  a  private  citizen.  He 
gives  liberally  to  the  support  of  the  church 
and  worthy  enterprises  and  endorses  every 
movement  or  measure  for  the  general  good. 
He  is  a  past  chancellor  of  the  Knights  of 
Pythias  lodge  and  in  all  life's  relations  has 
been  found  true  lo  manly  i)rinciples.  He 
is  a  typical  American  of  the  age,  alert,  en- 
terprising and  progressive,  and  his  farm  with 
its  equipments  indicates  that  he  stands  fore- 
most among  the  agriculturists  of  Greene 
countv. 


F.  M..  MARSH. 


F.  M.  Marsh,  who  owns  and  operates  a 
farm  in  Roodhouse  township,  was  born  in 
Greene  county.  Illinois,  one  mile  east  of  Pat- 
terson, on  the  5th  of  August,  1852.  He  rep- 
resents one  of  the  old  and  honored  pioneer 
families  of  his  county.  His  paternal  grand- 
parents were  Joseph  C.  and  Clarissa  Marsh, 
and  their  son  John  R.  Marsh  became  the 
father  of  our  subject.  He  was  a  farmer, 
devoting  his  entire  life  to  agricultural  ])ur- 
suits.  and  he  died  in  1898.  His  wife,  who 
bore  the  maiden  name  of  Mary  M.  Gourley 
and  was  a  daughter  of  Joseph  Gourley,  is 
still  living  and  makes  her  home  with  her  son 
W.  H.  Marsh. 


Feared  to  the  occupation  of  farnung,  V. 
M.  Marsh  acquired  his  education  in  the  pub- 
lic schools,  and  when  not  busy  with  the  du- 
ties of  the  schoolroom  he  assisted  his  father 
in  the  labors  of  the  home  farm,  so  that  he 
brought  to  his  work,  when  he  entered  agri- 
cultural life  on  his  own  account,  marked  en- 
terprise and  practical  knowledge.  He  has 
always  carried  on  general  farming  and  he 
now  has  a  well  developed  tract  of  land,  the 
well  tilled  fields  yielding  to  him  good  har- 
vests, for  which  he  finds  a  ready  sale  on  the 
market. 

In  1873  F.  M.  Marsh  was  united  in  mar- 
riage to  Miss  Francis  L.  Ballard,  a  daugh- 
ter of  A.  J.  Ballard,  a  native  of  Tennessee. 
He  married  Mardia  Smith,  who  is  still  liv- 
ing. Unto  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Marsh  ha\e  been 
born  three  children,  but  they  lost  two:  Buel 
Christina,  who  died  in  Patterson  township, 
at  the  age  of  two  years;  and  Marie  Luella, 
wliM  (lied  at  the  age  of  eleven  years.  The 
living  child,  Harold,  is  now  seventeen  years 
of  age  and  assists  his  father  in  his  farming 
operations.  The  parents  are  members  of 
the  Baptist  church  and  are  highly  esteemed 
in  the  community.  Mr.  Marsh  votes  with 
the  Democratic  party  but  has  never  sought 
or  desired  office. 


\V.  H.  MARSH. 


W.  H.  Marsh,  whose  valuable  farm  of 
one  hundred  and  ninety  acres  gives  every 
evidence,  in  its  neat  and  thrifty  appearance, 
of  the  supervision  of  a  careful  and  pains- 
taking owner,  was  born  February  28,  1851, 
in  Patterson  township,  upon  the  farm  which 
was  his  parents  home.  He  is  a  son  of  John 
R.  and  Mary  M.  (Gourley)  Marsh,  and  he 
was  reared  to  farm  life,  earlv  l)ecoming  fa- 


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miliar  with  the  duties  and  labors  that  fall 
to  the  lot  (jf  the  agriculturist.  He  has  never 
sought  to  change  his  occupation,  being 
pleased  with  the  opportunities  offered  on  the 
farm,  and  his  labors  have  brought  to  hnn  a 
gratifying  financial  return.  His  landed 
possessions  now  embrace  one  hundred  and 
ninety  acres,  of  which  eighty  acres  is  de- 
voted to  general  farming  and  produces  good 
crops,  for  he  is  familiar  with  and  follows  the 
best  methods  of  tilling  the  soil.  Upon  his 
place  are  substantial  buildings  and  he  has 
good  grade  of  stock.  In  fact  none  of  the 
modern  equipments  of  a  model  farm  of  the 
twentieth  century  are  there  lacking. 

On  the  27th  of  September,  1887,  Mr. 
Marsh  married  Mrs.  Mary  Owdom.  a 
daughter  of  Adam  and  Katherine  (Eppert) 
House,  who  still  reside  in  Patterson  town- 
ship, her  father  ha\-ing  come  to  Illinois  at 
an  early  day  and  assisted  in  the  pioneer  de- 
velopment of  the  state.  Mrs.  Alarsh  was 
first  married  in  1S77  ^°  Leonard  Owdom, 
who  died  in  1884,  leaving  one  daughter, 
Nellie,  who  was  born  in  1882  and  was  mar- 
ried March  10,  1901,  to  Stanley  Roberts. 
Unto  Mr.  and  JMrs.  Marsh  have  been  born 
four  children :  Hubert,  born  January  8, 
1889;  Alma,  born  March  23,  1892:  Ethel, 
born  May  5,  1894;  and  Floyd,  torn  in  Au- 
gust, 1897. 

W.  H.  Marsh  exercises  his  right  of 
franchise  in  support  of  the  men  and  meas- 
ures of  Democrac}-  and  attends  and  supports 
the  Baptist  church,  of  which  he  is  a  mem- 
ber. He  has  always  lived  in  this  county  and 
is  therefore  well  known  to  many  of  its  citi- 
zens, drawing  his  circle  of  friends  from 
among  the  acquaintances  of  his  youth  as 
well  as  of  later  years — a  fact  which  is  an 
indication  that  he  has  always  been  worthy 
the  public  regard  and  confidence. 


MICHAEL  L.  CARMODY. 

Michael  L.  Carmody,  one  of  the  early 
residents  of  Greene  county,  was  born  in 
County  Clare,  Ireland,  in  1820,  a  son  of 
Peter  Carmod)',  also  a  native  of  that  land. 
Reared  and  educated  in  his  native  country 
he  came  to  America  in  1849,  leaving  home 
on  the  8th  of  October,  of  that  year.  The 
vessel  on  which  he  took  passage  sailed  to 
New  Orleans  and  he  thence  came  up  the 
Mississippi  river  to  St.  Louis,  by  packet  to 
Alton  and  by  wagon  to  Carrollton,  where 
lived  his  uncle  Patrick,  who  with  his  son  had 
come  to  America  the  year  previous. 

Mr.  Carmody  turned  his  attention  to 
farm  labor  and  was  employed  in  this  way 
until  1852,  when  he  began  working  on  the 
Cairo  &  New  Orleans  Railroad.  He  had 
worked  six  days  when  he  was  driven  out 
by  the  mosquitoes,  so  thick  were  these  pests 
in  that  locality.  He  spent  the  winter  in 
work  on  the  Mississippi  and  in  the  spring 
he  returned  to  Carrollton,  where  he  was  en- 
gaged in  farm  labor,  being  thus  employed 
until  1854,  when  he  began  renting  farm 
land.  He  thus  carried  on  agricultural  pur- 
suits on  his  own  account  for  two  or  three 
vears,  after  which  he  purchased  a  tract  of 
land,  buying  eighty  acres  and  entering  forty 
from  the  government.  The  latter  adjoined 
the  first  tract.  He  entered  into  partnership 
with  his  brother  Connor  in  the  ownership 
and  cultivation  of  the  farm,  but  after  two 
years  he  purchased  his  brother's  interest  and 
later  bought  two  forty  acre  tracts  so  that 
his  home  place  comprised  two  hundred  and 
eighty  acres,  which  is  pleasantly  located 
about  three  and  a  half  miles  west  of  Carroll- 
ton. There  he  continued  to  engage  in  ag- 
ricultural labor  and  later  he  purchased  one 
hundred   and   twentv  acres   near   the  home 


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f.inu.  He  afterward  in\este(l  in  diic  hun- 
dred and  eighty-seven  acres  of  land,  so  that 
his  farm  comprises  nearly  seven  hundred 
acres.  He  has  carried  on  general  agricul- 
tural pursuits  and  has  been  very  successful, 
owing  to  his  unfaltering  diligence  and  per- 
severance. In  1900,  however,  lie  put  aside 
the  arduous  duties  incident  to  the  de\elop- 
ment  and  cultivation  of  a  farm  and  has  since 
made  his  home  in  Carrollton.  lie  has.  how- 
ever, purchased  eighty  acres  adjc  lining  the 
town  and  to  the  operation  of  this  tract  he 
gives  his  supervision.  Indolence  and  idle- 
ness have  e\er  been  utterly  foreign  tn  his 
nature  and  his  strong  purpose  and  capable 
management  ha\e  made  him  a  prospennis 
citizen. 

In  1855  occurred  the  marriage  of  Mich- 
ael L.  Carmody  and  Miss  Anora  Neagle, 
who  was  born  in  Clare  County,  Ireland,  and 
<Jied  in  the  year  i8y6.  She  was  a  daughter 
of  John  Neagle,  who  remained  in  Ireland, 
but  she  had  several  brothers  and  sisters  who 
•came  to  Carrollton,  but  all  are  now  deceased. 

The  children  of  this  marriage  are  3tlary; 
Margaret ;  one  that  died  in  infancy ;  Mich- 
ael;  Ellen,  who  is  living  with  her  father; 
and  Timotliy,  who  is  residing  on  the  old 
homestead  farm. 

Mr.  Cannody  has  served  as  a  member  of 
the  board  of  supervisors  and  is  interested 
in  the  county  and  its  welfare,  although  he 
has  never  been  active  as  a  politician  or  seeker 
for  office.  He  takes  a  helpful  interest  in  the 
cliurch  and  he  has  reared  a  family  of  which 
he  has  every  reason  to  he  proud.  His  busi- 
ness career  demonstrates  the  opportunities 
that  are  open  to  young  men  in  America  and 
througli  capable  and  well  directed  labor  Mr. 
Carmody  has'  gradual!}-  advanced  from  an 
humble  financial  position  to  one  of  affluence. 


CHARLES  B.  ROODHOL'SE. 

Charles  Benjamin  Roodhouse,  interested 
throughout  his  entire  life  in  agricultural  pur- 
suits and  still  superintending  his  farming  in- 
terests from  his  home  in  White  Hall,  was 
born  uijon  his  father's  farm  near  this  city. 
May  16.  i860,  his  parents  being  Benjamin 
and  Abigail  I  Wales)  Roodhouse.  The 
father  came  from  \'()rkshire,  England,  in 
December,  1830.  and  settled  on  a  farm,  a 
part  of  which  is  now  in  possession  of  Charles 
B.  Roodhouse  and  on  which  the  latter  was 
born.  Throughout  his  entire  life  he  carried 
on  farming  and  stock-raising  and  was  re- 
garded as  one  of  the  most  progressive,  prac- 
tical and  prosperous  agriculturists  of  his 
community.  He  was  one  of  the  organizers 
and  also  Ijecame  the  president  of  the  Carroll- 
ton Bank,  in  which  capacity  he  served  for  a 
number  of  years,  and  for  a  considerable 
period  he  was  the  president  of  the  (ireene 
County  Fair  Association  and  did  much  to 
foster  a  spirit  of  enterprise  and  ad\ance- 
ment  in  the  farming  community  in  this  way. 
He  was  also  supervisor  for  Carrollton  town- 
ship and  his  labors  furthered  many  move- 
ments for  the  good  of  the  county.  In  1849 
he  was  married  to  Miss  Abigail  Wales,  who 
in  her  girlhood  days  came  with  her  parents 
from  r'errisburg.  \'crmont.  to  Illinois.  She 
was  a  daughter  of  Charles  and  Elathea 
Wales  and  her  grandfather  was  a  soldier  of 
the  Revolutionary  war.  Mrs.  Roodhouse 
was  a  lady  of  most  kind  and  gracious  spirit, 
quiet  and  womanly,  with  the  natural  refine- 
ment and  culture  that  is  manifest  in  consid- 
eration and  helpfulness  to  others.  Iknja- 
min  Roodhouse  died  September  8,  1893,  re- 
spected by  all  who  knew  him,  and  his  wife 
passed  away  November  2,  1898.     Her  influ- 


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ence  was  like  the  fragrance  of  the  modest 
violet,  unobtrusive  yet  far-reaching,  sweet- 
ening and  purifying  all  the  atmosphere. 

Charles  B.  Roodhouse,  reared  under  the 
parental  roof,  attended  the  common  schools 
and  the  Carrollton  high  school  and  through- 
out his  entire  life  he  has  followed  farming, 
manifesting  that  enterprise,  close  application 
and  unfaltering  energy  without  which  there 
is  no  success.  In  1865  he  removed  with  his 
parents  from  the  farm  on  which  he  was  Ijorn 
to  a  farm  two  and  a  half  miles  north  of  Car- 
rollton. and  there  he  lived  until  1885,  when 
he  returned  to  the  old  homestead,  his  eldest 
sister  acting  as  his  housekeeper.  There  he 
lived  until  1893,  when  he  removed  to  White 
Hall,  where  he  still  resides  and  from  this 
point  he  superintends  his  farming  interests, 
having  rich  and  arable  land,  which  under  his 
practical  system  of  cultivation  is  very  pro- 
ductive and  yields  him  a  good  financial  re- 
turn annually. 

In  the  year  in  which  he  left  the  farm  Mr. 
Roodhouse  was  married  to  Miss  Abbie  Tun- 
ison,  at  White  Hall,  April  19,  1893.  Their 
respective  parents  were  early  neighbors  and 
they  had  Iieen  acquaintances  from  their 
school  days.  They  have  become  the  parents 
of  four  children  :  Henry  B..  Charles  E..  Rus- 
sell W.  and  Ernest  T..  all  at  home. 

Mr.  Roodhouse  is  a  member  of  the  Mod- 
em Woodmen  camp  and  was  at  one  time 
affiliated  with  the  Knights  of  Honor.  His 
political  support  has  always  been  given  to 
the  Republican  party,  but  he  is  without  per- 
sonal political  aspiration,  preferring  to  give 
his  undivided  attention  to  the  supervision  of 
his  business  interests.  A  resident  of  the 
county  throughout  his  entire  life,  the  fact 
that  he  is  uniformly  respected  is  an  indica- 
tion of  an  upright  career. 

Ella  M.  Roodhouse,  sister  of  Charles  B. 


Roodhouse.  was  burn  May  i.  1852,  and  died 
November  29,  1900.  Her  whole  life  was  de- 
voted to  her  brothers  and  sisters,  she  giving 
almost  her  entire  time  to  the  care  of  her 
mother's  family  of  nine  children,  to  whom 
she  was  most  devoted,  counting  no  personal 
sacrifice  on  her  part  too  great  if  it  would 
promote  the  welfare  and  happiness  of  those 
near  and  dear  to  her.  She  left  behind  her  a 
memory  most  ]irecious  to  the  members  of  the 
household. 


W.  E.  DRESSEL.  D.  O. 

Dr.  W.  E.  Dressel,  who  is  engaged  in  the 
practice  of  osteopathy  in  Carrollton  and  has 
been  verv  successful  in  introducing  this  com- 
paratively new  method  of  cure  into  Greene 
county,  was  born  in  Kane,  this  county,  on 
the  13th  of  May,  1880.  a  son  of  Joseph  Dres- 
sel. who  i-esides  in  Kane  at  the  present  time. 
There  at  the  usual  age  Dr.  Dressel  began  his 
education  as  a  public-school  student  and 
when  he  had  mastered  the  elementary 
branches  of  learning  he  entered  the  Jersey- 
ville  high  school.  He  prepared  for  liis  pro- 
fession in  the  College  of  Osteopathy,  at 
Kirksville.  Missouri,  from  which  institution 
he  was  graduated  with  the  class  of  June. 
1 90 1,  and  while  pursuing  his  studies  there 
he  received  special  instruction  from  Dr.  Still, 
who  is  the  founder  of  the  science  and  of 
whom  Dr.  Dressel  was  a  special  favorite. 
He  was  thus  particularly  fortunate  in  his 
equipnient  for  his  chosen  calling,  and  after 
his  graduation  he  opened  an  office  in  Kane, 
where  he  spent  six  months.  remo\ing  then  to 
Carrollton.  He  established  his  office  in  the 
Kergher  building  on  the  south  side  of  the 
square  and  has  since  enjoyed  a  successful 


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and  constantly  ^rowing  practice.  He  is  the 
i/iily  ()Steni)atli  in  the  county  and  iiis  si<ill 
in  tlie  treatment  of  disease  is  manifest  in  the 
excellent  results  which  have  attended  his 
efforts.  Dr.  Dressel  is  also  interested  in 
asfricnltural  pursuits,  owning  one  hundred 
and  si.My  acres  of  rich  farm  land  adjoining 
l-"ayette.  in  this  county. 

Dr.  Dressel  is  a  member  of  the  Anchor 
Society,  a  college  fraternity,  and  he  also  be- 
came a  member  of  the  Elks  Lodge,  No.  464, 
at  Kirksville,  Missouri ;  and  the  Knights  of 
I'ythias  Lodge,  No.  72,  of  the  same  place, 
lie  is  a  young  man  of  exemplary  habits,  of 
social  nature,  genial  disposition  and  high 
principles,  and  in  his  native  county  he  stands 
high  socially,  while  professionally  he  is  win- 
ning an  enviable  position  and  gratifying  suc- 
cess. The  Doctor  has  at  present  in  his  office 
the  only  X-ray  machine  in  the  county  and  it 
is  one  of  the  finest  in  the  state. 


R.M.I'll  METCALF. 


Honored  and  respected  by  all,  the  busi- 
ness record  of  Ralph  Metcalf  is  such  as  any 
man  might  be  proud  to  possess,  for  through- 
out his  entire  identification  with  financial 
interests  in  (ireene  county  he  has  com- 
manded the  unc|ualified  confidence  of  the  bus- 
iness community,  never  making  an  engage- 
ment that  he  has  not  met  or  incurred  an  obli- 
gation that  he  has  not  filled.  The  po.sition 
which  he  occupies  to-day  as  a  financier  and 
business  man  is  creditable  alike  to  himself 
and  the  community  which  he  represents.  He 
has  for  twenty  years  been  closely  associated 
with  banking  interests  in  Greenfield  and  it 
was  in  this  locality  that  he  first  opened  his 
eyes  to  the  light  of  day.  his  birth  having  oc- 


curred four  miles  e.ast  of  (ireenfield  in  Ma- 
coupin county,  Illinois,  on  the  <Sth  of  Decem- 
ber, 1861.  He  is  a  son  of  Richard  J.  Met- 
calf,  and  a  brother  of  Hon.  George  1'..  .\let- 
calf  and  of  E.  K.  ^letcalf,  both  of  whom  are 
mentioned  elsewhere  in  this  volume. 

His  youth  was  passed  in  the  city  of 
Greenfield,  its  schools  affording  him  his  ed- 
ucational privileges,  and  he  ad\anceil 
through  successive  grades  until  he  became  a 
high-school  student  and  finished  the  course 
there  by  graduation  with  the  class  of  1880. 
.\flcr  completing  his  studios  he  engaged  in 
teaching  school  for  three  years.  si)ending 
two  winters  in  Macoupin  county,  while  for 
one  term  he  was  a  teacher  in  Greene  county. 
He  then  accepted  a  position  in  the  bank  of 
Metcalf  &  Johnson,  becoming  the  first  cash- 
ier of  that  institiuion.  which  position  he  filled 
untd  llic  bank  Sdld  out  In  the  firm  of  Shef- 
field &  Company.  Mr.  Metcalf  became  a 
stockhdlder  in  the  Sheflield  r>ank,  with  which 
he  has  been  continuously  connected  since  the 
sale  of  the  firm  of  Metcalf  &  Johnson.  His 
identification  therewith  dates  from  1891  and 
he  is  thus  closely  associated  with  financial 
interests  of  the  county,  capably  assisting  in 
controlling  the  affairs  of  the  institution.  In 
addition  to  banking  he  has  extended  his  ef- 
forts to  the  field  of  real-estate  operation, 
liurchasing  and  improving  considerable 
farm  propcrtv  in  (irccne  county. 

On  the  8th  m|  October,  1884,  Mr.  Met- 
calf was  united  in  marriage  to  Miss  Eliza- 
beth Rives,  a  daughter  of  Judge  J.  H.  Rives, 
one  of  the  prominent  farmers  and  business 
men  of  Greenfield,  now  deceased.  Her  father 
died  at  hi§  home  on  the  farm  June  24,  1904. 
He  was  an  extensive  landowner  and  left  a 
large  estate,  of  which  by  the  terms  of  the 
will  Mr.  Metcalf  became  one  of  the  executors 
and  he  is  now  settling  up  the  estate. 


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In  liis  political  \ie\vs  Ralph  ]\Ietcalf  is  a 
Republican,  firm  and  unfaltering  in  his  sup- 
port of  the  principles  of  the  party.  He 
served  for  fifteen  years  as  school  treasurer 
in  Rubicon  township  and  has  also  been  city 
treasurer,  yet  has  never  been  active  in  seek- 
in'g  public  office,  nor  has  he  desired  such  a 
reward  for  party  fealty. 

Air.  Aletcalf  purchased  a  plat  of  eight  or 
nine  acres  of  ground  in  the  north  part  of 
Greenfield,  upon  which  he  erected  an  attrac- 
tive and  commodious  residence,  built  in  mod- 
ern style  of  architecture.  It  is  indeed  one  of 
the  most  pleasing  homes  of  Greenfield  antl  it 
is  celebrated  for  its  gracious  hospitality.  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Metcalf  have  two  children,  Merrill 
B.,  who  is  now  a  student  in  the  Culver  I\Iili- 
tary  Academy  at  Cul\-er,  Indiana ;  and  Mary 
E.,  who  is  attending  the  Greenfield  high 
school. 

The  parents  hold  membership  relations 
witli  the  Greenfield  IMethodist  Episcopal 
church  antl  Mr.  Metcalf  is  one  of  its  official 
members,  now  serving  as  church  treasurer. 
His  liberal  contribution  to  the  building  fund 
at  the  time  of  the  erection  of  the  new  house 
of  worship  showed  his  deep  interest  in  the 
cause.  He  is  also  a  member  of  the  Masoni; 
fraternity,  belongmg  to  the  lodge  and  chap- 
ter at  Greenfield  and  to  the  commandery  at 
Carrollton,  thereby  becoming  a  Knight 
Templar  ]\Iason.  He  served  as  master  of 
Greenfield  lodge  for  fi\'e  years  and  as  high 
priest  of  the  chapter  for  three  years  and  has 
represented  each  respectively  in  the  grand 
lodge  and  in  the  grand  chapter.  He  has 
given  his  financial,  material  and  moral  sup- 
port to  other  enterprises  calculated  to  bene- 
fit his  community.  His  connection  with  any 
undertaking  insures  a  prosperous  outcome  of 
the  same,  for  it  is  in  his  nature  to  carry  for- 
ward to  successful  completion  whatever  he 


is  associated  with.  He  has  earned  for  him- 
self an  einiable  reputation  as  a  careful  man 
of  business  and  in  his  dealings  is  known  for 
his  prompt  and  honorable  methods  which 
have  won  him  the  deserved  and  unbounded 
confidence  of  his  fellow  men. 


JACOB  DOHM. 

The  farming  interests  of  Greene  county 
find  a  worthy  representative  in  Jacob  Dohm, 
whose  capably  conducted  agricultural  inter- 
ests class  him  with  the  enterprising  farmers 
of  Rockbridge  township.  There  he  has  a 
valuable  and  well  improved  tract  of  land, 
conveniently  and  pleasantly  situated  about 
two  miles  south  of  Greenfield.  His  home 
is  an  attractive  residence  in  the  city  of 
Greenfield  and  from  that  place  he  superin- 
tends his  agricultural  interests. 

Jacob  Dohm  was  born  near  Carrollton 
in  Greene  county,  on  the  29th  of  August, 
1S41.  His  father,  Jacob  Dohm,  Sr.,  was  a 
native  of  Germany,  in  which  country  he 
spent  the  days  of  his  boyhood  and  youth, 
confing  to  America  when  a  young  man.  For 
a  few  years  he  remained  a  resident  of  Ohio 
and  then  returned  to  Germany,  where  he 
was  married  to  Miss  IMargaret  Keller,  a  na- 
tive of  that  country.  About  1838  he  located 
in  Greene  county,  Illin(_)is,  and  continued  one 
of  its  residents  until  his  death,  which  oc- 
curred about  1845.  His  widow  afterward 
married  Peter  Achenbach,  one  of  the  old 
time  residents  and  extensive  landowners  of 
Greene  county. 

Jacob  Dohm  was  reared  to  manhood  in 
this  county  and  remained  with  his  step-fa- 
ther until  twenty-one  years  of  age,  when  he 
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being  tlius  employed  for  three  years.  In 
1864,  however,  he  put  aside  all  business  and 
personal  consideration  in  order  that  ho 
might  respond  to  his  country's  call  tur  aid. 
enlisting  in  1864  as  a  member  of  the  One 
Hundred  and  Thirty-third  Illinois  Infantry. 
with  which  he  was  associated  for  ninct\- 
da_\s.  dding  active  service  at  Rock  Ishuul  in 
guarding  prisoners  there. 

When  the  war  was  over  and  the  coun- 
try no  longer  needed  his  services,  Mr.  Dnhni 
returned  to  Greene  county  and  was  soon 
afterward  married.  It  was  on  the  15th  of 
November,  1866,  that  he  wedded  ]\Iiss  Lou- 
isa yi.  L.  Erentle,  a  native  of  Germany,  in 
which  country  she  spent  her  girlhood  days. 
After  their  marriage  the  young  couple  lo- 
catetl  on  a  farm  near  Greenfield.  .Mr.  iJdhm 
devoting  his  energies  to  the  cultixaliun  vi  a 
tract  of  eighty  acres  of  limber  huul.  He  at 
once  began  to  clear  away  the  trees  and  place 
the  farm  in  a  cultivable  condition.  He  built 
a  log  house,  in  which  he  lived  for  several 
years,  and  after  he  had  cleared  all  of  the 
land  he  purchased  more  land  and  kept  add- 
ing to  his  place  as  his  financial  resources 
would  i)ermit  until  he  had  four  hundred  and 
sixty  acres  all  in  one  body.  The  good  build- 
ings which  he  erected,  together  w  itli  the  cul- 
tivation which  he  placed  upon  the  farm. 
made  his  labors  notable  in  the  ])rodnction  of 
a  well  improved  farm  property  and  he  con- 
tinued to  reside  thereon  until  1890.  when  he 
sold  his  farm  and  purchased  another  ])lace, 
comprising  one  hundred  and  si.xty-five  acres. 
Upon  this  he  has  built  a  nice  house,  barn, 
sheds  and  cow  stable,  in  fact,  has  made  per- 
manent impro\'enients  that  ,are  in  keeping 
with  the  most  progressi\e  ideas  of  modern 
agriculture.  In  addition  to  the  cultivation 
of  the  fields  he  has  engaged  in  trading,  feed- 
ing and  shipping  stock  and  is  one  of  the  pros- 


perous farmers  and  stock-raisers  of  (ireene 
ci>unty.  In  1890  he  removed  to  Greenfield 
where  he  built  a  nice  residence  and  there  he 
makes  his  home  while  giving  his  personal 
supervision  to  his  farming  interests.  He 
also  owns  another  place  north  of  the  town 
which  is  also  well  ecpiipped  with  good  build- 
ings. His  success  is  all  the  more  remark- 
able from  the  fact  that  he  started  out  in  life 
emptydianded.  having  no  capital  save  strong 
puri)ose  and  a  laudable  determination  to  win 
success.  He  saxed  four  hundred  dollars 
through  working  by  the  month  for  three 
years  and  this  he  invested  in  making  his 
first  purchase  i.if  land. 

While  living  u])on  that  farm  Mr.  Dohm 
was  called  upon  to  mourn  the  loss  of  his 
wile.  There  were  se\cn  cliildren  b\-  that 
marriage,  of  whom  four  are  li\-ing:  Mag- 
gie, the  wife  of  E.  K.  LJurrows.  of  Green- 
field; Anna,  the  wife  of  Ernest  W'.  Wilhite. 
of  Cireenfield ;  Jacob  L..  who  is  carrying  on 
the  home  farm;  and  Mary,  who  is  with  her 
father.  F"or  his  second  wife  Mr.  Dohm 
chose  Miss  Mary  Brown,  a  native  of  Macou- 
])in  county.  She  is  a  lady  of  education  and 
culture  and  was  an  accomplished  music 
teacher  prior  to  her  marriage.  This  wife 
died  about  1892.  On  the  _'jd  of  July,  1904, 
.Mr.  Dohm  was  m.arried  in  (ireenfield  to 
.Mrs.  Marv  C  Piper,  a  widow  who  was  a 
(laughter  of  R.  C  Msher.  represented  else- 
where in  this  work.  .Mrs.  Dohm  was  a 
teacher  in  the  Greenfield  schools  for  a  num- 
ber of  years  prior  to  her  marriage. 

In  his  political  views,  which  have  been 
e\dl\ed  through  earnest  consitleration  of  the 
(juestions  and  issues  of  the  daw  Mr.  Dohm 
has  become  a  stanch  Republican.  He  was 
elected  and  served  on  the  school  board  for 
sixteen  years  and  has  been  president  of  the 
district  but  otherwise  he  has  never  sought 


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or  desired  office.  He  liolds  membership  in 
the  Preslivterian  church,  while  liis  wife  is 
a  member  of  the  Aletliodist  Episcopal 
church.  He  also  belongs  to  the  Grand  Army 
of  the  Republic  and  is  now  senior  past  com- 
mander of  the  post  at  Greenfield,  having  oc- 
cupied the  position  for  several  years.  Real- 
izing that  in  America  labor  is  king  he  has 
placed  his  dependence  not  upon  any  fortunate 
combination  of  circumstances,  but  upon  con- 
secutive, earnest  labor  and  as  the  result  of 
his  diligence  and  energetic  efforts  he  is  to- 
day numbered  among  the  more  successful 
agriculturists  of  Greene  county. 


E.  W.  FENITY,  M.  D. 

Dr.  E.  W.  b'ennity,  who  in  the  praciice 
of  medicine  and  surgery  has  gi\-en  evidence 
of  ability  that  well  entitles  him  to  the  exten- 
si\'e  patronage  which  he  now  recei\-es.  was 
born  in  Kane.  Greene  county,  in  March, 
1 86 1,  his  parents  being  Dr.  Peter  and  Helen 
(Cory)  Eenity,  who  are  represented  else- 
where in  this  \-olunie.  Our  subject  accjuired 
his  early  education  in  the  public  schools  of 
his  native  town,  pursued  a  preparatory 
course  in  Shurtleff  College  at  Upper  Alton, 
Illinois,  and  subsequently  matriculated  in 
Kno.x.  College  at  Galesburg,  Illinois,  where 
he  pursued  a  three  years"  course  of  stud}-. 
He  then  entered  the  medical  department  of 
the  Northwestern  University  at  Chicago,  and 
was  graduated  with  the  class  of  1885. 
Whether  early  cnxirdument,  inherited  ten- 
dencies or  natural  predilection  had  most  to 
do  with  inlluencing  him  in  his  dunce  of 
a  life  work  it  is  impossible  to  determine,  but 
it  is  an  incontrovertible  fact  tliat  Dr.  Eenity 
chose  a  calling  for  which  lie  is  well  fitted. 


He  was  president  and  \-ale(lictorian  of  his 
class  in  the  university  and  after  careful 
preparation  for  practice  he  returned  to 
Greene  county,  opening  an  office  at  Rock- 
bridge, w'here  he  remained  for  about  eight- 
een months.  He  then  removed  to  Fayette, 
where  he  continued  in  practice  for  three 
vears.  In  the  spring  of  1890,  following  his 
father's  death,  he  located  in  Kane  to  take 
charge  of  his  father's  practice  an<l  has  since 
made  his  ht.ime  in  this  place,  enjoying  an 
extensive  and  lucrative  patr(.)nage.  He  is  a 
genial  practitioner,  having  a  broad  and  com- 
prehensive knowledge  of  the  science  of  medi- 
cine. During  the  summer  of  1884  he  served 
for  a  term  of  six  months  in  the  United  States 
Marine  Hospital  at  St.  Louis — a  most  val- 
uable experience  for  a  young  physician,  as 
he  frequently  had  charge  of  the  institutiiin 
din'ing  that  time.  Reading  and  investiga- 
tion ha\e  continually  broadened  his  knowl- 
edge and  increased  his  efficiency,  and  the 
profession  as  well  as  the  public  acknowledge 
his  ability  and  accord  him  a  proiuinent  place 
in  the  ranks  of  the  most  skilled  and  success- 
ful niemljers  of  the  medical  fraternity  in 
Greene  county. 

In  March,  1887,  Dr.  Eenity  was  married 
to  I\Iiss  .Mice  Williams,  a  nati\e  (if  Rock- 
bridge, Illinois,  and  a  daughter  of  L(iuis  F. 
Williams,  one  t)f  the  prominent  and  re- 
spected pioneer  citizens  of  (ireene  county. 
h'i\'e  children  grace  this  marriage:  Carl  L.. 
Earl  C,  May,  Nettie  and  Paul. 

While  in  Shurtleff  College  Dr.  Eenity 
became  a  member  of  the  Alpha  Zeta  and  be- 
longed to  the  Gnothantii  at  Knox  College. 
He  was  the  winner  of  a  prize  offered  by  the 
Women's  Christian  Temperance  Union  for 
the  best  essay  upon  the  effect  of  alcohol  on 
the  human  system.  He  belongs  to  the  ^lodern 
Woodmen  of  America  and  has  been  promi- 


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nent  in  o>niniunity  affairs  in  Greene  ci unity. 
He  serxed  as  a  member  of  the  village  board 
of  Kane  for  seven  consecutive  years  and 
was  secretary  of  the  Democratic  central 
committee  for  two  years.  Dr.  Fenitj-  has  a 
wide  acquaintance  in  the  county  where  his 
entire  life  has  been  passed  and  where  he 
has  so  directed  his  efforts  as  to  gain  recogni- 
tion as  a  successful  physician  and  leading 
citizen. 

C.  (i.  !-:d\v.\rds. 

C.  G.  Edwards  is  one  of  the  most  pcjpular 
as  well  as  one  of  the  most  enterprising  farm- 
ers of  Greene  county.  His  property  interests 
comprise  five  hundred  and  thirty  acres,  con- 
stituting  a  well  improved  farm,  ami  in  con- 
ducting his  business  affairs  he  manifests  the 
progressive  spirit  of  the  modern  agricultur- 
ist. He  was  born  in  Rul)icon  township. 
Greene  county,  near  the  city  of  Greenfield, 
June  3,  1854.  His  father.  David  H.  Ed- 
wards, was  a  native  of  \'emiont.  born  in 
1824,  and  was  a  son  of  David  S.  Edwards, 
also  a  native  of  the  (ireen  Mountain  state. 
With  his  family  the  grandfather  removed  to 
Illinois  in  1827  and  was  one  of  the  early 
settlers  of  Greene  county,  establishing  his 
home  near  Greenfield  in  1828.  He  entered 
a  tract  of  land  from  the  government  and  at 
once  began  o])ening  up  a  farm,  transform- 
ing the  wild  i)rairie  land  into  richly  culti- 
vated fields. 

David  H.  Etlwards  came  to  Illinois  with 
his  parents  when  only  three  years  old  and 
was  reared  upon  the  old  home  farm  near 
Greenfield.  He  married  Josephine  Jordan, 
a  native  of  this  county,  and  the  young  couple 
began  their  domestic  life  upon  a  farm.  Mr. 
Edwards  continuing  to  engaged  in  general 
agricultural  ])ursuits  throughout  his  remain- 


ing da\s.  He  died  in  1874.  while  his  first 
wife  died  in  1854.  and  later  he  married 
again. 

C.  G.  Edwards,  whose  name  introduces 
this  review,  was  reared  in  Rubicon  town- 
ship on  the  old  homestead  farm.  He  re- 
ceived good  educational  advantages  in  the 
schools  of  (Greenfield  and  under  his  father's 
directions  was  trained  to  farm  work,  assist- 
ing in  the  development  of  the  old  home  place 
until  twenty-three  years  of  age.  He  then 
went  to  White  Hall,  where  for  seven  months 
he  was  employed  in  a  lumberyard  and  at  the 
end  of  that  time  he  purchased  a  lumberyard 
in  Greenfield,  where  he  contlucted  business 
with  successs  until  1885,  being  one  of  the 
enterprising  merchants  of  that  place.  He 
then  sold  his  Iuml)er  business  and  located  on 
the  farm  where  he  now  resides,  since  which 
time  he  has  given  his  attention  to  the  cul- 
tivation of  the  soil  and  to  the  raising  and 
fattening  of  stock.  He  makes  a  specialty 
of  hogs  and  sheep,  which  he  feeds  and  fattens 
for  the  market.  He  has  on  his  farm  a  large, 
neat  and  substantial  frame  residence  to- 
gether with  good  l)arns  and  outbuildings, 
and  everything  about  the  place  is  kept  in 
substantial  repair. 

Mr.  iMlwards  was  married  on  this  farm, 
November  9.  1881,  to  Mrs.  Ida  Hills,  a 
widow,  who  is  a  resident  of  Greene  county 
and  was  born  upon  this  place.  Her  father. 
John  Rhodes,  was  one  of  the  i)ioneers  of  the 
countv  and  developed  this  farm  from  the 
primitive  condition  in  which  the  land  came 
from  the  hand  of  nature.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Edwards  are  the  parents  of  four  children, 
three  of  whom  are  still  living:  Letta  M.. 
Nellie  K.  and  Harland  Dunham.  Tliey  lost 
one  son.  John,  who  died  at  the  age  of  three 
years. 

Mr.  Edwards  has  always  been  an  earnest 


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Republican  and  proudly  cast  his  first  presi- 
dential vote  for  Rutherfortl  B.  Hayes  in 
1876.  He  has  since  voted  for  each  presiden- 
tial nominee  of  the  party,  save  at  one  elec- 
tion when  he  was  ill  with  typhoid  fever.  He 
served  for  several  years  on  the  school  bnard 
and  has  always  been  deeply  interested  in  the 
cause  of  education,  recognizing  that  it  is  one 
of  the  bulwarks  of  our  national  existence. 
He  became  a  stockholder  in  the  Greene 
County  Fair  Association,  assisting  in  its  re- 
organization and  served  as  one  of  its  direc- 
tors for  five  years.  Progress  and  patriotism 
mav  well  be  termed  the  key  note  of  his  char- 
acter. His  entire  life  has  been  characterized 
by  devotion  to  duty  whether  of  a  public  or 
private  nature,  and  his  business  career  has 
ever  been  honorable  and  straightforward, 
while  in  social  life  he  manifests  those  traits 
which  make  him  a  popular  man  and  gain  for 
him  warm  and  enduring  friendships. 


EDGAR  ^IcCONATHY. 

Etlgar  McConathy.  who  fcillows  farming 
and  stock-raising  in  White  Hall  township, 
was  born  October  12.  1851.  in  Greene 
countv  and  is  a  si-in  of  Perry  and  INIatilda  J. 
( Alverson)  :McConathy.  the  latter  a  daugh- 
ter of  Benjamin  Alverson.  Perry  ^McCon- 
athv  was  a  native  of  Lexington,  Kentucky, 
born  there  on  the  17th  of  August.  1813.  His 
parents  were  Jacob  and  Eunice  AlcConathy 
and  of  their  children  he  was  the  youngest. 
When  fifteen  years  of  age  he  was  appren- 
ticed to  learn  the  saddler's  trade  and  com- 
pleted his  full  term  of  service.  \\'hen 
twentv  years  of  age  he  became  a  journeyman 
and  was  thus  employed  for  some  time  when 
he  opened   a  shop  of  his  own.      Following 


his  marriage  he  formed  a  partnership  with 
his  father-in-law,  Benjamin  Alverson  and  in 
1839  removed  to  Greene  county.  Here  he 
turned  his  attention  to  agricultural  pursuits 
and  was  engaged  in  farming  on  rented  land 
for  several  years,  after  which  he  purchased  a 
farm  of  his  own  and  eventually  became  the 
owner  of  three  hundred  acres.  In  1846  he 
was  appointed  agent  of  the  International 
Improvement  Fund.  He  was  a  man  of  un- 
usual business  ability  and  executive  force, 
as  was  manifested  in  his  control  of  im- 
portant interests  of  both  a  public  and  private 
character.  His  capability  being  recognized 
by  his  fellow  townsmen  he  was  elected  to 
public  office,  being  chosen  first  to  the  position 
of  county  assessor  and  afterward  county 
treasurer  of  Greene  county.  For  more  than 
twenty  years  he  served  as  justice  of  the  peace 
and  notary  public.  He  left  behind  him  an 
honoral:)le  record,  having  been  faithful  to 
everv  dutv  and  trust  reposed  in  him.  and  he 
is  yet  held  in  grateful  and  kindly  remem- 
brance by  his  fellow  citizens.  He  was  noted 
for  his  liljerality  and  generosity,  his  heart  be- 
ing quickly  touched  by  a  tale  of  distress,  and 
his  sympathies  were  strongly  aroused  in  be- 
half of  all  who  needed  aid.  As  a  citizen  he 
was  public  spirited  and  patriotic  and  the 
county  benefited  by  his  efforts  in  her  behalf. 
He  reared  a  large  family  and  of  his  fourteen 
children  nine  are  yet  living,  namely  :  John 
M.,  :Mary  Jane,  Emma  \'..  Clarissa.  Jacob, 
Edgar,  Robert  P.,  Joseph  H.  and  Samuel  R. 
Of  these  Samuel  is  now  living  in  California ; 
Marv  Jane  is  the  wife  of  Charles  Simonds; 
and  Clarissa  is  the  wife  of  Joseph  Barnett, 
a  son  of  William  Barnett. 

Edgar  McConathy,  whose  name  intro- 
duces this  record,  was  reared  upon  the  home 
farm  and  acquired  his  education  in  the  pub- 
lic schools.    Throughout  his  entire  life  he  has 


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engaged  in  tlie  tilling  of  the  soil  and  is  rec- 
ognized as  one  of  the  enterprising  and  pro- 
gressive farmers  of  his  locality.  He  has 
placed  his  land  under  a  high  state  of  culti- 
vation and  the  fields  annually  return  u>  him  a 
golden  har\est  for  the  care  and  labor  he  be- 
stows upon  them. 

Mr.  !McConathy  has  been  married  twice. 
He  first  wedded  Elizabeth  Allen,  who  was 
bom  January  i,  1855.  and  became  his  wife 
August  27,  1876,  while  her  death  occurred 
October  20.  1900.  They  becaiue  the  parents 
of  the  following  named  :  Mary  R.,  w  bo  was 
born  January  27.  1878,  is  now  the  wife  of 
Edgar  Bradshaw.  by  whom  she  has  one  child, 
Alma.  Jcibn  R..  born  .May  _^.  1881,  attended 
the  public  schools  of  the  neighborhood,  after- 
ward the  high  school  at  Roodhouse,  and  still 
later  the  (icm  City  Pnisiness  College  at 
Quincy.  lie  is  now  assistant  cashier  and 
l»okkceper  of  The  Bank  of  Roodhouse.  I  le 
belongs  to  the  Ancient  Order  of  Cniteil 
Workmen  and  the  Masonic  fraternity  and  in 
his  religious  faith  is  a  Baptist.  His  puliii- 
cal  support  is  given  tn  the  Democracy.  .\s  a 
young  man  of  superior  intelligence  and 
marked  business  capacity  he  has  already 
made  for  himself  an  honorable  name  in  finan- 
cial circles  and  has  the  trust  and  crintidence 
ot  all  with  whom  he  has  associations.  X. 
-Mbert,  born  September  26,  1879.  was  mar- 
ried April  30.  1902,  to  Annie  Collier.  Jesse 
G.  was  born  July  4,  1886.  .Mien  R.  was 
born  December  15,  1896. 

Mr.  McConathy  l)ecame  a  member  of  the 
Baptist  church  in  1868  at  Martins  Prairie, 
where  his  parents  resided  for  several  years, 
and  he  has  since  been  loyal  to  the  teachings 
of  that  denomination.  In  politics  he  has  been 
a  Democrat,  always  advocating  the  princi])les 
of  the  party,  yet  he  has  never  sought  or  de- 
sired office.     He  belongs  to  the  Roodhouse 


lodge,  Xo.  133.  M.  P.  L.  of  Litchfield,  in 
which  city  the  headquarters  of  that  organi- 
zation are  maintained.  In  his  business  life 
he  has  made  a  creditable  record  for  he  has 
never  been  known  to  take  advantage  of  the 
necessities  of  his  fellowmen  in  any  trade 
transaction.  He  has  always  lived  in  Greene 
county  and  for  more  than  half  a  century  has 
been  a  witness  of  its  growth  and  progress, 
taking  a  deep  and  commendable  interest  in 
what  has  been  accomplished  along  the  lines 
of  material,  intellectual  and  moral  ad- 
vancement. 

■»  ■  » 

J.  W.  Kl'.DWlXK.  M.  D. 

Dr.  J.  \\  .  Rcdw  ine,  who  is  engaged  in 
the  practice  of  medicine  .and  surgerv  at 
White  Hall,  was  bnrn  in  Scott  county,  Illi- 
nois, in  1858,  his  parents  being  Isaac  D.  and 
\llie  (  I'ruitt)  Redwine.  both  of  whom  are 
still  li\ing.  The  mother  was  a  daughter  of 
Robert    I'ruitt. 

Dr.  Redwine  attended  the  common 
schools  in  his  early  youth  and  in  1874  he 
left  home,  going  to  Chillicothe,  Missouri, 
where  he  became  a  college  student.  \\'hen 
be  had  acquired  a  good  literary  education 
he  began  preparation  for  the  practice  of 
medicine  and  surgery,  matriculating  in  the 
St.  Louis  Medical  College.  He  afterward 
entered  the  Missouri  Medical  College,  from 
which  he  was  graduated  in  the  class  of  1882, 
In  1879  he  became  a  resident  of  White  Hall 
and  since  his  graduation  has  practiced  in  this 
city,  having  a  good  patronage.  Reading, 
observation  and  ex])erience  have  added 
greatly  to  his  knowledge  and  promoted  his 
efficiency  and  through  his  perusal  of  medi- 
cal journals  he  keeps  in  touch  with  the 
l^rogress  that  is  continually  being  made  as 


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the  members  of  the  profession  contribute 
from  tiieir  experience  to  the  sum  total  of 
learning-  concerning  the  medical  science. 

In  1882  Dr.  Reclwine  was  united  in  mar- 
riage to  Miss  Mary  E.  Tunison,  a  daughter 
of  Jacob  D.  Tunison,  who  was  born  in  Som- 
erset county,  New  Jersey,  on  the  4th  of  Oc- 
tober, 1825.  He  was  a  son  of  Henry  and 
Sarah  (Castner)  Tunison,  also  natives  of 
New  Jersey.  The  Tunisons  came  to  Greene 
county  in  1838,  locating  in  White  Hall, 
where  the  father  resided  until  1843.  He 
dealt  in  thoroughbred  cattle,  carefully  con- 
ducted his  business  affairs  and  was  highly 
esteemed  in  business  circles  for  his  enterprise 
and  fair  dealing.  In  his  family  were  ten 
children  and  it  is  one  of  the  most  prominent 
old  families  of  the  county,  its  members  hav- 
ing taken  an  active  and  helpful  part  in  the 
work  of  upbuilding  and  progress  in  this  sec- 
tion of  the  state. 

Dr.  Redwine  endorses  the  principles  of 
Democracy  and  casts  his  ballot  for  the  men 
and  measures  of  the  party.  Fraternally  he 
belongs  to  the  Knights  of  Pythias  lodge.  He 
has  a  wide  acquaintance  in  this  county  and 
his  social  worth,  as  well  as  his  professional 
skill,  has  gained  him  the  warm  regard  and 
friendship  of  many  with  whom  he  has  been 
brought  in  contact. 


E.  A.  ELDRED. 


E.  A.  Eldred  is  one  of  Greene  county's 
nati\-e  sons  and  respected  citizens,  wlm  in 
his  business  career  has  so  directed  his  ener- 
gies that  he  has  won  prosperity  and  a  good 
name.  His  birth  occurred  upon  the  Eldred 
homestead  about  two  and  a  lialf  miles  west 
of  Carrollton  on  the  iith  of  July,   1842,  his 


l)arents  being  William  and  Ruth  (Brace) 
Eldred.  who  are  represented  on  another  page 
(if  this  \'(.)lume. 

l\.  A.  Eldred.  the  }-oungest  in  his  father's 
familv  of  twehe  chiUlren,  ac(|uired  a  public 
school  education  and  in  his  )()uth  remained 
upon  the  old  home  farm,  early  ])ecoming 
familiar  with  the  duties  and  lalxirs  that  fall 
to  the  lot  of  the  agriculturist.  When  the 
father  died  an  elder  son,  L.  E.  Eldred,  took 
charge  of  the  farm  and  continued  its  manage- 
ment until  E.  A.  Eldred  attained  his  major- 
it\",  when  the  latter  assumed  control.  His 
briither  is  imw  in  Canon  City,  C(^l<iradii. 
The  subject  of  this  review  continued  on  the 
old  homestead,  giving  his  time  and  energies 
to  its  cultivation  and  improvement  and  when 
his  brother  went  to  Colorado  he  purchased 
his  interest.  The  farm  is  one  of  the  finest 
in  the  county,  splendidly  improved  and  com- 
prising six  hundred  and  twenty  acres  of 
\aluable  land.  Mr.  Eldred  continued  to  en- 
gage in  agricultural  pursuits  until  1899, 
when  he  remo\-ed  to  Carrollton,  where  he 
erected  an  elegant  modern  residence,  which 
he  now  occupies.  He  then  entered  into  part- 
nership with  W.  H.  Siverling  and  they  carry 
a  large  line  of  hardware,  stoves,  wagons  and 
harness.  They  have  built  up  a  good  business 
and  are  numbered  among  the  reliable  mer- 
chants of  the  city,  whose  progressive  meth- 
ods have  been  factors  in  promoting  the  com- 
mercial prosperity  of  Carrollton. 

On  the  4th  of  February.  1879,  occurred 
the  marriage  of  E.  A.  Eldred  and  ^ilartha 
A.  Robertson,  a  native  of  Morgan  county, 
Illinnis,  and  a  daughter  of  John  RobertS(m, 
a  banker  and  farmer  of  that  county.  In  his 
political  affiliations  Mr.  Eldred  is  a  Repub- 
lican and  he  served  as  county  commissioner 
for  a  number  of  years,  proving  a  capable 
officer,  prompt  and  faithful  in  the  discharge 


KLOX  A.  ELDRED. 


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of  his  duties,  lii  Masonry  he  has  attained 
to  Royal  Arch  degree.  A  worth)-  representa- 
tive of  one  of  the  most  prominent  famihes 
of  Greene  county,  the  name  being  closely  as- 
sociated witli  the  histiiry  of  permanent  prog- 
ress and  inipro\enienl  here  since  1820.  he  is, 
moreover,  because  oi  his  personal  \vt)rt]i. 
entitled  to  distinction  as  one  of  the  leading 
residents  of  Carrollton. 


KDW'I.X  A.  r.l'.l.KX  \1'. 

Edwin  A.  Belknap,  one  of  the  pronnnent 
capitalists  and  financiers  of  Greene  count}- 
who  for  fortv  years  has  been  an  active  busi- 
ness man  nf  (h-ccnficld,  has  contributed  in 
such  large  and  substantial  measure  to  the 
coi-ni-nercial  de\-clopn-icnt  of  this  city  that  his 
life  record  forms  an  integral  chapter  in  its 
history.  His  efforts  have  at  all  times  been 
discerningly  directed  with  an  objective  point 
in  view  toward  which  he  has  continuously 
made  his  wa>-  and  thereby  gained  the  suc- 
cess which  is  the  goal  of  all  business  en- 
deavor. .\  man  of  distinct  and  foi-ceful  in- 
dividualitv.  of  broad  mentality  and  mature 
judgment  he  has  left  and  is  leaving  his  im- 
press upon  the  financial  world  of  Greene 
county. 

His  birth  occurred  in  Greenfield.  Janu- 
ary 22,  1841,  and  the  family  is  of  English 
lineage,  having  been  established  in  America 
at  an  early  period  in  the  developn-ient  of  the 
new  world.  Abram  Belknap,  Sr..  the  gi-and- 
father,  was  born  in  Rhode  Island  as  was  the 
father,  who  likewise  bore  the  name  of  .\bram 
Belknap  and  whose  birth  occurred  in  the 
town  of  Johnson.  Rhode  Island.  There  he 
was  reared  to  manhood  and  after  reaching 
adult  age  he  wedded  Miss  Lvdia  Hatch,  a 


nali\e  nf  \'crmont  and  a  daughter  of  Squire 
llatcli,  whose  birth  occurred  in  France. 
Their  marriage  was  celebrated  in  the  Green 
Mountain  state.  Abram  Belknap  was  a 
mechanic  who  in  early  life  learned  the  trade 
of  a  saddler  and  harness  maker  and  also  the 
trade  of  shoemaking.  following  these  pur- 
suits ihi-oughoul  his  active  business  career. 
hi  1S39  he  came  westward  to  Illinois  and 
made  a  permanent  location  in  Greenfield,  be- 
ing one  of  its  first  settlers.  Here  he  opened 
a  shoe  shop  and  carried  on  business,  his  trade 
growing  with  the  developm'ent  of  the  little 
town.  He  made  the  journey  to  the  west 
alone  but  after  coi-npleting  his  arrangements 
for  haxing  a  h(ime  here  he  was  joineil  by  his 
wife  and  they  wei-e  numbered  among  the 
worth V  ])ioneer  residents  of  this  ])arl  of  the 
state.  -Mr.  Bclkna])  continued  to  carry  on 
business  here  ui-itil  his  death,  which  occurred 
in  the  s])ring  of  i8cj2.  He  had  long  sur- 
vived his  wife,  who  passed  away  in  1859.  At 
the  time  of  the  Civil  war  he  had  manifested 
his  loyalty  to  the  governrnent  by  enlisting  as 
a  soldier  in  the  Twclftli  Illinois  C'axalry.  He 
served  for  about  twi.)  years  and  was  then 
honorably  discharged  on  account  of  disabil- 
ity. In  the  family  w-ere  two  children,  the 
daughter  hemg  Abl)ie  E.,  the  w-ife  of  Imri 
Dunn,  a  resident  of  Bloon-iington,  Illinois. 

Edwin  A.  Belknap,  the  only  son,  was 
reared  to  manhood  in  Greenfield,  spending 
his  boyhood  days  under  the  parental  roof. 
At  the  usual  age  he  entered  the  public 
schools  here  and  continued  his  studies  until 
he  had  reached  the  age  of  twelve  years,  after 
which  he  started  out  to  earn  his  own  liveli- 
hood. His  school  privileges  were  therefore 
\-ery  meager  and  the  knowledge  that  he  pos- 
sesses has  been  acquired  largely  through 
reading  and  observation  since  attaining 
man's  estate.     He  earned  his  first  money  by 


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working  on  a  farm  at  t\vent_\--fi\'e  cents  per 
day.  He  later  (lro\e  a  iiack  and  carried  tlie 
mail  from  Jacksonville  to  Brighton,  being 
thus  engaged  for  one  year.  In  1857,  when  a 
youth  of  sixteen  years  he  entered  the  store 
of  E.  L.  &  A.  A.  Cooper  in  Greenfield  as  a 
clerk  and  thus  worked  as  a  salesman  for 
twelve  years,  during  which  time  he  gained  a 
practical  business  training  and  worked  his 
way  steadily  upward  until  he  was  made  man- 
ager, having  charge  of  the  store  for  four 
years.  On  the  expiration  of  that  period  he 
entered  the  store  of  I.  R.  Ostrom  as  clerk 
and  four  years  later  entered  into  partnership 
with  his  employer,  this  relation  being  main- 
tained until  1882,  when  Mr.  Belknap  with- 
drew, selling  his  interest.  He  was  then  out 
of  active  business  for  a  time,  after  which  he 
opened  a  new  store  with  a  new  stock  of 
goods.  Later  he  entered  into  partnership 
relations  with  R.  L.  Metcalf  and  they  car- 
ried on  business  under  this  connection  until 
1893,  during  which  time  the  firm  erected  a 
new  business  block,  a  fine  brick  building 
containing  a  double  store  room  which  was 
utilized  for  their  stock  of  dry-goods  and 
clothing,  which  is  to-day  the  best  in  the  city. 
The  store  is  now  conducted  under  the  name 
of  the  R.  L.  Metcalf  Dry  Goods  Company. 
Mr.  Belknap  and  Mr.  Metcalf  carried  a  very 
extensive  and  well  selected  line  of  dry-goods 
and  clothing,  in  fact,  had  a  general  stock  of 
merchandise  and  enjoyed  a  large  and  pros- 
perous business.  Since  dispensing  of  his 
mercantile  business  Mr.  Belknap  has  spent 
his  time  in  collecting  and  settling  up  his 
affairs  and  in  buying  and  dealing  in  farm 
lands  in  Greene  county.  He  is  to-day  the 
owner  of  three  good  farms.  He  also  pur- 
chased a  residence  lot,  on  which  he  erected  a 
comfortable  brick  dwelling  that  he  after- 
ward sold.    He  has  since  built  a  frame  resi- 


dence which  is  one  of  the  best  residence 
properties  of  the  city.  His  efforts  have  ma- 
terially advanced  the  work  of  impro\-ement 
in  Greenfield. 

Mr.  Belknap  was  united  in  marriage  in 
Macoupin  county,  in  May,  1867,  to  Miss 
Narcissa  Metcalf,  a  daughter  of  Richard  J. 
Metcalf,  one  of  the  early  settlers  of  Green- 
field and  for  years  a  prominent  business 
man  of  this  city.  Mrs.  Belknap  was  born, 
reared  and  educated  in  Illinois  and  by  her 
marriage  has  become  the  mother  of  one 
daughter,  Lelia,  now  the  wife  of  \\'.  G. 
Burnett,  a  prominent  business  man  of  Jer- 
seyville. 

Mr.  Belknap's  political  position  is  not  a 
matter  of  duty  for  he  stanchly  announces 
himself  as  an  advocate  of  Republican  prin- 
ciples, although  he  was  reared  in  the  Demo- 
cratic faith.  He  cast  his  first  presidential 
vote  for  Abraham  Lincoln  in  1864  and  has 
since  endorsed  the  men  and  measures  of  that 
party.  He  was  elected  and  served  as  the 
second  mayor  oi  Greenfield,  acting  in  that 
capacity  for  two  years,  and  at  a  later  date 
he  was  again  chosen  for  a  two  years'  term. 
He  is  a  believer  in  good  schools  and  teach- 
ers and  for  a  long  period  acted  on  the  school 
board,  serving  for  some  time  as  president  of 
the  school  board  of  Greenfield.  He  is  in 
hearty  sympathy  with  the  teachings  and 
tenets  of  Masonry  and  belongs  to  Greenfield 
lodge,  A.  F.  &  A.  M. ;  Greenfield  chapter, 
R.  A.  M.;  and  Carrollton  commandery,  K. 
T.  He  has  filled  all  of  the  positions  in  the 
blue  lodge  and  is  now  a  past  master.  He 
also  belongs  to  the  Litchfield  Order  of  Elks. 
Mr.  Belknap  has  been  a  resident  of  Green- 
field throughout  his  entire  life  and  is  well 
known  to  the  people  of  this  and  adjoining- 
counties  as  a  man  of  superior  business  quali- 
fications and  at  the  same  time  belongs  to  that 


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class  of  representative  American  men  who 
while  advancing  individual  interests  also 
contribute  in  large  measure  to  the  general 
welfare.  He  and  his  estimable  wife  rank 
high  socially  and  he  is  numl)ered  among  the 
leading,  influential  and  honored  citizens  of 
Greenfield.  In  his  youth  he  displayed  the 
enterprising  spirit  of  tlie  west,  which  has 
been  the  dominant  factur  in  producing  the 
wonderful  development  of  this  section  of 
the  country.  Brooking  no  obstacles  that  hon- 
est effort  could  overcome  he  has  steadily 
worked  his  way  upward  until  having  long 
since  left  the  ranks  of  the  many  he  stands 
among  the  successful  few. 


Sl'MNER  GAV. 


Sumner  Gay,  who  is  now  living  a  retired 
life  in  Greenfield,  where  he  has  resided  for 
some  years,  has  for  more  than  a  half  cen- 
tury been  a  citizen  of  Illinois,  having  arrived 
in  this  state  in  1849.  -^  native  of  Vermont, 
his  birth  occurred  in  Windsor  county,  on  the 
19th  of  March.  1827.  His  father,  Dwight 
Gav.  was  a  natixe  "f  Massachusetts,  born 
near  the  city  of  i'mstnii.  and  in  his  childlmnd 
he  removed  to  the  (ireen  Mountain  state, 
where  he  was  married  to  Persis  Weber, 
whose  birth  occurred  in  \'ermont.  Later 
Dwight  Gay  established  his  home  in  St. 
Lawrence  county.  New  York,  and  then  went 
to  Ohio.  In  1857  he  removed  to  Illinois, 
locating  in  Cass  county,  where  his  remain- 
ing days  were  passed,  his  death  occurring  in 
1863.  His  wife  survived  him  until  August. 
1865.  Sumner  Gay  is  of  a  family  of  four 
brothers  and  three  sisters,  one  of  whom.  Dr. 
Norman  Gay.  was  a  surgeon  in  the  army  and 
served  throuehout  the  Civil  war.     He  later 


located  in  Columbus,  Ohio,  and  became  a 
demonstrator  in  a  medical  college,  acting  in 
that  capacity  for  several  years.  His  death 
occurred  in  Columbus  in  1899.  Another 
brother.  Justin  Gay,  is  a  retired  farmer  liv- 
ing in  Franklin  county,  Ohio. 

In  1834.  then  a  lad  of  seven  years,  Sum- 
ner Gay  accompanied  his  parents  on  their 
remoxal  to  St.  Lawrence  county,  New  York, 
where  he  was  reared  to  manhood.  He  re- 
cei\cd  good  common-school  advantages  in 
early  life  and  removing  westward  he  spent 
one  summer  in  Ohio,  after  which  he  came  to 
Illinois.  The  first  winter  was  passed  in  Cass 
count\-  and  he  attended  school  at  Virginia. 
Tlie  following  spring  he  returned  to  Ohio 
and  was  there  engaged  in  building  cisterns, 
l)ut  in  185 1  he  again  came  to  this  state,  once 
more  locating  in  Cass  county,  devoting  his 
energies  to  building  cisterns  in  Scott  and 
Cass  counties  in  connection  with  his  brother 
Dwight  (iay.  Attracted  by  the  discovery  of 
gold  in  California  he  made  an  overland  trip 
to  the  Pacific  coast  in  185J.  traveling  with  a 
party  having  four  yoke  of  o.xen  and  a  horse. 
He  spent  one  year  in  the  mining  district, 
meeting  with  fair  .-success  in  his  search  for 
the  ])recious  metal.  In  the  fall  of  1853  he 
reiurned  by  way  of  tlu'  islhnnis  mute  to  New 
York  city  and  thence  to  the  Buckeye  state, 
where  he  continued  to  reside  for  three  or 
four  years.  On  the  expiration  of  that  period 
he  went  again  to  Cass  county.  Illinois, 
where  he  engaged  in  farming  for  a  few  years, 
after  which  he  raised  three  crops  in  Greene 
county.  He  subsequently  went  to  Missouri, 
buying  land  in  Cass  county,  that  state,  and 
continuing  its  cultivation  for  two  or  three 
years,  when  he  sold  the  property  and  re- 
moved to  Jackson  county,  Missouri.  He 
then  bought  a  farm  near  Napoleon,  where  he 
resided  until   1875.     He  then  sold  out  and 


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returning-  to  Illinois  established  his  home  in 
Greenfield.  He  brought  with  him  a  fine 
Percheron  stallion  which  he  used  for  breed- 
ing purposes  for  eight  or  nine  years  and  then 
sold.  In  1884  he  went  west  to  Nebraska  and 
spent  one  winter  in  Hastings,  purchasing  a 
farm  in  that  locality.  For  a  number  of  years 
he  engaged  in  the  breeding  of  fine  horses  and 
was  the  owner  of  some  very  fine  stallions, 
these  being  pure-blooded  registered  animals. 
He  owned  chiefly  the  Percheron  and  Cleve- 
land bays  and  as  a  breeder  of  fine  horses  he 
gained  a  wide  reputation  and  in  the  business 
met  with  very  desirable  success.  Purchas- 
ing a  neat  residence  property  in  Greenfield, 
he  is  now  living  retired  there  in  the  enjoy- 
ment of  a  competency  earned  through  care- 
ful management  and  well  directed  Imsiness 
interests. 

In  the  fall  of  1884  in  Jacksonville.  Illi- 
nois, Mr.  Gay  was  united  in  marriage  to 
Mrs.  Jane  Summers,  nee  Black.  She  came 
to  Illinois  with  her  father,  John  Black,  in  her 
early  girlhood  days,  the  family  home  being 
established  in  Alton  in  1844.  Mrs.  Gay  was 
reared  in  Illinois  and  in  early  womanhood 
gave  her  hand  in  marriage  to  Peter  James 
Summers,  a  farmer  of  Cass  county,  Illinois. 
Subsequently  they  removed  to  Cass  county, 
Missouri,  where  ]\Ir.  Summers"  death  oc- 
curred. There  were  four  children  1)}-  that 
union,  but  only  one  is  now  living,  Ed  Sum- 
mers, a  railroad  engineer  residing  in  Spring- 
field. Illinois.  He  is  married  and  has  three 
children,  Ethel  and  Edna,  twins,  and  Nina. 

In  his  political  views  Mr.  Gay  is  a  stanch 
Republican,  although  he  was  reared  in  the 
Democratic  faith  and  for  some  time  advo- 
cated its  principles.  He  and  his  wife  are 
members  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  church 
at  Greenfield  and  are  well  known  and  much 
esteemed    in   the   citv    and   throughout   the 


count)'  where  they  have  many  friends.  Their 
own  home  is  the  abode  of  hospitality  and 
good  cheer  and  all  who  know  them  entertain 
for  them  the  warmest  regard. 


FRANK  P.  WILLI. VMS. 

Frank  P.  Williams  is  proprietor  of  a  w  ell 
conducted  and  equipped  drug  stnre  in  Car- 
rollton.  his  nati\e  city.  He  is  indebted  to 
the  public-school  system  of  Carrollton 
for  the  educational  privileges  which  he  en- 
jiiyed  in  his  youth.  He  entered  upon  his 
business  career  in  the  capacity  of  a  clerk  in 
a  grocery  store,  where  he  was  employed  for 
several  years.  He  later  Ijccame  a  drug  clerk 
and  pursued  a  course  in  the  Chicago  College 
of  Pharmacy.  In  189J  he  opened  a  drug 
store  on  the  west  side  of  the  square,  where  he 
continued  until  1895,  when  he  removed  to 
the  store  on  the  north  side  formerly  occu- 
pied by  S.  A.  Vedder,  retired.  Here  he  has 
built  up  a  most  successful  business,  employ- 
ing several  assistants,  and  he  carries  a  large 
and  complete  stock  of  drugs  and  druggist's 
sundries.  It  is  a  thoroughly  modern  estab- 
lishment, well  equipped,  and  its  neat  and  at- 
tractive appearance  is  also  one  of  the  ele- 
ments in  bringing  trade  to  the  store.  In  ad- 
dition to  drugs  he  carries  a  large  line  of  sta- 
tionery, paints  and  oils.  His  business  meth- 
ods will  bear  the  closest  investigation  and 
scrutiny  and  his  prosperity  is  certainly  well 
merited. 

On  the  24th  of  September,  i88g.  I\Ir. 
Williams  was  united  in  marriage  to  Miss 
Susie  Rainey.  a  sister  of  Henry  Rainey.  con- 
gressman for  this  district.  Tliey  occupy  a 
|)rominent  position  sociall)'  and  enjoy  the 
warm   friendship  of  many.      Mr,   \\'illianis 


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was  a  school  director  and  socially  is  con- 
nected with  the  Masonic  fraternity,  in  which 
he  has  attained  the  Royal  Arch  degree.  He 
also  helongs  to  the  I.  D.  K.  lodge  and  in  his 
fraternal  relations  has  won  the  regard  and 
goodwill  of  many. 


I'.DW  ARl)  J.  STOCK. 

I'Mward  j.  Stuck,  a  [practical  mechanic 
who  has  been  engaged  in  contracting  and 
building  in  Greenfield  for  more  tiian  thirty 
years  and  who  has  contributed  in  large  and 
substantial  measure  to  the  improvement  of 
the  city,  was  born  in  Philadel])hia.  Pennsyl- 
\ania.  on  tiie  utli  <<i  (Xnober,  1S44.  His 
father.  I'rcdcrick  J.  Stock,  was  also  born  in 
i'liiladclpbia.  his  natal  year  being  1810,  and 
in  that  city  occurred  the  l)irth  of  Frederick 
Stock.  Sr..  the  grandfather  of  our  subject. 
The  family  is  of  English  origin  and  was  es- 
tablished in  America  at  an  early  day.  The 
grandfather  was  a  well  educated  man,  prom- 
inent in  local  afYairs.  His  son,  Frederick 
Stock,  Jr..  was  reared  in  Philadelphia  and 
at  the  age  of  seventeen  years  was  apprenticed 
to  learn  the  trade  of  a  carpenter  and  joiner, 
at  which  he  served  a  four  years'  term.  He 
later  worked  at  his  trade  for  several  mouths 
in  the  east  and  then  went  to  Michigan,  where 
he  remained  for  three  years,  being  engaged 
in  contracting  and  building  at  Detroit.  He 
afterward  returned  to  Philadelphia,  where 
as  a  contractor  and  builder  he  was  connected 
w  ith  the  improvement  of  the  city  during  two 
years.  He  had  charge  of  all  of  the  buildings 
and  the  repair  work  of  the  Girard  estate. 

In  1857  Mr.  Stock  arrived  in  Illinois, 
locating  first  at  Alton,  where  he  remained 
about  eighteen  months,  when  he  removed  to 


I  Ireenfield,  since  w  hich  time  he  has  been  an 
active  factor  in  the  substantial  improvement 
of  the  city,  erecting  some  of  the  finest  busi- 
ness blocks  and  finest  residences  here.  He 
has  improved  unsightly  vacancies  by  build- 
ing thereon  commodious  and  substantial  res- 
idences and  through  his  efforts  added  much 
toward  beautifying  the  city  and  making  it 
the  attractive  place  of  residence  which  it  is 
to-day.  His  three  sons  learned  the  trade 
with  their  father  and  were  later  associated 
with  him  in  business.  He  was  an  active, 
energetic  business  man,  a  thorough  and 
practical  mechanic  and  in  trade  circles  com- 
niandctl  the  unqualified  confidence  of  all  with 
whom  he  was  a.ssociated.  He  spent  his  last 
years  in  Greenfield,  passing  away  .\ugust  7, 
1897.  ^^  tlie  ripe  old  a,ge  of  almost  ei.ghty- 
six  years. 

b'rederick  Stock  was  married  in  I'liila- 
(lelphia  to  Miss  Christina  hay  Kahler,  a  na- 
ti\e  of  Pennsylvania  and  of  German  parent- 
age. She  died  se\eral  years  prior  to  her  hus- 
band's demise. 

Edward  J.  Stock  was  reared  in  Green- 
field, having  lieen  brought  to  this  county  dur- 
ing his  youth.  He  learned  the  trade  with 
iiis  father  and  worked  with  him  for  some 
years  as  a  partner,  carrying  on  a  contracting 
and  building  business.  He  has  always  been 
identified  with  the  improvement  of  the  city 
in  this  way.  He  has  erected  some  of  the 
finest  residences  here  and  a  large  number  of 
substantial  business  houses  and  has  also  taken 
and  executed  the  contract  for  the  erection  of 
many  good  dwellings  throughout  the  county. 
He  has  done  more  building  than  any  other 
man  in  the  town  and  his  capability  and  fair- 
ness in  his  business  transactions  have  caused 
him  to  prosper. 

On  the  28th  of  October.  1869.  in  Green- 
field. Mr.  Stock  married  Miss  .\nnie  Liles.  a 


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daughter  of  Davis  Liles,  one  of  the  first  set- 
tlers of  Greene  count}-  and  a  native  (if  llh- 
nois,  born  near  Cairo.  Airs.  Stock,  however, 
was  born  and  reared  in  Greenfield  and  ho- 
lier marriage  has  become  the  mother  of  one 
daughter,  Nina,  now  the  wife  of  B.  M.  Kin- 
caid,  of  Greenfield. 

Politically  Air.  Stock  has  been  a  life-long 
Democrat,  unfaltering-  in  his  advocacy  of  the 
principles  of  the  party,  and  he  has  served  on 
the  town  board  as  alderman.  He  and  his 
wife  are  members  of  the  Alethodist  Episco- 
pal church  and  both  have  taken  an  active 
part  in  its  work.  Air.  Stock  serving  as  one 
of  the  officers  of  the  church,  while  his  wife 
has  been  a  teacher  and  worker  in  the  Sun- 
day-school. The  prosperity  of  any  commun- 
ity, town  or  city  depends  upon  its  commer- 
cial activity,  its  industrial  interests  and  its 
trade  relations,  and  therefore  the  real  up- 
builders  of  a  town  are  those  who  stand  at  the 
head  of  the  leading  enterprises.  In  this  con- 
nection Air.  Stock  well  deserves  mention  as 
one  of  the  representative  citizens  of  Green- 
field and  while  his  efforts  have  benefited  the 
town  they  have  also  brought  to  him  desir- 
able business  success. 


ISAAC  D.  VEDDER. 

Isaac  D.  Vedder,  formerly  identified 
with  industrial  interests  in  White  Hall  and 
now  serving  as  justice  of  the  peace,  was  born 
in  Onondaga  county.  New  York,  on  the  5  th 
of  June,  1820.  He  is  of  Holland-Dutch  and 
French-Canadian  lineage.  His  father,  Aaron 
F.  Vedder,  was  a  native  of  New  York  and 
was  a  carpenter  by  trade,  following  that  pur- 
suit for  many  years  in  order  to  provide  for 
his  family.     His  wife.  Mrs.  Nancy  \^edder. 


was  a  nati\e  of  Canada.  The  parents  came 
to  Illinois  in  1847  '^''"^1  after  residing  here  for 
four  years  returned  to  New  York  in  1851. 
The  father  died  in  i860  at  the  age  of  seven- 
ty-seven years,  while  his  wife  passed  away 
in  1878  at  the  very  advanced  age  of  ninety- 
three  years. 

In  the  public  schools  of  Lysander.  New 
York,  Isaac  D.  Vedder  acquired  his  early  ed- 
ucation and  after  putting  aside  his  text-books 
he  accepted  a  clerkship  in  a  country  store,  at 
Fulton,  Oswego  county.  New  York,  where 
he  was  employed  for  a  year.  In  early  life 
he  also  learned  the  carpenter's  trade,  which 
he  followed  for  three  years. 

On  the  15th  of  February,  1849,  ^^''• 
Vedder  was  united  in  marriage  to  Aliss 
Sarah  E.  Pretty-man.  who  was  of  English 
lineage,  her  ancestors  having  located  in  Vh- 
ginia  at  a  very  early  day.  Her  father  died 
in  the  year  1837,  but  her  mother  reached  the 
very  advanced  age  of  ninety  years,  passing 
away  in  1901.  Airs.  Vedder  was  educated 
in  the  Georgetown  College  for  Women  in 
Georgetown,  D.  C.  and  by  her  marriage  she 
became  the  mother  of  nine  children  :  Nannie, 
now  deceased ;  Ada,  who  became  the  wife  of 
Dr.  Georg-e  B.  Alillard,  of  Vergennes,  Ver- 
mont, and  died  leaving  four  children.  Sarah, 
Amelia,  George  and  Delana :  Alinnie ; 
Thomas  A.,  who  lives  in  Oklahoma  and  has 
one  child;  Francis  L..  who  is  married  and 
has  four  children :  Isaac  D. ;  Richard  P..  who 
is  married  and  has  two  children:  Airs.  Nellie 
Stevens;  and  Charles. 

Air.  Vedder  has  been  a  resident  of  White 
Hall  for  more  than  sixty-four  years,  having 
come  to  this  county  from  the  east  in  1840. 
He  has  since  resided  in  White  Hall  and  in 
its  development  and  progress  has  felt  a  deep 
interest  and  taken  an  active  part.  Onl}-  once 
has  he  left   White  Hall   for  anv  extended 


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len^h  of  lime.  In  1847  lie  went  to  W'ash- 
ington,  D.  I".,  wiiere  he  occupied  a  position 
in  the  land  office  until  1850.  In  that  year 
he  returned  to  White  Hall  and  entered  the 
dry-goods  business  as  a  partner  of  A.  Davis, 
this  relationship  being  maintained  for  six 
years.  In  the  meantime  upon  his  return  to 
White  Hall  he  had  been  elected  justice  of 
the  peace  and  he  ser\ecl  in  that  capacity  until 
he  resigned  in  order  tn  become  a  factor  in 
the  mercantile  circles  here.  Me  was  asso- 
ciated with  A.  Uavis  and  G.  S.  V'osseller 
until  i86r.  In  1866  he  was  appointed  notary 
public,  in  which  capacity  he  has  since 
served.  In  1872  he  purchased  a  wagon  and 
carriage  factory  from  Judge  Worcester  and 
after  conducting  that  enterprise  for  five 
years  sold  out.  In  the  meantime  he  had  be- 
come interested  in  real  estate  operations  and 
in  1868  he  laid  out  Vedder's  addition  to 
White  Hall,  owning  in  all  about  eleven  acres 
of  land,  which  he  subdivided  and  sold  as 
town  lots. 

Fraternally  Mr.  X'cdder  is  a  Mason  and 
he  attends  the  Methodist  Episcopal  church, 
of  which  his  wife  and  family  are  members. 
He  has  long  been  a  resident  of  Illinois,  living 
in  the  state  through  the  period  of  its.  early 
pioneer  development  as  well  as  its  later-day 
progress  and  improvement.  lie  was  per- 
sonally acquainted  with  Lincoln  and  John 
Bell  and  heard  many  of  the  famous  orators 
of  the  early  day,  including  Clay.  Webster 
and  Calhoun.  He  has  been  a  life-long  Dem- 
ocrat, although  not  a  ijolitician.  tie  is,  how- 
ever, a  stanch  ])arty  man,  unfaltering  in  his 
loyalty  to  the  principles  of  the  Democracy 
and  in  citizenshi])  he  is  always  loyal,  having 
Ijcen  the  champion  of  many  measures  for  the 
public  good  and  given  substantial  assistance 
to  movements  which  have  resulted  benefi- 
cially to  the  countv.    He  is  now  one  of  the 


\eneralble  citizens  of  Cireene  county  and  he 
receives  the  respect  which  should  e\  er  be  ac- 
corded to  one  who  has  traveled  thus  far  on 
life's  journey  and  his  career  has  been  char- 
acterized by  all  that  is  honorable  and 
straightforward  in  his  dealings  with  his  fel- 
lowmen.  Mr.  \edder  is  particularly  fond 
of  a  game  of  checkers  and  this  proves  his 
principal  source  of  recreation.  His  office  is 
a  favorite  rendezvous  with  many  of  his  old 
friends  and  the  earl_\-  residents  of  Greene 
county  and  their  reminiscences  present  a  most 
interesting  account  of  pioneer  life  and  ex- 
periences in  W'hite  Hall  and  this  portion  of 
the  state.  What  to  many  are  matters  of  his- 
tory concerning  Greene  county  are  to  Mr. 
Vedder  affairs  of  personal  knowledge  or  ex- 
perience and  throughout  the  long  years  of 
his  residence  here  there  has  been  no  more 
loyal  or  progressive  citizen  of  Cireene  county. 


ROY   E.   D.WTS.   .M.   D. 

Dr.  Roy  E.  Davis,  the  youngest  regular 
physician  and  surgeon  of  White  Hall,  whose 
success,  however,  does  not  seem  to  be  limited 
by  this  fact,  was  born  in  Carbondale,  Illi- 
nois, December  14.  1873.  his  parents  being 
the  Rev.  Thomas  J.  and  Mary  (Lacey) 
Davis,  the  former  a  representative  of  an  old 
Southern  family,  while  the  Laceys  are  of 
French  descent.  John  Davis,  the  grand- 
father, was  related  to  Jefferson  Davis,  presi- 
dent of  the  Southern  Confederacy.  He  died 
in  1857.  at  the  age  of  fifty-five  years.  Rev. 
Thomas  J.  Lacey  was  a  member  of  the 
Southern  Illinois  conference  of  the  Metho- 
dist Episcopal  church  for  thirty  years,  devot- 
ing seven  years  of  his  life  to  evangelistic 
work.     He  was  born   in   X'irginia,   Illinois, 


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in  1842,  and  has  Ijeen  most  actixe  ami  et- 
ticient  in  the  ministry.  He  now  makes  his 
home  in  Mount  Vernon.  Illinois.  His  wife 
is  a  daughter  of  Samuel  and  Jane  (Caulk) 
Lacey,  both  of  whom  are  still  living. 

Having  completed  his  literary  course  in 
the  public  schools  Roy  E.  Davis  prepared 
for  the  practice  of  the  profession  which  he 
had  detennined  to  make  his  life  work  by 
pursuing  a  course  in  Barnes  Medical  Col- 
lege, at  St.  Louis,  of  which  he  is  a  graduate 
of  the  class  of  1899.  He  located  in  South 
Dakota,  where  he  lived  for  three  and  a  half 
years,  and  in  addition  to  the  practice  of  his 
profession  he  performed  the  duties  of 
county  coroner  of  Charles  Mix  county, 
South  Dakota,  for  two  years,  and  was  sur- 
geon for  a  coal  company.  He  afterward 
went  to  New  York  city,  where  he  entered 
Bellevue  Hospital  and  further  prepared  him- 
self for  his  work.  He  was  also  a  student  in 
the  Georgetown  University,  near  ^Vashing- 
ton,  where  through  hospital  training  he 
greatly  broadened  his  knowledge  an<.l  pro- 
moted his  efficiency.  He  then  came  to 
White  Hall  on  the  ist  of  March,  1904,  and 
is  now  building  up  a  fine  practice  among  its 
best  citizens,  his  business  gradually  increas- 
ing in  \olume  and  importance.  He  is  thor- 
oughl}-  conversant  with  the  latest  discoveries 
in  relation  to  the  medical  science  and  in  his 
practice  is  demonstrating  his  ability  to  cope 
successfully  with  the  intricate  problems 
which  continually  confront  the  physician. 

On  the  1 6th  of  April,  1902,  Dr.  Davis 
was  united  in  marriage  to  Miss  Mae  His- 
song,  a  (laughter  of  James  H.  and  Mary 
(Wilson)  Hissong,  both  of  whom  were  na- 
tives of  Pennsylvania.  They  now  have  one 
child,  Deninead.  Socially  they  are  prom- 
inent, enjoying  the  hospitality  of  the  best 
homes  of  the  citv,  and  the  circle  of  their 


friends  is  constantly  increasing.  Dr.  Davis, 
well  known  as  a  studious,  scholarly,  refined 
and  cultured  gentleman,  has  already  built 
up  a  fine  practice  and  undoubtedly  has  a 
successful  future  before  him. 


E.  B.  PEGRAM. 


E.  B.  Pegram,  wlio  is  successfully  en- 
gaged in  agricultural  pursuits  and  in  buying 
and  selling  stock,  is  numbered  among  the 
representative  men  of  his  community.  He 
has  a  well  cultivated  farm  of  two  hundred 
and  seventy-eight  acres  in  Blufifdale  town- 
ship and  in  addition  to  operating  this  he  is 
cultivating  a  rented  farm  of  one  hundred 
and  fifty-nine  acres.  Besides  his  home  farm 
he  <iwns  one  hundred  and  twenty  acres  of 
land  in  Boli\-ar  countv,  Alississippi. 

Air.  Pegram  was  born  in  Blufifdale  town- 
ship, four  miles  north  of  his  present  home, 
on  the  25th  of  November,  1846,  his  parents 
being  Nathaniel  H.  and  Amanda  (King) 
Pegram,  the  former  a  native  of  Virginia 
and  the  latter  of  South  Carolina.  The 
father  was  a  son  of  Edward  and  Marie 
Pegram,  who  were  likewise  natives  of  Vir- 
ginia and  who  died  before  the  liirth  of  Mr. 
Pegram  of  this  review. 

Nathaniel  H.  Pegram  spent  his  early 
days  in  Virginia  and  Alabama  and  when  a 
young  man  came  to  Illinois,  locating 
in  Carrollton  about  1830.  It  was  the 
period  of  early  development  and  progress 
here  and  Carrollton  was  then  a  little  hamlet 
containing  only  four  houses.  Mr.  Pegram 
turned  his  attention  to  farming  and  devoted 
his  remaining  days  to  agricultural  pursuits 
in  Greene  countv.     At  the  time  of  the  l)irth 


K.    U.   I'KC.KAM. 


MISS   KOSALIA  PECJKAM. 


MRS.   E.   B.   t'KC;KAM. 


WALTER   A.    EEGKAM. 


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of  our  subject  he  was  farming  in  IMutldale 
townsliip.  where  he  continued  to  reside 
thrnughout  the  remainder  of  his  hfe.  He 
hore  a  helpful  antl  substantial  part  in  the  up- 
building and  development  of  this  section  of 
the  state,  aiding  in  reclaiming  the  wild  land 
for  the  purposes  of  civilization.  He  was 
married  in  Alabama  to  Miss  .\manda  King. 
They  became  the  parents  of  the  following 
cliildren.  Alvin.  who  married  Minnie  Cook, 
died  in  Carrollton  in  1901.  leaving  a  family 
of  three  daughters  and  one  son.  Mardia  J. 
became  the  wife  of  Hubbard  Taylor  of  Car- 
rollton and  is  now  living  in  that  city.  Maria 
is  the  wife  of  Samuel  Graham,  a  resident  of 
Missouri.  E.  B.  is  the  fourth  of  the  family. 
John  died  at  the  age  of  four  years.  James 
Pi.  married  Elizabeth  Rollins  and  is  a  resi- 
dent farmer  of  Bluffdale  township.  Frank- 
lin died  at  the  age  of  five  years.  Mary  E. 
is  the  wife  of  Richard  Kelly  and  they  make 
their  hom.e  in  Greene  county.  Caroline  is 
tlie  wife  of  John  \'ingard.  \'irginia,  a  twin 
sister  of  Caroline,  died  at  the  age  of  four 
years.  Xathaniel  married  Lucy  \'ingard 
and  is  living  in  Bluffdale  township.  One 
child  died  in  infancy. 

E.  B.  Pegram  acquired  his  education  in 
the  schools  of  Greene  county,  studying  there 
for  some  time.  During  the  months  of  vaca- 
tion he  assisted  in  the  work  of  the  home 
farm  and  remained  with  his  father  until 
twenty-(ine  years  of  age.  when  he  removed  to 
Douglas  county,  residing  there  for  four 
years.  On  the  25th  of  January.  1870.  he 
wedded  Miss  Rosalia  Watson,  a  daughter 
of  George  and  Meivina  (Hammond)  Wat- 
.son.  whose  great-grandparents  were  banished 
from  England  during  the  conscription  of 
the  Christians.  They  were  titled  people  of 
tliat  country.     Unto  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Pegram 


were  born  tiiree  chiKlrcn,  but  the  eldest  son. 
Edward  Clifton,  is  now  deceased.  He  is 
represented  elsewhere  in  this  volume.  The 
other  children  are  \\'alter  .\.  and  Rosalia, 
who  are  Udw  students  in  the  high  school  at 
Carrollton. 

After  his  marriage  Mr.  Pegram  began 
farming  on  his  own  account  and  for  many 
years  he  has  carried  on  general  agricultural 
pursuits  and  stock-raising.  He  buys  in  the 
market  and  brings  his  stock  to  his  home  farm 
to  fatten  and  then  sells  again.  In  1884  he 
also  began  buying  grain  in  connection  with 
his  brother  at  Hurricane  Station  and  five 
years  later  they  built  an  elevator  at  that 
l)lace,  but  sold  the  same  to  the  Xational  Bank 
of  Carrollton  in  1896.  Our  subject  has  a 
well  improved  farm  of  two  hundred  and 
seventy-eight  acres  known  as  Locust  Grove 
farm,  his  fields  being  rich  and  productive, 
and  in  addition  to  this  he  cultivates  a  rented 
farm  of  one  hundred  and  fifty-nine  acres.  In 
the  control  of  his  property  and  his  agricultu- 
ral interests  he  displays  business  ability  and 
keen  discernment,  and  moreover  he  has 
gained  for  himself  an  enviable  reputation  by 
his  straightforward  methods. 

Mr.  Pegram  has  always  given  his  politi- 
cal support  to  the  Democracy  and  he  served 
as  supervisor  of  his  township  for  seven 
terms  proving  a  most  capable  cfiicer  as  is 
indicated  by  his  re-election.  Since  1871  he 
has  been  a  member  of  the  Masonic  fraternity 
and  he  now  belongs  to  Carrollton  lodge, 
Xo.  50.  A.  F.  &  A.  M..  while  he  took  the 
chapter  degrees  at  Oakland.  Douglas  county, 
Illinois.  His  wife  is  a  member  of  the  Metho- 
dist church  and  they  are  people  of  the  highest 
respectability,  enjoying  the  warm  regard  of 
all  with  whom  they  have  been  associated 
cither  through  business  or  social  relations. 


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PAST  AND  PRESENT  OF  GREENE  COUNTY. 


FRANK  L.  VEDDER. 

Frank  L.  Vedder,  who  is  engaged  in  the 
drug  business  at  Roodhouse,  was  born  at 
White  Hall,  Illinois,  on  the  I2th  of  Febru- 
ary, 1859.  His  father  is  Isaac  D.  Vedder, 
who  resides  at  White  Hall,  and  the  mother 
bore  the  maiden  name  of  Sarah  E.  Pretty- 
man  and  was  a  daughter  of  Thomas  and 
Mary    ( Pelton)    Prettyman. 

Frank  L.  Vedder  spent  his  boyhood  days 
in  his  native  city  and  acquired  his  education 
at  the  public  schools  and  in  the  College  of 
Pharmacy  at  St.  Louis.  Wishing  to  engage 
in  the  drug  business  as  a  life  work  he  pur- 
sued the  course  in  the  latter  institution  and 
was  graduated  with  the  class  of  188 1.  He 
spent  the  following  year  in  ^Vashington,  D. 
C,  and  then  removed  to  ^^'inchester,  Illi- 
nois. In  1883  he  returned  to  \Mhte  Hall 
and  was  employed  in  the  store  of  Mr.  My- 
tinger.  On  the  expiration  of  that  period  he 
embarked  in  business  for  himself,  conduct- 
ing a  store  in  White  Hall  for  three  and  a 
half  years.  He  afterward  located  in  ]\Iar- 
shall,  where  he  remained  for  six  months  and 
in  August,  1889,  he  removed  to  Roodhouse, 
where  he  has  since  lived,  conducting  a  well 
equipped  drug  store.  He  receives  a  liberal 
patronage  not  only  because  of  the  excellent 
line  of  goods  which  he  carries,  but  also  owing 
to  his  earnest  desire  to  please  his  patrons 
and  his  honorable  Ijusiness  dealings.  After 
reaching  Roodhouse  he  worked  for  one  year 
for  Dr.  Moore  and  in  November,  1891,  he 
opened  the  store  which  he  now  conducts. 

On  the  i8th  of  December,  1883,  Mr. 
Vedder  was  united  in  marriage  to  Miss  Til- 
lie  Clement,  a  daughter  of  E.  C.  and  Eliza- 
beth (  Barnes)  Clement.  ]\Irs.  ^'edder  was 
born  in  A^ermont  and  with  her  parents  came 
^Q   Illinois,    the    family    home   being   estal)- 


lished  in  Jacksonville,  where  she  was  reared 
and  educated.  Mr.  Vedder  is  a  Demucrat  in 
his  political  affiliations  and  socially  is  united 
with  the  Knights  of  Pythias  fraternity. 
Having  spent  almost  his  entire  life  in  Greene 
county  he  has  a  wide  acquaintance  here  and 
enjo^'s  the  warm  regard  of  man}'  friends. 


JOHN  A.  LUDLUM. 

John  A.  Ludlum,  the  senior  member  of 
the  firm  of  Ludlum  &  Crist,  hardware  deal- 
ers of  Roodhouse,  was  Ijorn  in  Iowa  county, 
Wisconsin,  on  the  26th  of  October,  1870. 
His  paternal  grandparents  were  Henry  and 
Martha  Ludlum,  who  were  of  German  par- 
ents. Lewis  Ludlum,  his  father,  who  was 
bom  in  1847,  died  in  Yuma,  Colorado,  in 
189S.  His  wife  bore  the  maiden  name  of 
Alartha  Smith  and  was  a  daughter  of  John 
Smith,  of  Scotch  ancestry. 

John  A.  Ludlum  acquired  his  education 
in  the  public  schools  and  afterward  learned 
the  tinner's  trade  in  Pindar,  Nebraska,  un- 
tler  Thomas  Critle,  the  leading  hardware 
merchant  of  that  place.  He  became  a  cap- 
able workman,  thoroughly  familiar  with  the 
business  in  every  department,  and  in  1891 
he  founded  the  hardware  business  of  the 
present  firm  in  Roodhouse,  entering  into 
partnership  with  Charles  H.  Crist,  under  the 
firm  style  of  Ludluni'  &  Crist.  They  have 
prospered  from  the  beginning  and  have  a 
well  equipped  store,  in  which  they  are  meet- 
ing with  excellent  success,  having  secured  a 
large  and  constantly  growing  patronage. 
For  seventeen  years  Mr.  Ludlum  has  been 
connected  with  the  tinning  business  and 
hardware  trade  and  his  long  experience  as 
a  journevman  well  equiped  him  for  the  work 
which  he  now  conducts. 


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5^1 


Mr.  Ludlum  is  a  believer  in  the  A(l\ent- 
ist  doctrine  and  holds  a  membership  witli 
that  society.  In  politics  he  is  a  Republican 
but  has  no  political  aspirations  or  ambitions 
for  himself.  Fraternally  he  is  connected 
\vith  the  .Modern  Woodmen  of  America.  He 
was  married  April  ii,  1899.  to  Miss  Stella 
M.  Gibson,  oi  this  place,  and  they  have  a 
wide  and  favorable  acquaintance,  enjoying 
the  wami  regard  of  many  friends,  while  Mr. 
Ludlum  has  the  entire  confidence  of  the  bus- 
iness communitv. 


r.FXJAMlX    F.    MANX. 

Benjamin  !•".  Mann,  a  retired  farmer, 
whii  is  now  filling  the  ])osition  nf  marshal 
at  White  Hall,  was  born  in  Olii.i  in  184^1. 
The  Mann  family  is  of  German  lineage  and 
the  grandfather,  Jacob  Mann,  died  in  1868 
at  the  age  of  seventy  years.  His  son,  Cap- 
tain Martin  J.  Mann,  was  a  farmer  by  occu- 
patiim  and  \-ery  successful  in  business.  At 
the  time  of  the  Civil  war.  however,  he  re- 
sponded to  the  call  for  troops  and  joined 
the  Union  army.  At  the  battle  of  Shiloh  he 
suffered  wounds,  the  effects  of  which  caused 
his  death  in  February,  1871.  During  the 
war  he  was  taken  prisoner  and  later  was 
liariiled.  When  hostilities  bad  ceased  he  re- 
turned to  Greene  county  and  resumed  his 
farming  operations,  but  soon  afterward  lo- 
cated in  \\'hite  Hall  and  in  1866  he  estab- 
lished his  home  in  Kansas.  ]nuxhasing  land 
where  the  town  nf  Baxter  Sj^irings  is  now 
located.  He  became  quite  wealthy  through 
bis  investment  there,  but  he  lost  heavily  in 
the  financial  panic  which  s\ve])t  througiiout 
the  west  in  1870.  He  married  Elizabeth 
Baldwin,  a  daughter  of  Judge  Benjanfin  and 


-Martha  (  X'arner  j  Baldwin.  Both  the  Bald- 
win and  \'arner  families  were  of  German 
and  Scotch  lineage.  Judge  Baldwin  was  one 
of  Greene  county's  most  distinguished  and 
honored  citizens.  Fie  was  a  Virginian  by 
birth  and  in  1849  came  to  Illinois,  settling 
in  (ireene  countv  upon  the  llenry  Robley 
farm.  His  wife,  who  was  born  in  Xew- 
town.  Ohio,  in  1S14.  died  upon  that  pbice  in 
1838.  Two  years  later  Judge  Baldwin  left 
the  farm  and  toi  .k  up  bis  abode  in  White 
Hall,  where  his  death  occurred  I'ehruary 
',v  ''^'^'.v  His  wife,  long  survixing  him, 
passed  away  in  1885.  Their  dauglUer,  Mrs. 
Martin  J.  Mann,  died  in  1858. 

Benjamin  V.  Mann,  son  of  Cajjtain  Mar- 
tin and  Elizabeth  (  llaldwin  )  Mann,  re- 
mained upon  the  home  farm  until  about 
fourteen  years  of  age,  when  bis  father  re- 
mo\ed  with  the  family  lo  While  Hall. 
-After  completing  his  own  education  he  en- 
gaged in  teaching  school,  following  that  pro- 
fession between  the  years  1874  and  1884. 
He  .served  as  teacher  and  ])rincipal  of  the 
high  schools  in  Belltown,  X'irden,  Appolona 
and  other  schools  and  was  ver\-  successful 
and  popular  as  an  educator.  Subsequently 
he  purchased  a  farm  and  carried  on  agricul- 
tural pursuits  for  fourteen  years  with  credit- 
able success,  at  the  end  of  which  time  he  re- 
moved to  Carrollton  in  the  year   181)7. 

lie  was  married  in  Jul\',  i87(),  lo  Miss 
Laura  Bowman,  a  daughter  of  Dr.  .\.  Bow- 
man, now  a  retired  physician  of  White  Hall. 
Mrs.  Mann  died  in  1898  and  the  following 
yenr  Mr.  yi;um  removed  to  White  Hall, 
where  he  has  since  made  his  home.  Six 
children  were  born  of  this  union,  n.amely : 
Ernest,  Lillian,  Myra,  Benjamin,  .\bbie  and 
Howard. 

Mr.  Mann  was  reared  in  the  faith  of  the 
Universalist  church  but  does  not  belong  to 


PAST  AND  PRESENT  OF  GREENE  COUNTY. 


anv  religious  or  fraternal  organization.  In 
politics  he  is  a  stanch  Democrat,  doing  e\- 
erything  in  his  power  to  promote  the  growth 
and  insure  the  success  of  his  party.  He  has 
always  had  the  respect  and  esteem  of  his 
neighhors  and  has  been  honored  by  election 
to  public  office.  He  served  as  school  director 
while  living  upon  the  farm,  acting  in  that 
capacity  for  six  years,  and  from  1888  until 
1892  he  was  justice  of  the  peace.  He  has 
been  marshal  during  the  greater  part  of  his 
residence  in  White  Hall  and  though  mnv 
fifty-eight  years  of  age  he  is  yet  a  ymmg 
man.  well  preserved  and  having  the  vigor 
and  appearance  of  one  much  younger.  The 
greater  part  of  his  life  having  been  passed 
in  this  locality,  his  history  is  well  known  t<i 
manv  and  those  who  are  accpiainted  with 
him  entertain  for  him  high  regard. 


O.  F.  GRISWOLD. 


O.  F.  Griswold,  wIk^  has  long  occupied 
a  prominent  position  in  business  circles  in 
Greene  county  and  after  many  years'  con- 
nection with  its  agricultural  and  financial 
interests  is  now  living  retired,  was  born  in 
this  county  J\Iarch  20,  1846,  his  parents 
being  Sylvester  and  Elizabeth  (Hodges) 
Griswold.  while  his  grandparents  were 
Adonijah  and  Alary  ( Barton)  Griswold. 
His  grandfather  was  l)(irn  in  ^^'altham. 
Addison  county.  \'ermont.  and  on  seeking 
a  home  in  the  west  he  made  a  settlement 
on  Apple  Creek  prairie  in  White  Hall  town- 
ship. Greene  cnuntv,  Illinois,  in  1828.  He 
was  induced  to  remove  to  this  state  by  soiue 
of  his  children  who  had  preceded  him  here. 
While  this  country  was  engaged  in  the  sec- 
ond war  with  England  he  became  a  soldier  in 


defense  of  American  interests  and  was  taken 
prisoner  by  the  British.  After  he  had  been 
incarcerated  for  some  time  he  made  his  es- 
cape bv  scaling  the  prison  walls,  but  he  was 
recapttired,  given  twenty  lashes  and  again 
imprisoned  for  a  term  of  three  years.  When 
the  war  closed,  however,  he  was  released. 
Becoming  connected  with  agricultural  pur- 
suits in  Greene  county  he  transformed  a  wild 
tract  of  land  into  a  well  improved  farm  antl 
continued  its  cultivation  up  to  the  time  of 
his  death,  which  occurred  on  the  old  family 
homestead  in  Patterson  township.  September 
I.  1 84 1.  In  early  manhood  he  wedded  Mary 
Barton,  and  they  became  the  parents  of  ten 
children,  of  whom  Sylvester  was  the  young- 
est. 

Svl\-ester  Griswold  was  born  in  \'er- 
gennes.  A'ermont,  Alay  8,  1808.  and  came  ta 
Illinois  when  twenty-one  years  of  age.  He 
secured  a  claim  in  Jersey  county,  and  alsa 
one  hundred  and  sixty  acres  of  land  in 
Greene  county,  these  tracts  being  now  in 
possession  of  O.  F.  and  Emma  A.  Gris- 
wcjld.  Throughout  his  entire  business  ca- 
reer he  was  interested  in  agricultural  pur- 
suits and  the  loaning  of  money  and  he  pros- 
pered. His  last  years  were  spent  in  hon- 
orable retirement  from  labor,  his  earnings- 
in  former  years  enabling  hinr  to  enjoy  in  the 
evening  of  life  all  the  comforts  and  luxuries 
which  go  to  make  life  worth  the  living.  He 
died  in  September,  1892.  at  the  advanced  age 
of  eighty-four  years.  In  early  manhood  he 
married  Elizabeth  Hodges,  who  died  when 
her  son  O.  F,  Griswold  was  a  young  lad. 
She  also  left  a  daughter.  Miss  Emma  A. 
Grisw(.)ld,  who  is  a  resident  of  White  Hall, 
The  father  afterward  married  again,  his  sec- 
ond union  being  with  Mrs,  Martha  Post, 
a  sister  of  his  first  wife,  and  she  passed 
away  in  1893, 


SVLVESTlvR    GRISWOLD. 


PAST    AND    PRESENT    OF    GREENE    COUNTY. 


5^5 


O.  F.  Griswokl.  wliose  name  iiUnnhices 
tliis  review.  Ijegan  his  education  in  the  c mi- 
mon  schools  of  Circenc  county  and  was 
afterward  a  student  in  the  State  Normal 
■school  at  Platteville.  Wisconsin.  He  went 
to  that  .state  for  the  henefit  of  his  health 
and  when  it  had  sufficiently  improved  he 
continued  his  studies  as  before  stated.  It 
was  in  1867  that  he  went  h>  Wisconsin  and 
lie  remained  a  resident  nf  that  state  for  a 
number  of  vears.  In  iSOi)  he  embarked  in 
the  took  and  stationery  business  at  Platte- 
ville. but  after  two  years  sold  out  and  re- 
turned to  White  Hall,  where  he  remained 
one  year.  On  the  expiration  of  that  period 
lie  again  went  tt)  Wisconsin  and  entered  the 
Platteville  Bank  as  cashier.  In  i88g  he 
made  arrangements  to  open  a  bank  in  Michi- 
gan, but  his  father  l)ccame  ill  and  he  aban- 
doned that  plan.  lie  returned  to  White 
Hall  in  1892  to  manage  his  father's  affairs. 
He  has  since  been  a  resident  of  this  cit\-  and 
is  now  a  stockholder  in  the  \\'hite  Hall  Elec- 
tric Light  &  Power  Company.  He  assisted 
in  organizing  the  White  Hall  Tile  &  Pottery 
Company,  which  established  its  plant  in 
1903,  but  he  has  since  disposed  nf  his  in- 
terests. In  T<;04  be  became  connected  with 
the  White  Hall  National  Rank,  of  whicli  he 
is  still  a  director  and  stdckliolder.  He  owns 
valuable  farm  lands  which  be  reins  and  is 
now  living  retired.  sa\c  that  he  gives  his 
personal  supervision  to  bis  ])rivate  invest- 
ments. 

In  June.  iSjj.  Mr.  (Iriswold  was  united 
in  marriage  to  Miss  Emma  Hodges,  a  daugh- 
ter of  Isaac  and  Lucetta  (Crist)  Hodges,  of 
Platteville,  Wisouisin.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Gris- 
wokl now  have  two  children:  Harry  H.. 
the  elder,  born  October  25.  1874.  is  assist- 
ant cashier  in  the  White  Hall  National  Bank. 
He  attentled  the  schools  of  Platteville,  Wis- 


consin, and  of  JacksMn\-iIle.  Illinois,  and  was 
gnidualcd  from  the  L"ni\ersil_\'  of  Chicago 
in  the  class  of  1897,  recei\ing  the  degree 
of  Bachelor  of  Science.  Jessie  E.,  the 
daughter,  was  educated  at  Monticello  Semi- 
nary at  Godfrey,  Illinois,  one  of  the  oldest 
and  best  schools  of  the  west,  completing  a 
four  years"  classical  course  there  in  1897. 
She  was  also  a  student  of  art  in  that  institu- 
tion. 

In  Ma\-,  1903,  Mr.  (iriswold  began  the 
erection  of  one  of  the  tine  residences  of 
White  Hall  on  Main  street  and  it  was  built 
with  ;dl  modern  e(|uipments  and  con\-en- 
iences,  is  tastefully  furnished,  and  the  house 
is  surrounded  by  a  line  lawn,  adorned  with 
beautiful  shade  trees  and  flowering  ])!ants. 
Mr.  (iriswold  is  a  Republican  in  politics, 
but  the  honors  or  emolnments  of  office  have 
bad  no  attraction  for  him.  His  attention  has 
l)een  gi\cn  to  his  business  affairs  in  former 
years  and  altbougb  not  yet  in  tlie  prime  of 
life  he  has  accpiired  through  inheritance  and 
through  capable  business  management  a 
property  that  enables  him  to  live  retired.  He 
has  ever  maintained  an  honorable  relation 
with  his  fellowmen,  has  been  loyal  in  citizen- 
sbi])  and  has  manifested  a  ])ul)lic-spirited  and 
])rogrfssi\-e  interest  in  everything  pertaining 
to  the  count_\-"s  upbuilding,  lie  is  pojndar 
with  a  large  circle  of  friends  and  has  the 
high  regard  of  all  with  whom  be  has  been 
associated. 

CHARLES  H.  CRIST. 

Charles  H.  Crist,  identified  with  the 
commercial  interests  of  Roodhouse  as  the 
junior  member  of  the  firm  of  Ludlum  & 
Crist,  hardware  merchants,  was  born  in 
Greetie  comity,  September  15,  1870,  upon  a 
farm  not  far  from  Roodhouse.     He  repre- 


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PAST  AND  PRESENT  OF  GREENE  COUNTY. 


seats  one  of  the  old  families  of  the  county. 
His  grandfather.  Da\'id  Crist,  who  became 
one  of  the  pioneer  settlers  of  this  county, 
was  born  near  Cincinnati,  in  Hamilton 
county,  Ohio,  in  1809,  and  was  of  German 
descent.  He  was  a  son  of  Moses  Crist,  who 
had  a  family  of  eleven  cliildren,  but  nearly 
all  died  in  infancy.  David  Crist,  in  1833, 
when  about  twenty-three  years  of  age  came 
to  Illinois,  and  for  a  short  time  was  engaged 
in  merchandising  in  White  Hall.  Pie  after- 
ward, purchased  a  farm  covering  the  present 
site  of  Roodhouse  and  continued  its  cultiva- 
toin  until  1847,  '\vhen  he  sold  that  property 
and  became  the  owner  of  forty  acres  about 
two  and  a  ([uarter  miles  southeast  of  Rood- 
house.  He  also  entered  three  hundred  and 
sixty  acres  of  land  from  the  government, 
and  he  built  there  a  substantial  house  and 
barn,  made  other  impro\-enients  and  de\'oted 
his  attention  to  general  farming  and  stock- 
raising.  He  was  deeply  and  actively  inter- 
ested in  the  early  development  of  the  county 
and  throughout  his  life  was  the  champion 
of  all  progressive  measures  which  promised 
practical  benefit  for  the  community.  Plis 
death  occurred  in  1890.  He  was  three  times 
married.  He  hrst  wedded  Maria  Jackson, 
whose  father  lived  southwest  of  White  Hall, 
on  the  old  McCallister  farm.  They  had 
three  children:  Louisa  became  the  wife  of 
B.  D.  Strong  and  died  two  years  later.  lea\-- 
ing  a  child  that  also  died  in  infancy.  Sarah 
married  Ambo}-  Campbell  by  whom  she  had 
eight  children  and  they  lived  on  the  old 
homestead  until  1902.  They  now  reside  in 
Shawnee,  Oklahoma.  The  third  member 
of  the  family  was  Jacob  Crist,  the  father  of 
our  subject.  For  his  second  wife  Da\-id 
Crist  chose  Lucinda  Blevins.  a  native  of 
Greene  county,  Illinois,  and  they  had  four 
children   but   all   died  voung,   the  eldest  l)e- 


ing  I)Ut  six  years  of  age.  The  third  wife 
of  Da\i(l  Crist  was  Sarah  Campliell,  a  na- 
tive of  Greene  county,  who  died  in  1880.  ten 
years  prior  to  her  husband's  death.  David 
Crist,  although  not  a  member  of  any  church, 
was  a  man  of  high  principles  and  upright 
life,  commanding  the  respect  and  confidence 
of  all  who  knew  him.  His  political  alle- 
giance was  given  the  Democracy. 

Jacob  Crist,  father  of  our  subject,  was- 
born  in  1845,  o"  ^^^^  old  home  farm  near 
Roodhouse  and  in  the  summer  months  as- 
sisted in  its  cultivation,  while  in  the  winter 
seasons  he  attended  the  public  schools,  being 
thus  engaged  until  eighteen  years  of  age, 
when  in  the  winter  of  1864-5  he  was  em- 
ployed in  Platteville,  Wisconsin.  He  then 
returned  to  the  farm  and  in  November, 
1866,  he  was  united  in  marriage  to  INIiss 
Eliza  J.  Wales,  who  was  born  in  1847,  '^"'-^ 
was  descended  from  an  old  New  England 
family.  Her  father,  Harman  Wales,  was 
born  in  the  state  of  New  York  and  was  mar- 
ried there  to  Lydia  Anderson,  who  is  now 
li\-ing  in  Atchison,  Kansas.  He  brought  his 
family  to  Illinois  when  his  daughter,  Mrs. 
Eliza  Crist,  was  liut  eight  years  of  age.  His 
death  occurred  in  1S92. 

]\Ir.  Crist  had  a  house  built  and  fur- 
nished before  his  marriage  and  he  at  once 
took  his  bride  to  the  home  that  he  had  pre- 
]5ared.  For  thirty-three  years  they  resided 
upon  the  old  homestead  farm  in  Greene 
coun.ty,  and  then  removed  to  Jacksonville, 
Illinois,  where  they  remained  for  a  year,  and 
then  came  to  Roodhouse,  where  they  made 
their  home  until  1903,  since  which  time  they 
have  been  residents  of  Shawnee,  Oklahoma. 
]\Ir.  Crist  is  a  Democrat  in  bis  political  affili- 
ation and  while  living  in  Roodhouse  town- 
ship he  served  as  assessor  for  many  3^ears 
and  was  also  justice  of  the  peace  for  a  long 


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period.  He  engaged  in  teaching  school  for 
fifteen  years  and  was  always  deeply  and  act- 
i\ely  interested  in  the  work  of  public  educa- 
tion. He  has  always  kept  well  informed  on 
the  political  questions  and  issues  of  the  day 
and  in  matters  of  citizenship  has  ever  been 
helpful  and  pul)lic-spirited.  He  has  long 
held  meml)ership  in  the  Christian  church. 
Unto  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Crist  have  been  bom  si.\ 
children :  Mrs.  Louisa  W'yatt,  a  widow, 
who  has  one  child,  Harold,  and  resides  with 
her  parents;  Charles  H. ;  Carrie,  the  wife  of 
J.  H.  Harp,  who  is  engaged  in  clerking  in 

R Ihiiuse;   Mary,   at   home;   Fannie,   now 

-Mrs.  1.  E.  Rawlins,  living  near  McCloud. 
Oklahoma;  and  Frank,  who  is  living  in  Mc- 
Clnud.  The  father  was  the  owner  of  an  ex- 
ccllenl  farm  of  two  hundred  acres  in  this 
county  and  now  owns  two  hundred  and 
forty  acres  in  Oklahoma,  but  leaves  the  act- 
ive work  of  the  farm  to  his  children  there. 

Charles  H.  Crist  was  reared  on  the  old 
home  farm,  pursued  his  early  education  in 
the  public  schools  and  continued  his  studies 
in  the  high  school  of  Roodhouse.  but  did  not 
graduate,  .\fter  completing  his  course  of 
study,  he  engaged  in  farming.  In  1899  he 
removed  to  the  old  homestead  farm,  which 
he  operated  for  three  years,  when  it  was  sold, 
]irior  to  the  removal  of  his  parents  to  Okla- 
homa. In  1903  he  entered  the  hardware 
business,  becoming  a  member  of  the  firm  of 
Ludlum  &  Crist.  Although  but  four  years 
have  passed  since  the  establishment  of  the 
Imsiness  by  Mr.  Ludlum,  the  senior  member 
of  the  firm,  they  enjfiy  a  trade  second  to 
none  in  the  town.  Their  location  is  espe- 
cially advantageous,  for  they  .are  situated 
on  the  northeast  corner  of  the  square.  Their 
business  ])olicy  commends  them  to  the  ])ub- 
lic  patronage  and  their  trade  is  constantly 
increasing. 


Politically  ]\Ir.  Crist  was  formerly  identi- 
tied  with  the  People's  party,  but  is  now  in» 
depentlent  in  politics.  He  was  married  Oc-' 
tober  1 1,  1893,  to  Miss  Loodie  Nichols,  who 
was  born  in  Macoupin  county,  Illinois,  and 
was  educated  in  White  Hall  and  Roodhouse, 
completing  the  high  school  course  in  the 
latter  place  Iiy  graduation  with  the  class  of 
1 89 J.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Crist  are  widely  known 
and  their  pleasant  home  in  Roodhouse  is 
noted  for  its  pleasing  and  generous  hospi- 
tality. Mr.  Crist,  although  one  of  the 
younger  merchants  here,  is  classed  with  the 
leading  business  men  and  in  the  conduct  of 
his  mercantile  interests  displays  marked  en- 
terprise and  .ability. 


TAMES  \V.  CASEY. 


James  \Y.  Casey,  now  engaged  in  the  gro- 
cery, business  in  Roodhouse,  where  he  has 
made  his  home  for  more  than  a  third  of  a 
century,  and  who  for  a  long  jieriod  was 
actively  connected  with  railroad  .service,  is 
a  native  of  Marion  county,  Ohio,  born  on  the 
30th  of  June,  1833.  The  Casey  family  is 
of  Irish  lineage.  His  grandfather.  Daniel 
Casey,  was  a  native  of  Ircl.and  and  after  liv- 
ing for  some  time  in  .M.aryland  and  Virginia, 
removed  to  Ohio,  his  death  occurring  in 
Iberia,  of  the  latter  slate.  His  wife  was 
Nancy   I'rancis. 

William  Casey,  father  of  James  W. 
Casev,  was  born  in  Maryland,  in  January, 
t8o2,  b"ut  was  reared  in  Virginia.  He  mar- 
ried Sarah  Campbell,  who  was  of  Scotch 
descent  and  was  bom  in  Tennessee  in  1805. 
Her  parents  were  James  and  Mary  (Jack- 
son) Campbell,  and  the  former  died  in  Jef- 
ferson county.  Ohio,  in  1840,  while  the  lat- 


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ter  died  in  1856.  William  Casey  passed 
away  February  2,  1893,  while  his  wife's 
death  occurred  December  28,  1846. 

To  the  pubHc  school  system  of  his  native 
state  James  W.  Casey  is  indebted  for  the  edu- 
cational advantages  he  enjoyed  in  his  youth. 
For  thirty-five  years  he  was  connected  with 
the  operative  department  of  the  railroad  serv- 
ice as  locomotive  engineer.  He  was  first 
connected  with  the  Rock  Island  Railroad 
Company  fur  tw(3  years,  then  with  the  \\"a- 
bash  Company  for  a  year,  and  later  entered 
the  employ  of  the  Chicago  &  Alton  Railroad 
Company,  with  which  he  continued  for  thir- 
ty-two years,  working  over  its  entire  system 
and  retiring  in  1897.  He  was  one  of  its 
most  trusted  and  reliable  employes,  with  a 
just  appreciation  of  the  great  responsibility 
that  de\-olved  upon  him  as  the  custodian  of 
human  life,  and  his  fidelity  to  duty  was  the 
distinguishing  feature  in  his  business  career. 
On  leaving  the  employ  of  the  railroad  he 
turned  his  attention  to  mercantile  pursuits, 
establishing  a  grocery  store  in  Roodhouse, 
where  he  has  since  conducted  a  profitable 
enterprise. 

'Sir.  Casey  has  lived  in  Roodhouse  for 
thirt}-three  years,  coming  here  in  1872  when 
there  were  only  ten  houses  in  the  town  and 
there  was  only  a  sidetrack  here,  with  room 
for  seven  cars.  He  is  a  prominent  member 
of  the  Brotherhood  of  Locomotive  Engin- 
eers and  is  now  chief  of  local  division,  No. 
220.  He  has  been  a  member  of  the  board 
of  adjustment  and  representative  to  six  of 
the  national  conventions.  He  has  been  sec- 
retary of  the  insurance  department  of  the 
local  division  for  nine  years  and  is  very  po]:>- 
ular  in  railroad  circles  ever  laboring  f(;>r  the 
welfare  of  those  connected  with  the  order. 
His  ]xjlitical  \-iews  are  in  accord  with  the 
principles  of  Democrac}'. 


On  the  loth  of  November,  1861,  Mr. 
Casey  was  united  in  marriage  to  Miss  Mar- 
garet George,  who  was  born  in  Ohio.  They 
have  eight  children  :  Mabel  C,  who  in  1896 
was  married  to  Alonzo  Griffin,  of  Granite 
City,  Ilinois.  and  has  one  son,  Walter  C. ; 
Walter  S.,  a  locomotive  engineer  of  Spring- 
field, Missouri :  Isolin,  who  married  C.  A. 
Timlin,  of  Chicago;  \\'illiam  E.,  who  is 
married  and  has  two  children:  iMinifie  L., 
the  wife  of  W.  A.  Aldridge,  of  Rock  Isl- 
and, Illinois,  by  whom  she  has  one  son,  Wil- 
liam J. ;  Donizetta,  who  married  C.  A.  Dra- 
per, of  Roodhouse;  Amazion  B.,  living  in 
Chicago;  and  Florence  \'.,  who  married  H. 
M.  Israel  and  they  reside  in  Granite  City. 
They  have  one  son,  also  named  William  J. 


EDWARD  CLIFTON  PEGRAM,  ^I.  D. 

Dr.  Edv,-ard  Clifton  Pegram,  deceased, 
was  born  in  Woody,  Greene  county,  Illinois, 
October  12,  1875,  and  was  a  son  of  E.  B. 
and  Rosalia  (Watson)  Pegram.  After 
attending  the  Woody  school  for  a  numljer  of 
years,  he  became  a  pupil  in  the  Carrollton 
high  school  and  later  entered  the  North- 
western University  at  Evanston,  Illinois,  as 
a  student  in  the  preparatory  department. 
Subsequently  he  pursued  a  thorough  course 
at  Rush  Medical  College,  Chicago,  from 
which  he  was  graduated  in  1896,  and  in 
August  of  the  same  year  he  located  at  Dun- 
can, Mississsippi.  where  he  succeeded  in 
building  np  a  remunerative  prac:ice  ere  his 
death.  He  died  in  1899  at  the  age  of  twenty- 
three  years,  eight  months  and  two  days. 

The  Doctor  was  a  young  man  of  great 
energy  and  seemed  to  display  special  adapta- 
tion  for  the  practice  of  medicine  and  was 


DR.  E.  C.  PEG  RAM. 


PAST  AXl)  PRESEXT  OE  GREEXE  COUXTV. 


591 


winning  iiKirked  success  and  an  enviable  re])- 
utalion  in  tlie  place  he  had  chusen  as  his  ticUl 
of  labor.  His  death  came  as  a  great  ])lo\v  to 
his  i)arents  and  family  and  was  also  deeply 
regretted  by  many  friends  both  in  Greene 
county  and  in  the  smuh  where  he  had 
located. 


lonx  A.  r.oi-.iiM. 


John  .\.  I-joehm  is  one  of  the  leading 
citizens  of  foreign  Ijirth  who  have  Inund  in 
.Vmerica  the  opportunities  they  sought  for 
advancement  along  business  lines.  Mv. 
Boehm  was  born  in  lja\'aria.  Gernr.my,  in 
1825,  his  i)arents  being  John  and  Margaret 
(Kinter)  Boehm.  wiio  were  married  in  Ba- 
\aria  in  181 5.  The  father  was  a  shoemaker 
and  also  served  as  laml  agent  for  the  German 
go\ernment  for  ten  years.  He  came  to  the 
I'nited  States  in  1838,  locating  in  liellevillc, 
Illinois,  where  two  years  later  he  was  joineil 
by  his  family.  Because  he  came  on  a  "visit" 
and  dill  not  return  the  German  government 
conliscated  his  estate  in  that  country.  His 
family  afterward  sold  all  of  their  household 
effects,  including  a  numljer  of  line  musical 
instruments  (violins  of  gre^it  value)  and 
thus  secured  the  money  necessary  to  pay  the 
passage  of  the  mother  and  children  to  the 
new  world,  save  that  John  Boelim  sent  one 
hundred  dollars  for  this  purpose.  They  ar- 
ri\ed  in  St.  l,ouis  in  January,  1841.  On 
the  long  voyage  a  brother  of  our  subject, 
also  named  John,  was  ill,  but  he  recovered 
his  health  and  served  in  the  Mexican  war. 
The  father  continued  to  reside  at  Belleville, 
Illinois,  until  his  death,  which  occurred  in 
1843,  when  the  subject  of  this  review  was 
eighteen  years  of  age.  In  the  family  were 
nine  brothers  and  sisters,  all  born  in  Ger- 


ni;tn\'.  Three  died  in  infancy,  but  the  others 
came  lu  America,  namely:  ^larg.aret,  Con- 
nigunto,  Christopher,  Christina,  John  and 
Erank.  Of  this  number  Margaret  died  in 
1849,  at  the  age  of  thirty-four  years,  leav- 
ing a  daughter.  Connigtmto  died  in  Peoria 
in  1884,  at  the  age  of  sixty-nine  years. 
Christina,  now  Mrs.  Lanman,  lives  in  Se- 
dalia,  Missouri,  and  has  eight  children. 
Christopher  made  his  home  in  Missouri  un- 
til his  death,  which  occurred  in  1874,  when 
he  was  sixty  vears  of  age.  J(.)hn  died 
in  Missouri  at  the  age  of  sixty-two  years, 
leaxing  a  family,  hrank  died  in  1876.  lie 
had  been  appoiiUed  master  of  the  Se\enth 
cor])s  of  the  state  militia. 

John  A.  Boehm  was  granted  good  educa- 
tional pri\ileges  in  his  native  country  and 
when  a  boy  he  was  noted  for  his  skill  ;is  a 
neat,  legible  penman  and  bookkeejjer.  his 
father  re(|uiring  him  to  do  the  clerical  work 
in  making  out  the  reports  for  the  govern- 
ment during  the  ten  years  that  he  served  as 
land  agent  for  Germany.  He  was  also  at- 
tendant under  the  various  jiriests  under 
whose  jm-isdiction  he  served  and  his  pro- 
liciency  in  his  diUies  was  warmly  com- 
meneled.  He  accompanied  his  parents  to 
the  new  world  and  later  he  remmed  to  b'ay- 
ette,  Missouri.  Subse(|uently.  howe\'er,  he 
returned  from  Missouri  to  Morgan  county, 
Ilinois.  where  he  li\ed  for  a  few  years  and 
afterward  sctlle<l  in  Madison  county,  this 
state.  His  next  home  was  in  Pike  county, 
followed  by  a  residence  in  Woodford  county 
and  in  1858  he  came  to  Greene  county, 
where  Jie  o])ened  his  shoe  store  and  shop 
which  he  still  conducts.  His  life  has  been 
one  of  untiring  activity  and  in  all  of  his  busi- 
ness career  his  labors  have  been  characterized 
bv  unfaltering  diligence  and  perseverance. 

In  January,  1846,  Mr.  Boehm  was  miited 


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in  marriage  to  ]\Iiss  Frances  Elizabeth 
Riiurk,  a  tlaughter  of  Timothy  and  Nancy 
(W'riston)  Rourk.  Her  parents  were  na- 
ti\-es  of  Tennessee  and  came  to  Ilhnois  in 
1823,  her  father  dying  of  consumption  while 
in  Spring"field.  Mrs.  Boehm  was  born  in 
Morgan  county,  Illinois,  in  1827,  and  by 
this  marriage  there  are  ten  children  :  Frank, 
born  in  St.  Louis,  in  1848;  Robert  C,  who 
was  born  in  Woodford  count}-,  Illinois,  in 
1850,  and  is  now  postmaster  of  White  Hall ; 
John,  who  was  born  in  1852,  in  Pekin,  Illi- 
nois ;  Jennie,  who  was  born  in  Bloomington, 
Illinois,  and  became  the  wife  of  a  Mr.  Rich, 
her  death  occurring  in  igoi  in  Chicago,  she 
lea\'ing  two  children ;  Thomas,  who  died  at 
the  age  of  six  years ;  Mary,  who  died  at  the 
age  of  two  years ;  Theodore,  who  died  at 
the  age  of  six  months;  Charles  E.,  who  was 
born  in  March,  1857;  William  A.,  who  was 
born  in  t86o  and  is  now  chief  clerk  in  a  large 
jewelry  establishment  in  St.  Louis,  Mis- 
souri :  and  Lena,  who  was  born  in  1868  and 
is  at  home.  The  second  son,  Robert  C, 
married  IMatilda  Mann,  and  they  have  three 
children  :  Clyde,  Harry  and  Lillian.  Their 
mother  was  a  niece  of  E.  V.  Baldwin,  who 
died  in  k;04,  and  luade  Clyde  executor  of 
the  estate,  although  he  is  but  a  young  man. 

In  his  political  views  Mr.  Boehm  is  a 
stalwart  Republican.  In  the  early  days  he 
was  acquainted  with  both  Douglas  and  Lin- 
coln and  at  different  times  voted  for  each, 
lint  he  became  a  stanch  Repuljlican  and 
has  ad  ways  adhered  to  the  party.  He  was 
oft'ered  tlie  postoffice  at  Edwardsville,  but 
has  never  sought  or  desired  political  prefer- 
ment, content  to  do  his  duty  as  a  private  citi- 
zen. Lie  was  long  a  member  of  the  Catho- 
lic church  and  for  twent}-  years  was  a  meni^ 
l:)er  of  the  Odd  Fellows  Society.  Now  in 
his  eightieth  vear  he  has  discontinued  active 


connection  therewith.  His  life  has  been  well 
spent,  characterized  by  activity  and  industry 
in  business,  and  throughout  the  long  years 
of  his  residence  in  Greene  county  h  e  has  ea- 
joved  the  respect  and  confidence  of  those 
with  whom  he  has  been  associated.  He  pos- 
sesses many  of  the  sterling  characteristics 
of  his  German  ancestry  and  is  numbered 
among  the  valued  adopted  sons  of  Illinois. 


ANDREW  J.  LA\\"SON. 

Andrew  J.  Lawson,  who  is  connected 
with  industrial  interests  in  White  Hall, 
where  he  is  following  the  carpenter's  trade, 
was  born  September  12.  1S44,  '"  Tennessee. 
His  paternal  grandfather.  Jesse  Lawson, 
father,  Jesse  Lawson,  was  of  Scotch  lineage 
was  of  Scotch  lineage.  The  father,  John 
Lawson,  after  arriving  at  years  of  maturity 
married  a  daughter  of  William  Miller,  who 
was  of  Holland-Dutch  lineage.  Andrew  J. 
Lawson  pursued  his  education  in  the  pub- 
lic schools  of  his  native  county  and  there  re- 
mained until  the  beginning  of  the  Civil  war. 
He  came  to  \\'hite  Hall  in  1863,  but  previous 
to  this  time  he  had  enlisted  as  a  soldier  in 
Company  E,  Twenty-eighth  Tennessee  In- 
fantry. He  was  captured  in  Kentucky,  was 
brought  to  Louisville  and  there  released  on 
parole,  after  which  he  made  his  way  north- 
ward, establishing  his  home  in  Greene 
county.  He  became  a  resident  of  White 
Hal!  in  187 1  and  has  lived  here  continuously 
since,  following  the  occupation  of  carpenter- 
ing, to  which  he  was  reared. 

On  the  1 6th  of  June,  1872,  Mr.  Lawson 
was  united  in  marriage  to  Miss  Amanda  J. 
Aldridge,  a  daughter  of  William  Aldridge,  a 
native  of  Tennessee.     TIica-  have  six  chil- 


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593. 


dreii :  Mary  J.,  Clarissa,  .\lbert.  Eva.  Lydia 
anil  William.  The  eldest  dauiiiiter  is  die 
wife  (it  James  England  and  Uiey  have  one 
child.  Clarissa  is  the  wife  of  John  Axley 
and  they  have  two  children. 

Air.  Lawsun  exercised  his  right  of  fran- 
chise in  support  ui  the  men  and  measures  of 
the  Democracy,  but  has  never  been  an  aspir- 
ant for  public  office,  preferring  to  give  his 
undivided  attention  to  his  business  affairs. 
He  is  a  man  of  more  than  ordinary  intelli- 
gence, lionesty  and  industry  and  has  made 
for  himself  an  excellent  reputation  during 
the  third  of  a  century  in  which  he  has  been 
a  resident  of  White  1  lall. 


JO.SJ-.J'll  C.  \\il-..^ER. 

Joseph  C.  Wieser.  a  jeweler  and  watch- 
maker at  Roodhouse,  was  born  in  Bavaria. 
Germany.  January  j6.  1830.  He  attended 
the  public  schools  of  his  native  land  and 
afterward  received  ])rivate  instruction  in 
Latin.  Later  he  attended  a  polytechnic 
school  at  .\mberg.  where  he  was  graduated 
with  the  class  of  1S43.  He  afterward  spent 
three  vears  in  learning  the  jeweler's  and 
watchmaker's  trade  com])leling  his  ajjpren- 
ticeship  in  1S47.  The  following  year  he  en- 
listed in  the  German  uprising  <ir  rebellion 
against  Pjrigadier-Cieneral  Franz  Seigel,  of 
the  regular  army,  but  the  mo\-ement  did  not 
prove  successful  and  the  soldiers  who  fought 
against  the  government  were  oljliged  to  flee. 
Mr.  Wieser  made  his  way  to  France  but 
afterward  returned  to  Genuany  for  his  dis- 
charge from  the  ariuy  and  soon  afterward 
followed  'his  former  commander.  General 
Seigel,  to  .America  and  like  him  fought  in 
the  Civil  war. 


It  was  in  1830  that  .Mr.  Wieser  sailed 
from  the  fatherland  and  after  thirly-si.K 
da\s  spent  u[)on  the  water  latided  at  .\ew 
York,  whence  he  afterward  made  his  way 
westward  to  St.  Louis  in  1853.  A  year  later 
he  went  to  Jerseyville,  Illinois,  where  he 
also  spent  a  year  and  then  removed  to  Win- 
chester, Illinois,  where  he  resided  until  1879, 
since  which  time  he  has  made  his  home  in 
I\oodhMU>e.  While  living  in  Winchester, 
Mv.  Wieser  enlisted,  in  18O2,  in  defense  of 
the  Union  cause,  becoming  a  member  of 
Conip:m\-  II,  ( )nc  Hundred  and  Twenty- 
niiuh  liliniiis  Infantry.  He  served  as  a  pri- 
vate for  a  }-ear  and  was  then  detailed  to  act 
as  bugler  at  headquarters.  He  also  worked 
at  his  trade  to  some  extent  while  in  the  army. 
He  was  in  the  .\rmy  of  the  Cumberland  un- 
der (iencral  Joseph  llouker,  with  the  Twen- 
tieth Corps,  p.articipated  in  a  number  of  en- 
gagements, went  with  .Sherman  on  the  cele- 
brated march  to  the  sea,  was  in  the  grand 
review  in  Washington,  and  received  his  final 
discharge  at  Caiu])  l"ry,  in  Chicago,  march- 
ing all  the  w;iy  there  froiu  the  cajjital  city 
in  tlie  fall  of  1865.  .\fter  the  war  was  over 
.Mr.  Wieser  returned  to  Winchester.  Illi- 
nois where  he  remained  until  1879.  when  he 
came  to  I>^oo(lhouse,  where  he  is  now  en- 
gaged in  business  as  a  jeweler  and  watch- 
luaker.  He  has  superior  skill  in  the  latter 
line  and  is  (Ming  an  excellent  repair  business. 
He  also  carries  a  well  selected  stock  of  jew- 
elrv  and  is  enjoying  a  gratifying  patronage, 
while  his  liusiness  methods  and  priucijiles 
commend  him  to  the  generous  support  and 
trust  of  tlie  ]>ublic. 

In  183O  y\v.  Wieser  was  luarried  to  Miss 
Margaret  E.  \':\n  Winkle,  a  daughter  of 
.\bner  \'an  Winkle,  and  a  native  of  Monti- 
cello  county.  Kentucky.  They  were  the 
parents   of   two   children:      Syl'.--'-"''',    "''■■• 


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was  born  in  1858,  married  Annie  Ewen  and 
is  a  resident  farmer  of  Scott  cunnty,  Illi- 
nois; and  Homer  J.,  born  in  1862,  is  now- 
engaged  in  the  jewelry  and  watch-making 
business  in  California.  For  his  second  wife 
Joseph  C.  Wieser  chose  Miss  Mary  Long- 
necker.  a  daughter  of  Joseph  and  Nancy 
Longnecker,  natives  of  Pennsyl\-ania,  who 
now  reside  in  Winchester,  Illinois.  They 
have  seven  children  :  Nannie,  who  was  edu- 
cated in  the  Valparaiso  Nnrmal  Schoiil  of 
Indiana,  was  for  fifteen  years  a  successful 
and  competent  teacher,  filling  positions  in 
the  schools  of  Winchester  and  of  Roodhouse, 
and  is  now  the  wife  of  Carl  Savage,  who  is 
acting  as  a  salesman  in  the  store  of  Gilmore 
&  Jordan  at  Roodhouse ;  F.  J.  resides  in  St. 
Louis ;  Nellie  is  at  home ;  Lutie.  who  was 
also  a  student  in  the  Valparaiso  Normal 
School,  engaged  in  teaching  for  three  years 
in  \\'inchester  and  for  three  years  has  been 
a  teacher  in  Roodhouse ;  Joseph  C.  is  in  St. 
Louis ;  and  Charles  E.  and  Ella,  twins,  were 
born  in  December,  1886.  The  son  has  been 
attending  schi.Hil  in  St.  Louis  since  the  ist 
of  October,  i(j04,  and  the  tiaughter  was 
graduated  from  the  high  school  of  Rood- 
house  in  1904.  Nearly  all  of  the  older  mem- 
bers of  the  family  have  also  been  graduated 
from  the  high  school  of  Roodhouse.  ]Mr. 
^^'ieser  has  provided  his  children  with  ex- 
cellent school  privileges,  fully  appreci- 
ating the  value  of  education. 

The  family  are  members  of  the  ]\Ietho- 
dist  Episcopal  church  and  Mr.  Wieser  is  a 
Democrat  in  his  political  views.  He  is  a 
member  of  the  Grand  Army  of  the  Republic 
and  in  1856  he  was  made  a  member  of  the 
Lidependent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows  at  Win- 
chester, with  which  he  still  affiliates.  He 
has  filled  all  the  offices  in  the  lodge  there  and 
has  se\-eral  times  been  representati\-e  to  the 


grand  lodge.  In  1858  he  was  made  a  ilason 
at  Winchester  and  in  1879  he  demitted  and 
became  a  charter  member  of  E.  M.  Husted 
Lodge,  A.  F.  &  A.  M.,  in  Roodhouse.  He 
also  belongs  to  the  chapter  and  commandery 
in  Jacksonville.  He  is  now  senior  warden 
in  the  local  lodge  and  has  been  past  master. 
He  is  in  hearty  sympathy  with  the  teachings 
and  tenets  of  the  craft  and  is  a  man  honored 
in  business  and  in  citizenship  as  well  as  in 
fraternal  and  social  circles.  He  has  never 
had  occasion  to  regret  his  determination  to 
seek  a  home  in  the  new  world  for  he  has 
found  business  conditions  that  he  could 
utilize  and  while  accjuiring  a  comfortable 
competence  through  his  well  directed  com- 
mercial efforts  he  has  enjoyed  the  benefits 
of  a  life  in  a  free  countn-.  As  a  citizen  he 
has  always  been  loyal  to  his  adopted  land 
and  her  institutions  and  he  rendered  to  the 
countrv  signal  service  at  the  time  of  the 
Civil  war. 


ALONZO  M.  HANNAFORD. 

Alonzo  M.  Hannaford,  who  is  serving  as 
l)olice  magistrate  at  Roodhouse,  was  l)orn  in 
Lowell,  Massachusetts,  July  i,  1842,  his 
parents  being  James  and  Rebecca  (Bennet) 
Hannaford.  The  father  was  born  in  Peter- 
horo.  New  Hampshire,  in  iSoi,  and  died 
there  at  the  venerable  age  of  ninety-nine 
years.  When  a  j-oung  man  he  went  to 
Lowell,  ^lassachusetts,  where  he  entered  the 
employ  of  the  Merrimac  Manufacturing 
Company,  controlling  a  cotton  manufactur- 
ing plant,  and,  working  his  way  upward,  he 
eventually  became  superintendent.  He  was 
afterward  sent  to  ]\Iacon,  Georgia,  as  the 
representative    of   the   company,    and    after 


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two  years  he  rcluriK-il  to  Lmvcll,  where  he 
remained  uniil  1857.  wlien  he  again  l)ecanie 
a  resident  of  Peterboro.  Xew  Haniiishirc. 
living  at  tlie  old  homestead,  where  he  died 
in   I  goo. 

Alonzo  M.  llannaford  was  educated  in 
the  imblic  schools  and  when  a  youth  of  fif- 
teen years  enlisted  in  the  United  States  Xavy 
on  the  frigate  Independence,  as  wardroom 
hov.  thus  serving  until  1861,  when  he  en- 
listed in  the  Second  Xew  Hampshire  X'nlun- 
teer  Infantry,  lie  joined  this  cnnimand  mi 
the  2fith  of  .\pril  and  was  widi  the  .\rmy  of 
the  Potomac  fur  three  years.  He  was 
wounded  at  Williamsburg,  on  the  5th  of 
May,  1862,  and  again  at  Gettysburg,  on  the 
2(1  of  July,  1863.  He  participated  in  twen- 
ty-seven battles  and  twelve  skirmishes  and 
was  mustered  out  at  Concord,  Xew  Hamp- 
shire, June  21.  1864.  In  the  same  year,  as 
a  civilian,  he  entered  the  (juartermaster's 
department,  where  he  remained  until  May 
ig,  1865. 

In  August,  1866.  Mr.  Hannaford  be- 
came connected  with  railroad  operation  at 
Cleveland,  Ohiu.  as  a  fireman.  In  May. 
1867.  he  liecame  an  employe  nf  the  Chicago 
&  Alton  Railroad  and  the  following  year 
located  in  Jacksonville,  Illinois.  He  has 
been  a  resident  n(  Roodhouse  since  1877. 
He  remained  in  the  active  service  of  the 
railroad  company  until  he  was  obliged  to 
retire  on  account  nf  physical  disability 
limught  nn  by  his  ser\icc  in  the  Civil  war. 

Mr.  Hannafiird  is  quite  prominent  in 
fraternal  circles.  He  is  a  member  of  ]■'..  \\. 
Husted  Lodge,  .\.  F.  &  .\.  M.,  of  which 
he  has  served  as  secretary  since  igoo.  Since 
i8g2  he  has  been  first  assistant  engineer  of 
Division  220,  Brotherhood  of  Locomotive 
Engineers,  and  is  commander  of  Jacob  Fry 
Post,  Xo.  ig3,  G.  .\.  R.     His  political  alle- 


giance is  unfalteringly  given  the  Republican 
party  and  in  i8g7  he  was  elected  justice  of 
the  peace,  in  which  pnsitinn  he  served  for 
one  term,  lie  was  t'.ien  chosen  pt)lice  mag- 
istrate and  re  -elected  in  1904  for  a  term  of 
four  years,  in  a  Democratic  precinct.  His 
personal  worth  and  popularity  are  widely 
acknowdedged  and  as  an  officer  he  is  as  true 
to  his  duties  as  he  was  to  his  countiw  when 
he  followed  her  banners  upon  the  battlefields 
of  the  south. 

On  the  3tli  of  b'ebruary.  i8(iS.  Mr.  Han- 
naford was  married  to  Miss  Mary  .\.  Swan, 
a  daughter  of  Charles  .\.  Swan,  formerly 
foreman  of  the  nnnidhousc  at  Roodhnusc. 
.\t  the  time  nf  her  marriage  .Mrs.  i  lannaford 
was  a  resident  of  Cleveland.  Ohin.  L'nt(3 
them  have  been  l)orn  thirteen  cinldren  ;  I'rank 
G.  is  now  living  on  a  ranch  twenty  miles 
from  Texarkana,  Texas;  Charles  .\.,  who  is 
nnw  fcillnuing  railroading,  lives  in  Rood- 
house  and  is  married  and  has  six  children; 
Arthur  B.  is  at  San  Bernardino.  California; 
Henry  B.  is  at  Springfield  in  the  employ  of 
the  Chicago.  Peoria  &  St.  i.ouis  Railroad 
Comi)any;  Maud  B.  is  at  home:  Gertie  ^^. 
and  .\delaide  M.  are  also  with  their  ])areins ; 
James  R.  died  in  i8g8;  George  W'.,  Oscar 
;\I..  Clara  and  Jessie  are  all  at  home:  and 
one  child  died  in  infancy.  Gertie  and  George 
are  graduates  of  the  high  school  of  Rood- 
house. 

.Mr.  Hannaford  had  nie;iger  educational 
privileges  but  his  travels  and  experiences 
ha\e  made  him  a  man  of  intelligence  and 
wide  observation  lias  added  largely  to  his 
knowlwlge.  He  is  very  popular  in  railroad 
circles  in  Roodhouse  and  his  many  sterling 
traits  of  manhof)d  have  gained  for  him  the 
regard  and  friendship  of  a  large  majority 
of  those  with  whom  business,  political  and 
social  relations  have  brought  him  in  contact. 


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\\^1ELL\M  A.  WTNN. 

The  business  interests  of  W'liite  Hall 
lind  a  worthy  representatixe  in  \Mlhani  .\. 
\\'inn,  who  is  superintendent  of  the  electric 
light  and  power  plant.  He  was  born  No- 
vember 9,  1856.  at  or  near  Carrollton.  in 
this  county.  His  ancestors  are  of  Welsh 
lineage  in  the  paternal  line  and  at  an  early 
period  in  the  development  of  the  new  world 
the  A\'inn  family  was  estaljlished  in  what  is 
now  West  \'irginia.  The  great-grandpar- 
ents of  our  subject  were  William  and  Eliza- 
beth (Ford)  Winn,  the  former  born  in 
\\'ales.  while  the  F'ords  were  of  Scotch 
origin  and  representatives  of  the  name  emi- 
grated to  America.  ;\Ir.  and  ]\Irs.  Winn, 
crossing  the  Atlantic  to  the  new  world,  es- 
tablished their  home  near  Richmond,  Vir- 
ginia, where  they  spent  their  remaining  days. 
Their  son,  William  Winn,  Jr..  the  grand- 
father of  our  subject,  was  born  in  Richmond, 
Virginia,  May  17,  1803,  and  emigrated  to 
Lexington,  Kentucky,  where  he  resided  fur 
a  short  time.  He  afterward  took  up  his 
abode  in  the  vicinity  of  Cincinnati,  Ohio, 
where  on  the  3d  of  March,  1825,  he  was 
united  in  marriage  to  Miss  Phoebe  Osborne, 
a  daughter  of  Aaron  and  Eleanor  (Frazier) 
Osborne.  Her  father  died  in  Grandview. 
Indiana,  at  the  aihanced  age  of  one  hundred 
and  four  years  and  his  wife  passed  away  in 
Ohio.  After  their  marriage  William  and 
Phcebe  Winn  l.iecame  residents  of  Indiana, 
settling  near  Rising  Sun,  where  they  re- 
mained until  1829,  when  they  came  to  Greene 
county,  Illinois,  casting  in  their  lot  with  its 
early  residents.  Her  father  secured  a  tract 
of  land  which  William  \\'inn  developed  into 
a  productix'e  farm,  making  his  home  thereon 
until  his  death,  which  occurred  Noveml)er 
27,   1867,  while  his  wife  ])assed  away  April 


22,  1858.  Their  remains  were  interred  in 
Ridgewood  cemetery  and  in  their  demise  the 
county  lost  two  of  its  representative  pioneer 
residents. 

George  ^^'.  Winn,  father  of  our  suljject, 
was  born  near  Rising  Sun,  Indiana,  May  3, 
1827,  and  was  therefore  but  two  years  of  age 
when  his  parents  removed  to  Illinois.  His 
educational  privileges  were  limited.  He 
attended  school  in  a  building  erected  of 
round  logs  and  his  principal  text-book  was 
the  ^^'ebster  speller.  In  earlv  life  he  learned 
the  blacksmith's  trade,  ser\-ing  a  regular  ap- 
[jrenticeship  and  becoming  a  superior  work- 
man. He  followed  that  pursuit  until  after 
the  outbreak  of  the  Civil  war.  He  was  mar- 
ried three  times.  On  the  30th  of  April, 
1849,  he  had  wedded  [Mary  A.  Tucker, 
whose  death  occurred  August  3,  1852.  She 
left  one  child,  John  A.,  born  March  29,  1850. 
On  the  3d  of  November,  1852,  Mr.  \\'inn 
married  Sarah  Tucker,  a  sister  of  his  first 
wife,  and  their  only  son  is  \\'illiani  A.  of  this 
re\iew.  The  mother  died  February  7,  1859. 
The  patriotic  spirit  of  George  Winn  was 
aroused  by  the  attempt  of  the  siiuth  to 
o\"erthrow  the  Union  and  he  enlisted 
as  a  member  of  Company  I.  Ninety- 
first  Illinois  Infantry.  He  was  detailed ' 
to  do  general  ward  service  in  the  hos- 
pital at  St.  Louis.  While  he  was  there 
his  two  little  children  died  and  his  wife  then 
became  connected  with  the  armv  as  a  nurse, 
thus  aiding  in  the  relief  of  the  wounded  boys 
in  Ijlue.  It  was  on  the  20th  of  October,  1859, 
that  George  W.  ^^'inn  had  married  Miss 
Mary  C.  Boggess.  who  was  a  daughter  of 
Madison  and  Elizabeth  (Reddin)  Boggess. 
Her  people  had  come  to  Carrollton  in  the 
summer  of  1818  and  her  father  there  fol- 
lowed the  trade  of  wagon-making.  He  was 
a  native  of  Kentuckv  and  lielonged  to  a  sur- 


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veying  party  al  tlie  time  he  established  his 
home  in  llhnois.  Here  he  took  an  active  part 
in  the  pioneer  development  of  the  state  and 
scr\ed  his  country  as  a  soldier  in  the  Black 
Hawk  war.  His  dc:Uh  occurred  June  7, 
1877,  and  his  wife  passed  away  in  January, 
J854.  Their  daughter.  Mary  C.  became  the 
third  wife  of  George  Winn,  and  they  had  the 
following  children:  James  M.,  Charles  D., 
Mary  E.,  Julia  E..  Craig  Walter  and  one  that 
died  in  infancy. 

After  the  Civil  war  George  W.  Winn  re- 
turned to  (jreene  county  antl  in  connection 
with  his  brother.  Richard  B.  Winn,  estab- 
lished the  Carrollton  Machine  shop,  which 
they  successfully  conducted  until  1S77,  when 
they  removed  to  White  Hall.  1  lerc  they 
started  die  foundry  and  machine  sIkj])  and 
in  conducting"  this  business  met  with  \ery 
gratifying  success,  George  W.  Winn  re- 
maining at  the  head  of  the  enterprise  tmtil 
his  death,  which  occurred  in  the  year  1896. 
He  was  a  very  temperate  man.  never  using 
Ii(juor  or  tobacco  in  any  form,  nor  was  he 
e\er  heard  to  use  profane  language.  He 
was  a  devoted  and  faithful  member  of  the 
Methodist  Episcopal  church,  was  a  member 
of  the  Masonic  fraternity  and  of  the  Grand 
Army  of  the  Republic  and  enjoyed  in  high 
measure  the  regard  of  his  brethren  of  this 
(  rganization.  His  political  allegiance  was 
given  to  the  Republican  party  and  he  was  one 
who  at  all  times  was  true  to  his  honest  con- 
victions and  loval  in  advocacy  of  what  he 
believed  to  l;e  right.  His  name  was  a  syn- 
onym for  integrit}'  and  straightforward 
dealing  and  he  commanded  the  unc|ualified 
confidence  t)f  friends,  neighbors  and  busi- 
ness associates. 

William  .\.  Winn  S])ent  the  tlays  of  his 
boyhood  and  youth  in  Carrollton,  acciuiring 
his  education   in   its   public  schools  and   in 


1877  when  in  his  twenty-lirst  year  he  came 
to  White  Hall.  He  had  previously  learned 
the  machinist's  trade  and  here  he  entered  the 
employ  of  his  father  and  uncle,  with  whom 
be  Continued  from  1877  until  1895.  His 
uncle  died  in  May,  1903,  and  William  A. 
Winn  and  bis  brother,  C;.  V..  Winn,  then 
took  charge  of  the  jiartnership  property, 
which  they  conducted  for  fourteen  months. 
On  the  expiration  of  that  period  it  was  pur- 
chased by  Mrs.  R.  B.  Winn,  who  still  owns 
it.  .Mr.  Winn  of  this  review  accepted  the 
superiniendency  of  the  White  Hall  electric 
light  and  jjower  plant  and  has  since  remained 
in  that  ])osition,  giving  excellent  satisfaction 
to  the  stockholders  of  the  company  by  his 
ca])able  ser\'ice  and  progressive  manage- 
ment. 

In  1879  .Mr.  ^^'inn  was  united  in  mar- 
riage to  .Miss  Clara  11.  Wright,  a  nati\-c  of 
Greene  county,  educated  in  While  1  lall  and  a 
daughter  of  Lyman  C.  and  Caroline 
(Pierce)  Wright.  They  have  four  children  : 
George  L.,  born  in  March,  1881  ;  Clarence 
C,  in  July,  1883:  \'era,  Seiitembcr  16,  1885; 
and  Bennett,  .August  14,  1895.  The  eldest 
son  married  F,tta  Hamilton,  who  was  born 
in  r>ryansboro,  Kcntuck\-,  mid  is  a  daugh- 
ter of  W.  r>.  1  lamilton.  This  marriage  was 
celebrated  in  1904.  George  L.  is  now  in 
business  with  his  father  as  assistant  superin- 
tendent of  the  electric  light  and  power  plant 
of  \\'hite  Hall.  The  elder  children  of  the 
family  are  graduates  of  the  White  Hall  high 
school,  George  having  completed  the  course 
in  1899,  Clarence  in  1903,  and  \'era  in  1904. 
Mr.  \\'inn  exercises  his  right  of  franchise  in 
sup])ort  of  the  men  and  measures  of  the  Re- 
puljlican  ])arty,  Init  is  not  an  active  partisan, 
although  his  fitness  for  office  is  recognized  as 
is  his  loyalty  in  matters  of  citizenship.  He  was 
a  member  of  the  city  council  from  1895  until 


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1897  and  lie  has  served  for  tliree  terms  as  a 
member  of  the  White  Hall  school  board. 
Fraternally  he  is  a  Mason.  He  and  his  wife 
are  consistent  members  of  the  iNIethodist 
Episcopal  church,  in  which  he  is  now  serving 
as  a  tntstee.  Moral  development,  educa- 
tional progress  and  the  material  upbuilding 
of  his  town  are  all  causes  dear  to  his  heart 
and  his  co-operation  may  be  counted  uimn 
when  he  can  aid  in  ad\'ancing  measures  for 
the  benefit  of  his  community. 


WILLLT-\M  WITHERS. 

W'illiam  Withers,  who  at  one  time  was 
engaged  in  general  farming  in  (ireene 
county  and  now  resides  at  Mineral  Wells. 
Texas,  was  born  in  Garrard  county.  Ken- 
tucky, October  27,  1819.  His  paternal 
grandfather  was  William  Withers,  of  \'ir- 
ginia.  The  father,  Abijah  Withers,  was 
born  November  27,  1783,  and  died  in  1823. 
He  was  a  farmer  by  occupation  but  was 
skilled  iri  many  trades.  He  married  Clara 
Bruce,  who  was  born  April  i,  1786,  and  died 
in  1823.  She  was  a  daughter  of  John  Bruce, 
a  nati\-e  of  X'irginia  and  a  soldier  of  the  Rev- 
olutionary war.  When  an  infant  she  was 
carried  from  A'irginia  to  Kentucky,  in  1787, 
by  her  mother,  who  rode  horseback,  follow- 
ing the  Indian  trails  over  the  mountains. 

William  Withers  attended  the  subscrip- 
tion schools  of  Kentucky,  studying  the  usual 
branches  of  English  learning  and  also  sur- 
veying. He  was  se\eiiteen  years  of  age 
when  he  began  farming  in  (iarrard  county, 
Kentucky,  owning  some  land  and  some  ne- 
groes there.  He  was  married  April  10, 
1837,  to  Elizabeth  Bruce,  a  daughter  of  the 


Hon.  Horatio  Bruce,  a  ])rominent  lawyer  of 
Kentucky,  and  in  1846  they  removed  to 
Greene  count^•,  Ilinois,  ~Slr.  ^^'ithers  pur- 
chasing a  farm  on  Apple  Creek  prairie,  near 
\\'hite  Hall,  where  he  carried  on  general 
agricultural  pursuits.  There  he  resided  for 
about  nine  years,  when  he  sold  that  property 
and  removed  to  a  farm  near  CarroUton,  Illi- 
nois, which  he  purchased  in  1855.  In  1859 
he  sold  that  farm  and  began  conducting  a 
general  store  in  CarroUton,  but  his  liberal 
spirit  led  him  to  gix'e  credit  to  so  many 
people  that  be  soon  found  that  his  capital 
was  scattered  all  over  the  county  and  he  was 
unable  to  recover  much  of  it.  Accordingly 
he  sold  his  store  in  1866  and  bought  a  small 
farm  and  vineyard  in  Champaign  county, 
Illinois,  where  he  resided  until  1879,  when 
he  removed  to  Mineral  \\'ells,  Texas,  where 
he  now  resides. 

Mr.  Withers  has  never  held  nor  sought 
office.  He  was  a  Whig  and  afterward  a 
Democrat  in  politics.  He  has  always  lived 
a  peaceable  and  orderly  life,  his  word  being 
as  good  as  his  Ixind,  while  all  who  know  hirn 
respect  him.  He  was  made  a  Master  Mason 
in  1855  and  he  has  been  a  member  of  the 
Christian  church  or  Church  of  the  Disciples 
for  fifty-fi\-c  years. 

Mr.  Withers  was  called  upon  to  mourn 
the  loss  of  his  wife  ]\Iarch  13,  1903,  her 
death  occurring  at  their  home  in  Mineral 
Wells,  Texas.  They  reared  six  children  to 
be  grown,  namely:  H.  C.  Withers,  Dr.  H. 
B.  Withers,  Z.  T.  \\'ithers,  Mrs.  Eliza  B. 
Baker,  George  M.  W'ithers  and  Mrs.  Clara 
Parker.  Mrs.  Baker  died  in  1890,  leaving 
four  sons,  but  all  of  the  others  are  now  liv- 
ing. They  have  thirty-four  grandchildren 
and  seven  great-grandchildren  now  living. 
Mr.  \Mthers  is  yet  remembered  liy  many  of 
the  early  settlers  of  Greene  county,  whose 


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acquaintance  he  formed  durinsj^  the  years  in 
whicii  he  was  c;:nnecte(l  witli  its  agricultural 
and  c<ininiercial  interests. 


W  ll.i.lAM    I.   KREIDEU. 

\\  illiani  j.  Kreider.  wliosc  business  (|ual- 
ification  and  accommodating  manner  lia\e 
already  made  him  one  of  the  representative 
citizens  of  Roodhouse,  although  he  has  made 
his  home  here  only  since  iqo^.  is  proprietor 
of  the  electric  light  and  pnwcr  plant,  and  his 
cducatiiin  well  fitted  liini  fiT  the  cjniduct  of 
an  enterprise  of  this  character.  I  le  was  born 
in  Jackson\ille,  Illinois.  June  2.  1877.  His 
paternal  grandfather  was  Michael  Zimmer- 
man Kreider,  who  became  a  resident  of  Illi- 
nois. His  wife,  who  was  born  in  1800,  died 
in  Jacksonville,  in  1886.  Their  son,  ImI- 
mund  C.  Kreider,  father  of  our  subject,  is 
a  very  prominent  citizen  of  Jacksonville, 
where  he  is  now  serving  as  postmaster,  lie 
married  a  Miss  McDowell,  a  daughter  of 
John  T.  McDowell,  wlio  was  a  n;itive  of 
f  )hio  and  lived  and  died  in  Portsmouth,  that 
state. 

iMtllowing  the  mastery  of  the  elementarv 
branches  of  learning  in  the  i)ubhc  schools  of 
his  native  city,  William  Kreider  entered 
Illinois  College,  at  Jacksonville,  from  which 
he  was  graduated  with  the  class  of  1890. 
Subsequently  he  matriculated  in  Illinois 
University,  completing  his  studies  there  by 
graduation  in  1897.  He  was  thus  well  pre- 
pared for  the  responsible  duties  of  life,  hav- 
ing completed  a  full  scientific  cour.se  and  a 
course  in  civil  engineering,  and  he  then  re- 
turned to  Jacksonville.  In  September,  1903. 
he  came  to  Roodhouse  and  purcha.se.l  the 
electric   light   plant    from    W,    P.    Gilmore. 


])utting  it  in  excellent  repair,  adding  new 
machinery  and  otherwise  improving  it,  I)ut 
already  it  has  become  too  siuall  for  the  de- 
mands of  a  constantly  increasing  patronage, 
and  a  new  plant  will  S(5on  be  added.  Mr. 
Kreider  employs  several  men  and  also  gives' 
bis  personal  supervision  and  assistance  to- 
the  business,  for  which  he  is  thoroughly 
qualified,  understanding  the  practical  work- 
ings as  well  as  the  great  scientific  i)riiiciples 
which  underlie  the  business. 

On  the  30th  of  June,  1903.  Mr.  Kreider 
was  married  to  Miss  Nellie  C.  Hall,  a  daugh- 
ter of  John  H.  and  Elizabeth  (Holmes) 
Hall.  She  was  born  at  Piarry.  Pike  county, 
Illinois,  and  they  now  have  one  smi,  I  lowahb 
Clinton  Kreider,  born  September  13,  1904. 
They  are  memljers  of  the  ]\Iethodist  Episco- 
l)al  churrli  of  Roodhouse  and  Mr.  Kreider 
belongs  to  the  Knights  of  Pythias  fraternity, 
while  in  bis  political  \'iews  he  is  a  Republi- 
can. C<incentrating  his  energies  upon  his 
Inisiness,  be  is  meeting  with  the  success 
whicli  is  the  t^oal  of  all  business  endeavor. 


H.  L.  .Mcl'.\RL.\XD. 

H.  1,.  Mcb;irl:ind.  one  of  the  welbkuown 
reprcscntatix'cs  of  industrial  interests  in 
\\"hile  Hall,  where  he  is  engaged  in  wagon- 
making  and  blacksmilhing,  was  horn  in  Cape 
Girardeau  county,  Missouri,  on  the  _'4th  of 
Alay.  1843,  '^'i*'-  ''^  t'l^  name  indicates,  is  of 
Scotch  lineage.  His  grandfather  was 
Reuben  ilcl'arland,  and  his  ])arents  were 
H.  C.  and  Elizabeth  R.  (Robinson)  Mc- 
P'arland,  the  latter  a  daughter  of  Philip  R. 
and  Mary  (Moore)  Robinson.  Her  father 
was  1).  irii  bebruary  26,  1797,  and  removed 
from  Kentucky  to  Indiana.     He  dieil  .Se]!- 


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tembcr  i6,  1875,  and  liis  wife.  wIkj  was  torn 
March  4,  180J,  died  Septeml)er  24.  1859. 
The  parents  of  Mr.  AIcF"arland  removed 
from  Cape  Girardeau  to  St.  Francis  county, 
]\Iissouri.  The  fatlier  died  in  1886.  but  the 
mother  is  still  living  and  makes  her  home 
with  her  son,  H.  L.  AIcFarland. 

In  the  public  schools  of  St.  Francis 
county,  [Missouri,  H.  L.  iMcFarland  acquired 
his  education  and  while  there  he  also  served 
a  six  months"  apprenticeship  t(.)  the  trades  of 
wagon-making"  and  blacksmithing.  In  1864, 
while  his  parents  were  residing  in  Washing- 
ton county,  Alissouri,  and  he  was  working 
at  the  blacksmith's  trade,  it  was  learnetl  that 
General  Price  was  at  Pilot  Knob.  Fearing 
for  him,  his  mother  told  him  she  wanted  him 
to  get  away  at  once.  A  neighbor  desiring  to 
ship  sixty  mules  to  St.  Louis,  !vlr.  McFar- 
land  agreed  to  take  the  mules  if  his  expenses 
were  paid.  \\'liile  in  St.  Louis  he  heard  of  a 
position  \\hich  he  could  secure  in  White  Hall, 
Illinois,  and  made  his  way  by  train  to  Godfrey 
and  thence  by  stage  to  Carrollton.  where  lie 
worked  for  a  short  time.  He  then  came  to 
White  Hall  and  entered  the  employ  of  John 
Higbee.  in  his  wagon  and  blacksmith  shop. 
For  thirteen  and  a  half  years  he  remained  in 
that  position  and  then  began  business  on  his 
own  account.  In  1870  he  bought  his  house 
for  seven  hundred  dollars,  making  only  a 
partial  payment,  but  one  by  one  he  has  paid 
ofif  the  notes  and  he  now  has  a  comfcjrtable 
home. 

On  the  1st  of  IMarch,  1871.  :\Ir.  iMcFar- 
land married  iMiss  Mary  J.  Amos,  a  native 
of  White  Hall.  They  have  had  four  children  : 
L.  A.,  Nellie  A.,  H.  A.,  and  C.  A.  Two 
of  the  sons  have  gained  fame  in  the  baseball 
world.  C.  A.  is  the  noted  pitcher  of  the 
Cardinals,  the  St.  Louis  professional  baseball 
players  of  the  national   league.      He  began 


to  play  on  the  comrmjns  at  White  Hall, 
and  became  a  professional  in  i8(;6,  first  with 
the  Des  Moines  club,  afterward  \\-ith  the 
New  Ynrk  clul),  and  is  udw  with  the  St. 
Louis  team.  He  has  gained  renown  as  a 
pitcher  and  has  gained  a  wide  reputation 
throughout  the  country.  He  married  Nettie 
Hocking,  of  Jackson\-ille,  Illinois,  where  her 
father  has  conducted  a  hotel  for  many  years. 
They  now  reside  in  St.  Louis  and  they  have 
one  child,  IMary  Eugenia.  L.  A.  McFarland 
is  also  a  professional  base  ball  ])layer.  He 
entered  the  national  league  and  was  with 
Anson  of  Chicago  in  1896.  He  has  played 
at  different  times  with  the  teams  of  Fort 
^^'orth,  Louisville,  Cedar  Rapids,  Youngs- 
town  and  Toronto.  In  1903  he  became  man- 
ager of  the  Decatur  club,  one  of  the  best  of 
the  "3-I"  league,  starting  in  as  pitcher  but 
playing  at  any  position.  He  is  a  favorite 
with  the  friends  of  base  ball.  H.  A.  iMc- 
Farland, residing  in  St.  Louis,  has  been  in 
the  employ  of  Swift  &  Company,  but  at  the 
time  of  the  recent  strike,  in  1904,  he  entered 
the  employ  of  the  Stickney  Cigar  Company. 
He  was  married  in  1901  to  Edna,  daughter 
of  H.  S.  Avery,  a  popular  merchant  of  \\'hite 
Hall.    They  reside  in  East  St.  Louis. 

iMr.  iMcFarland  was  reared  in  the  Pres- 
byterian church  and  has  been  a  member  of 
its  choir,  but  does  not  belong  to  the  church. 
Fraternally  he  is  connected  with  the  iModern 
Woodmen  of  America.  In  his  political  affili- 
ations he  is  a  Democrat.  He  is  a  man  of 
strong  will  and  good  common  sense.  At  one 
time,  acceding  to  his  wife's  request,  he  gave 
up  drinking,  although  he  had  been  used  to 
the  habit  f(jr  years,  and  his  strong  purpose 
has  enabled  him  to  perse\-ere  in  this  course. 
He  is  equally  loyal  to  everything  that  he  lie- 
lieves  to  be  right  and  he  is  one  nf  the  much 
respected  citizens  of  White  Hall. where  he  has 


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•carried  on  business  for  about  t\)rty  years. 
His  word  is  as  "g-ood  as  g-old."  and  all  who 
know  him  have  implicit  confulence  in  him. 
and  respect  him  for  what  he  has  accom- 
plished in  the  way  of  character-building  and 
the  acquirement  of  a  ci>mpetence. 


JOHN  A.   BALDWIN. 

John  A.  Baldwin,  one  of  the  prosperous 
and  prominent  farmers  and  stockraisers  of 
Greene  couiUy.  after  almost  fifty  years'  resi- 
dence in  this  county,  feels  perfectly  satisfied 
w'nh  Illinois  as  a  place  of  residence, 
appreciating-  its  advantages  and  business 
opportunities,  and  through  the  careful 
direction  of  his  indi\idual  interests,  adding 
to  the  general  prosperity  and  upbuilding  of 
the  community,  especially  along  agricultural 
lines.  He  was  born  in  White  Hall  township. 
June  26,  1855,  a  son  of  Benjamin  F.  and 
Hannah  (Severs)  Baldwin.  His  paternal 
grandfather,  Benjamin  Baldwin,  Sr..  was 
the  founder  of  the  family  in  this  state,  com- 
ing to  Illinois  from  Marion  county,  Ohio. 
He  was  a  splendid  type  of  the  self-made  man, 
for  though  he  started  out  in  life  empty- 
handed  he  accimiulated  several  thousand 
acres  of  land  in  Illinois  and  also  left  to  his 
son  Benjamin  a  tract  of  eighty  acres  in  Oliio, 
He  possessed  splendid  business  ability  and 
keen  discernment,  which  enaljled  him  to 
make  judicious  investments,  and  as  the 
years  passed  he  became  one  of  tb.e  most  ex- 
tensive landowners  in  this  part  of  the  state. 

Benjamin  V.  Baldw  in  was  long  a  man  of 
prominence  in  public  life  in  Greene  county, 
active  and  influential  along  many  lines  which 
])romoted  the  welfare  of  iiis  community.  I'or 
thirty  years  he  acted  as  marshal  at  the  annual 


c;)ur.ty  fairs  held  in  Carrollton  and  was  noted 
for  his  efficiency  and  the  promptness  with 
which  he  discharged  his  duties.  He  always 
carried  on  farming  and  in  the  deyelopment 
of  the  fields  and  the  care  of  his  crops  he 
showed  the  spirit  of  the  progressive  agri- 
culturist. I'nto  him  and  his  wife  were  born 
seven  children:  Marilla,  deceased:  Lou  S., 
who  is  living  in  White  Hall  townshij):  Mary, 
who  resides  in  St.  Paul:  George,  a  resident 
of  Bluftdale:  .Mice,  the  wife  of  H.  Porter: 
John  .\. :  and  A.  C.  lialdwin,  a  stock  farmer 
of  Cireene  county. 

,\t  the  usual  ;igc  John  B'ddwin  became  a 
]niblic-school  student,  and  when  not  occupied 
with  his  text-books  he  assisted  in  the  culti- 
vation of  the  home  farm  or  enjoyed  the 
pleasures  in  which  farmer  lads  of  the  period 
indulged.  In  1887  he  was  united  in  mar- 
riage to  Clara  E.  Roliley,  a  daughter  of  \'il- 
roy  and  Katherine  (Spencer)  Robley,  the 
httcr  a  daughter  of  Hiram  and  Jane 
Spencer,  of  While  Hall  Hall  township. 
L'nto  Mr.  and  Mrs.  P>:ild\\in  h:n-e  been  born 
two  children  :  I'.dith  S.  and  Edna  .\..  twins, 
who  were  born  Jtine  23,  1896. 

Mr.  l'.;d(l\\in  resides  upon  a  farm  which 
formerly  belonged  to  his  father-in-law  and  is 
engaged  cxtensivel_\-  and  successfully  in 
stock-raising.  He  makes  a  specialty  of  what 
is  known  as  the  Thin  Rind  breed  of  hogs. 
a  kind  tliat  is  now  recognized  among  hog 
raisers  as  a  well  defined  breed  of  the  bacon 
producers.  It  originateil  in  Kentucky  and 
was  developed  in  Pike  county.  Missouri. 
The  hogs  are  distinguished  by  a  white  band 
around  a  black  liody.  The  sows  are  prolific 
and  good  mothers  and  cross  well  with  other 
breeds.  The  stock  is  now  registered  and  is 
raised  in  many  parts  of  the  L'nited  States. 
Mr.  Pialdwin  also  raises  potatoes  of  the  finest 
\arietv.  covering  them  with  straw  only  and 


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thus  saving  cultivation  and  tlie  labor  of  dig- 
ging. He  is  also  a  believer  in  modern  meth- 
ods of  farming,  and  while  quick  to  adopt  a 
new  idea,  it  must  be  one  which  his  judg- 
ment tells  him  will  prove  practical.  His  la- 
bors have  been  carried  energetically  forward 
and  he  has  accomplished  much  as  a  farmer 
and  stock-raiser,  being  now  one  of  the  pros- 
perous men  of  his  communit}-. 


GEORGE  E.  BUNDY. 

George  E.  Bundy,  who  is  engaged  in  the 
furniture  and  undertaking  business  in  Rood- 
house,  was  born  July  2.  1866,  one  mile  north 
of  \Mute  Hall,  his  parents  being  Elijah  S. 
and  ^lary  (Rice)  Bundy.  His  grandfather 
Bundy  was  a  native  of  New  York  and  at  an 
early  day  removed  to  Wisconsin,  settling  at 
Black  River  Falls.  His  wife,  who  bore  tlie 
maiden  name  of  Mary  Henry,  died  in  1 1*^74 
and  is  remembered  by  George  E.  Bundy.  wlm 
at  the  time  (if  her  death  was  a  lad  of  eight 
years.  Elijah  S.  Bundy  was  born  in  the 
state  cf  New  York.  April  9,  1847,  and  was 
(|uite  young  when  he  came  with  his  parents 
to  the  midflle  West,  locating  in  Wisconsin. 
In  his  youth  he  learned  the  carpenter's  trade 
and  in  1865  he  came  to  Illinois,  settling  at 
Carrollton,  where  he  was  engaged  in  build- 
ing pursuits  for  a  time,  but  later  conducted 
a  furniture  and  undertaking  business.  Sub- 
sequentlv  he  removed  to  Walker\'ille  and 
later  to  White  Hall,  \\liere  he  became  a 
partner  o{  Paul  Lang,  and  when  the  latter 
died  the  Inisiness  was  sold  and  Mr.  Bundy 
remo\-ed  to  3.1urraysville.  where  he  lived  for 
four  years.  He  then  came  to  Roodhouse, 
where  he  followed  carpentering  until  the  fall 
of  1882,  when  he  established  the  furniture 


and  undertaking  business  now  conducteti 
bv  his  son  George.  He  continued  to  conduct 
his  store  until  his  death,  which  occurred  June 
8,  1500,  when  he  was  fifty-three  years  of 
age.     His  wife  died  October  26,   1897. 

George  E.  Bundy  accompanied  his  par- 
ents on  their  \-arious  removals  and  acquired 
his  education  in  the  public  schools.  He  as- 
sisted his  father  through  the  period  of  his 
youth  and  upon  the  latter"s  death  he  suc- 
ceeded to  the  furniture  and  undertaking  busi- 
ness, which  he  now  conducts  in  Roodhouse, 
having  a  good  store,  in  which  he  carries  a 
large  and  carefully  selected  line  of  goods,  ta 
meet  the  popular  demand.  There  are  two' 
furniture  stores  in  Roodhouse  and  ^\r. 
Bundv  receives  a  good  patronage  from  the 
town  and  surrounding  districts.  In  May, 
I  goo,  his  store  was  destroyed  by  fire,  but  he 
immediately  erected  a  fine  brick  building  on 
Palm  street,  thirty  by  one  hundred  feet,  and 
continued  business  on  a  larger  scale  than 
before. 

On  the  22d  of  December,  1887,  ]Mr. 
Bundy  was  united  in  marriage  to  Miss  ]\Iat- 
tie  I.  Hunt,  a  daughter  of  John  P.  Hunt  and 
Evaline  (Baldwin)  Hunt,  the  latter  a  sister 
of  :\layor  Baldwin,  of  White  Hall.  Her 
mother,  Mrs.  Marthci  Baldwin,  died  October 
10,  1888.  Mrs.  Bundy  was  born  in  Greene 
county,  a  mile  and  a  half  from  Roodhouse, 
and  by  her  marriage  she  has  become  the 
mother  of  one  son,  George  H.,  born  Decem- 
l)er  6,  1889.  The  parents  hold  membership 
in  tlie  Methodist  Episcopal  church  and  Mr. 
Bundy  belongs  to  several  fraternal  organiza- 
tions, being  a  representative  of  the  Independ- 
ent Order  of  Odd  Fellows,  the  Knights  of 
Pythias  antl  the  Modern  \\'oodmen  of  Amer- 
ica. His  ])olitica!  \-iews  accord  \\ith  the 
princijiles  of  the  Demoa'atic  party.  Con- 
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toyhood,  he  is  well  prepared  for  carrying  on 
a  profitable  business.  f(3r  with  a  recognition 
of  the  fact  tliat  diligence  is  the  basic  element 
of  success,  he  applies  himself  earnestly  to  the 
iijil  uilding  of  a  good  and  i)rotital;le  trade. 


JOilX  C.  \\"(K)nS. 

John  C.  W'cHuls.  one  of  the  energetic. 
practical  and  progressive  agriculturists  of 
A\'hite  Hall  township,  was  horn  in  Tazewell 
count}-,  llliniiis.  ( ^n  the  uth  of  November. 
1864.  his  i)arents  being  Isaac  and  ]\L'irtha 
(Baker)  \\'oods.  the  former  a  son  of  Will- 
iam Woods,  who  was  of  English  descent, 
while  the  nidtlicr  was  a  ilaughter  of  C.  B. 
Baker.  Mr.  Woods  of  this  review  is  a 
nephew  of  William  C.  ]^>aker.  of  White  Hall. 
The  Bakers  have  ever  been  in<lustrious  and 
respected  peo])le  and  fur  many  years  have 
])een  \-alued  citizens  of  llliudis.  upholding  the 
moral  and  political  status  of  the  state  and  at 
the  same  time  contributing  to  its  material 
uplniilding.  Oscar  Woods,  a  Ijrother  of  our 
subject,  resides  at  Berdan.  Greene  county 

Jiihn  C.  Woods  ac(|uired  his  education  in 
the  public  schools  and  was  reared  to  the  oc- 
cupation of  farming,  which  lie  has  made  his 
hfe  work.  He  resides  on  a  farm,  which  was 
formerly  the  ])ropert\'  nf  bis  father-in-law. 
'William  Ridings.  ,ind  here  he  has  a  good 
tract  of  land  which  he  Ikis  placed  under  a 
high  state  <if  cultivation.  He  located  here 
soon  after  his  marriage  and  is  nnw  engaged 
in  general  farming  and  stock-raising,  mak- 
ing a  specialty  of  the  raising  of  Thin  Rind 
hogs,  liaving  recently  ])urchased  a  fine  regis- 
tered male  of  this  h.reed  from  ^^'illiam 
Strang.  He  al^i  operates  much  of  the  land 
belonging   to   his    father-in-law,    wh<i    is   an 


extensive  property  holder,  and  who  finds  in 
Mr.  Woods  a  mo.st  dutiful  and  beljjful  son. 

Oil  the  _-_>d  of  May.  1SS4.  Mr.  Wo.uls 
mruried  .Miss  .\ellie  Ridings,  a  daughter 
of  William  and  Mary  .\iin  Ridings.  Her 
great-grandfallier.  John  Ridings,  was  born 
in  Wales  and  became  the  progenitor  of  the 
family  in  .\merica.  establishing  his  home  in 
North  Carolina,  where  he  died  in  183J.  1  lis 
son.  Isaac  Ridings,  grandfather  of  Mrs. 
Woods,  married  Susanna  Chimi.  of  a  noted 
Kentucky  f.amily  <if  that  name,  ller  f.nther 
was  born  in  iSj_'.  in  Surry  county.  North 
Carolina,  .ami  there  ac(|uireil  a  meager  edu- 
cation. In  1S33  be  came  to  Illinois  with  bis 
parents,  the  family  Imme  lieing  cstablislied 
in  White  llall  townslii]),  Greene  countv. 
'ihroughout  his  entire  life  he  has  carried 
on  agricultural  pursuits  and  he  now  owns 
o\er  seven  hundred  acres  of  land  in  Greene 
county  and  two  hundred  and  forty  acres  in 
Christian  county.  His  prosperity  has  come 
to  him  as  the  result  of  careful  management, 
untaltering  diligence  and  judicious  invest- 
ment. His  home  is  a  comfortable  brick 
house,  with  Irrnne  addition,  and  is  sur- 
rounded w  ith  apjile  and  ])each  orchards.  He 
is  a  genial  gentleman,  hospitable  and  kind 
hearted,  keeps  well  posted  on  public  alifairs 
and  is  yet  deeply  interested  in  the  general 
to])ics  of  the  day.  In  early  life  he  was  a 
Democrat,  and  at  the  time  of  the  war  he  be- 
cante  what  was  known  as  a  Douglas  Demo- 
crat, following  the  example  of  Ste])hen  .\. 
Douglas  in  supporting  Lincoln  in  his  war 
polic}-.  He  has  long  been  a  Re]ntl)lican. 
sujjporting  Garfield,  who  was  of  the  .same 
religious  faith,  both  being  members  of  the 
Christian  church.  He  has  since  been  unfal- 
tering in  his  advocacy  of  the  Re])ublican 
party  ami  by  his  ballot  always  ui)holds  its 
jilatform.      He  weddeil   Mar\'  Ann   Allen,  a 


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daughter  vi  William  Allen,  a  native  of  North 
Carolina,  and  they  hecame  the  parents  of 
three  children:  Sarah,  the  wife  of  Pleasant 
Edward  Driver,  by  whom  she  has  three 
children:  ]\Irs.  Woods;  and  Frank,  who 
lives  on  a  farm  near  Wrights\'ille  and  has 
one  child. 

Mvs.  Woods,  the  younger  daughter,  is  a 
model  housekeeper,  a  kind  neighbor  and  a  de- 
voted wife  and  nuther.  Unto  Mr.  and  I\Irs. 
\\'oods  have  been  born  five  children  :  Will- 
iam T.,  who  was  born  June  7,  1885;  Myva, 
born  in  1887;  Edward,  in  1891 ;  Sarah,  in 
1896;  and  Lucy,  in  1899.  The  parents  have 
many  warm  friends  in  the  locality  where 
they  reside  and  their  own  home  is  a  most 
hospitable  one. 


ELISH.V  C.  BARNARD. 

Elisha  C.  Barnard,  who,  engaged  in 
farming,  is  making  a  specialty  of  the  raising 
of  pure  white  Shanghai  chickens  and  Duroc 
hogs,  has  spent  his  entire  life  in  Greene 
county.  He  was  born  Nc->\-ember  2.  1S49, 
upon  a  farm  one  mile  west  of  Athens,  in 
Athens  township,  his  parents  being  Elisha 
and  :\Iahala  (Mayberry)  Barnard.  His 
father  died  in  1877. 

In  the  common  schools  of  the  county 
Elisha  C.  Barnard  acquired  his  education 
and  in  his  youth  was  trained  to  farm  labor, 
which  he  has  always  followed.  He  has  been 
connected  with  W.  H.  Barrow  and  his  son, 
A.  H.  Barrow,  for  the  past  ten  years  and  has 
resided  in  a  fine  farm  residence  near  Rood- 
house.  Here  he  carried  on  general  agricul- 
tural pursuits,  the  fields  giving  everv  evi- 
dence of  his  car'eful  supervision,  while  e\-erv- 
thing  about  the  place  indicates  the  manager 
to   be  a   man    of   liusiness   discernment   and 


thrift.  He  is  now  raising  some  fine  pure 
bred  Shanghai  fowls  and  also  Duroc  hogs. 

In  1872  Mr.  Barnard  was  married  tO' 
Miss  Lou  Ella  Pope,  who  was  born  in  Scott 
county.  Illinois,  near  ]\Ianchester,  December 
15,  1854.  Her  parents  were  Thomas  M. 
and  Alary  Jane  (Billings)  Pope,  who  still 
reside  in  Manchester.  Her  maternal  grand- 
father was  Abraham  Billings.  ]\Ir.  and 
INIrs.  Barnard  ne\-er  had  any  children  of  their 
own.  but  reared  an  adopted  daughter,  Berdie 
Ann  Nichols,  who  was  born  November  20, 
18S0.  and  whose  mother,  Mrs.  Jane  Nichols,, 
died  when  her  daughter  was  very  young. 
Her  father,  who  worked  for  ]\Ir.  Barnard, 
is  now  lixing  near  Kane.  She  is  a  niece  of 
George  \\'itte.  now  representati\-e  from  this 
district  in  the  state  legislature  and  formerly 
sheriff  of  Greene  county.  Bertlie  Nichols 
was  married,  in  Alarch,  igoo,  to  Orrin 
Doyel.  a  nephew  of  L.  C.  Doyel.  of  Rood- 
house  township,  and  they  reside  on  the  E.  L. 
Kemp  farm.  They  have  one  son.  Mrs. 
Doyel  is  a  graduate  of  the  high  school  of 
Roddhouse,  of  the  class  of  1899. 

Mr.  Barnard  has  been  a  life-long  Demo- 
crat, supporting-  the  principles  of  the  party 
since  age  ga\-e  to  him  the  right  of  franchise. 
He  afiiliates  with  the  Alodern  \\'oodmen  of 
America  and  is  a  member  of  the  Christian 
church.  His  life  has  been  a  Ijusy  and  useful 
one  and  whatever  success  he  has  enjoyed 
has  come  as  the  direct  result  of  his  own 
labors. 


HARRY  A.  ROBLEY. 

Harry  A.  Robley  is  a  representati\-e  of 
one  of  the  most  prominent  and  honored  pio- 
neer families  of  Greene  county,  and  his  own 
personal  worth  entitles  him  to  a  position  in 


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the  foremost  rank  wliere  his  lather  and 
grandfather  stood.  The  latter.  Captain 
Richard  Rol)ley,  was  born  in  Swansea,  New 
Hampsliire.  May  12,  1791,  and  was  a  son  of 
-Matthew  and  Mary  (Scott)  Robley,  who 
were  natives  of  England  and  became  the  pro- 
genitors of  tlie  family  in  America.  CapUiin 
Robley  remained  a  resident  I'f  New  EngTind 
until  the  spring  of  1820.  when  he  crime  to 
Illinois  and  selected  lands  in  Bluffdale  town- 
ship. Greene  countv,  on  which  he  settled, 
erecting  a  residence  and  dlher  buildings  in 
1821.  The  old  Icig  cabin  which  he  built 
there  was  known  as  the  P)Uckeye  cabin.  .\ 
bear  had  been  killed  upon  that  site  just  be- 
fore he  began  building,  and  everything  was 
wild  and  unimproved,  indicating  the  frontier 
conditions  of  the  locality.  On  the  i  ilh  of 
August.  1814,  in  X'ergennes,  \'cMinont,  he 
had  married  Desire  Griswold,  and  it  was  to 
this  pioneer  home  that  he  brought  his  wife 
and  little  family,  she  nobly  sharing  with  him 
in  all  the  hardships  and  trials  of  the  frontier. 
With  characteristic  energy,  however.  Captain 
Roblev  began  the  development  of  ;i  farm 
and  for  half  a  century  resided  upon  the  old 
homestead,  making  it  a  valuable  proi)erty  by 
reason  of  the  excellent  improvements  which 
he  placed  upon  it.  He  won  his  title  by 
serving  as  captain  of  a  militia  companv  in 
the  Black  Hawk  war  in  1832.  He  died  Jan- 
uary 3,  1879,  when  more  than  eighty-seven 
years  of  age,  his  birth  having  occurred  May 
12.  1791.  His  wife  passed  away  July  22. 
1836.  The\-  were  the  parents  of  the  follow- 
ing children,  as  follows:  Henry  G.  married 
Caroline  Griswold.  of  Carlinville,  Illinois; 
George  B.  wedded  Mary  Jordan,  of  this 
county :  Eliza  A.  married  Thomas  J.  Brown 
and  died  December  29,  1834:  Charles  was 
born  November  0.  1822:  Emily  married  J. 
Twitchell  and  died  in  1872:  \'ilroy  was  the 


next  of  the  family;  Walter  S.  died  November 
6,  1836;  and  Mary  became  the  wife  of  T. 
Bruce. 

\'ilroy  Robley  was  born  in  Greene 
county,  Illinois.  August  j(i.  1827,  and  was 
reared  upon  the  home  farm,  assistfng  in  its 
cultivation  up  to  the  time  of  his  marriage, 
which  occurred  April  jj.  1854,  Miss  Kath- 
erine  Spencer  becoming  his  wife.  She  was 
the  only  daughter  of  Stephen  and  Katherine 
(W'alker)  Spencer,  natives  of  Vermont,  Her 
father  was  born  in  Heiuiington  and  was  of 
English  ])arentage.  lie  was  educated  in  the 
schools  of  his  native  slate  and  was  there 
married  to  Miss  Katherine  W'alker.  a  daugh- 
ter of  Johnson  W'alker,  one  of  the  early  resi- 
dents of  the  Green  Mountain  state.  Unto 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Spencer  were  born  five  chil- 
dren. In  1833  Mr.  Spencer  started  by  wagon 
for  Illinois,  arriving  at  his  destination  Oc- 
tober 28.  He  settled  at  Bluffdale  and  in 
1834  he  erected  a  brick  house  on  a  fine  tract 
of  land,  this  being  one  of  the  best  of  the 
early  residences  of  the  county.  He  was  not 
only  a  progressixe  and  prosperous  agricul- 
turist but  also  a  public-spirited  citizen  and 
he  encouraged  public  education  and  built  a 
schoolhouse  for  the  use  of  his  own  and  his 
neighbors"  children.  He,  too.  was  a  veteran 
of  the  war  of  [812.  and  he  took  part  in  the 
battle  of  Platts]>urg.  He  was  well  educated 
for  his  (lav  and  was  a  splendid  type  of  the 
New  England  character,  sturdy  and  upright, 
well  fitted  to  cope  with  pioneer  conditions 
and  taking  an  active  part  in  the  early  devel- 
opment of  the  county.  He  died  Noxember 
26.    1846,   and   his   wife   died   September  g, 

1873- 

After  the  marriage  of  Vilroy  Robley  and 
Katherine  S])encer  he  devoted  his  energies 
to  farming,  which  he  successfully  conducted 
until  his  de:ith.  and  he  became  the  owner  of 


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lifteeu  hundred  acres  wliicli  were  in  his  pos- 
session at  the  time  of  his  death.  He  figure' 
prominently  in  educatidual  circles,  and  his 
life  WLirk  was  crowned  with  a  high  measure 
of  prosperity.  He  died  in  1886,  at  the  age 
.of  fifty-eiglit  years,  and  his  wife  passed  away 
.the  same  year,  at  the  age  of  fifty-four.  They 
■were  the  parents  of  seven  cliildren :  Edward 
v.:  who  h\es  im  the  old  homestead:  Charles 
-\..  wdio  was  killed  in  a  runaway  accident 
when  twentv-four  years  of  age;  Mary  E., 
who  died  at  the  age  of  one  year;  Cora  M., 
the  wife  of  !•".  Baldwin;  Clara  E.,  who  mar- 
ried John  Bakhvin :  Lettie  A.,  who  married 
A.  C.  Baldwin ;  and  Harry  A. 

Harry  A.  Robley  was  born  in  1875,  on 
his  father's  old  homestead  southwest  of  his 
present  place  of  residence,  and  his  youth  was 
passed  in  a  manner  similar  to  that  of  most 
lads  of  the  period.  Following  the  actjuire- 
ment  of  a  good  education  in  the  public 
schools  he  began  farming  on  his  own  account 
and  he  now  i>wns  what  is  known  as  the  old 
A.  C.  Baldwin  farm  of  one  hundred  and 
sixty  acres,  the  greater  part  of  wdiich  he 
rents.  He  is  a  breeder  of  the  white  Plymouth 
Rock  and  red  Leghorn  poultry,  as  well  as 
the  Thin  Rind  hogs  and  his  sales  of  poultry 
and  stock  bring  to  him  a  good  annual  in- 
come. He  uses  his  fine  farm  to  the  best 
advantage  without  acti\-ely  engaging  in  the 
tilling-  of  the  soil,  and  his  business  interests 
are  well  managed  and  pro\-e  profitable. 

In  January,  1897,  he  was  married  to; 
]\Iiss  Bertha  Barnes,  a  daughter  of  Robert 
and  Nannie  (Cotton)  Barnes.  She  has  a 
brother  Rob  Barnes,  who  resides  in  White 
Hall,  and  a  brother  David,  who  is  living  in 
California.  The  year  prior  to  his  marriage 
]\Ir.  Rol)ley  took  up  his  resideiice  upon  his 
present  farm  and  has  resided  here  continu- 
■ouslv  since  with  the  exception  of  the  ye;:r 


1898.  Unto  him  antl  his  wife  ha\-e  been 
born  tw  o  interesting  children  :  Elon,  born 
October  2.  1900;  and  Porter,  born  December 
21,  1902.  The  parents  are  members  of  the 
Methodist  Episcopal  church  and  ]\Ir.  Robley 
is  a  Democrat  in  his  politicid  \'iews,  inter- 
ested in  the  growth  and  success  of  his  party. 
He  is  an  expert  marksman  and  takes  great 
delight  in  hunting,  indulging  his  love  of  the 
sport  on  frequent  occasions.  He  is  a  popu- 
lar, genial,  young  man,  of  social  nature,  and 
has  manv  friends  in  the  county  where  he  has 
always  made  his  home  and  where  the  family 
name  has  figured  through  more  than  eight 
decades. 


STEPHEN  FLATT,  M  D. 

Dr.  Stephen  Flatt,  who  is  now  success- 
fully engaged  in  the  practice  of  medicine  at 
Hardin,  Call-nun  county,  Illinois,  and  is  also 
conducting  a  drug  store  at  that  place,  was 
born  in  Greene  county  on  the  5th  of  June, 
1872,  and  is  a  son  of  Daniel  Flatt,  whose 
sketch  appears  elsewhere  in  this  ^•olunle. 
His  primary  education  w-as  obtained  in  the 
district  schools  of  this  county  and  he  later 
attended  the  Carrollton  high  school,  w-here 
he  was  graduated  with  honors  in  1895,  being 
valedictorian  of  his  class.  Desiring  to  enter 
the  medic'd  fraternity  he  matriculated  at  the 
College  of  Physicians  and  Surgeons  at  St. 
Louis  and  w-as  graduated  at  that  institution 
March  16,  1898,  standing  third  in  a  class  of 
one  hundred  and  five.  He  then  located  for 
practice  at  Hardin,  Calhoun  county,  Illinois, 
and  for  a  time  was  in  partnership  with  Dr. 
McGihbins,  both  in  the  practice  of  medicine 
and  in  the  drug  business,  b-ut  later  bought 
out  his  partner  ami  is  now  alone.    As  a  drug- 


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gist  he  has  built  up  a  good  trade  and  as  a 
pliysician  lie  stands  high  among  his  profes- 
sional brethren,  securing  a  lil^eral  share  of 
the  public  patronage. 

On  the  loth  of  April,  1901,  in  St.  Louis, 
Dr.  Flatt  was  married  by  Bishop  Tuttle  to 
^liss  Marie  E.  Carruthers,  a  daughter  of 
George  and  Hattie  Carruthers.  Her  father 
as  a  commission  merchant  of  St.  Louis.  The 
Doctor  and  his  wife  have  a  little  son.  S. 
Ford,  born  December  26,  lyoi. 

Politically  Dr.  Flatt  is  a  Democrat,  re- 
ligiously is  a  member  of  the  Baptist  church, 
and  fraternally  is  connected  with  Hardin 
lodge,  A.  F.  &  A.  M.  He  has  in  iiis  pos- 
session a  certificate  of  Masonry  issued  to  his 
great-grandfather,  John  Gibson,  in  England, 
and  a  silver  medal  given  to  the  same  gentle- 
man. June  15.  181 5,  for  bravery  while  in  the 
king's  service  in  the  battle  of  Waterloo. 


(OH.\  W.  \\\ATT. 


John  \\'.  W'yatt.  engaged  in  general 
farming  in  White  Hall  township,  was  born 
in  Macoupin  county,  Illinois,  near  Chester- 
field, in  1849.  His  paternal  grandfather, 
"William  Wvatt,  was  a  native  of  England  and 
■on  coming  to  America  settled  in  Kentucky, 
■whence  he  removed  to  Illinois.  He  was  a 
farmer  by  occupation  as  were  the  maternal 
ancestors  of  our  subject.  On  coming  to  this 
state  he  located  in  White  Hall  township, 
Greene  county,  near  Bradshaw  Mound.  The 
father  of  our  subject  was  Thomas  W\att, 
who  followed  farming  in  White  Hall  town- 
ship. He  married  Nancy  Dunham,  a  daugh- 
ter of  William  Dunham,  a  farmer  of  Greene 
county,  noted  for  his  religious  zeal.     Both 


Mr.  and  Mrs.  W'yatt  held  membership  with 
the  Baptist  church  and  were  earnest  Chris- 
tian people.  ^Ir.  Wyatt  died  in  1896,  at  the 
age  of  seventy-six  years,  while  his  wife 
passed  away  in  1900,  at  the  age  of  seventy 
years. 

John  W.  Wyall  was  reared  on  the  old 
family  homestead  in  White  Hall  township 
and  in  his  youth  attended  the  public  schools 
through  the  winter  months,  while  in  the  sum- 
mer seasons  he  aided  in  the  work  of  the 
fields.  I  le  has  since  followed  various  pur- 
suits, but  is  now  giving  his  attention  to 
farming  and  is  living  upon  what  is  known 
as  the  W.  W.  Hubb  farm,  upon  which  he 
1(  caled  in  1901.  It  is  a  tract  of  one  hundred 
and  twenty  acres  and  no  farm  in  White  Hall 
township  shows  better  thrift  and  i)rosperity, 
for  his  labors  are  of  a  most  practical  char- 
acter and  he  is  thoroughly  conversant  with 
the  best  methods  of  cultivating  the  soil  so 
that  it  will  yield  excellent  returns  in  good 
harvest.  He  raises  good  crops  each  year 
and  also  has  some  of  his  land  seeded  down 
to  clo\cr  and  liniolhy. 

Mr.  Wvatt  was  united  in  marriage  to 
Miss  Maragret  .\.  Spencer,  a  daughter  of 
Elisln  and  lunily  {. Armstrong )  Spencer. 
They  have  become  the  parents  of  seven  chil- 
dren :  Lucy,  who  died  at  the  age  of  sixteen 
months:  Roy  Lee.  who  died  at  the  age  of 
two  years:  .Andy  O..  who  was  born  March 
24,  1 88 1  :  David,  twenty-two  years  of  age; 
Thomas  J.,  born  June  9,  1883:  Mary,  born 
.\pril  12,  1887:  and  Nancy  E.,  born  October 
10,  1896. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Wyatt  hold  membership 
with  the  I'.aiuist  church  and  are  interested  in 
its  work  and  the  extension  of  its  influence. 
He  has  been  a  Democrat  since  age  gave  to 
him  the  right  "f  franchise  and  although  he 


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never  seeks  dffiee  earnestly  desires  the  adup- 
timi  (if  tlic  parix'  principles.  Mis  entire  life 
has  been  passed  in  Circene  eminly,  where  he 
has  a  wide  and  favorable  aei|naintance. 


(_il':OK(il'.  M.  (.rXXMXl.ll  AM. 

Georo'e  M.  (.'nnnini^hani,  wlui  is  enj^aged 
in  general  farming  in  Rixidhduse  township, 
was  horn  in  ( ireene  count)-,  near  Patterson, 
Mav  7,  1S47.  His  paternal  grandfather, 
Abraham  Cunningham,  was  a  native  of 
South  Carnlina,  and  his  son,  Joel  Cunning- 
ham, w.is  alsii  horn  in  that  state.  He  mar- 
ried Miss  Clara  C.  Marsh,  a  daughter  of 
Ezekiel  and  l.ydia  (W'hitlier)  Marsh,  na- 
tives of  Tennessee.  Joel  (.'unningham  re- 
nun-ed  from  South  Carolina  to  Tennessee, 
and  came  from  Lincoln  count}',  in  the  latter 
state,  to  Illinois  about  iS_^o  or  1S31.  Set- 
tling in  (ireene  county,  he  was  one  of  the 
pioneer  farmers  of  this  part  of  the  state  and 
aided  in  reclaiming  the  wild  land  for  die 
purposes  of  civilization.  Throughout  his 
entire  life  he  followed  farming,  and  he  died 
in  1872,  at  the  age  of  si.\ty-nine  years,  while 
his  wife  passed  away  in  188S.  at  the  age  of 
eighty-eight  years. 

George  Al.  I'unningham  is  indebted  to 
the  public  schools  for  the  educational  privi- 
leges he  enjoyed,  and  when  not  busy  with, 
his  school  books  he  aided  in  tlie  labors  of  the 
home  farm.  Pie  has  always  carried  on  ag- 
ricultural pursuits  and  now  farms  the  J.  ^^'• 
Smith  land  in  Roodhouse  township,  making 
his  home  thereon.  He  was  married  in  1S74 
to  !Miss  Virginia  Davidson,  and  they  ha\e 
become  the  parents  of  six  children:  ]\Iary 
A.,  who  was  born  in  1875  and  is  the  wife  of 
Elmer  Bollard,  a  member  of  one  of  the  old- 


est f.amilies  of  the  county,  by  whom  she  has 
three  children,  ( )i-rin,  aged  eleven.  \'irgil, 
.aged  ei.Ljht.  and  Rubie,  aged  one  year;  Xona, 
who  was  horn  in  1878;  Emma,  who  was 
born  in  1879  and  is  the  wife  of  John  Coates, 
a  resident  of  P)arrow,  by  whom  she  has  one 
child.  Clara;  Alma,  born  in  1883;  Hubert, 
horn  |uK'  10.  1881);  and  P.urline.  horn  ,\u- 
,gust    iJ.    1805. 

In  his  reli.gious  faith  Mr.  Cunningham  is 
a  member  of  the  Paptist  faith,  and  in  his 
])olilic;d  views  is  a  Prohiliition-Democrat. 
lie  advocates  temperance  prineijiles  and  in 
I'act  sujiports  all  measures  which  promt>tc 
law  and  order,  truth,  justice  and  the  ri,ght. 


J.  W.  DRI\'ER. 

1.  ^\'.  Driver,  head  dairyman  for  .\.  H. 
Parrow,  ;il  Rooclhonse.  was  born  in  Leeds 
countv.  Canada,  February  16,  18(10.  and  is  a 
son  of  Joseph  E.  and  Mary  .\nn  ((iilbert) 
Dri\er.  His  paternal  grandfather  was  John 
Driver,  who  was  of  p-ish  lineage,  while  the 
Gilberts  were  descendants  of  an  old  New 
luiglancl  family.  The  mother  of  oiu"  subject 
died  in  1869,  but  the  father  is  still  living  and 
ni.akes  his  home  in  Eldred,  (ireene  county, 
Illinois. 

J.  W.  Driver  came  with  his  parents  to 
the  Cnited  States  wdien  nine  years  of  age. 
the  family  settling  east  of  Carrollton.  He 
was  early  trained  to  the  work  of  the  farm  and 
has  always  engaged  in  general  farming  and 
dairying.  On  the  1st  of  July.  1903,  he  be.gan 
working  for  William  H.  Parrow  and  his  sou. 
A.  H.  Parrow.  as  dair\'man.  ,and  on  the 
nth  of  M;n"ch.  1004,  he  became  foreman  of 
the  dairy  of  A.  II.  Parrow  and  has  since 
acted  in   this  capacit\-.     He  now  has  super- 


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vision  over  the  labors  of  five  men  ami  the 
care  of  one  hundred  and  thirty  cows.  Pie 
also  feeds  seventy-five  head  of  Red  Duroc 
hogs. 

Mr,  Driver  gives  his  political  allctjiance 
to  the  Democracy,  l)ut  has  never  sonjL^lit  or 
desired  office,  preferring  to  devote  his  time 
and  energies  to  his  business  duties.  He  was 
married  July  4,  1886,  to  Miss  Rose  B. 
Davidson,  a  native  of  Greene  county,  and 
they  have  three  children:  Walter  E.,  Roy 
H.  and  Tony  B.,  aged  respectively  sexenteen, 
sixteen  and  twelve  years. 


WIl. 1.1AM  M.  r.R.\I)Sll  \W.  Jk. 

William  M.  Bradshaw,  Jr.,  a  practical 
and  energetic  farmer  of  White  llal!  town- 
ship, was  born  on  the  old  Bradshaw  home- 
stead in  this  county,  February  12,  1875.  At 
an  early  period  in  the  settlement  of  the  new 
world  his  ancestors  located  in  Smitli  Caro- 
lina and  later  generations  of  the  family  re- 
moved westward.  Joel  Bradsliaw,  the 
great-grandfather,  was  a  native  i>f  Tennes- 
see. Charles  Bradshaw,  the  grandfather, 
was  born  March  26,  1785,  in  Tennessee  and 
came  to  Illinois  in  1818.  He  spent  one  sea- 
s<Mi  here  in  Greene  county  and  raised  a  crop 
but  later  returned  to  Tennessee.  He  mar- 
ried Mary  .\nn  Baker,  a  native  of  North 
Carolina. 

William  M.  Bradshaw,  Sr.,  the  father  of 
our  subject,  was  Ixirn  in  Tennessee,  July 
28,  1826,  and  was  only  two  years  old  when 
his  parents  came  to  Illinois,  settling  in  Mor- 
gan county,  about  a  mile  and  a  half  east  of 
Jacksonville,  where  they  remainerl  until 
1 83 1 ,  w  hen  they  came  to  Greene  county,  and 
here  William  M.  Bradshaw,  Sr.,  was  reared 


and  educated.  The  first  farm  of  the  family 
was  a  tract  of  eight  acres  of  land,  on  w  hich 
was  located  Bradshaw's  Mound,  one  of  the 
notable  features  of  the  district.  Mr.  Brad- 
shaw kept  adding  to  his  property  until  he 
liecnmc  the  owner  of  five  hundred  acres  of 
land,  ive.ired  U<  the  occupation  of  farming, 
the  father  has  always  carried  on  agricultural 
pursuits  and  is  the  owner,  today,  of  a  valu- 
able and  well  improved  tract  of  land  of  four 
hundred  acres.  He  is  yet  classed  among 
Greene  county's  prosperous  and  prominent 
agriculturists,  although  he  does  nf)t  engage 
actively  in  the  cultivation  of  his  fann.  He 
is  seventy-eight  years  of  age — a  jovial,  gen- 
ial man,  hale  and  hearty,  who  aj)i)ears  much 
younger  than  he  is.  He  is  a  member  of  the 
Methodist  Episcopal  church  and  his  life  has 
ever  been  upright  and  honf)rable.  His  early 
political  views  were  in  accord  with  the  prin- 
ciple of  Democracy,  but  later  he  became  a 
stanch  Republican  and  for  many  years  has 
sui)i)orted  the  latter  party.  His  residence  in 
the  county  has  been  continuous  save  that  in 
1853  he  removed  to  Texas,  where  he  spent 
the  winter  and  then  returned  to  Greene 
county.  His  first  home  here  was  a  primi- 
tive log  cabin,  in  which  he  lived  until  1861, 
when  he  erected  his  j)resent  substantial  two- 
story  frame  residence. 

On  the  3Cth  of  December,  1847,  ^l''- 
Bradshaw  was  married  to  Miss  Susan  P. 
Looton,  a  daughter  of  Thomas  Looton,  who 
was  one  of  Greene  county's  best  and  most 
prominent  farmers.  He  was  born  in  1784 
and  died  in  1863.  Mrs.  Susan  P.  Bradshaw 
died  December  10.  1848,  and  on  the  30th  of 
Deceml)er,  r830.  Mr.  Bradshaw  was  mar- 
ried t(j  Elizabeth  Chipman,  a  daughter  of 
Seth  and  Sarah  (Looton)  Chipman,  the  lat- 
ter a  sister  of  Thomas  Looton.  There  were 
three   (liildrin   nf   this   marriaL,'e,   of   whom 


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two  are  li\'ing:  Mary  Ella,  whu  married 
Jolm  B.  Hutton,  a  resident  of  Kansas,  by 
whom  she  has  five  living-  children;  and  Or- 
ville,  who  married  Le(_)nora  Hart  Henry 
and  resides  in  \Miite  Hall  township,  about 
two  and  a  half  miles  east  of  our  subject.  For 
his  third  wife  William  Bradshaw,  Sr., 
wedded  Alary  Baker,  a  daughter  of  John 
Baker,  who  died  in  Kansas.  Her  mother, 
Mary  (Code)  Baker,  belonged  to  one  of  the 
■old  families  of  Virginia.  A  son  of  the  third 
marriage.  Albert  Bradshaw.  was  born  Jan- 
uary J4,  1857,  and  married  Ella  B.  White- 
head, a  tlaughter  of  Henr)-  and  Ellen  (  W'v- 
attj  Whitehead,  her  parents  being  among 
the  earliest  settlers  of  the  county.  For  his 
fourth  wife  Mr.  Bradshaw  married  Eliza- 
beth Stewart,  a  daughter  of  William  Stew- 
art, a  native  of  North  Carolina,  who  died  in 
California.  His  wife  was  Nancy  Sabrie 
Williams,  also  a  native  of  North  Carolina. 
There  have  been  eight  children  by  this  mar- 
riage:  Joel  C.  who  was  laorn  November  26, 
1862,  is  married  and  li\es  in  Kit  Carson 
county,  Colorado,  and  has  four  living  chil- 
dren:  Ida  Bell,  born  November  25,  1864, 
was  married  to  Samuel  Elliott,  now  de- 
ceased, li\es  in  Roodhouse  and  has  four  chil- 
dren ;  Nancy  Lucy,  who  was  born  in  August. 
1867,  is  the  wife  of  Charles  Helm,  of  Greene 
county  and  has  three  children:  Charles,  who 
was  b(jrn  Alarch  25,  1870,  and  lives  in  this 
county,  is  married  and  has  three  children : 
Clara  .\nn,  who  was  born  in  June.  1872,  is 
the  wife  of  John  Balhrd.  of  Greene  county; 
A\'illiam  M.,  Jr.  is  the  next  of  the  family; 
and  Edgar,  born  February  2~,  1877,  is  the 
youngest.  William  Bradshaw  has  forty- 
nine  grandchildren  and  nine  great-grand- 
children. He  and  his  wife  now  live  alone  in 
the  old  home,  their  children  having  all  gone 
to  homes  of  their  own.    Tliev  are  among  the 


most  highly  respected  people  of  the  com- 
munity and  as  one  of  the  honored  pioneers 
and  wrirthy  citizens  of  this  county  Mr.  Brad- 
sliaw  well  deser\'es  mention  in  this  volume. 

\\  illiam  Bradshaw.  Jr.,  was  born  upon 
the  old  family  homestead  and  there  spent  the 
days  of  his  boyhood  and  youth,  working 
in  the  usual  manner  of  lads  of  the  period 
and  accjuiring  his  education  in  the  public 
schools.  He  was  married  on  the  12th  of 
March,  1901.  to  Aliss  Ella  R.  Pinkerton. 
who  was  born  near  \'irden.  Illinois,  and  is 
a  daughter  of  Willis  R.  and  Mar}-  ( King) 
Pinkerton,  of  that  place.  Air.  and  Airs. 
Bradshaw  now  have  one  child.  Harold 
Stewart,  who  was  born  September  17,  1903. 

Air.  Bradshaw  has  purchased  and  oper- 
ates a  farm  of  his  own  and  also  rents  his 
father's  land.  He  is  a  young  man  of  marked 
thrift,  industn-  and  unfaltering  determina- 
tion and  in  the  management  of  his  aftairs 
has  displayed  marked  business  ability.  He 
has  provided  a  good  home  for  his  little  fam- 
il}-  and  is  also  watchful  of  the  interests  of 
his  parents,  who  reside  not  far  distant. 


AIATT  SIAIONS. 


Alatt  Simons  deserves  much  credit  for 
what  he  has  accomplished  for  in  his  youth  be 
had  no  advantages,  and  it  has  been  entirely 
through  his  own  labor,  determination  and 
perseverance  that  he  has  acquired  a  cozy 
home  and  a  tract  of  land,  the  cultivation  of 
which  brings  to  him  a  comfortable  living. 
He  resides  in  White  Hall  tow-nship  and  is  a 
native  son  of  Scott  county,  Illinois,  where 
his  birth  occurred  on  the  6th  of  September, 
1855.  His  parents  were  Alartin  and  Isabella 
(Lawson)    Simons,  the  fornier  a  native  of 


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Tennessee,  and  the  Lawson  family  were  also 
natives  of  that  state.  Mr.  Simons  died  in 
tlie  spring  of  1888,  at  the  age  of  seventy-two 
years,  wliile  his  wife  departed  this  life  in  the 
fail  of  1888.  at  the  age  of  sixty  years. 

Matt  Simons  received  no  educational 
privileges  and  the  lessons  that  he  learned 
were  mastered  in  the  hard  school  of  experi- 
ence. .\t  an  early  age  he  started  out  in  life 
to  earn  his  own  living  and  since  that  time  has 
depended  exclusively  upon  his  own  resources 
and  untlagging  industry.  He  now  mvns  a 
small  farm  of  si.x  acres,  through  which  runs 
a  little  stream  and  this  gives  him  an  excellent 
place  (jn  which  to  raise  hogs,  and  he  annu- 
ally sells  a  number  of  fine  porkers.  He  also 
raises  corn  and  potatoes,  and  he  rents  other 
lands  whereon  he  raises  the  crops  best 
adapted  to  the  soil  and  climate.  He  keeps  a 
cow  and  five  head  of  horses  and  altogether 
has  a  comfortable  little  home  anil  moreover 
has  the  sntisfaction  of  knowing  that  it  has 
been  honorably  won  tluMugh  persistent  labor 
and  perseverance. 

In  1880  Mr.  Sinn  ins  was  united  in  mar- 
riage to  Miss  (."ynlhia  Eubanks,  and  unto 
them  have  lieen  burn  four  children,  three  sons 
and  a  daughter :  Charles,  Fred,  Otis  and 
Pearl,  aged  respectively  twenty-two,  twenty- 
one,  seventeen  and  fifteen  years  of  age. 
Charles  and  Fred  are  away  from  home,  at 
work  for'  themselves,  the  latter  being  in 
Winchester,  Illinois.  Otis  is  trap  tender  and 
weightmaster  at  Market's  Coal  bank,  near 
home:  and  Pearl  is  attending  school.  Mr. 
Simons  is  a  firm  believer  in  the  cause  of  ed- 
ucation and  has  given  to  his  children  every 
advantage  in  this  direction  within  his  means, 
and  their  father's  life  furnishes  to  them  a 
good  e.xample  of  the  power  of  industry  anrl 
honesty  in  conquering  difficulties  and  win- 
ing success. 


BENJAMIN"  !•".  MrMAIIAX. 

Benjamin  V.  McMahan,  who  is  engaged 
in  general  farming  in  Roodhouse  township 
and  resides  upon  the  old  Benjamin  Williams 
homestead,  was  born  in  Greene  county,  July 
J5.  i86j,  and  is  a  son  of  Thomas  and  Ema- 
line  (Williams)  McMahan.  His  mother 
died  in  1N71.  and  the  father.  Inng  sur\iving 
her,  passed  away  in  1892. 

Benjamin  V.  McMahan  was  only  nine 
years  of  age  at  the  time  of  his  mother's  death 
and  was  reared  by  his  maternal  grand- 
])arents.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Benjamin  Williams. 
His  grandfather  was  one  of  the  most  prom- 
inent, influential  ;md  respected  citizens  of  the 
countv  and  for  man\-  years  wns  successfully 
engaged  in  agricultural  pursuits  in  Rood- 
house  township.  At  his  death,  which  oc- 
curred in  1898.  when  he  was  seventy-six 
years  of  age,  Mr.  McMahan  was  made  one 
of  the  heirs  of  his  valuable  estate  and  he  now 
lives  upon  the  Williams  homestead.  He  was 
educated  in  the  public  schools,  was  trained 
to  the  duties  of  the  farm  in  ;dl  its  various 
deiiartmenls  and  has  alwa_\s  engaged  in  the 
tilling  of  the  soil.  He  has  a  fine  little  farm 
of  very  arable  and  productive  soil,  and  bis 
wife  also  inherited  forty  acres  of  land  fri  )ni 
her  father,  so  that  from  their  united  prop- 
erty, which  he  keeps  in  e.xceiJent  condition, 
placing  the  fields  under  a  hi.gh  state  of  cul- 
tivation, they  derive  a  very  gratifying  in- 
come. The  land  is  very  productive  and  is 
worth  from  one  hundred  to  a  hundred  and 
thirtv  dollars  per  acre. 

On  .the  fith  of  October,  1897,  ^l''- 
McMahan  was  mnrried  to  Miss  Laura  Steel- 
man,  a  daughter  of  .\shley  L.  and  Martha  J. 
(Ford)  Steelman.  who  had  a  family  of 
twelve  children,  all  yet  living,  and  the  first 
death  in  the  fann'lv  was  that  of  the  mother. 


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A\'hich  occurred  un  the  iGlli  uf  August,  1904, 
when  she  was  seventy-nine  years  of  age.  The 
father,  now  eighty-one  years  of  age,  was 
born  in  North  CaroHna,  April  19.  1824,  and 
wlien  se\-en  years  of  age  removed  with  his 
parents  to  Tennessee,  where  he  hved  until 
twenty  years  of  age.  In  1843  he  came  tij  Illi- 
nois, reaching  Bridgeport,  Scott  county,  with 
thirty-five  cents  in  his  pocket.  He  went  to 
work  upon  a  farm  at  ten  dollars  per  month. 
Later  he  came  to  Greene  county  and  after  a 
year  he  enlisted  in  the  Mexican  war,  in 
which  he  ser\-ed  for  thirteen  months,  being 
discharged  at  Alton,  Illinois.  He  was  in  the 
battle  of  San  Juan  and  he  now  recei\-es  a 
pension  of  tweh-e  dollars  per  month.  On  tlie 
Sth  of  July,  1849,  l""^  ^^■''^s  married  to  ]\lartha 
J.  Ford  and  they  came  to  Greene  county,  liv- 
ing for  a  time  in  Patterson,  but  they  soon 
removed  to  his  present  farm,  comprising 
eighty  acres.  He  also  followed  the  black- 
smith's trade,  which  he  had  previously 
learned,  and  thus  he  worked  year  after 
year,  taking  his  pay  in  trade,  in  such  pro- 
ducts as  the  farmers  of  the  locality  raised. 
Some  patrons  paid  him  in  fresh  pork,  which 
sold  for  a  dollar  and  a  quarter  per  hundred 
weight.  As  he  prospered  he  added  to  his 
land  until  he  had  seven  hundred  and  sixty 
acres  of  land,  much  of  which  he  bought  at  a 
low  price  but  it  is  now  very  valuable.  He 
has  given  much  of  this  to  his  children,  re- 
taining possession  of  only  eighty  acres,  on 
which  stand  the  house,  barns  and  other  farm 
buildings.  He  engaged  in  Inlying  and  sell- 
ing stock  and  found  that  a  very  profitable 
source  of  income,  for  he  is  an  excellent  judge 
of  stock  and  was  therefore  enabled  to  make 
judicious  purchases  and  to  sell  to  good  ad- 
vantage. At  the  age  of  eighty-one  years  he 
is  still  a  jovial,  whole-souled  man,  with  open, 
'frank  expression,  and  genial  manner.     He 


has  never  used  tobacco,  has  never  taken  in- 
toxicants to  excess,  in  fact,  has  not  been 
inside  a  saloon  in  thirty  years,  and  because 
he  has  not  ainised  nature's  laws  he  has  been 
granted  a  long  lease  of  life.  He  lives  with 
an  unmarried  son,  and  the  other  children  all 
live  within  a  radius  of  live  miles,  in  what  is 
known  as  the  Steelman  community. 

The  home  of  ]Mr.  and  Mrs.  j\Ic]\Iahan 
has  Ijeen  blessed  with  one  child,  Olive,  born 
February  4,  1899.  Mr.  McMahan  gives  his 
political  support  to  the  Democratic  party.  He 
and  his  wife  are  held  in  high  esteem  and  en- 
joy the  warm  regard  of  many  frieiuls 
throughout  the  county  in  which  they  have 
aI\va^•s  resided. 


GEORGE  B.  ^lORROW. 

George  B.  Morrow,  who  is  interested  in 
the  operation  and  improvement  of  two  fine 
farms  in  Roodhouse  township,  and  is  one  of 
the  wide-awake,  progressive  agriculturists  of 
his  community  was  born  in  the  village  of 
Roodhouse,  December  30,  1875,  and  is  a 
son  of  John  A.  and  Ella  (Thaxton)  Mor- 
row, the  former  born  in  1849  '^'^'^1  the  latter 
in  1854.  The  father  has  long  been  classed 
among  the  leading  farmers  of  this  part  of 
the  county  and  as  one  of  the  representative 
and  influential  citizens. 

Under  the  jjarental  roof  George  B.  Mor- 
row spent  the  days  of  his  boyhood  and  youth, 
and  his  early  education  was  acquired  in  the 
schools  of  Roodhouse,  while  later  he  became 
a  student  in  the  high  school  of  White  Hall, 
completing  his  course  there  by  graduation 
with  the  class  of  1893.  No  event  of  special 
importance  occurred  to  vary  the  routine  of 
life  for  him  in  his  youth.  He  assisted  his 
father    at    times   and    more   iargelv    as   the 


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years  went  by,  and  he  grew  in  strength  and 
efficiency.  He  has  always  engaged  with  his 
father  in  agriculnral  pursuits  and  is  now  as- 
sociated with  his  fatlier  and  brother,  Will- 
iam A.  Murrow.  in  the  cultivation  and  im- 
l)n>\cnient  of  iwn  tine  farms  in  Roodhouse 
iDwnship.  upnn  which  ;ire  excellent  resi- 
dences and  outbuildings,  and  in  fact  all 
modern  equipments  and  accessories.  Their 
methods  are  practical  and  productive  of  good 
results,  and  their  work  is  l)ringing  tu  them  a 
satisfactory  linancial  return. 

George  B.  Morrow  was  married  .\ugust 
6,  1900,  to  }kliss  Stella  C.  Johnson  and  they 
have  many  warm  friends  in  this  comnnmity, 
and  enjoy  the  hospitality  of  the  best  homes 
of  Roodhouse  and  the  surrounding  district. 
JNIrs.  >rorrow  is  an  earnest  member  of  the 
Congregational  church.  Mr.  Morrow  be- 
longs to  the  Knights  of  Pythias  fraternity 
and  gives  his  political  support  to  the  Repub- 
lican party,  warmly  espousing  its  princijiles 
because  he  believes  that  its  platform  contains 
the  best  elements  of  good  govcnnnent. 


WIU.I AM  .M.  MORROW. 

William  M.  Morrow,  who  was  left  an 
orphan  at  the  age  of  thirteen  years,  is  one 
of  the  notable  e.xamples  of  a  self-made  man 
in  (jreene  county.  Through  his  force  of 
character,  his  clear  understanding  of  the 
value  of  labor  and  his  excellent  use  of  the 
opportunities  which  have  been  afforded  him. 
he  has  steadily  progressed  in  the  business 
world  and  to-day  ranks  with  the  representa- 
tive citizens  of  White  Hall,  connected  with 
several  leading  enterjirises  and  acting  as  su- 
perintendent of  the  White  Hall  Pottery  & 
•Sewer   Pipe   I'.-ictory. 

l)orn   near   Athens\ille.   Greene   countv. 


on  the  1st  of  December,  1842,  he  is  a  son 
of  Abner  and  Marj-  (Ward)  Morrow.  His 
early  youth  was  spent  upon  his  father's  farm 
but  at  the  age  of  thirteen  years  he  was  left 
an  orphan  and  went  to  live  with  Peter  Rood- 
house,  with  whom  he  remained  for  four 
years.  When  seventeen  _\-e;u-s  of  age.  he 
started  out  upon  an  independent  career, 
working  by  the  month  as  a  farm  hand  until 
November,  1861,  when  he  was  married  to 
Emeline  .Smith,  a  daughter  of  James  .Smith. 
Pie  then  began  farming  on  his  own  account 
and  in  iN'13  he  purchased  the  old  home- 
stead which  had  belonged  to  his  father.  A 
year  later,  however,  he  sold  this  property 
at  a  prolit  of  one  thousand  dollars.  During 
the  war  he  made  other  deals  in  land  and  thus 
gained  a  good  start  linanci.ally.  He  also  en- 
gaged in  shipping  horses  and  other  stock 
and  his  business  pro\'eil  protitable,  enabling 
him  to  extend  his  efforts  into  other  fields  of 
acli\it\',  which  ha\e  ])ro\-ed  still  more  re- 
nnmerati\e.  J''or  a  number  of  years  he  suc- 
cessfully carried  on  agricultural  pursuits  and 
real  estate  speculation,  but  later  was  called 
to  public  oftice  and  ga\-e  undivided  attention 
to  the  discharge  of  the  duties  that  thus  de- 
Niihed  u])on  him.  b^or  some  time  he  has 
Ijeen  a  director  in  the  Carrollton  l'>ank  and 
also  of  the  (irecnc  Cunty  liuilding  &  Loan 
.\ssocialion.  and  he  has  been  superintendent 
for  the  White  Hall  Pottery  &  Sewer  Pipe 
Company,  thus  having  charge  of  one  of  the 
leading  productive  industries  of  the  city. 

Mr.  Morrow  has  always  given  unfalter- 
ing support  to  the  Democracy,  has  labored 
earnestly  to  promote  the  growth  and  secure 
the  success  of  his  party  and  by  his  fellow 
townsmen  has  been  elected  to  several  im- 
pc  irtant  local  offices.  He  was  chosen  county 
commissioner  and  served  for  three  years;  in 
i8S_'   was  elected  countv  sheriff,  at   which 


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time  lie  left  his  son  James  to  manage  his 
farm  and  removed  to  Carrollton ;  and  popu- 
lar suffrage  also .  ga\'e  him  the  office  of 
county  treasurer. 

In  1869  Mr.  Morrow  was  called  upon 
to  mourn  the  loss  of  his  first  wife,  who  died 
leaving  four  children :  Mary  P..  who  was 
born  ]\Iarch  18,  1863,  is  the  wife  of  Z.  D. 
Morrow,  and  they  had  a  son  who  died  at  the 
age  of  tw(-)  years.  James  A.,  born  January 
6.  1863,  is  married,  resides  in  Seattle,  Wash- 
ington, and  has  five  children,  two  daughters 
and  three  sons.  Harry  C,  born  January  13. 
1867.  is  at  home.  Olive  Anna,  born  No- 
veml^er  10,  1869,  is  the  wife  of  C.  T.  Bates, 
cashier  of  the  Bank  of  Roodhouse,  and  they 
have  three  children.  In  August,  1872,  Mr. 
3iIorrow  was  again  married,  his  second 
union  l)eing  with  Aliss  Ellen  Mayberry.  a 
daughter  of  William  ^Nlayljerry,  and  they 
have  four  children :  Edith,  \tho  was  born 
August  2T,  1873,  ^"tl  '^  ^'^^  ^^'^'^  °^  ^-  *"• 
Akin,  of  Phcenix,  Arizona ;  Winifred 
Blanche,  who  was  born  NovemVier  17,  1877. 
and  is  now  in  Seattle,  Washington;  Claude 
S.,  who  was  born  June  15,  1879,  and  is  also 
in  Seattle:  and  W'illiam  Ernest,  born  June 
30,  1 88 1,  who  is  married  and  has  one  child, 
Charles  E. 

]\Ir.  Alorrow  belongs  to  several  frater- 
nal organizations  and  enjoys  the  highest  es- 
teem of  his  brethren.  He  is  a  Mason,  an 
Odd  Fellow  and  a  Knight  of  Pythias  and 
shapes  his  life  in  harmony  with  their  bene- 
ficent spirit  and  tenets.  Activity,  honesty 
and  liberality  have  been  the  crowning  fea- 
tures in  his  career  and  have  made  him  an 
honored  citizen.  His  public  service  has  been 
marked  by  the  utmost  fidelity  to  duty  and  in 
all  life's  relations,  in  business,  in  political 
circles  and  in  social  life,  he  has  commanded 
uniform  confidence  and  regard. 


JOHN  HATHEWAY  HUDSON. 

John  Hatheway  Hudson,  who  was  well 
known  in  Greene  county,  was  born  October 
14.  181 5,  at  Menham,  Morris  county.  New 
Jersey.  His  father,  Abraham  Hudson,  was 
a  carpenter  by  trade  and  on  the  23d  of  Jan- 
uary, 1812,  was  married  to  Hannah  Hathe- 
wav.  The  family  of  John  H.  Hudson  have 
records  of  their  ancestry  back  to  the  seven- 
teenth century,  when  a  family  of  brothers 
came  to  America  from  England.  One  set- 
tled in  Southport,  Long  Island,  where  he  fol- 
lowed the  occupation  of  farming,  and  there 
his  son,  Samuel  Hudson,  the  ancestor  of 
John  H.  Hudson,  was  born,  although  other 
generations  of  the  family  intervened. 

John  H.  Hudson  received  but  a  limited 
education,  attending  only  the  home  schools, 
for  it  was  necessary  that  he  begin  work  when 
(juite  voung,  he  assisting  his  father  at  the 
carpenter's  trade.  On  his  last  visit  to  ihe 
east  in  1890  he  made  it  a  point  to  see  some 
of  the  buildings  in  New  Y(^rk  city,  which  he 
had  helped  to  erect  during  the  years  between 
1835  and  1840.  It  was  in  1840  that  he  went 
to  Michigan,  settling  in  Milford,  Oakland 
county,  and  in  1856  he  became  a  resident  of 
Carrijllton.  Greene  county,  Illinois,  where  he 
resided  for  about  four  years.  He  then  went 
to  Kane,  where  he  conducted  the  old  Union 
House,  one  of  the  early  landmarks  of  that 
part  of  the  state,  being  an  old  hostelry  which 
stood  on  the  stage  road  Iietween  Alton  and 
Jacksonville.  In  1870  he  reuK^ved  to  Alton, 
where  he  resided  up  to  the  time  of  his  death, 
although  he  spent  considerable  time  in 
Greene  county  and  in  Kane  at  the  home  of 
his  daughter  Mrs.  Joseph  Dressel. 

In  early  life  he  served  as  orderly  sergeant 
in  the  state  militia  and  while  living  in  Kane 
he  filled  the  positions  of  postmaster  and  jus- 


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tice  of  the  peace.  In  his  younger  days  his 
l)ohticaJ  support  was  gi\en  to  tlie  \\  hig 
party  and  upon  its  (Hssolution  lie  joined  tlie 
ranks  of  the  Rei)uhhcan  party,  wliich  he  con- 
tinued to  support  until  a  few  years  i)rior  to 
iiis  death,  when  he  l-.ecanie  a  pronounced 
Prohibitioni.st.  In  early  life  he  was  a  .Metho- 
dist, but  later  joined  the  Unitarian  church, 
with  which  he  was  connected  at  the  time  of 
his  demise. 

In  1835  Mr.  Hudson  was  married  to 
Miss  Phcebe  Wade  LTIommedieu.  in  New- 
ark. New  Jersey.  Their  cliildren  were: 
I'Veddie  L.,  wlio  died  in  early  manhood; 
-Marcus  E.,  who  died  in  infancy;  and  Eme- 
line  T.,  the  wife  <if  Ulrich  Everhardt.  .\fter 
losing  his  tirst  wife  Mr.  Hudson  was  married 
to  Mary  C.  Hod,ge,  at  Mil  ford,  on  the  12th 
of  October,  1843.  and  the  chiklren  of  this 
union  are:  }kliner\a  11..  the  wife  of  Joseph 
Dressel;  Adelaide  H..  the  wife  of  Nathaniel 
O' Haver;  Sara  E. ;  and  .\braella  C,  the  wife 
<>i  William  Carlwright. 


ALFRED  11,    HARROW. 

The  name  of  Barrow  has  been  closely  as- 
sociated with  tlie  history  of  Greene  county 
from  a  very  early  period  in  its  development 
and  various  members  of  the  family  have  con- 
tributed to  the  growth,  progress  and  im- 
pro\-ement  of  this  part  of  the  state.  The 
work  which  his  ancestors  began  .Vlfred  H. 
Barrow  is  still  carrying  on,  and  he  is  to-day 
one  of  the  leading  and  prominent  business 
men  of  the  county,  having  extensive  agricul- 
tural and  dairying  interests,  although  he 
makes  his  home  in  Roodhouse.  He  also  has 
large  property  holdings,  and  is  accounted 
one  of  the  most  reliable  as  well  as  most 
successful  men  of  his  coiumunitv. 


Born  Febaiary  21,  1871,  oil  his  father's 
farm  west  of  Rcxxlhouse,  Alfred  H.  Barrows 
is  a  son  of  William  H.  and  Mary  Jane 
(Bigham)  Barrow.  The  Barrow  faiuily 
was  originally  fn^m  Kentucky.  The  great- 
grandfather was  I'.enjaniin  Barrow,  who 
was  born  and  died  in  Rentucky.  having  spent 
his  entire  life  there.  He  was  the  father  of 
twenty-one  children,  of  whom  Joseph  Bar- 
row, the  grandfather,  was  the  youngest. 
This  family  is  related  to  the  Jones,  Holiday, 
Allen,  Brown  and  other  leading  families  of 
Greene  county.  The  first  .settlement  made 
by  the  Barrow  family  in  Illinois  was  at  .\I- 
ton,  representatives  of  the  name  locating  on 
Shoal  creek  at  a  \ery  early  day.  Joseph 
Barrow  was  born  in  Kentucky  and  in  1820 
became  a  resident  of  Illinois,  entering  a 
claim  of  eighty  acres  on  section  1 1,  township 
12.  range  12.  whereon  he  built  a  log  cabin 
and  established  his  home,  there  residing  until 
his  death,  which  occurred  in  1839.  He  was 
married  July  13,  1826,  to  Elizabeth  Taylor, 
who  was  a  native  of  Tennessee  and  was 
brought  to  Illinois  in  her  girlhood  days.  She 
was  a  daughter  of  John  Taylor  and  he  and 
David  1 '.arrow  were  the  first  .settlers  north  of 
White  Hall,  in  (u-eene  county.  John  Tay- 
lor's wife  was  the  first  white  woman  to  die 
north  of  .Apple  Creek  prairie.  In  the  Taylor 
line  as  well  as  through  the  Barrows,  the  sub- 
ject of  this  review  is  connected  with  some 
of  the  oldest  families  of  this  part  of  the 
state.  Joseph  Barrow,  the  grandfather,  con- 
tinued to  aid  in  the  early  agricultural  devel- 
opment of  the  county  until  his  death,  which 
occurred  in  1839.  when  he  was  si.xty-fi\e 
years  of  age.  while  his  wife  died  in  1S71. 
Her  father.  John  Taylor,  died  in  1854.  at  the 
age  of  sixty-five  years. 

William  H.  Barrow,  born  in  Roodhouse, 
June  7.   1832.  was  only  seven  years  of  age 


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at  the  time  of  his  fatlier's  deatii.  His  mother 
was  left  with  six  small  ehildren  to  rear  and 
educate^  and  she  did  weaving  in  order  that 
she  might  support  them  and  send  them  tu 
school.  When  his  mother  died  W'iUiam  M. 
Barrow  left  home  and  started  upon  an  inde- 
pendent business  career.  Throughout  his 
active  life  he  carried  on  farming,  but  is  now 
li\-ing  retired,  making  his  home  in  Rood- 
house,  where  he  owns  an  elegant  residence, 
his  former  toil  enabling  him  to  enjoy  the 
comforts  of  life.  He  was  married  Novem- 
ber 25,  1856,  to  Miss  ]\Iary  J^ne  Bigiiam, 
and  they  became  the  parents  of  live  children, 
of  whom  Alfred  H.  is  the  eldest.  He  was 
married  again  November  29,  1903,  to  Nora 
\Mtty. 

The  town  of  Barrow  was  named  in  honor 
of  Alfred  Barrow,  an  uncle  of  our  subject, 
who  owns  a  fine  farm  of  four  hundred  acres 
and  a  residence  tliere.  He  laid  out  the  town 
in  1870  and  continued  to  make  his  home 
there  for  some  time,  but  is  now  li\-ing  in 
Roodhouse. 

Alfred  H.  Barrow  acquired  his  early  ed- 
ucation in  the  schools  of  Roodhouse  and 
later  attended  the  Jacksonville  Business 
College,  from  which  he  was  graduated  in 
1892,  while  subsecjuently  he  studied  in  the 
Northern  Indiana  Normal  School,  at  Val- 
paraiso. After  leaving  scho(_>l  he  engaged 
in  farming  and  dairying  with  his  father  for 
a  time,  and  is  now  \-ery  extensi\-ely  engaged 
in  the  dairy  business,  having  one  of  the  lar- 
gest and  most  complete  dairies  in  Illinois. 
His  farm  comprises  five  hundred  and  twenty 
acres  of  very  rich  and  arable  land,  which 
he  bought  of  his  father,  and  he  also  has  about 
four  hundred  acres  more  near  White  Hall. 
Upun  the  former  he  employs  five  dairvmen, 
a  head  farmer,  Pat  Reynolds  and  a  head 
dairynian,  John  Dri\-er.     They  separate  the 


cream  antl  milk  and  ship  on  an  a\'erage  of 
one  hundred  and  seventy-fi\'e  gallons  of 
cream  dail_\'  to  the  Walker-Gordon  Lavatory 
Comi)auy.  of  St.  Louis,  Missouri,  or  the  St. 
Louis  Dairying  Company.  They  have 
about  one  hundred  and  thirty  cows, — sev- 
enty-five milkers  at  the  present  time — and  a 
test  is  made  and  a  record  kept  of  each  cow. 
]\Ir.  Barr(jw  keeps  only  high  grade  cows, 
but  does  not  attempt  to  keep  registered  stock 
exclusi\-ely,  but  retains  onlv  those  which 
stand  the  test.  At  each  milking  the  cows  are 
tested,  and  the  milk  and  the  cream  both 
weighed.  All  of  the  cows  are  kept  scrupu- 
lously neat  and  clean  and  the  milking  is  done 
by  hand,  there  laeing  five  men  to  do  the  work. 
Although  ]\Ir.  Barrow  lives  in  Roodhouse 
he  gives  his  personal  attention  and  super- 
vision to  his  farming  and  dairying  inter- 
ests and  is  considered  a  model  business  man, 
enterprising,  alert  and  progressive,  and  is 
meeting  with  excellent  success.  The  fine  res- 
idence on  his  farm  is  occupied  by  E.  C. 
Barnard  and  his  family,  Mr.  Barnard  hav- 
ing Ijeen  a  trusted  emplo}-e  of  Mr.  Barrow 
for  man}-  years. 

In  addition  to  his  farming  land,  which  is 
among  the  most  valuable  tracts  of  the  state, 
Mr.  Barrow  owns  a  storeroom,  two  houses, 
a  milk  station  or  depot  and  an  elevator  at 
West  Roodhouse,  as  well  as  other  house 
and  buiklings  for  tenants  and  employes  on 
his  farm.  The  distincti\-e  feature  of  his 
farm,  aside  from  the  dairying  interests  are 
the  large  white  Brahma  chickens  and  Duroc 
Jersey  hogs  there  raised.  The  buildings  are 
most  modern  and  no  eciuipment  of  the  model 
farm  is  lacking. 

On  the  7th  of  May.  1901,  ]\Ir.  Barrow 
was  married  to  Miss  Edna  Ora  Dill,  who  is 
a  daughter  of  the  Hon.  Theodore  Dill, 
ma\-or  of  Roodhouse,  and  is  a  sfraduate  of 


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the  high  school  of  Rouclhoiisc.  A  sketch  of 
lier  father  is  g-ivcn  elsewlicrc  in  this  work. 
Mr.  an<l  Mrs.  i'larrcw  imw  have  one  son, 
\\  ilHani  II.,  horn  in  lyoi.  rrniiiiiient  .so- 
cially, they  have  a  very  e.xtensive  circle  of 
wann  friends,  to  whom  they  freely  accord 
the  hospitality  nf  their  nwu  heaiuiful  Imnie 
in  Roodhouse.  Mr.  Barrow  gives  his  politi- 
cal support  to  the  Democracy  and  is  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Knights  uf  Pythias  and  Masonic 
fraternities,  the  .\ncient  Order  of  United 
AX'orkmen  and  the  Benevolent  and  Protec- 
tive Order  of  I-llks.  Descended  from  old 
fainilies  of  the  count}-.  Mr.  Barrow,  disi)la\-- 
ing  all  the  qualities  of  the  stnmg  and  suc- 
cessful business  man.  has  through  the  pro- 
motion of  his  private  l)usiness  interests,  also 
contributed  to  the  welfare  and  prosperit\"  uf 
his  native  count  v. 


WILLI. \M  l.lA'l  WHITESIDE. 

Willim  Levi  Whiteside,  a  resi)ected  and 
prominent  citizen  of  Roodhouse,  was  born  in 
Patterson  townsliip.  Greene  county.  Octolier 
31.  1852,  his  parents  being  Samuel  'M.  and 
Mary  (Giles)  \\'hiteside.  He  is  a  repre- 
sentative of  one  of  the  leading  and  influen- 
tial pioneer  families  of  this  part  of  the  state 
and  is  descended  from  Thomas  S.  White- 
side, of  Xorth  Carolina,  the  family  having 
lieen  established  in  the  south  during  the 
ciilduia!  epoch  in  our  ci<untry'>  histury. 
I-'nnn  Xorth  Ganilina  Tliumas  Whiteside 
and  his  family  made  their  way  to  the  little 
French  settlement  of  St.  Louis,  which  city 
had  not  then  become  a  part  of  the  United 
States  through  the  Louisiana  jiurchase. 
They  took  u])  their  abode  at  what  was 
known    as    Whiteside's    Station    or    l-'ort. — 


a    place    used     fur    pnitectii.m    against    the 
Indians. 

linn,  j.ames  11.  Whiteside,  son  of 
Thiimas  W  hitcside  and  grandfather  of  Will- 
iam L.  Whiteside,  was  born  in  Rutherfonl 
ciiuiUw  .\iirth  Carolina,  and  was  a  vnung 
lad  when  his  parents  remo\'ed  to  St.  Louis, 
where  he  was  reared.  Jn  early  life  he  learned 
the  trade  of  making  saddler}-  and  harness 
and  followed  that  piu'suit  for  many  years, 
w-hile  later  he  turned  his  attention  to  farm- 
ing. At  the  breaking  out  of  the  war  of  1S12 
he  enlisted  in  the  American  army  and  was 
elected  maior  of  a  .Missouri  regiment,  lie 
remained  a  resident  of  St.  Louis  until  June 
10.  1S17,  when  he  came  to  Illinois,  settling 
first  near  Jerseyvillc,  where  he  remained  for 
three  \ears.  when  lie  removed  to  that  part  of 
^Morgan  county  miw  included  w-ithin  the 
borders  of  Scutt  county,  making  his  home 
near  Geneva  until  1831.  In  that  year  he 
removed  to  Apple  Creek  ])rairie,  in  (h'eei-ie 
county,  settling  four  miles  west  of  White 
Hall.  He  was  one  of  the  first  two  settlers 
in  this  county,  the  other  l)eing  David  Stock- 
ton, who  arrived  abmit  the  time  Mr.  White- 
side made  his  ;i<lvent  here.  The  latter  re- 
mained on  Ai)ple  Creek  i)rairie  for  many 
years,  or  until  his  death,  which  occurred 
May  13,  1863,  when  he  was  eighty-three 
vears  of  age.  He  was  a  valued  and  helpful 
l)ioneer  citizen,  who  assisted  materially  in 
the  upbuilding  and  i)rogress  of  this  part  of 
the  state,  aiding  in  reclaiming  the  wild  dis- 
trict fnr  the  uses  ni  tlie  white  man.  Public- 
s]>irited.  his  worth  w-idely  acknowledged, 
and  among  his  assnciatcs  he  was  known  as  a 
sincere  and  trustworthy  friend.  He  married 
Sarah  Tanzuey.  who  was  of  French  descent. 
He  died  May  13.  1863,  at  the  advanced  age 
of  eighty-three  years.  He  was  a  cousin  of 
the  distinguished  border  ranger  and  veteran 


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PAST  AND  PRESENT  OF  GREENE  COUNTY. 


of  the  war  of  1S12,  of  the  name  (jf  While- 
side,  whose  record  added  hister  to  tiie  fam- 
ily histoi"}'. 

Samuel  M.  Whiteside,  son  of  Hon. 
James  H.  Whiteside,  was  licirn  in  Jersey 
county,  Illinois,  in  1819,  and  throughout  his 
entire  life  followed  the  occupations  of  farm- 
ing and  teaching  school.  Reared  amid  the 
scenes  and  environment  of  pioneer  life  ,he 
aided  in  the  arduous  task  of  developing  a 
new  farm  and  later  successfully  carried  on 
agricultural  pursuits  on  his  own  account. 
He  wedded  Mary  Giles,  who  was  born  in 
Scotland,  November  3,  1828,  and  was  edu- 
cated in  the  common  schools.  His  death 
occurred  in  1869. 

William  Levi  Whiteside  is  a  nephew  of 
Hon.  Levi  T.  Whiteside,  who  was  the  father 
of  Mrs.  Seth  N.  Griswold,  of  White  Hall. 
Illinois,  reported  to  be  the  wealthiest  woman 
in  Greene  county,  while  her  husband  had 
extensive  interests,  real  and  personal,  in  his 
own  right. 

William  Le\-i  \\'hiteside  spent  the  days 
of  his  boyhood  and  youth  in  a  manner  sim- 
ilar to  that  of  most  farmer  lads  of  the 
period.  His  education  was  obtained  in  the 
public  schools  and  in  his  vacation  periods  he 
assisted  in  the  tilling  of  the  soil  on  the  old 
homestead  farm.  The  occupation  to  which 
he  was  reared  he  chose  as  his  life  work,  and 
he  has  always  followed  farming,  owning  and 
operating  eighty  acres  of  land,  which  he  has 
placed  under  a  high  state  of  cultivation. 
There  are  good  improvements  upon  his  farm 
and  in  fact  all  the  modern  equipments  and 
accessories  which  indicate  the  owner  to  be  a 
practical  and  progressive  farmer  and  which 
facilitate  his  work.  He  recognizes  the  value 
of  industry  and  enterprise  in  winning  suc- 
cess and  has  always  prosecuted  his  labors 
with  diligence  and  determination. 


On  the  20th  of  November,  1878,  Air. 
Whiteside  was  united  in  marriage  to  .Miss 
Emma  \'.  J(.>hnsten,  a  natix'e  of  this  county, 
and  tlie\-  ha\-e  become  the  parents  of  four 
children,  namely :  Guy  K.,  born  Noxember 
I,  1879;  .\Iena,  aged  twenty-one  years,  who 
is  n<_)w  the  wife  of  Earl  E.  Hicks,  a  son  of 
\\'illiam  Hicks;  Levi,  twelve  years  of  age; 
and  Russell,  aged  nine.  The  eldest  son,  Guy 
Kenneth,  is  a  printer  and  issues  a  neat,  semi- 
monthly journal,  from  his  office  at  home.  He 
is  an  intelligent,  manly  young  man,  possess- 
ing considerable  inventive  genius  and  me- 
chanical ingenuit}-,  as  a  well  equipped  rail- 
road, upon  which  is  a  train  in  motion,  inili- 
cates, — the  toy  being  evidence  of  his  skill. 
His  i^aper  is  also  printed  on  a  homemade 
handpress.  Mr.  Whiteside  has  given  his 
children  good  educational  privileges  and 
encourages  them  in  all  the  work  which  indi- 
cates their  natural  trend  of  tastes  and  talents. 

Mr.  Whiteside  is  a  Democrat  in  liis  po- 
litical affiliation  and  manifests  a  public-spir- 
ited interest  in  all  that  pertains  to  the  general- 
welfare.  The  work  which  his  pioneer  an- 
cestors fiegan  he  carries  on,  being  the  cham- 
pion of  any  movements  that  tend  to  bene- 
fit the  county,  whose  pioneer  development 
was  largely  promoted  through  the  labors  of 
earlier  generations  of  the  name. 


ESTAS  ED\\'.\RDS. 

Estas  Edwards,  who  is  carrying  on  gen- 
eral farming  in  Roodhouse  township,  was 
born  in  Schuyler  county,  Illinois,  February 
10,  1875,  '^'''<^'  ^s  a  representative  of  one  of 
the  old  pioneer  families  of  the  state.  His 
paternal  grandfather  was  Isham  Edwards,  a 
natives  of  Kentuckx%  who  came  to  Illinois- 


PAST    AND     TRESEXT    OE    GREENE    COUXTY 


6. 


-wlieii  twenty-five  years  of  age  and  devoted 
his  attention  to  q-eneral  farming-  and  stock- 
dealing.  He  was  not  only  relialile  in  Ims- 
iness  and  active  in  tlie  e:irly  develitpnient  of 
the  locahty  in  which  he  made  hi-,  hnme  hnt 
displayed  so  many  other  sterling  traits  of 
character  that  he  commanded  the  highest  re- 
spect and  confidence  of  all  w  ith  whi>m  he  was 
associated.  He  lived  at  Barnnv  fur  twenty 
years  and  his  last  days  were  spent  in  W'alker- 
ville  township.  His  son.  Jose])h  L.  Ed- 
wards, was  born  in  (jreene  count}',  in  1834 
and  he,  too.  has  always  follnwed  farming. 
He  married  Miss  jane  Wells,  wlm  was  born 
in  Schuyler  county,  Illinois,  in  1S54. 

Mr.  Edwards  was  educated  in  the  school 
of  Barrow,  and  under  his  father's  direction 
received  his  business  training,  working  in 
the  fields  when  not  occui)ied  with  the  duties 
of  the  schoolroom  and  through  the  long 
summer  \-acations.  Since  attaining  his  ma- 
jority he  has  carried  on  fanning  on  his  own 
account  and  is  nmv  operating  land  in  Rood- 
house  township,  cultivating  his  fields  with 
energy,  discretion  and  good  management, 
so  that  the  result  is  desirable  and  his  labors 
are  thus  rendered  profitable. 

On  the  24th  of  February.  1895.  Mr.  Ed- 
wards was  married  to  Miss  Mettie  Barnhart. 
who  was  born  in  Walkerville.  Greene  county, 
and  their  union  has  been  blessed  with  three 
interesting  children :  Edith.  Leona  and 
Ernest,  aged  res|)ectively  nine.  Cwq.  antl  two 
years.  The  parents  are  members  of  the 
Christian  church  and  are  highly  respected, 
having  a  wide  ac(iuaintance,  for  they  have 
spent  their  entire  lives  in  the  county  and  the 
qualities  which  they  have  manifested  in  all 
life's  relations  have  commended  them  to  the 
confidence  and  good  will  of  those  with  whom 
they  have  been  associated.  Mr.  Edwards  is 
a  wide-awake  voung  bu~ine<;<  man.  watch- 


ful of  opportunity  and  making  the  most  of 
his  adsantages  and  has  already  attained  de- 
sirable success. 


.\.   v.  l.()\l-:i.,\CE. 


A.  r.  Lo\-elace.  who  follows  farming 
and  for  the  ])ast  twelve  years  has  also  been 
success full\-  engaged  in  the  raising  of  poul- 
try, was  burn  in  Patterson  township.  Greene 
county,  and  is  a  son  of  Price  and  Sarah 
(llubbard)  Lovelace.  Both  were  rcpre.-en- 
tati\es  of  (lid  families  of  Kentucky.  The 
father  was  born  in  that  state  and  died  in 
1839.  The  mother,  also  a  native  of  Ken- 
tuckx'.  was  a  daughter  of  John  Hubbard. 

A.  P.  Lovelace  is  indebted  to  the  puljlic 
schools  for  the  educational  privileges  he  en- 
jiived  in  his  ynulh  and  which  fitted  him  for 
life's  ])ractical  duties.  He  was  trained  to 
farm  labor  and  has  always  engaged  in  the 
tilling  of  the  soil,  being  now  engaged  in  the 
fiu'ther  cultivation  and  imprnvcmenl  of  his 
land.  In  addition  to  raising  the  cereals  best 
adapted  to  soil  and  climate,  he  has  been  en- 
gaged in  the  raising  of  poultry  for  the  past 
twelve  years,  and  has  some  very  fine  breeds 
of  chickens. 

On  the  241I1  nf  A])ril.  18C14,  .Mr.  Love- 
lace was  unite<l  in  marriage  tn  Miss  hiletha 
Cotter,  a  daughter  of  JdIiu  and  Rebecca 
Cutter,  wlin  were  nati\es  of  Ke;niick\-  ,-uid 
belonged  to  old  families  of  that  state.  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Lovelace  have  three  children: 
Etta,  born  February  17,  1865,  is  the  wife  of 
.\.  T.  Clarke,  a  resident  of  Patterson  town- 
ship and  they  have  six  children ;  Abbie,  born 
Feljruary  20,  1867.  is  the  wife  of  Denver 
Coates.  a  resident  of  Seattle,  Washington, 
and  thev  ba\e  twn  children:    \iln,  linni  Oc- 


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AND    PRESENT    OF    GREEXE    COINTV, 


tober  20,  1874.  IS  the  wife  of  E.  E.  Steel- 
man  and  has  four  children.  Mr.  Love- 
lace is  a  Democrat  in  his  political  views  and 
is  a  stanch  advocate  of  the  principles  of  the 

party. 

•-•-♦ 

HEXRY  M.  \V.\LLS. 

Henry  M.  Walls,  who  is  engaged  in  car- 
pentering and  contracting  in  Roodhouse. 
was  bom  in  Scott  county,  Illinois,  on  the 
loth  of  March,  1864,  and  is  a  son  of  George 
and  Sarah  J.  Walls,  who  are  still  residents 
of  Scott  county,  where  they  have  made  their 
home  for  many  years,  the  father  devoting 
his  energies  to  agricultural  pursuits. 

Henry  M.  Walls  is  indebted  to  the  public 
schools  for  the  educational  privileges  he  en- 
joyed and  since  putting  aside  his  text-lx)oks 
and  entering  upon  business  life  he  has  fol- 
lowed farming  and  carpentering.  He 
rented  land  in  Scott  county  until  1901.  and 
in  addition  to  the  cultivation  of  the  fields,  he 
also  engaged  in  building  to  some  extent.  In 
the  year  mentioned  he  removed  to  Rood- 
house,  where  he  has  since  conducted  business 
as  a  carpenter  and  contractor,  and  he  re- 
ceives a  liberal  share  of  the  public  patronage, 
because  he  is  a  good  workman  and  conscien- 
tious in  the  performance  of  any  work  that 
devolves  upon  him. 

In  1885  ]\Ir.  Walls  was  united  in  mar- 
riage to  Miss  Emma  Pryor,  a  daughter  of 
Isaac  Pryor.  who  with  his  family  is  living  in 
Glasgow,  Illinois.  Mrs.  \\'alls  was  born 
in  South  Carolina  and  in  early  girlhood  was 
brought  by  her  parents  to  Illinois,  being 
reared  in  Scott  county,  where  she  was  mar- 
ried and  where  her  death  occurred.  Unto 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  \\'alls  were  born  five  children, 
four  sons  and  a  daughter,  all  yet  at  home, 


namelv:  George,  twety  years  of  age;  Will- 
iam I.,  aged  eighteen  James,  thirteen  years 
of  ao-e:  Earl,  a  youx  uf  eleven;  and  Ida 
Mav,  a  maitlen  of  nin  summers.  The  chil- 
dren reside  with  thei  father  in  Roodhimse 
and  are  attending  thQ»ublic  sclnx)Is. 

Mr.  Walls  has  ahns  jpvc"  his  poliiu  >■ 
allegiance  to  the  Deiixrratic  party  and  al- 
though he  keeps  well  ifomied  on  the  ques- 
tions and  issues  of  tfe  day.  as  every  true 
.\merican  citizen  sh'>ul  d<».  he  has  no  desire 
for  public  office,  prctrring  to  give  his  un- 
divided attention  i<>  Is  Inisiness  aflfairs,  so 
that  he  may  provi-'--  -'H  •'■"•  '"-  family. 


CH.XkLKS  '.  WEST. 

Charles  d.  Wcst.vvho  for  twenly-two 
years  has  lieen  eni-  ■  ■■  '"  "urchandising  at 
Piarrow.  was  lx>i  unty,  Illinois, 

neceml)er  (i.  1S4.).  m  M!int>  Ifcing  James 
O.  and  Jane  (J..hns..n  West,  the  father  a 
native  of  Teiinc<»co  an  tlio  nvther  of  Ken- 
tucky. Charles  ( i.  W«  l).i-<  sjK-nt  his  entire 
life  in  Illinuis.  He  \va  reare<l  and  edncatctl 
in  Scott  county,  and  w«i  not  busy  with  his 
lessons,  he  assisted  ii  farm  lal»r  in  his 
youth  ami  thus  l)ecanie.imiliar  with  the  Iwst 
methods  nf  caring  for  te  fields,  so  that  when 
he  l)egan   farniir  wi   account  he 

brought  to  his  v  cal  knowleilge 

that  conirilnited  largeiMo  his  success.  I'or 
sixteen  years  he  carrie-itn  agricultural  pur- 
suits in  Scott  county.  j*cing  his  land  under 
a  high  state  «if  cultiuion  and  gathering 
from  the  field  rich  crop  Twenty-two  years 
ago  he  came  to  Rarnv.  Greene  county, 
where  he  fipene<l  a  get-rnl  men-anile  estab- 
lishment, and  has  <\vx>  -.cd  in  this 
business  with  l"""1  >>!■  -'  ^  lihcrn! 


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patronage  which  b  draws  from  the  town 
and  surrounding  cBtricts.  He  pays  special 
attention  to  tlie  stection  of  goods  when  he 
makes  his  purchase  and  thus  studying  tlie 
pubhc  wislies  is  ale  to  secure  a  good  trade. 
On  the  30th  oiAugust,  1874,  Mr.  West 
was  married  to  ]\-bs  Eliza  Baker,  and  they 
have  one  son.  \\'iiam  E.  West,  Imrn  Eeli- 
ruary  28,  1876.  They  have  a  wide  and 
favorable  acquainuice  in  the  community  in 
which  they  reside  nd  Mr.  West  is  numbered 
among  those  whse  lalxirs  have  been  of 
direct  benefit  to  th  locality  in  promoting  its 
material,  intellecaal  and  moral  interests. 
He  is  a  consistcr  memljer  of  the  Baptist 
church  and  fratrnally  is  <:onnected  with 
the  Masonic  lode.  His  political  allegiance 
is  given  the  Koublican  party,  and  since 
Septeml^er  i,  184,  he  has  been  postmaster 
of  Barrow.  ser\'ig  under  Democratic  and 
Republican  adnnislrations  alike. 


.\    ■:.  AKERS. 


A.  E.  Akei.  who  owns  antl  operates 
eighty  acres  of  lad  in  Roodhouse  township, 
where  he  is  enaged  in  the  cultivation  of 
grain  and  tlie  rising  of  stuck,  was  born  in 
Scott  county,  'inois,  January  20,  1864, 
and  is  a  son  c  Steplien  and  ]\lartha  A. 
(Barnes)  Aker.^  His  paternal  grandfatlier. 
Uriah  Akers,  \as  of  Holland  Dutch  de- 
scent, and  was  iie  father  of  Stephen  Akers, 
who  was  born  1  the  state  of  Tennessee  in 
1824.  He  becaie  a  farmer  of  Scott  county. 
Illinois,  where  i'or  many  years  he  carried 
on  agricultural  nrsuits.  He  married  Mar- 
tha A.  Barnes  ad  among  their  children  was 
A.  E.  Akers  of  his  review.  The  father  died 
in   1899.  'It  th  ;ige  of  se\'enty-four  years. 


and  the  mother,  still  surviving  him.  is  noVv 
living  in  RiMidhdUse.  at  the  age  of  sixty- 
eight  years. 

At  tiie  usual  age  A.  E.  Akers  l)egan  his 
education,  attending  what  was  known  as  the 
Akers  school — one  of  the  district  schools  of 
Sciitt  ciiunty.  He  was  early  trained  to  farm 
labor  and  when  twenty-one  years  of  age  he 
started  out  in  Hfe  on  his  own  account.  He 
then  removed  to  Greene  county,  where  he 
spent  four  years,  and  next  went  tn  Ma- 
coupin county,  where  he  spent  nine  years. 
His  first  farm  comprised  a  tract  of  forty 
acres  in  Greene  county,  whicli  lie  afterward 
sold  and  became  the  nwner  of  one  hundred 
and  fi\'e  acres  of  land  in  ]\Iacoupin  C(_iunty, 
continuing  its  culiivation  until  he  took  up  his 
aljode  permanently  in  Greene  county,  in 
1902.  He  located  upon  the  farm  where  he 
now  resides  and  the  day  after  he  contracted 
to  purchase  the  farm,  the  old  house  which 
stood  upon  the  place  was  destroyed  by  fire. 
He  immediatel}-  erected  a  good  and  com- 
fortable residence,  l)uilt  in  modern  style  of 
architecture,  and  now  has  a  pleasant  home. 
In  Novemlier,  1904,  he  built  a  large  barn 
thirty-two  by  thirty-two  feet,  and  has  made 
(ither  impro\-enients  which  indicate  the 
owner  to  be  a  man  oi  practical  and  pro- 
gressive spirit.  He  has  eighty  acres  of  land, 
on  which  he  raises  grain  and  stock,  and  the 
well-tilled  fields  return  to  him  golden  har- 
\-ests  for  the  care  and  labor  he  bestows  upon 
them. 

On  the  25lh  of  February.  1885.  Mr. 
Akers  was  united  in  marriage  to  Miss  Nora 
1).  A'oung,  a  nati\-e  of  Winchester,  Scott 
county,  Illinois,  and  they  have  four  children: 
iM-ank.  who  was  born  June  28,  1886;  Clar- 
ence, born  Jaiuinry  31,  1889;  Delos,  born 
December  13,  1896;  and  Mildred,  born  April 
19,  1904.     Mr.  Akers  gives  his  p!)litical  sup- 


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TAST  AXD  PRESENT  OF  GREENE  COUNTY. 


prirt  til  tlic  Democracy,  wliich  he  lias  sup- 
])iirte(l  since  attaining  liis  majority,  but  he 
lias  ne\-er  sought  or  desired  office  in  recogni- 
tion of  his  party  fealty.  He  belongs  to  the 
Christian  church  and  favors  every  progress- 
i\e  movement  for  the  general  good. 


MRS.    LODELIA   BUSHNELL. 

Mrs.  Lodelia  Bushnell,  who  is  now  re- 
siding on  a  farm  about  a  half  mile  south  of 
Eldred  and  is  widely  and  favorably  known 
in  Greene  county,  was  born  in  White  Hall. 
Illinois,  on  the  26th  of  August,  1858,  her 
parents  being  W.  \\'.  and  Mary  (IMorgan) 
Sutton,  both  of  whom  were  early  settlers  of 
Greene  county,  arriving  here  in  March  prior 
to  the  Isirth  of  ]\Irs.  Bushnell.  Thev  were 
natives  of  Kentuckv  and  ini  taking  up  their 
abode  in  Illinois  became  residents  of  White 
Hall.  The  father  was  a  cooper  by  trade  and 
followed  that  pursuit  for  many  years,  but  in 
his  later  life  lived  retired.  He  died  on  the 
2d  of  March,  1899,  while  his  wife  passed 
away  during  the  earl)-  girlhood  of  ^Irs. 
Bushnell,  dying  about  thirt^•-seven  ^■ears 
ago.  The}'  were  the  parc.its  (if  the  following 
children  :  Georgie.  \\'ho  is  now  the  wife  af 
M.  N.  Price,  formerly  a  resident  of  Carroll- 
ton,  Init  now  living  at  Zion  City,  Illinois: 
Lucinda,  who  died  when  nineteen  •s'ears  of 
age;  ]\Irs.  Bushnell;  ]\Iary,  the  wife 
of  George  .\.  Jones,  of  St.  Louis ;  \\'illiam 
.S.,  who  resides  with  his  sister,  Airs.  Bush- 
nell ;  and  Richard  O.,  who  married  INIiss 
Mary  Stiles,  of  Greene  C(iunt\',  and  is  now 
li\ing  in  (iirarcl. 

Mrs.  Bushnell  spent  her  earl}'  girlhood 
days  in  her  father's  home  and  is  a  graduate 
of  the  Carrollton  lii"li  scliinl  of  the  class  of 


1879.  On  completing-  her  course  in  that  in- 
stitution she  began  teaching  and  for  three 
}'ears  followed  that  profession  with  good 
success,  at  the  end  of  which  time  she  gave 
her  hand  in  marriage  to  William  Rutledge 
Bushnell.  a  son  of  Curtis  and  Zerilda  Bush- 
nell, of  Greene  county.  They  were  married 
on  the  20th  of  April,  1882,  and  began  their 
domestic  life  upon  a  farm,  Mr.  Bushnell  de- 
voting his  energies  to  general  agricultural 
pursuits.  He  was  als-)  the  main  merchant 
at  Eldred  and  acted  as  station  agent  at  that 
place.  He  conducted  his  store  in  the  old 
"stone  jug'"  school  house,  where  Mrs.  Bush- 
nell had  taught  school  prior  to  her  marriage. 
This  historic  old  building,  which  was  one  of 
the  landmarks  of  the  count}-,  was  burned 
down  about  two  years  ago.  Mr.  Bushnell 
remained  in  business  at  Eldred  until  his 
death  and  was  very  successful  in  the  ciinduct 
of  his  different  enterprises  there.  His  house 
in  Eldred  was  destroyed  by  fire  about  tweh'e 
years  ago  and  he  then  removed  to  Carroll- 
ton,  but  continued  to  superintend  bis  busi- 
ness interests  in  Eldred.  In  all  trade  trans- 
actions he  was  strictly  reliable,  never  taking 
advantage  of  the  necessities  of  his  fellow- 
men  in  an}-  business  affair.  He  was  also 
energetic  and  progressive  and  f(irming-  his 
plans  readily  he  was  also  determined  in 
their  execution.  He  continued  to  reside  in 
Carrollton  until  his  death,  which  occurred  on 
the  iQtli  of  April,  1894,  and  was  the  occasion 
of  deep  regret  throughout  the  community. 
The  funeral  servfces,  however,  were  held 
at  Eldred  and  interment  \\as  made  in  the 
Eldred  cemetery. 

Unto  ■Mr.  and  Mrs.  Bushnell  had  been 
lioni  h\-e  children :  Lena  Mae,  who  was  born 
in  1883  and  is  now  li\-ing-  in  Carrollton: 
Mary  Zerilda.  wlii>  was  born  in  1884  and  is 
engaged   in   teaching   school :   Loraine,    who 


WILLIAM  R.  BUSHNELL. 


MRS.  LODEl-IA  BUSH  NELL. 


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was  born  in  i88()  and  is  at  honie:  Benjamin 
S..  who  was  born  in  1889  and  is  with  his 
mother;  and  William  Rutledj^e.  wlio  was 
Ixim  in  1 89 1  and  <Hed  at  the  age  of  seven 
nmnths. 

Mrs.  lUishncU  nmv  resides  with  her  chil- 
<lren  upnn  a  farm  ahuut  a  half  mile  snuth  (.)f 
TCldred.  where  she  has  a  i;ood  pnijierty  and 
ci:nifiirtnl)le  residence.  The  care  and  cnlti- 
\alic>;i  which  are  l>estowed  \\\inu  the  farm 
hrinj.;'  tn  her  a  .t;nod  financial  return.  She  is 
a  member  of  the  Eastern  Star  at  CarroUton 
and  belongs  to  the  Methodist  church  there, 
of  which  Mr.  Buslmell  was  also  a  member. 
Like  her  husband  she  is  held  in  high  esteem 
l;v  a  large  circle  of  friends  and  the  hospi- 
tality of  many  of  the  best  homes  of  the 
county  seat  and  of  Eldred  and  other  districts 
of  (Jreene  county  is  cordially  extended  to 
lier. 


EDWWRl)  S.  COCJCll.  M.  i). 

Edward  S.  (iooch,  possessing  the  ambi- 
tiiius  spirit  and  undaunted  energy  without 
which  there  is  no  success,  is  now  successfully 
l)ractic:ng  medicine  in  CarroUton,  where  he 
has  been  located  since  T896.  He  was  burn 
in  Montgomery  county,  Missouri,  on  the  ist 
of  December.  1869,  his  i)arents  being  Mun- 
roe  M.  ami  .M;iry  ('i'i])ton)  (iooch,  who 
were  also  natives  of  that  county.  The  ]Ki- 
ternal  grandfather,  William  (iooch,  was  a 
native  of  Kentucky  and  the  family  was 
founded  here  at  a  \er\-  earl\-  da  v.  the 
l)i"ogenitor  in  .\merica  landing  at  Xew  ^'ork 
when  this  country  was  still  one  of  the  col- 
onial possessions  of  (ircat  I'ritain.  The 
great-grandfather  ser\ed  in  the  Rexolntim- 
ary  war,  fighting  for  the  indei)endence  of  the 
nation.       William     Gooch     removed     from 


Kentucky  to  Missouri,  where  he  spent  his 
remaining  days.  During-  the  progress  of 
the  war  of  the  Rebellion  he  went  out  hunting 
one  day  and  was  killed  l)y  bushwhackers,  his 
remains  not  being  found  for  some  time.  He 
was  a  f.armer  by  occu])<ation  and  through  his 
agricultiu-;i!  pursuits  ])ro\ideil  for  his  family, 
numi;ering  thirteen  children. 

Munroe  W.  (iooch,  reared  and  educated 
in  Missouri,  also  followed  the  occupation  of 
larniing  and  is  now  lixing  in  Audrain 
county,  .Missouri.  Iieing  numbered  among  the 
successful  agriculturists  and  representative 
men  of  that  locality.  I'nto  him  and  his  wife 
were  born  five  children,  of  whom  Dr.  (iooch 
is  the  eldest.  His  onlv  brother  is  a  practicing 
physician  of  Lawton.  Oklahoma. 

At  the  usual  age  Dr.  (iooch  entered  the 
])ublic  schools  near  his  father's  farm  and 
coiiiplcted  his  education  in  the  State  Xormal 
School,  at  Kirks\-ille,  .Missouri.  His  study 
there.  howe\'er.  was  not  continuous,  for  ;it 
intervals  he  engaged  in  teiching.  When  his 
literary  course  was  completed  he  eiUered 
upon  the  study  of  medicine  in  the  Hos])ital 
("ollege  of  Medicine,  in  Lonis\-ille.  Kentucky, 
where  he  pursued  the  regulru'  course  and  was 
graduated  with  honors,  being  \aledictorian 
of  the  class  of  i8(/).  He  completed  the 
course  in  June  and  in  October  of  the  same 
year  he  came  to  CarroUton  and  opened  an 
oftice  in  the  Hodges  building,  where  he  has 
since  been  located,  enjoying  a  constantly  in- 
creasing patronage.  He  has  a  fine  jiractice, 
.among  the  best  class  of  citizens,  and  ranks 
high  ;is  a  ]>h_\sician  and  surgeon,  his  care- 
ful training  and  dex'otion  to  his  chosen  call- 
ing etiabling  him  to  leave  the  ranks  of  the 
many  to  stand  among  the  more  successful 
few.  He  belongs  to  the  (ireene  County 
.Medical  Society,  the  Xorlhwestern  Medi- 
cal  Society  and   the   Illinois   State   Medical 


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Society,  an<l  through  the  interchange  of 
thought  and  experiences  lie  has  added  to  his 
knowledge  and  thereby  increased  his  effi- 
ciency in  practice. 

On  the  24th  of  ^Nlay,  1903,  Dr.  Gooch 
was  united  in  marriage  to  [Miss  Tempest 
Johnstone,  a  native  of  Kentucky.  Dr. 
Gooch  belongs  to  the  ^^lasonic  fraternity  and 
in  his  life  has  many  times  exemplified  the 
beneficent,  helpful  spirit  of  the  craft.  He  is 
a  man  of  broad  sympathy,  which  supple- 
menting his  strong  intellectual  force  and 
careful  preparation  for  his  profession,  has 
made  him  a  skilled  physician,  commanding 
a  practice  of  large  proportions  in  his  adopted 

city. 

*—~* 

JOHN  L.  KESINGER. 

John  L.  Kesinger,  lix'ing  on  section  8, 
Rubicon  township,  is  a  practical,  energetic 
farmer  and  stock-raiser.  He  was  liorn  in 
A\'rights  township,  this  count}'.  January  4, 
1858,  and  is  a  representative  of  an  old  Ken- 
tucky family.  His  paternal  grandfather, 
Daniel  Kesinger,  was  a  native  of  Kentucky 
and  in  1844  came  with  his  family  to  Illinois, 
settling  in  Greene  county  among  its  pioneer 
residents.  His  snn.  \\'illiam  Kesinger, 
father  of  our  subject,  was  born  in  Hart 
county,  Kentucky,  in  1830,  and  was  there- 
fore a  lad  of  fourteen  years  when  the  family 
removed  to  Illinois.  He  was  reared  in 
Greene  couiUy.  assisting  in  the  arduous  task 
of  developing  a  new  farm  and  sharing  with 
the  family  in  all  the  hardships  and  trials  as 
well  as  the  pleasures  of  pioneer  life.  When 
he  had  attained  his  majority  he  began  farm- 
ing and  stock-raising  on  his  own  account  and 
for  many  years  lived  in  Wrights  township, 
being  one  of  its  respected  agriculturists.     He 


married  Cassandra  Davidson,  a  native  of 
Greene  count v,  and  his  death  occurred  July 
8,  1904,  while  his  wife  passed  away  in  July,. 
1903. 

John  L.  Kesinger  was  reared  upon  the 
( jld  hoiue  farm  in  Greene  county  and  obtained 
his  education  in  the  schools  of  Wrightsville. 
He  received  practical  training  in  agricultural 
work  under  the  direction  of  his  father  and 
with  him  remained  until  he  had  attained  his'- 
majority.  After  his  marriage  he  located  on 
the  home  place  and  continued  to  fariu  there 
for  several  years.  About  1887  he  purchased 
one  hundred  and  sixty  acres  of  land,  where 
he  now  resides,  and  taking  u\)  his  abode 
thereon  has  since  gixen  his  attention  to  its 
further  improvement.  He  built  a  good  neat 
residence,  which  is  surrounded  by  a  well 
kept  lawn  inclosed  within  a  good  fence. 
There  are  ample  outbuildings  for  the  shelter 
of  grain  and  stock,  and  good  modern  ma- 
chinery is  used  in  cultivating  the  fields.  Mr. 
Kesinger  has  likewise  iilaiited  an  orchard 
and,  in  fact,  all  the  modern  eipiipiuents  of  a 
model  farm  are  found  upon  his  place.  He- 
bought  seventy-seven  and  a  half  acres  ad- 
joining his  farm  and  also  a  tract  of  forty 
acres  devoted  to  pasture  lands  and  covered' 
\\'ith  timber  in  Wrights  township.  He  an- 
nually harvests  good  crops  and  at  the  same- 
time  he  raises,  feeds  and  fattens  stock,  ship- 
ping about  two  carloads  of  steers  each  year, 
together  with  a  number  of  hogs.  His  busi- 
ness affairs  have  been  capably  conducted  and 
in  no  transaction  has  he  been  known  to  take 
advantage  of  the  necessities  of  his  fellow- 
men,  but  is  always  straightforward  and  hon- 
orable. 

In  1878  Mr.  Kesinger  was  united  in  mar- 
riage to  Miss  r^Iary  Betliard,  a  native  of 
Greene  county,  born  near  Wrightsville  and 
a  daughter  of  J.  C.   Betliard,   formerly  of 


PAST  AND  PRESENT  OF  GREENE  COUNTY. 


63: 


Marion  county,  Illinois.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Kesing-er  have  four  cliihlreii :  Lula,  James 
William,  Troy  and  Lynnc. 

Mr.  Kcsinger,  whose  worth  and  capa- 
bility have  l)een  recognized  by  his  fellow- 
townsmen,  has  Ijeen  called  to  several  local 
piisitions.  He  was  elected  and  served  for 
three  years  as  highway  commissioner  and 
for  one  year  as  township  collector.  He  has 
always  been  a  stanch  Democrat  since  casting 
his  first  presidential  ballot  for  Grover  Cleve- 
land and  he  has  been  a  delegate  to  the 
county  and  state  conventions.  He  and  his 
wife  belong  to  Hickory  Grove  Baptist  church 
and  he  is  a  member  of  the  Modern  Woodmen 
camp.  His  life  has  been  well  spent  in  hon- 
orable labor,  and  a  genial  manner  and  ster- 
ling worth  have  gained  for  him  the  good  will 
and  friendship  of  many  with  whom  he  has 
been  associated. 


J.\MES  M.  SMITH. 

James  M.  Smith,  whose  farm  of  two 
hundred  acres  is  pleasantly  situated  in  Under 
township,  about  three  miles  from  Carrollton, 
has  been  a  resident  of  Greene  county  since 
March,  1863.  He  was  torn  in  Knox  county, 
Tennessee.  August  31,  1847.  His  father, 
Ji  ihn  Smith,  was  also  a  native  of  Tennessee, 
.ind  the  grandfather,  W'illiam  Smith,  was 
horn  in  Belfast,  Ireland.  The  former  was 
reared  in  the  state  of  his  nativity  and  was 
married  there  to  Nancy  Gdlslnn.  whose  birth 
occurred  in  that  state.  They  began  their 
domestic  life  upon  a  farm  in  Knox  county. 
Tennessee,  and  eight  children  were  born  to 
them  there.  In  1863  they  removed  to  Illi- 
nois, settling  in  Greene  county,  where  the 
father  spent  his  remaining  days. 


James  M.  Smith  went  to  Greene  county 
when  a  youth  of  sixteen  years  and  he  re- 
mained under  the  parental  roof  until  he  had 
attained  adult  age.  He  had  a  fair  common- 
school  education  and  was  thus  well  equijiped 
fr)r  life's  practical  duties.  When  he  had 
reached  manhood  he  rented  a  tract  of  land 
and  began  farming  on  his  own  account.  In 
1884  he  made  his  first  purchase  of  land,  lie- 
coming  owner  of  two  hundred  acres  where 
he  now  resides.  This  he  began  to  cultivate 
and  imi)rove  and  has  since  carried  on  the 
work  of  the  farm  with  excellent  results,  be- 
ing now  one  of  the  prosperous  agriculturists 
of  his  community.  He  has  improved  his 
residence,  has  built  substantial  outbuildings, 
and  has  equipped  his  farm  with  modern  ac- 
cessories and  the  latest  improved  machinery 
to  facilitate  the  work  of  the  fields.  He  raises 
wheat,  corn  and  other  cereals,  and  he  also 
raises  and  feeds  stock,  annually  fattening' 
and  ship])ing  about  two  carloads  of  cattle  and 
two  carloads  of  hogs.  He  makes  a  specialty 
of  pure  blooded  Poland-China  hogs. 

In  1874  in  this  county  Mr.  Smith  was 
married  to  Miss  Fannie  Landis,  who  was 
hum  in  Greene  county  and  is  a  daughter  of 
William  Landis.  one  of  the  earl_\-  settlers  of 
this  ])art  of  the  state,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  i^niilh 
now  have  six  children :  Arthur,  who  is  li\- 
ing  at  Carrollton  ;  Harry,  at  home :  Nina,  the 
wife  of  Herbert  David,  editor  of  a  paper  at 
\\'inchester,  Illinois:  (jrace,  Laura  and 
Philip  S,,  all  at  home. 

The  parents  are  members  of  the  Metho- 
dist Episcopal  church  and  .Mr,  Smith  is  a 
Mason,  belonging  to  the  blue  lodge  at  Car- 
rollton, He  votes  with  the  Republican  party 
and  has  never  faltered  in  his  allegiance  there- 
to since  casting  his  first  presidential  ballot 
for  r.  S.  Grant  in  1868.  He  has  never 
sought    or   desired   office    for    himself,    but 


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PAST  AND  PRESENT  OF  GREENE  COUNTY. 


served  on  tlie  school  lioard  for  six  years. 
Mis  residence  in  Greene  county  cox'ers  more 
than  four  decades,  during  which  time  he  has 
done  his  full  duty  as  a  citizen,  being  a  pub- 
lic-spirited man.  interested  in  whatever 
tends  to  promote  the  general  welfare.  His 
business  career  has  also  been  crowned  with 
success  and  proves  that  prosperity  may  lie 
attained  through  well  directed  and  persistent 
effort. 


WILLIAM  H.  STRANG. 

AMlliam  H.  Strang,  a  retired  farmer 
living  in  White  Hall,  is  one  of  the  native 
■sons  of  Greene  county,  his  birth  having  there 
occurreil  on  the  23d  of  October,  1839.  He 
is  thus  a  representative  of  one  of  tlie  old 
pioneer  families  and  his  life  record  has  been 
in  harmony  with  that  of  his  father,  who  for 
man\-  ve:irs  aided  in  the  substantial  improve- 
ment of  this  section  of  the  state.  The  Strang 
family  had  its  origin  in  England.  The 
grandfather,  Daniel  Strang,  came  to  America 
from  England  at  an  early  day,  landing  at 
New  '^'ork,  \\hence  he  afterward  went  to 
Baltimore,  where  he  engaged  in  merchan- 
dising for  many  years.  It  was  there 
he  was  ji}ined  by  his  wife  Sarah,  who, 
also  a  native  of  England,  had  become 
a  resident  of  Baltimore  on  crossing  the  At- 
lantic. He  li\-ed  to  the  achanced  age  of 
eighty-nine  years,  while  his  wife  was  ninet}' 
years  of  age  at  the  time  of  her  tleath. 

Solomon  Strang,  their  son  and  the  father 
of  our  subject,  was  l)orn  in  \\'oolworth, 
England,  in  1802,  and  when  only  three 
years  old  was  brought  to  .\merica.  He  was 
reared  in  Baltimore,  Maryland,  and  after  ar- 
riving at  vears  of  maturity  he  marrieil  Eliza 
Roliinson,  who  was  born  in  Rockland  county. 


New  York,  a  daughter  of  Alexander  Robin- 
son, who  was  l)orn  in  Glasgow,  Scotland. 
Her  mother,  who  bore  the  maiden  name  of 
Ann  McXeil,  was  also  a  native  of  Glas- 
gow. At  an  early  day  Solomon  Strang  came 
to  Greene  county,  Illinois,  and  here  followed 
the  occupation  of  farming,  transforming  a 
tract  of  wild  land  into  a  richly  cultivated 
farm.  He  died,  however,  in  1847,  when 
his  son  \\"illiam  was  but  eight  years  of  age. 
His  wife,  surviving  him  for  some  time, 
passed  away  at  the  age  of  sixty-five  years. 

As  has  Ijeen  indicated,  William  H. 
Strang  is  of  English  and  Scotch  lineage,  and 
in  his  career  has  manifested  many  of  the 
sterling  traits  inherited  from  his  ancestors 
of  the  Anglo-Saxon  race.  He  was  but  eight 
vears  of  age  at  the  time  of  his  father's  death. 
He  remained,  however,  upon  the  old  home- 
stead ftn'm,  i\\)nn  which  he  had  been  born 
and  \\hich  is  still  in  his  possession,  acquiring 
his  education  in  the  pulilic  schools,  and 
earlv  becoming  familiar  with  the  labor  inci- 
dent to  field  and  meadow.  .\s  his  age  and 
strength  increased  he  more  and  more  largely 
assumed  the  management  of  the  property 
until  he  was  in  full  charge  and  for  many 
years  he  successfully  carried  on  agricultural 
]jursuits  there,  placing  his  fields  under  a  high 
state  of  cultivation  and  annually  adding  to 
his  income  through  the  sale  of  excellent 
crops.  He  continued  the  operation  of  his 
farm  until  1899  and  in  1903  he  became  a 
resident  of  White  Hall,  where  he  is  now  liv- 
ing a  retired  life  and  richly  merits  the  rest 
from  further  Ijusiness  cares  which  he  is  now 
enjoying. 

In  1866  Mr.  Strang  was  united  in  mar- 
riage to  Miss  Sarah  Morrow,  a  native  of  this 
county,  and  they  have  four  chililren  :  Frank 
who  is  li\ing  in  Greenfield,  Illinois,  and  is 
married  and  has  five  children:  ]\[arv  E..  the 


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wife  (It  M.  I'.alilwin:  i-'.Ua,  the  wit'e  nt"  '1".  A. 
(iiller.  a  rcsiiletil  t'aftiier  nf  this  ciniiU\-,  by 
wliom  she  has  two  cliilchxMi ;  and  llmvard, 
who  is  Hvitig;  on  the  lioinestead  tanii. 

Mr.  Strang's  father  was  a  \\'hi,i;'  in  his 
piiHtical  \iews  and  served  as  a  (lele,y;atc  to 
the  state  ccinentinn  of  his  party  lield  at 
i'eiiria  in  I S44.  Tlie  sun  has  become  a 
stanch  Kepiibhcan  and  has  serx'etl  as  scliool 
(brcct'  V  and  supervisor  of  his  townsliip, 
bnt  while  keeping  well  informed  on  the  issnes 
of  the  day.  he  has  never  been  an  aspirant  for 
political  honors,  preferring  to  devote  his  en- 
ergies to  his  business  affairs,  whereby  he  has 
won  signal  success,  lie  is  a  Presbyterian  in 
his  religious  faith,  and  his  belief  has 
])rnmpted  considerate  treatment  of  his  fel- 
lowmen.  straightforward  dealing  and  hon- 
orable conduct  in  rdl  life's  relations  atid 
thus  g.'uiied  him  :\u  unassailable  repiUation. 


1-:,  !..  il.\,\KS, 

E.  L,  Hanks,  who  is  successfull\  en- 
gageil  in  general  tarming  and  stock-raising 
in  Roodhouse  township,  was  born  l''ebruarv 
II).  1SO3.  upon  bis  father's  fru'm  in  that 
township.  He  is  a  son  of  John  rmd  liliz.a 
.\nn  (Roberts)  Hanks,  His  paternal 
grandfather,  Joshua  Hanks,  was  a  nati\e  of 
North  Carolina  and  Ijecnnie  a  resident  of 
this  state  when  the  work  of  setttlcment  had 
been  underwa\'  for  but  a  brief  ])eriod.  and 
;is  one  of  the  pioneer  residents  of  the  state 
he  contributed  to  the  imi)ro\ement  .and  de- 
\cl<ipment  of  the  locality  in  which  he  made 
his  home.  1  Ic  w;ts  of  English  lineage,  while 
the  Roberts  fruniK-  was  of  Irish  extraction 
and  was  t'ounded  in  North  Carolina  at  a 
\erv  early  dav. 


John  Hanks  was  born  in  Madison  county, 
Illinois.  Xovember  j^,  i.Suj.  and  is  one  of 
the  oldest  native  sons  of  the  state  still  living 
within  its  borders,  his  home  being  now  in 
Roodhouse.  He  was  reared  to  the  occu- 
])ation  of  farming,  which  lie  always  followe<l 
throughout  his  actixe  business  career,  .ami  at 
an  carl}-  day  he  purchased  the  land  on  which 
his  son  I'"..  1..  ll.anks  now  reside>.  With  char- 
.acteristic  energy  he  began  its  development 
and  impro\ement  and  continued  its  cultiva- 
tion until  he  retired  from  active  farm  life. 
He  has  since  li\cd  in  the  quiet  enjoyment  of 
the  fruits  of  his  former  toil.  He  married 
l'".liz:i  .\ini  R(il:crts.  who  was  .also  born  in 
Kentucky,  in  iSk).  and  w.as  ;i  ilaughtcr  of 
l^ewis  Roberts,  ;i  nati\e  of  Kentuckw  They 
are  the  oldest  married  couple  now'  living  in 
(Irecne  coimty.  In  their  famil\-  were  seven 
children:  Lawson  K.,  who  li\es  in  Colorado 
and  has  nine  children  :  I  lomer  L..  who  makes 
his  home  in  Scott  couiUw  Illinois,  and  has 
fi  lur  children  ;  lleiu"\'  P.,  w  In  >  li\es  in  Beards- 
tow  n,  Illinois.  ;md  has  two  chilclren;  Eliza- 
beth, the  wife  of  Richard  Hillman.  of  Kan- 
sas, .-md  the  mother  of  li\e  children;  Julii 
.\nn,  the  wife  of  joseiih  McDonald,  of 
\\'ashingti>n.  by  whom  she  h.as  three  chil- 
dren; and  h:i'tie  Porelt.a,  the  widow  of  Will- 
iam  t'.amerou. 

The  other  member  of  the  family  is  I^.  L. 
H.anks  of  this  rc\  iew .  who  has  sjieiU  his  en- 
tire life  in  (ireene  county.  He  pursued  his- 
education  in  the  ])ublic  scliools  and  was 
rern"ed  to  the  occup:ition  of  fanning,  which 
he  has  made  bis  life  work.  L'pon  his  father's 
retirement,  he  assumed  the  m.an;igemeiU  of 
the  old  liomeste:i(l  ])ropert_\'  of  one  hundred 
and  si.xt)-  acres  of  land  in  Roodhou.^e  town- 
shi]),  .and  is  carrying  on  general  farming  and 
stock-raising  with  good  success. 

On  the  3d  of  January,  189J,  Mr.  Hanks 


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was  united  in  marriage  to  Miss  Eugenia 
Raines,  a  daughter  of  Captain  Raines,  and 
after  a  happy  married  Hfe  of  nine  years  she 
died  on  the  23d  of  April,  1901,  leaving  two 
children :  Helen,  who  was  born  in  April, 
1898,  and  Eugenia  Kenneth,  born  February 
10,  lyoi.  These  children  are  n(.i\v  in  the 
family  of  John  B.  Baird,  of  \\  hite  Hall. 
]Mr.  Hanks  still  remains  upon  his  farm,  hav- 
ing a  man  and  woman  to  help  him.  His 
.business  interests  are  well  c<jnducted  and  his 
farm  bears  every  evidence  of  the  supervision 
of  a  thrifty  and  painstaking  owner  who  is 
practical,  yet  progressive,  in  his  business. 


WALTER  A.  CAMPBELL. 

Walter  A.  Campbell,  who  is  engaged  in 
the  grocery  business  in  Roodhouse,  was  born 
in  Greene  county,  southwest  of  White  Hall, 
on  the  1 8th  of  December,  1877,  a  son  of  G. 
F.  and  Harriet  (Lewis)  Campbell,  who 
were  natives  of  Missouri.  His  maternal 
.grandfather,  Jason  Lewis,  is  a  merchant  of 
Walkerville,  this  county.  G.  F.  Campbell 
is  at  present  in  the  employ  of  the  LInited 
States  post  office  de])artment,  acting  as  mail 
carrier  on  rural  route.  No.  i. 

In  the  schools  of  Roodhouse  Walter  .\. 
Campbell  acquired  his  education  and  in 
1899  he  entered  the  employ  of  the  Chicago 
&  Alton  Railroad  Company,  as  brakesman, 
acting  in  that  capacity  until  September  28, 
1903.  when  he  retired  from  that  position. 
He  was  for  a  time  in  the  employ  of  the 
Standard  Oil  Cumpanw  running  an  nil 
wagon  at  Rooilhouse,  and  at  one  time  he  was 
also  proprietor  of  a  soda  fountain  and  con- 
fectionery store.  In  this  and  other  wavs  he 
prepared  himself   fur  the  mercantile  life  in 


which  he  is  now  engaged.  On  the  loth  of 
October,  1903,  he  opened  a  fine  stnck  of 
new  groceries  at  Roodhouse,  at  a  very  favor- 
able location  and  by  his  accommodating  and 
ciiurteous  manner  of  dealing  with  the  public 
he  has  already  secured  a  good  trade  and  is 
fast  ])ui!(ling  up  a  large  and  profitable  lousi- 
ness. 

C^n  the  17th  of  October,  1S92.  Mr. 
Campbell  was  united  in  marriage  to  Miss 
Sue  V.  Goodyear,  a  daughter  of  John  Good- 
year, of  Bloomington,  Illinois,  and  they  now 
ha\e  one  child,  John  Eugene,  who  was  born 
March  10,  1904.  Fraternally  Mr.  Campbell 
is  connected  with  the  Independent  Order  of 
Odd  Fellows,  the  Modern  Woodmen  of 
America  and  the  Tribe  of  Ben  Hur.  He  af- 
filiates with  the  Methodist  Episcopal  church 
and  gives  his  political  allegiance  to  the  Re- 
publican party,  but  does  not  desire  nor  seek 
office.  He  is  a  wide-awake  young  business 
man,  possessing  commendable  ambition  and 
unfaltering  energy — an  excellent  foundation 
upon  which  to  rear  the  superstructure  of 
success. 


WALTER  A.  SCOTT. 

Walter  A.  Scott,  freight  brakemau  at 
Roodhouse  for  the  Chicago  &  Alton  Rail- 
road Company,  was  born  in  this  town,  No- 
vember 27,  1877,  and  is  a  grandson  of  Will- 
iam Scott,  a  native  of  Ohio  and  of  Scotch- 
Irish  ancestry.  Lorenzo  Scott,  father  of  our 
sul)iect,  was  connected  with  the  educational 
interest  uf  Greene  county  for  some  years 
prior  to  his  death,  successfully  teaching  in 
Roodhouse.  He  married  Alice  J.  Hutcher, 
a  representative  of  an  old  Kentucky  family, 
her  grandfather  ha\-ina:  been  a  nati\-e  of  that 


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•state.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Scuii  became  residents 
of  RiKidlKiuse  in  iSjo.  and  .sonn  wdii  many 
friends,  who  held  them  in  hi.<;h  esteem.  In 
his  political  views  Mr.  Scott  was  a  stanch 
Republican  and  was  elected  a  justice  of  the 
peace  of  Roodhouse.  tilling-  that  position  up 
to  the  time  of  his  death,  which  occurred  Xo- 
\ember  j8.  iSgo,  at  the  age  of  forty-four 
vears.  His  widow,  still  surviving  him.  yet 
resides  in  Roodhouse  and  is  a  member  of 
the  Congregatii)nal  church  here. 

Walter  A.  Scott  pursued  his  preliminary 
•edncatit.in  in  the  schools  of  his  nati\e  town 
and  afterward  ;ittendcd  the  Stale  Xormal 
School,  at  .\ormal.  Illinois,  near  lllooming- 
ton.  He  has  l)een  connected  with  the  rail- 
road service  for  some  time  and  is  now 
freight  brakeman  at  Roodhouse.  Interested 
in  all  that  pertains  to  the  city's  welfare  and 
progress  he  has  l)een  the  champion  of  many 
measures  for  the  general  good.  He  has  been 
a  member  of  the  Ha])tist  church  here  since 
1899,  taking  an  acli\e  i)art  in  its  work.  So- 
cially he  is  connected  with  the  Tribe  of  P.en 
1  lur  and  with  the  Independent  t  )r<ler  of  Odd 
l-\'llii\\s,  while  his  political  views  are  in  ac- 
coiil  with  the  principles  of  the  Republican 
party. 

On  the  24th  of  May.  kjoi.  .Mr.  Scott 
was  married  to  .Miss  .Myrtle  Tee])le,  a  daugh- 
ter of  James  and  Dora  ( W'hiteside)  Teeple. 
-Mrs.  Teeple's  father  was  a  cousin  of  Levi  H. 
Whiteside.  Mrs.  Scott  is  a  sister  of  W'ill- 
i  im  T.  Tee|)le.  of  Roodhouse,  and  was  born 
.\pril  14,  1878.  near  White  Hall.  She  came 
w  itJi  iier  parents  to  Roodhouse  and  obtained 
her  education  in  the  i)ul)lic  schools  of  this 
place.  Like  her  husljand  she  is  a  member 
of  the  Baptist  church,  and  their  work  and 
support  have  aided  the  church  materially. 
They  have  one  child.  Theodore  B..  who  was 
born  April  20,   1902. 


COXXOR  CARMOUV. 

Connor  Carmody.  who  is  now  living  a 
retired  life,  gained  through  his  own  labor  tiie 
competence  which  enables  him  to  put  aside 
further  Ijusiness  cares.  His  life  has  been 
characterized  by  marked  energy,  diligence 
and  strong  determination  and  he  eventually 
became  the  owner  of  a  valuable  farm  of  four 
hunilred  acres,  which  he  still  owns.  He 
also  has  town  property,  including  business 
blocks  and  residences. 

Mr.  (,  annody  was  born  in  County  Clare, 
Ireland,  in  1X30.  his  ])arents  being  Peter  and 
.Mary  (  i.ayden)  Carmody.  the  former  a  son 
of  Thomas  Carmody  and  the  latter  a  daugh- 
ter of  Cornelius  Layden.  Both  the  maternal 
and  paternal  grand])arents  remained  in  Ire- 
]:md.  Mike  Cammdy.  a  brother  of  our  sub- 
ject, cime  to  the  L'nited  States  in  184Q  and 
made  his  wa_\'  to  (ireene  county,  Illinois, 
where  he  has  since  resided,  his  home  being 
in  the  western  jiart  of  Carrollton. 

In  the  year  1830  the  subject  of  this  rc- 
\iew  ;irri\ed  in  the  new  world.  He  b;ul 
crossed  the  .\tlantic  in  a  sailing  vessel,  which 
after  six  weeks  and  two  days  spent  on  the 
broad  .\tlaiuic.  (!ro])])ed  anchor  in  the  harbor 
of  .\'ew  Orleans.  He  continued  his  way  up 
the  Mis<i>si])])i  ri\er  to  St.  Louis,  thence  lo 
-Mton,  and  from  the  latter  place  walked  to 
Carrollton.  In  the  \icinitv  of  this  city  he 
l.iegan  work  as  a  farm  hand  and  was  thus 
employed  for  some  time,  after  which  he  en- 
tercil  the  ser\ice  of  ( ieneral  Carlin.  with 
whoni  he  contiiuied  for  a  year.  He  was 
afterward,  employed  by  Looman  Curtis,  east 
of  Carrollton,  for  six  months  and  on  the 
ex|)iration  of  that  period  he  removed  to 
Alton,  where  he  was  employed  by  the  Chi- 
cago \-  .\lton  Railroad  Company,  and  while 
in  that  service  he  was  promoted  in  recogni- 


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ticin  of  his  capability.  Returning  to  Carroll- 
ton  he  again  began  farm  labor  and  later 
lie  rented  land  and  engaged  in  farming  on 
his  own  account.  Subsequently,  in  connec- 
tion witii;  his  brother  Tom,  he  purchased 
four  hundred  acres  of  land  from  William 
Dntsiin.  He  lost  his  health  from  excessive 
work  and  because  of  this  he  removed  to  Car- 
rollton.  where  he  purchased  two  lots  and 
built  a  house.  He  was  confined  to  his  home 
for  a  few  months  and  then  opened  a  grocery 
store.  Afterward  he  purchased  eighty  acres 
from  William  Davis,  the  town  limits  liegin- 
ning  at  the  depot  and  extending  south  a  half 
mile  and  east  of  the  railroad.  He  afterward 
bought  forty  acres  adjoining  his  other  tract 
and  later  be  purchased  a  property  on  the 
east  side  of  the  square  for  forty-five  hundred 
dollars.  He  also  bought  another  Inisiness 
block  in  the  east  side  now  occupied  by  a 
grocerv  store.  The  farm  land  bad  cost  him 
from  (  ne  hundred  to  two  hundred  dollars 
per  acre.  He  also  owned  several  residences 
in  the  city  and  has  thus  made  judicious  in- 
vestment in  property,  which  has  returned  to 
him  a  good  annual  income.  In  business 
affairs  he  is  sagacious  and  his  keen  discrimi- 
nation and  enterprise  have  been  the  salient 
features  in  his  prosperous  career. 

Mr.  Carmody  was  united  in  marriage  to 
Miss  Bridget  Hynes.  who  was  born  in  Alton, 
IlHnois,  and  died  April  23.  1861.  They  had 
two  children :  Kate  and  Elizabeth,  who  are 
deceased.  For  bis  second  wife  he  chose 
Anna  Canncile.  and  was  married  at  Jersey- 
viJle.  Illinois,  May  24,  1862.  Their  children 
are  as  follows :  Peter,  Mary,  Thomas  and 
John,  all  deceased;  Mary  Agnes,  at  home; 
]\Iargaret ;  Anna  Honora :  Cornelius  and 
Marv,  twins :  and  Emma.  ^largaret  and 
Emma  are  graduates  of  the  high  school  at 
Carmllton  and  are  now  public  school  teach- 


ers. Anna  Honora  has  been  the  organist 
at  St.  J(ihn"s  church  for  some  years  and  is  a 
teacher  of  \-iolin  and  piano  music  and  is  an 
especiallv  fine  performer  on  the  \iolin. 

In  his  political  affiliations  Mr.  Carmody 
is  a  stanch  Democrat  and  his  fitness  for  office 
has  been  recognized  by  his  fellow  townsmen 
in  election  to  the  positions  of  alderman  and 
justice  of  the  peace.  He  has  been  interested 
in  the  public  welfare  to  the  extent  that  he 
has  co-operated  in  many  measures  for  the 
general  good.  He  is  generous  in  his  support 
to  the  church  and  be  possesses  many  sterling 
traits  of  character  which  command  for  him 
the  good  will  and  respect  of  those  with  whom 
he  has  been  associated. 


ANDREW  J.  STEEL-MAN. 

Andrew  J.  Steelman,  a  resident  farmer 
of  Roodhouse,  whose  well  improved  farm 
of  eighty  acres  indicates  his  careful  super- 
vision and  practical  methods,  was  born  in 
September,  1852,  upon  the  old  homestead 
farm  which  is  yet  the  place  of  residence  of 
his  father.  Ashley  L.  Steelman.  The  Steel- 
man  family  is  of  Dutch  lineage  and  at  an 
earlv  dav  representatives  of  the  name  settled 
in  North  Carolina,  Tennessee  and  Ken- 
tuckv.  Ashlev  Steelman  married  Martha 
J.  Ford  and  thev  bad  twelve  children,  all 
vet  living,  and  the  first  death  in  the  family 
was  that  of  the  mother,  which  occurred  on 
the  1 6th  of  August.  1904,  when  she  was  sev- 
enty-nine years  of  age.  The  father,  now 
eighty-one  years  of  age,  was  born  in  North 
Carolina,  April  19,  1824,  and  when  seven 
vears  of  age  removed  with  his  parents  to 
Tennessee,  where  he  lived  until  twenty  years 
of  age.    In  1843  '^^  came  to  Illinois,  reaching 


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Bri(lgep(irt.  Scott  county,  with  thirty-five 
cents  in  liis  pocket.  He  went  to  work  upon 
a  farm  at  ten  dollars  per  month.  Later  he 
came  to  (ireene  county  and  after  a  year  he 
enlisted  in  the  Mexican  war.  in  which  he 
served  for  thirteen  months,  being  dis- 
cliarged  at  Alton.  Illinois.  He  was  in  the 
battle  of  San  Juan  and  he  now  receives  a 
pension  of  twelve  dollars  per  month.  On 
the  8th  of  July.  1849  h^  ^\"«is  married  to 
Martha  J.  Ford  and  they  came  to  Greene 
county,  living  for  a  time  in  Patterson,  but 
they  soon  removed  to  his  present  farm,  com- 
l)rising  eighty  acres.  He  also  followed  the 
blacksmith's  trade,  which  he  had  previously 
learned,  and  thus  he  worked  year  after  year, 
taking  his  pay  in  trade,  in  such  products 
as  the  farmers  of  the  locality  raised.  Some 
])atrons  paid  him  in  fresh  jiork.  which  sold 
for  a  dollar  and  a  (|uarter  per  hundred 
weight.  As  he  prospered  he  added  to  his 
land  until  he  had  seven  hundred  and  sixty- 
acres  of  land,  much  of  which  he  lx)ught  at 
a  low  price  but  it  is  now  very  valuable.  He 
has  given  much  of  this  to  his  ciiildren.  re- 
taining possession  of  only  eighty  acres,  on 
which  stand  the  house,  barns  and  other  farm 
buildings.  He  engaged  in  buying  and  sell- 
ing stock  and  found  that  a  very  profitable 
source  of  income,  for  he  is  an  excellent  judge 
of  stock  and  was  therefore  enabled  to  make 
judicious  purchases  and  to  sell  to  good  ad- 
vantage. At  the  age  of  eighty-one  years  he 
is  still  a  jovial,  whole-souled  man.  with  open, 
frank  expression  and  genial  manner.  He 
has  never  used  tobacco,  has  never  taken  in- 
toxicants to  excess,  in  fact,  has  not  lieen 
inside  a  saloon  in  thirty  years,  and  because 
he  has  not  abused  nature's  laws  he  has  been 
granted  a  long  lease  of  life.  He  lives  with 
an  unmarried  son.  and  the  other  children  all 


li\e  within  a  radius  of  five  miles,  in  what  is 
known  as  Steelman  community. 

.\ndrew  J.  Steelman  was  reared  upon  the 
oltl  homestead  farm  aiul  in  his  youtii  at- 
tended the  puijlic  schools  of  the  neighbor- 
hood. During  the  summer  months  and 
otlier  \  acation  periods  he  assisted  in  the  labor 
of  the  fields  and  learned  the  best  methods  of 
tilling  the  soil  and  raising  stock.  He  con- 
tinued ui)on  the  old  homestead  up  to  the  time 
of  his  marriage  and  then  began  farming  on 
his  own  account.  In  1880  he  removed  to 
the  farm  ujjon  which  he  now  resides,  and  has 
since  devoted  his  time  and  energies  to  its 
further  improvement.  In  1902  his  father 
divided  his  land  among  his  children  and  our 
subject  received  as  his  share  this  eighty-acre 
farm  which  he  is  now  successfully  cultivat- 
ing. He  has  built  a  neat  and  attractive  res- 
idence, also  a  good  barn  and  has  added  other 
modern  ecjuipments.  including  the  latest  im- 
l)roved  machinery  for  the  cultivation  of  the 
fielils  and  the  care  of  the  crops.  He  is  a 
xevv  energetic,  industrious  man,  realizing 
that  labor  is  the  basis  of  all  success.  lie  is 
now  carrying  on  general  farming  and  stock- 
raising,  and  both  branches  of  his  business  are 
proving  profitable.  He  has  also,  during  the 
past  twelve  years,  made  a  specialty  of  raising 
fine  poultry. 

On  the  lotli  of  March,  1874.  Mr.  Steel- 
man was  united  in  marriage  to  Miss  Sarah 
Alien,  who  \jas  born  in  Patterson  township. 
Greene  county,  Illinois.  Unto  them  have 
been  born  eight  children,  of  whom  five  are 
yet  living:  Mittie  A.,  the  wife  of  George  A. 
TaNliir.  a  .resident  of  Jacksonville,  Illinois, 
and  the  mother  of  two  children:  Thomas 
O. :  Ida ;  and  lona  and  Nona,  twins,  nine 
years  of  age.  With  the  exception  of 
the   eldest    daughter   all    are   at    home  and 


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constitute    an    interesting-    family    of    chil- 
dren. 

Mr.  Steelman  gives  his  political  support 
to  the  Democratic  party  and  socially  is  con- 
nected with  the  Modern  Woodmen  of  Amer- 
ica, while  religiously  he  is  a  Baptist.  He  is 
a  man  of  strong'  purpose,  reliable  and  enter- 
prising in  business,  pulilic-spirited  in  citi- 
zenship and  trustworthy  in  all  life's  rela- 
tions. 

♦-•-•■ • 

JOHN  HOOD  RIVES. 

Judge  John  Hood  Rives,  \-iewing  the 
Avorld  with  its  opportunities  and  its  duties, 
from  a  practical  anti  also  a  humanitarian 
standpoint,  so  lived  as  not  only  to  gain  suc- 
cess in  business  but  also  win  the  regard  and 
respect  of  his  fellowmen.  His  enterprise  and 
energy  gained  him  a  place  with  the  more 
prosperous  citizens  of  Greene  county,  \\hile 
his  charity  and  kindliness  won  the  gratitude 
of  many  and  caused  his  death  to  be  deeply 
deplored. 

Mr.  Rives  was  born  in  the  eastern  part 
•of  North  Carolina,  on  the  4th  of  August. 
1826,  a  son  of  Rev.  James  and  Elizabeth 
(Hood)  Rives.  Idie  father  was  one  of  the 
zealous  and  influential  local  ministers  of  the 
Methodist  Episcopal  church  and  instilled  into 
the  minds  of  his  children  lessons  which  in 
due  time  bore  rich  fruit.  He  removed  with 
his  family  to  Christian  county,  Kentucky, 
when  his  son  John  was  only  three  months 
old.  making  the  journey  through  a  thinly 
settled  country  in  a  cart  drawn  by  one  horse. 
Reaching  his  destination  he  secured  a  tract 
of  wild  land  which  he  at  once  began  to  im- 
prove, continuing  its  cultivation  until  the  fall 
of  1834.  when  he  removed  to  Illinois,  set- 
tling in  (h-eene  county  on  section  24,  town 


10,  range  10.  The  family  bore  the  diffi- 
culties and  hardships  incident  to  settlement 
in  a  frontier  region,  the  sons  assisting  in  the 
arduous  labors  of  cultivating  the  first  crops 
on  a  hitherto  unplowed  tract  of  land,  while 
the  daughters  performed  the  many  house- 
hold tasks  which  came  to  the  earlv  pioneers, 
when  most  of  the  spinning  and  weaving  was 
done  in  the  home,  as  well  as  fashioning  the 
cloth  into  garments.  The  mother  died  in 
1 85 1  and  the  father,  leaving  the  old  home- 
stead in  1853,  removed  to  Greenfield,  where 
he  resided  until  his  death,  which  occurred  in 
1866.  His  influence  had  been  an  active  fac- 
tor in  the  moral  development  of  the  com- 
munity, his  labors  in  the  church  greatly  pro- 
moting the  cause  of  Christianity,  and  at  the 
same  time  he  had  assisted  in  the  material 
de\-eliipment  of  this  part  of  the  state  in  pio- 
neer times,  aiding  in  reclaiming  the  wild 
land  for  the  uses  of  civilization. 

John  Hood  Rives,  but  eight  years  of  age 
at  the  time  of  the  removal  to  Greene  county, 
was  reared  on  the  old  family  homestead, 
sharing  with  the  others  in  the  privations  as 
\\ell  as  the  pleasures  of  this  frontier  exist- 
ence, at  a  time  when  the  homes  were  widelv 
scattered  and  the  work  of  impro\'ement  and 
progress  seemed  scarcely  begun.  His  educa- 
tional privileges  were  somewhat  limited,  but 
in  the  school  of  experience  he  learned  many 
\aluable  lessons,  and  observation  and  read- 
ing broadened  his  knowledge,  bringing  him 
into  touch  not  only  with  local  affairs,  but 
with  the  great  Cjuestions  of  national  progress 
and  policy. 

Farm  labor  early  became  familiar  to  him 
through  the  actix'e  assistance  which  he  ren- 
dered in  the  work  of  the  fiekls,  doing  more 
and  more  each  year  to  improve  the  home 
place  as  his  age  and  strength  increased.  He 
sought  a  companion  and  helpmate  for  life's 


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jniirnev  in  1S4S.  and  was  married,  nii  the 
_'.^(1  lit  Aut;ust.  nf  that  year,  to  -Miss  EHza- 
hcth  .\nn  Randlc.  a  ilaughteF  of  Rev.  George 
and  Lucy  Randle,  the  wedding  ceremony 
being-  performed  in  the  little  log  cabin  wliicli 
stood  on  the  hill  a  mile  south  of  Rockbridge, 
near  where  the  wagon  niad  crosses  Macou- 
])in  creek.  The  young  couple  with  little  of 
this  world's  goods  but  with  stout  hearts, 
began  their  domestic  life  on  section  30,  Barr 
township.  Macoupin  county,  purchasing  the 
fariu  of  Dr.  Milton  Metcalf,  and  there  they 
lived  until  1S33.  when  they  became  occu- 
pants of  the  old  Rives  homestead,  at  the 
father's  removal  to  (".reentield.  There 
where  his  boyhood  days  were  passed  John  II. 
Rives  continued  farm  work  until  his  life's 
labors  were  ended  in  death.  They  lived  in 
the  old  house  until  I'ebruary.  1868,  when 
thev  took  up  their  abode  in  a  new  brick  res- 
idence which  he  li:id  erected,  a  >hort  dis- 
tance east  of  the  old  homestead.  Here  they 
reared  their  family  and  Mr.  Rives  carried 
on  agricultural  pursuits  witii  continually  in- 
creasing success,  adding  again  and  again  to 
his  landed  possessions  until  he  had  fourteen 
hundred  acres  in  Greene  county  and  four 
hundred  and  eighty  acres  in  Cumberland 
county.  His  business  career  proves  the  force 
of  inilustry  and  honesty  in  winning  success. 
Pie  was  never  known  to  take  advantage  of 
the  necessities  of  his  fellowmen,  was  always 
just  and  straightforward,  and  through  the 
legitimate  process  of  trade  and  the  tilling  of 
the  soil  he  accunuilated  a  competence  that 
enabled  him  to  became  one  of  the  most  ex- 
tensive landowners  of  the  county.  Gener- 
osity was  ever  one  of  his  salient  traits  and 
he  was  charitable  almost  to  a  fault.  Such  a 
career  is  unconsciously  a  critical  commen- 
tary on  those  who  claim  that  success  can  not 
be  honorably  won  and  who  selfishlv  guard 


their  own   interests,   caring   not   if   they   in- 
trench on  the  rights  of  others. 

L'nto  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Rives  were  born  ten 
children,  of  whr.m  two  died  in  inf.ancy, 
while  I-"lla  died  in  I S70,  at  the  age  of  tifleen 
vears.  and  bjlward  N..  the  second  son,  died 
in  Morri.sonville.  Illinois,  February  j8. 
1904.  Those  surx'iving  are:  Andrew  J.,  of 
Greenfield;  Charles  \V.,  of  Greenfield;  John, 
of  Paliuvra,  Illinois;  Elizabeth,  wife  of 
Ralph  Metcalf.  of  (ireenfield;  George,  of 
Fayette;  and  Rol)ert  of  Muldon,  Missi-^siiipi. 
The  wife  and  mother  died  January  31.  1S94, 
after  forlv-five  years  of  happy  married  life. 
.Mr.  Rives  continued  upon  the  home  farm 
and  actively  assisted  in  the  operation  of  the 
farm  until  alv  mt  a  year  prior  to  bis  death. 
During  that  time,  while  his  health  compelled 
him  to  remain  indoors,  he  supervised  the 
farm  work.  He  passed  away  June  24.  1904, 
when  almost  seventy-eight  years  of  age. 
while  his  residence  in  Greene  county  covered 
the  i'salmist's  allotted  span  of  three  score 
vears  and  ten.  His  life  formed  a  connecting 
hiik  in  this  county  between  the  primitive 
past  and  the  progressive  present,  joining 
pioneer  experiences  with  modern  advantages. 
He  was  always  public-spirited  and  supported 
anv  worthy  cause  which  he  deemed  would 
prove  lieneficial  to  the  county.  He  was  a 
strong  believer  in  civic  virtue  and  put  forth 
everA-  effort  possible  to  secure  honorable  men 
in  oOicc.  He  himself  served  for  a  time  on 
the  board  of  county  commissioners,  dis- 
charging his  duties  with  promptness  and  fi- 
delity, and  he  was  the  first  supervisor  from 
Rockliridge  township  when  township  organ- 
ization was  established  in  Greene  county. 
While  attending  McKendree  College,  in  the 
winter  of  1857-8,  he  joined  the  Methodist 
Episcopal  church,  of  which  he  was  ever  after 
a   faithful  adherent,  and   the  church   found 


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him  a  supporter  of  its  various  activities,  his 
aid  proving  a  helpful  factor  in  its  advance- 
ment. No  trust  reposed  in  him  was  ever 
betrayed  in  the  slightest  degrees;  it  is  doubt- 
ful if  e\er  he  weighed  a  single  act  in  the 
scale  of  policy  and  throughout  his  long  life 
he  wrought  along  the  lines  of  great  good, 
his  career  distinguished  by  diligence,  by 
charitv  and  bv  hunor. 


J.  \V.  CARTER. 

J.  \\".  Carter,  wIkjsc  farm  is  pleasantly 
Jocated  about  two  and  a  half  miles  south  of 
Carrollton.  where  he  has  well  cultivated  fields 
and  rich  pastures,  together  with  good  build- 
ings and  niudern  improvements,  all  combin- 
ing U)  make  one  of  the  attractive  farms  of 
the  county,  was  born  in  Garrett  county, 
Kentucky,  on  the  25th  of  April,  1853.  His 
paternal  grandfather,  who  followed  farming 
and  stock-raising,  died  about  1830.  The 
father.  John  C.  Carter,  was  born  in  Ken- 
tuck_\-,  in  1826,  and  spent  the  days  of  his 
IjoNliod  and  early  manhood  there.  He  was 
married  in  that  state  to  Miss  Jane  T.  Stan- 
ton, also  a  native  of  Kentucky,  and  in  1856 
the}-  removed  to  Greene  county,  Illinois,  set- 
tling un  the  Keech  farm,  where  they  resided 
fi.ir  two  or  three  years.  Mr.  Carter  then 
])ought  the  Steven  Taylor  pniperty,  two 
miles  south  of  Carrollton,  and  spent  his  re- 
maining days  in  that  locality,  save  for  a 
year  passed  in  Springfield,  Missouri.  He 
afterward  bought  the  Joseph  Stove  propert}', 
adjoining  the  farm  near  Carrollton  on  which 
he  had  previously  resided,  and  there  he  con- 
tinued to  engage  in  agricultural  pursuits  un- 
til his  death,  which  occurred  in  1884,  while 
his  wife  jjassecl  away  in   1905.     Thev  were 


the  parents  of  nine  children,  of  whom  J.  \V. 
Carter  was  the  second  in  order  of  birth. 

Upon  the  old  homestead  farm  Mr.  Car- 
ter of  this  review  was  reared,  early  becom- 
ing familiar  with  the  work  of  field  and 
meadow,  and  his  education  was  acquired  in 
Carrollton.  He  was  married  on  the  i6th  of 
November,  1876,  to  iNIiss  ]\Iattie  King,  a 
nati\'e  of  Greene  county,  Illinois,  and  a 
daughter  of  John  and  Charlotte  King  and  a 
cousin  of  Judge  King,  of  Carrollton.  Their 
union  has  been  blessed  with  the  following 
named:  William  Thomas,  deceased;  Mrs. 
]Marv  E.  Kleinau,  a  resident  of  Blooming- 
ton,  Illinois;  John  S.,  deceased;  James  Ed- 
ward :  Robert  Lee ;  Eber  Clinton  and  Harold 
Cleburn. 

After  his  marriage  Mr.  Carter  purchased 
his  present  home,  two  and  a  half  miles  south 
of  Carrollton,  the  land  lying  partly  in  Car- 
rollton and  partly  in  Kane  townships.  He 
has  since  added  largely  to  the  original  tract, 
buying  sixty  acres  adjoining,  sixty-three 
acres  in  Carrollton  township,  fifty-three  acres 
on  the  main  road  to  Kane  and  other  prop- 
erty, having  in  all  about  four  hundred  acres 
of  valuable  farming  land.  His  fields  bring 
forth  rich  crops,  owing  to  his  careful  culti- 
\'ation.  He  feeds  all  that  he  raises,  for  he  is 
extensively  engaged  in  the  live  stock  busi- 
ness, and  he  also  has  to  buy  feed  for  the 
cattle  and  hogs,  which  he  sells  in  large  num- 
Liers.  He  also  has  a  fine  apiary  of  one  hun- 
dred hives  and  practically  supplies  the  Car- 
rollton market  with  its  honey.  He  raises  his 
own  nursery  stock  and  has  an  orchard  of 
forty  acres  and  in  1898  he  engaged  in  thresh- 
ing, having  a  fine  and  complete  outfit  and 
doing  an  e.xtensi\'e  business  along  that  line. 
He  is  one  of  the  most  progressive  agricul- 
turists of  the  count}-,  using  the  latest  im- 
pro\ed    machinery   and    keeping   e\-er}-thing 


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about  his  place  in  harnumy  w  illi  the  most  ad- 
vanced ideas  of  farminj;-.  Moreover,  lie  is 
intensely  practical  and  by  the  careful  hus- 
banding of  his  resources  and  judicious  in- 
vestment in  stock  and  lands  he  has  pros- 
pered in  his  business  career.  There  is  a  good 
l)arn  and  substantial  outbuildings  upon  his 
])lace  and  his  home  is  one  of  tlie  fine  resi- 
dences of  the  county. 

\\'hile  Icatliny  a  busv  life  as  a   farmer. 


-Mr.  Carter  also  finds  time  to  devote  to  pub- 
lic affairs  and  has  ever  gi\-en  hearty  endorse- 
ment to  and  co-operation  to  the  measures 
whicli  lie  believes  will  contribute  to  the  pub- 
lic good.  He  has  been  ofticially  connected 
with  the  schools  for  fifteen  years  and  his 
enterprising  spirit  has  been  a  potent  fac- 
tor in  securing  public  progress  along 
many  lines  that  have  proved  l)eneficial  to  the 
county. 


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